Summary
A short Operation Ouch clip. The doctors show how the lungs pull in air so your body can take the oxygen it needs and breathe out waste gas. Free on the official Operation Ouch YouTube channel.
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Ages 7+
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Every breath fills your lungs with the oxygen your whole body depends on.
- What do your lungs do when you breathe in?
- What gas does your body need from the air?
- What do you breathe out?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: lungs, breathe, oxygen, air, chest.
Try it: Take a slow deep breath and feel your chest rise. Explain what your lungs just did.