Students label seven parts of the respiratory system on a diagram of a head and chest, then match each part to its job. The word bank holds nose, mouth, trachea, bronchi, lungs, alveoli and diaphragm. Numbered lines 1 to 7 point to the parts, with an inset circle for the alveoli. Page 2 gives seven job descriptions, from the windpipe to tiny grape-like air sacs. An answer key is on page 3.
“Name the main parts of the respiratory system.”
Part 1 asks for seven names on the diagram.
“Describe what each part of the respiratory system does.”
Part 2 matches seven jobs, from filtering air with tiny hairs to the exchange of oxygen in the alveoli.
Seven numbered pointer lines run from a front view of the head and chest. Line 6 leads to an inset circle of tiny air sacs. Students write each name from the word bank on the numbered lines beside the picture.
A two-column table with seven job descriptions, such as the tube also called the windpipe and the two main tubes that branch off it. Students use each word from the bank once.
The seven diagram labels in a row, then the completed jobs table.
Trace the path
Ask students to trace the route from the nose down line 3 to the lungs with a finger before they write. The order of trachea and bronchi is clearer for it.
Nose and mouth
Lines 1 and 2 are the two openings, so talk through which is which before students write. The Part 2 clue for the nose mentions tiny hairs, and the clue for the mouth mentions big gulps of air.
Fast finishers
Early finishers can cover the word bank on page 2 and try the seven jobs from memory.
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