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Breathing and respiration

Lesson Plan

1. Starter - Peak potential - Duration 5 mins mins

 

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  • Video contains footage of Armed Forces sportsmen playing at a high level. Students consider the importance of respiratory fitness to overall performance.
  • The importance of the respiratory system to overall performance.
  • Video: Inter-service rugby

Teacher Notes: 1. Starter - Peak potentialTeacher Notes: 1. Starter - Peak potential

2. The respiratory system - Duration 10 mins mins

 

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Learning Objectives

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  • Student Worksheet 1 profiles the technical equipment worn by Royal Navy divers, and invites students to consider a diver's most important piece of kit: his lungs.
  • Students label a diagram of the respiratory system and consider the role of each part.
  • Label the respiratory system and understand the roles of each component part.
  • Student Worksheet 1

Teacher Notes: 2. The respiratory systemTeacher Notes: 2. The respiratory system

3. Inhalation - Duration 15 mins mins

 

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Learning Objectives

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  • The four stages of inhalation are introduced via slides and a Student Worksheet.
  • The lung capacity of Peter Reed, the Royal Navy Olympic gold-medal winning oarsman, is presented for comparison.
  • The four stages of inhalation.
  • Slides
  • Student Worksheet 2

Teacher Notes: 3. InhalationTeacher Notes: 3. Inhalation

4. Taking on oxygen - Duration 10 mins mins

 

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Learning Objectives

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  • Video of the 2005 rescue of the Russian submarine, The Priz', is used to introduce a memorable episode exploring exchange of gases in the lungs and the impact that respiratory fitness can have on oxygen consumption.
  • The benefits of respiratory fitness.
  • Video: Submarine rescue
  • Slides

Teacher Notes: 4. Taking on oxygenTeacher Notes: 4. Taking on oxygen

5. The exchange of gases - Duration 15 mins mins

 

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Learning Objectives

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  • Slides 8-10 explain the process of gaseous exchange, focussing on the role of the alveoli.
  • Supporting video reviews the role of a trumpeter in an Armed Forces band and asks students to consider why respiratory fitness is critical if he is to perform effectively.
  • The process of gaseous exchange.
  • Slides
  • Video: Brass band

Teacher Notes: 5. The exchange of gasesTeacher Notes: 5. The exchange of gases

6. Plenary - Healthy Lungs - Duration 5 mins mins

 

Episode

Learning Objectives

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  • Strong visual images of troops on operations (e.g. Royal Marines in Afghanistan) prompt discussion of the demands that lifestyle, environment and extreme working conditions can place on our lungs and the importance of maintaining their health.
  • Impact of external forces such as environment and stress on our body's performance.
  • Slides

Teacher Notes: 6. Plenary - Healthy LungsTeacher Notes: 6. Plenary - Healthy Lungs

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