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Lungs and Breathing
The Human Body · Science lesson + escape room

Lungs and Breathing

Breathe in, breathe out. Follow the air into your lungs and find out how oxygen gets into your blood.

  • Ages: Years 4–6
  • Languages: English and Swedish
  • Time: About 35 minutes of play, 16 science questions

What pupils learn

  • Follow the air: nose, mouth, windpipe and air tubes
  • Deep inside the lungs: tiny air sacs
  • Breathe in: the diaphragm contracts
  • Breathe out: the diaphragm relaxes
  • Oxygen goes into the blood
  • Carbon dioxide leaves the body
  • Breathing when you move

The 4 escape doors

After the lesson, teams unlock four doors by solving science puzzles. Each door gives one part of the final code.

  • The Airway Maze
  • The Breathing Engine
  • The Exchange Station
  • The Exercise Control Room

How a lesson runs

  1. Learn: pupils explore the topic on screen, step by step, with pictures.
  2. Escape: teams answer science questions to open 4 doors and crack the final code.
  3. Print: the Mission Dossier, learning notes and decoder cards work with or without screens.

In every pack

  • Interactive web lesson and escape room
  • 10-page printable Mission Dossier
  • Learning notes for pupils
  • Teacher guide with answers
  • Decoder cards
  • Every page in English and Swedish
  • Works for teams or on your own

Price per lesson pack

$6

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Try before you buy

Play our free Digestion lesson with your class first. It works exactly like this one. Play it as many times as you like.

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