Teamwork makes the dream work! A well-designed lesson helps learners discover how the circulatory and respiratory systems team up to keep their bodies alive. The lesson includes a diagram of the major connections between the lungs and heart and asks individuals to use blue and red to color the flow between the two systems.

Concepts

the respiratory system, the circulatory system, the heart, lungs, cell transport

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Create an enlarged color copy to post on a bulletin board for reference after the activity

Classroom Considerations

• Expects a solid understanding of the structure and function of the respiratory and circulatory systems prior to the lesson
• Recommends using a document camera to display pupils' work
• Serves as the 10th of a 21-part series
  

Pros

• Provides a detailed teacher guide to help plan for instruction
• Includes the important background knowledge necessary for the lesson

Cons

• None