🫁 Your Lungs
Your amazing lungs at work!
Your Lungs helps your body by breathing in fresh air and breathing out used air.
🔬 How Your Lungs Work
When you breathe in, a big muscle under your lungs called the diaphragm moves down and your lungs fill with air. The air travels down your windpipe into smaller and smaller tubes that end in millions of tiny air sacs. There, oxygen passes into your blood, and a waste gas called carbon dioxide passes out, so you breathe it away when you breathe out.
🌟 Fun Facts about Lungs
- You have two lungs that fill up with air like balloons every time you breathe in.
- Your lungs take in oxygen from the air, which your blood carries to the rest of your body.
- When you run and play, you breathe faster because your lungs need to bring in more oxygen.
- Singing and blowing bubbles are fun ways to practice using your lungs!
💚 Taking Care of Your Lungs
Running, swimming and playing games help your lungs work well. Stay away from smoke, including cigarette smoke and smoke from fires, because it hurts your lungs. Cough or sneeze into your elbow and wash your hands to stop colds and flu germs spreading from person to person.
🧠 Quick Quiz!
What is the main job of your lungs?
🏫 Classroom Activity
Have children blow bubbles and talk about how their lungs push air out to make the bubbles, then take a few slow, deep breaths together.
🏠 Homeschool Activity
Notice how breathing speeds up after jumping around, and talk about why your lungs need to bring in more oxygen when you're active.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How many lungs do you have?
Two, that fill with air like balloons.
What do your lungs take in from the air?
Oxygen, carried by your blood.
Why do you breathe faster when you run and play?
Your lungs need more oxygen.
What are fun ways to practice using your lungs?
Singing and blowing bubbles.
What activities help kids learn about lungs?
Blowing bubbles, comparing breathing before and after exercise, deep breaths, or coloring a printable worksheet.