The Respiratory System of Birds

The Respiratory System of Birds
Arabic-English Subtitles

Topic

Instructors

Seham Tahir Musa Al-Bohadja
Teacher
Second Secondary School
Qatif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

*This video was sponsored by Saudi Aramco and produced by Sultan Bin Abdel Aziz Science & Technology Center

Introduction

This video aims to provide an illustrative lesson about the respiratory system in birds and how the adaptations of that system over time have made it different than that of other living creatures, especially mammals. Birds are omnipresent in our lives, and students will come to understand and appreciate the fascinating inner workings of these beautiful creatures. This lesson discusses avian features and differences for 20 to 25 minutes, with approximately 20 minutes of in-class student activities.

Instructor Biography

Seham Taher works as a teacher at the Second Secondary School in Qatif in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She graduated from the University of Dammam specializing in Animal Biology. She enjoys reading scientific journals and literature in order to stay abreast of the latest developments.

For Teachers

Additional Online Resources

Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study
This is the site of the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation – the U.S.’s longest continuous research programs of avian biology – which provides teachers with science education materials that promote scientific inquiry.

Access Excellence @ the national health museum
This site, sponsored by Access Internet – the National Health Museum Activities Exchange, presents a classroom project designed for students in a botany/zoology class as part of a unit on birds.

Migration Science and Mystery: Lesson Plans about Migration
This resource, sponsored by Migration Science and Mystery: A Distance Learning Adventure, provides five classroom lessons on the topic of migration.

Project Beak
This site, Project Beak, provides comprehensive information on the subject of birds, including the topic of avian respiration.