YEAR 8 BIOLOGY

Topic: Respiration
Lesson No: 6 Title: How oxygen reaches the blood

Learning Objectives:
To understand the basic structure of the lungs
To be able to label a diagram of the lungs
That gas exchange occurs in the air sacs
That oxygenated and deoxygenated blood can be represented by red and blue.
The composition of inhaled and exhaled air

Key Words:

Windpipe, air sac, lung capillary, gas exchange, water vapour, nitrogen (emphysema)

Lesson plan Resources Worksheets/

Text refs
Starter ideas
OHT let’s get it right! To reinforce OHT
previous work W/S to fill in missing words

Main
Basic lung structure using models. PowerPoint with the
How does O2 get into the lungs. diagrams and answers in
Diagram to label and lung capillary to colour respiration folder
red and blue.
W/s Fill in missing words.

Laminated cards to sort

Plenary ideas through
Starter 22 Air breathed in/out.

Practical/Demos (Equipment needed):

Cast of a lung
Human torso

Extension work:

Differentiation:

Homework Tasks:
To research lung disease. E.g. Emphysema and it’s effect on gas exchange.

Advice for non-specialists:

31347785.doc
Health/Safety:

31347785.doc