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How Breathing Works

CONCEPTUAL
Science›The Human Body|Ages 5—7|ID: mt_tiPyEkm4cU

Know that we breathe air into our lungs through the nose and mouth, that our lungs take in oxygen from the air which our body needs to stay alive, and that we breathe out carbon dioxide as waste

Mastery Evidence

  • Trace the path of air: nose/mouth → windpipe → lungs
  • State that lungs take oxygen from the air, which the body needs
  • State that we breathe out carbon dioxide, which the body doesn't need

Assessment Prompt

“After running around, can [child] notice their faster breathing and explain that their lungs are taking in air that the body needs?”

Prerequisites0

No prerequisites — this is a foundational topic.

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