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Year 8 · Science

Gas Exchange Systems Breathing

Year 8 learners practise human breathing and gas exchange system.

The activities include Compare the Contents of Inhaled and Exhaled air, Describe the Impact of Exercise, Asthma and Smoking on the Gas Exchange System, Explore What Happens in the Lungs, and related practice. The checked support below includes worksheet, teaching, lesson, video. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Compare the Contents of Inhaled and Exhaled air
  • Describe the Impact of Exercise, Asthma and Smoking on the Gas Exchange System
  • Explore What Happens in the Lungs
  • Investigate the Adaptations of the Lungs
  • Investigate the Respiratory System
  • Recall What Happens in Aerobic Respiration

Checked learning resources

  • The Breathing System Exam Question

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Secondary science activity sheet asks students to observe and explain experimental results and understand the differences between inhaled and exhaled air, providing exact practice for the activity comparison objective.

  • Respiration and gas exchange - KS3 Biology

    BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    BBC Bitesize corpus page for Gas Exchange Systems Breathing; supports the full activity context: In this worksheet, students will learn about the respiratory system that allows cells in our body to utilise oxygen breathe

  • Diet and exercise

    Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 8 Science resource matched to human breathing and gas exchange system.

  • Oak: Breathing Respiration And Gas Exchange

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 9 science lesson. I can describe the differences between breathing, respiration and gas exchange. Humans and other animals breathe to move air in and out of their lungs. Cells need oxygen from the air for cellular r

  • Oak: Smoking

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 9 science lesson. I can describe the effects of smoking on the human body. Smoking involves inhaling smoke from burning tobacco leaves. Tobacco leaves contain nicotine which is a very addictive substance and it affe

  • Oak: The Human Gas Exchange System And Breathing

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 9 science lesson. I can describe how humans breathe, including the roles of different parts of the gas exchange system. The structures and functions of the gas exchange system in humans. The mechanism of breathing,

  • Oak: Adaptations Of The Human Lungs For Gas Exchange

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 9 science lesson. I can describe how the human lungs are adapted to increase the amount of gas exchange. The lungs are made up of tiny air sacs called alveoli. Gas exchange takes place between air in alveoli and blo

  • Oak: Aerobic Cellular Respiration

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 9 science lesson. I can describe the reactants and products of aerobic cellular respiration, and where it takes place. Aerobic cellular respiration requires oxygen. The reactants and products of aerobic cellular res