Kid Friendly Science: Paper Bag Lungs
Kids, by nature, are curious. I love to listen to my kids talk and explore life. They see everything with such a fresh perspective and innocence. It is so refreshing. As a parent, the word I hear most often in my home is, why. Why is it always cold in winter? Why is his mom taller than you? If it is winter in Hawaii too, than why is it warm? Why does my belly blow up when I breathe? All day long I answer these questions. I really should say all day long I look up answers to these questions, because I certainly don’t know all the answers.
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The last question actually sparked a project that I am happy to share. As I explained how lungs work to my little boy, his eyes got wide and he stared at me in confusion. Try as I may I just couldn’t make him understand. There are a ton of experiments out there to demonstrate how lungs work, but we chose this simple Paper bag method.
Start by labeling your bags as the right and left lung, then draw the bronchioles and alveoli.
Place the straws inside of the bags and twist the bags around them. Secure with tape, making sure to seal all the way around the straw.
You are all ready to try them out!
Blow into the bags and see what happens. My son thought it was so cool, and my explanation for why his belly moves when he breathes made so much more sense! It was kid friendly science!
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That is awesome! My son would love this.
I love the questions that kids come up with! What a fun science experiment to teach them about the body!
That is an awesome way to simplify this concept for kids. It looks fun to make too!
The paper lungs are a great idea. My kids always learn more when they are having fun. These look like great games.
I love the concept of it. It’s so great to be accessible to kids.
Oh that’s an awesome idea! Great job on the drawings and the labels. He’s going to be ahead in anatomy!
That is really neat! What a great way to teach kids about science. I love projects like this. My girls would love to do this. It’s nice that they can have fun and learn at the same time.
What a fun and interesting way to teach kids! I have to do this with my daughter!
What a cool way to introduce anatomy to the kids. My son would really enjoy this.
What a great project. We JUST bought a human body book, can’t wait to try this!
Such a fun way to teach kids about their bodies and science
Wow. This is such a great idea. I would love to do this with my daughter for her homeschooling. She would love it too, I think!
That is such a fun way to teach kids about lungs! It’s hands on and fun so they will remember it so much longer!
My son is totally into science! This would be a fun little project to do with him over the Christmas holiday.
Wow, that is cool! I know my youngest would love this concept. Cool way to learn.
Very creative way to teach your littles about lungs! This is an educational activity that my son, Finn, would probably be interested in. Thanks for sharing!
That is so great! This is exactly the kind of thing that can make learning fun and accessible for the kids.
That is a great way to teach the kids a little bit about their bodies and how their lungs work.
Ha! What an amazing way to illustrate this learning concept! I’ll be doing this with the kiddos for sure!