A WebQuest for  7th Grade Science Mr. Rasure

Introduction 

Whether you're wide awake while prepping for that big date or asleep during your most snooze-worthy afternoon class, you don't have to think about breathing. It's so important to life that it happens automatically. Each day you breathe about 25,000 times, and by the time you're 70 years old, you'll have taken at least 600 million breaths!

If you didn't breathe, you couldn't live. It's one of the most important functions your body performs!

The Task 

You are to complete the following as your finished product for this WebQuest:

1. Read the following web sites to gather information and answer the questions. (NOTE: Hit your browser "back" button to return to this site after finding your answer.)
2. On your own sheet of paper: Write the question and the answer based on the information you found.

The Process 

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/lungs.html
1. List and describe the 5 major parts of the respiratory system (according to this website). Answer found near top of page.
2. Name and describe one disease or problem that can occur with the respiratory system. Answers found near bottom of page.

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/sneeze.html
3. Explain why we sneeze.
4. What is a "photic sneezer"?

http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000138.html
5. Explain how our bodies keep food from entering the lungs. Answer found near center of page.
6. Why do people tend to get more colds in the winter? Answer found near bottom of page.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/8675.htm
7. What are "alveoli"?

http://www.lungusa.org/site/c.dvLUK9O0E/b.22577/k.A3BE/Images_of_Lungs.htm
Click on pictures to enlarge and view
8. Describe how a healthy lung looks.
9. How does a healthy lung differ from a lung with cancer or emphysema?

http://www.lungusa.org/site/c.dvLUK9O0E/b.40743/k.753C/Learn_About_Your_Respiratory_System.htm
Click the "click here" button to find answers.
10. What is the diaphragm and what does it do?
11. Why is it important to breathe?

http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/lungs_noSW.html
12. Why is your left lung smaller than your right? Answer found under "Locate Those Lungs" section.
13. Explain why smoking tobacco is bad for your lungs and health. Answer found near bottom of page.

http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=59359&cat_id=20607
14. Take the online quiz. Show Mr. Rasure your final results. You must get at least 8 out of 10 correct or you will be given an additional question- see #15.

15. Find a website related to the respiratory system. Create one WebQuest question that can be answered using that website. Write down the website address, your question, and the correct answer.

Evaluation

Your grade for this WebQuest will be based on two things:

1. Did you follow instructions and use your time wisely?
2. Did you answer all questions correctly and thoroughly?

Conclusion

You have learned a lot about the respiratory system in this WebQuest; what it is, how it works, and why it is important to your body. Be prepared to use what you've learned to answer a CPS quick-quiz the next time our class meets.