A Model Demonstrating Respiratory Mechanics for High School Students.
Chan, Vivien, Jeanna Pisegna, Rebecca Rosian and Stephen E. DiCarlo.
Department of Physiology, Northeastern Ohio Universities, College of
Medicine, Rootstown, OH 44272.
APStracts 2:0006S, 1995.
ABSTRACT
We wanted to develop educational materials appropriate for the high school
student which would present physiological concepts in an innovative way. The
impetus was in response to the lack of physiology educational materials
appropriate for the high school level. To this end, we developed an exercise
that presents the physiological basis for respiratory mechanics. The materials
were designed to engage students in interactive learning and stimulate
interest for future science study. The emphasis of the exercise was the
construction of a model that could be built by high school students to
demonstrate respiratory mechanics. Using models to present complex materials
has been shown to be an effective medium for science learning. Our exercise
contains directions for an inexpensive, easy-to-build model, as well as many
supplemental teaching tools. Questions are interspersed throughout the text
and at the end of the laboratory experience to facilitate the learning
process. Answers are provided to the questions. Students and teachers alike
are challenged to build, manipulate and discuss their experience during the
investigation of respiratory mechanics.
Received 4 August 1995; accepted in final form 7 February 1996.
APS Manuscript Number S0019-5.
Article publication pending Advances in Physiology Education.
ISSN 1080-4757 Copyright 1996 The American Physiological Society.
Published in APStracts on 20 March 96