Respiration

Activity 1 

·      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp0o19gWX7E

·       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc1YtXc_84A

http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/lab5/intro.html

Activity 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFzwaWIYVqA&feature=related

Activity 3

Labeling game:

http://www.purposegames.com/game/respiratory-system-labeling-interactive-game

Structure & function

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/LS24/LS24.html

Pressure:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr5dDmTASos

carbonic anhydrase

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x26TWL3VKMg

Videos on breathing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc2MmhkUW_E&feature=related

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/anatomyvideos/000018.htm

Straits times articles

pledge not to smoke

http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/health/story/nearly-160-students-pledge-not-start-smoking-20140722?page=13

NEA:

http://www.straitstimes.com/premium/forum-letters/story/slap-extra-taxes-smokers-20140612

cancer

http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/case-you-missed-it/story/cancer-cases-the-rise-singapore-20140206

Activity 4: Research on Respiratory Diseases

You are tasked (in groups of 4-5) to conduct a literature research, and create a presentation on the respiratory disease of your choice from the following list below. Your research should focus on (i) describing how your selected respiratory disease results in specific signs and symptoms observed and (ii) explain the rationale underlying existing modes of treatment.

·      Asthma.

·      Pneumonia.

·      Tuberculosis.

·      Cystic fibrosis

·      Bronchitis