UNIT 8B RESPIRATION

Level 3
Recognise that breathing is essential to keep us alive by providing us with oxygen
Identify the lungs as breathing organs
Level 4
Name respiration as one of the life processes (MRS GREN) in plants and animals
Locate and name the parts of the breathing system using scientific names
Name carbon dioxide as a gas we breathe out
Level 5
Describe the function of the parts of the breathing system
Describe the differences between inhaled and exhaled air
Begin to make links between respiration and breathing
Level 6
Explain how gases are exchanged at the alveolus
Make clear distinction between respiration and breathing
Make links between the food we eat and energy released re. respiration
Write a word equation for respiration
Identify similarities between respiration and burning
Level 7
Explain why the alveolus is an effective gas exchange surface
Make links between the circulatory, respiratory and the digestive systems in keeping cells alive.
Consider the effect of damage to the alveoli