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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Science Models of the Respiratory System

We have been learning about systems of the body in Science. Here are the models of the respiratory system we made. We learned that it is the diaphragm that helps us inhale and exhale, not our lungs.
 
 
By pulling on the bottom balloon (our "diaphragm"), the top balloon (the "lung") takes in oxygen and expands.