WHAT’S YOUR LUNG VOLUME EXPERIMENT
You will need:
- Clean plastic tubing
- A large plastic bottle
- Water
- Kitchen sink or large water basin
Steps:
- Make sure the plastic tubing is clean.
- Put about 10cm of water into your kitchen sink.
- Fill the plastic bottle right to the top with water.
- Put your hand over the top of the bottle to stop water escaping when you turn it upside down.
- Turn the bottle upside down. Place the top of the bottle under the water in the sink before removing your hand.
- Push one end of the plastic tube into the bottle.
- Take a big breath in without the tube in your mouth.
- Then put the tube in your mouth and breathe out as much air as you can through the tube.
- Measure the volume of air your lungs had in them.
- Make sure you clean up the area to finish.
HEALTH TIPS: Healthy lungs are the key to being able to run and play all day long. The more you exercise and use your lungs, the better they will work!