The Human Respiratory System Webquest

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The Human Respiratory System Webquest
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• Ms. OConnell
• Regents Biology

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Introduction
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• Respiration is a process that all living
  organisms must perform. Believe it or not
  Plants respire!!! The term respiration is
  used in two ways. At the cellular level,
  respiration is the release of energy from the
  breakdown of food in the presence of oxygen. At
  the organismal level, respiration is the exchange
  of carbon dioxide and oxygen between cells and
  the blood. Throughout this webquest, you will
  learn about the functions of the human
  respiratory system, importance, and disorders.

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Tasks
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Resources
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• http//www.borg.com/lubehawk/hrespsys.htm
• http//www.lungusa.org/learn/resp_sys.html
• http//216.239.51.104/search?qcachecr9omC9Ucb8J
  www.educ.uvic.ca/Faculty/sockenden/edb363/99summer
  /assignments/bodys/index4purposeoftherespirato
  rysystemhlenieUTF-8
• http//jhhs.client.web-health.com/web-health/topic
  s/GeneralHealth/generalhealthsub/generalhealth/res
  piratory/failure.html
• http//www.quit.org.au/quit/FandI/fandi/c03.htm
• http//www.buteyko.co.nz/asthma/facts/control.cfm
• http//www.esb.utexas.edu/palmer/bio303/group9/alt
  itude.html
• http//cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/toc/toc20.
  html

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Task 1 Complete Worksheet
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• Utilize the websites in the resource section to
  answer the questions about the respiratory
  system. The purpose of this task is to understand
  the function, purpose and importance of the
  respiratory system. Review the human
  respiratory system on the Internet first.

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Task 2 Inspiration
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• Open and inspiration document.
• Use the link arrowheads and icons to graphically
  demonstrate your understanding of how the
  circulatory system and respiratory systems are
  interdependent.
• Be sure to use terminology such as pharynx,
  trachea, bronchus, alveolus, diaphragm, etc.
• Make sure that the arrowheads represent the
  direction of gas exchange and be sure to annotate
  the links.

Click here to go to inspiration.
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Task 3Respiratory Model
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• You are to create a model to represent how
  breathing occurs.
• Materials needed (colors are optional)
• 6"x 4.5" (¼ sheet) piece of pink or
  gray construction paper (trachea)plastic 2-liter
  soda bottle with black bottom cut off (thoracic
  cavity)two round 9" or 12" pink balloons
  (lungs)two drinking straws (bronchi)medium-sized
  plastic bag large enough to fit over bottom end
  of bottle (diaphragm)3 or 4 cotton balls
  transparent tapemedium-size, thin rubber band
• Procedure
• 1. Insert straws into balloons and tape together
  at top. These are bronchi and lungs.
• 2. Insert these through open bottom of modified
  2-liter soda bottle straw end first and bring
  ends of straws up through the neck of the bottle.
• 3. Stuff neck of soda bottle with cotton balls
  around straws until spaces are plugged.
• 4. Roll construction paper into a tube just round
  enough to fit over the tops of the straws. Tape
  closed and place over tops of two straws. This
  will be the trachea.
• 5. Place plastic bag over bottom end of bottle
  and use the rubber band to hold it in place. This
  will serve as the diaphragm.
• Grasp bottom of plastic bag and pull down and
  push up. Watch as the "lungs" expand and contract
  as you do this. Students may even bend "trachea"
  and "bronchi" over so that the air supply is cut
  off and watch as nothing happens when the
  "diaphragm" is manipulated.
• Explain what happens as you manipulate the
  diaphragm.
• http//www.adprima.com/sci-respsystem.htm

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Evaluation
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• Each assignment will be graded individually and
  must
• Be Cohesive
• Well organized
• Contains necessary information from the
  corresponding task
• Content is thorough and complete
• Questions are answered completely
• Clear explanations
• Inspiration web is thorough, has appropriate
  links, notes, and diagrams/icons
• Communicates ideas with enthusiasm
• Time used wisely
• Cooperative with partner
• Software is used appropriately
• Demonstrates complete understanding of the
  material
• Correct grammatical, spelling, and sentence
  formation
• Text and graphics complement the information

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Conclusion
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• I hope that you further understand the human
  respiratory system. You should begin to see the
  connections between the various human body
  systems and recognize the importance of systems
  working together. Remember to refer back to you
  model of the respiratory system do remind you of
  the functions of each part. Great Job and lets
  continue our journey!?