Summary
Chloe and her robot friend Nurb explore the respiratory system — how your lungs pull in fresh air, move oxygen into your blood, and push out carbon dioxide every time you breathe. Clear animation follows the air down the windpipe and bronchial tubes to the tiny air sacs where the real work happens.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Watch, then talk it over.
- What happens to the air after it goes in through your nose or mouth?
- Why does your body need the oxygen your lungs collect?
- What is the waste gas your lungs get rid of when you breathe out?
- How do you think exercise changes the way you breathe, and why?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: lungs, oxygen, carbon dioxide, windpipe, air sacs
Try it: Put a hand on your chest and take five slow, deep breaths. Draw an arrow showing where the air goes in and label one thing your lungs do with it.