5th Grade Respiratory System Worksheets

5th grade respiratory system worksheets: labeling the nose, trachea, bronchi, lungs, alveoli and diaphragm, the path of air, breathing in and out, a breathing rate investigation and a check.

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The Path of Air

The Path of Air

5th grade path of air worksheet: order six steps from nose to alveoli, write the carbon dioxide path out, and explain nose breathing. Answer key included.

Curriculum objectives covered

“Name the main parts of the respiratory system.”
“Describe what each part of the respiratory system does.”
“Put the parts of the respiratory system in the order air passes through them.”
“Explain how the nose, tiny hairs and mucus clean the air.”
“Describe how the diaphragm, ribs and lungs move when we breathe in and when we breathe out.”
“Use a model of the lungs and say which part stands for which body part.”
“Measure a rate, record it in a table and show the averages on a bar graph.”
“Explain why breathing rate changes with activity and name the system that works harder alongside it.”

RI.5.1

“Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.”
“Identify the trachea, bronchi, lungs and diaphragm on a diagram.”
“Describe gas exchange in the alveoli.”

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