Lung Model: Make a Lung and Diaphragm

Science Museum of Minnesota

By building a model of a lung and diaphragm, learners discover the function of various parts of the body's respiratory system. The model uses common items - a plastic bottle, a balloon, and a vinyl glove. Included in the lesson are useful descriptions and diagrams of the human respiratory system as well as links to useful resources. Lesson plan includes extensions and background information. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]

Preparation Time:: Under 5 minutes
Learning Time:: 45 to 60 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:: 1 cent - $1 per student
Age Range:: Ages 8 - 18
Resource Types:: Activity, Lesson/Lesson Plan, Model
Language:: English

Materials List (per student)

20-ounce or 2-liter plastic bottle
balloon
piece of plastic from a trash bag or shopping bag (cut in a 30-cm-diameter circle)or vinyl glove
rubber band
poster or reference books with lung diagrams
scissors
marker
masking tape
craft knife (for educator use)

Keywords

Subjects

Life Sciences
- Human Body
  - Respiration

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

see
touch

Learning styles supported:

Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

This resource is part of:

Habits of the Heart Lessons

Access Rights:

Free access

By:

The Learning Technologies Center, Science Museum of Minnesota; Learning Technologies Center

Rights:

Funding Source:

Medtronic Foundation