How do human activities affect the respiratory system? (Diseases caused by environmental pollution)
Area of Interaction/área de interacción
Approaches to Learning Health and Social Education
Homo Faber
Aims/objetivos
Students should:
Define respiration as the release of energy from food substances in all living cells.
Define aerobic respiration.
State the equation for aerobic respiration, using either words or symbols.
Name and describe the uses of energy in the body of living things.
Compare aerobic respiration
Define anaerobic respiration
Compare aerobic and anaerobic respiration in terms of relative amounts of energy released.
State the equation for anaerobic respiration using either words or s Symbols.
Describe: its role in brewing the production of lactic acid in muscles during exercise.
List the features of gaseous exchange surfaces in animals.
Explain the relation between structure and function in the gaseous exchange organs of different types of animals (fish, amphibians, mammals).
Describe: the effects of physical activity on rate and depth of breathing, the effects of tobacco and its major toxic components on the respiratory system.
Content/contenido
Understanding aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Understand how the respiratory system works.
Summative task / evaluación final
Exam to demonstrate and apply acquired knowledge. Lab reports. Smoking and Health Essay/ Brochure
