Created by iSO FORM Medical
Recommended age: 6 +
(but fits in with the Gr. 4 BC Science Curriculum)
Remember the days of
the boring two- dimensional worksheets where you have to label all the parts of
the body, nerve, muscular system? I
always struggled with transferring this exercise to a real, working knowledge
of my own 3 dimensional body. What
attracted me to this app was that it provided a simple three dimensional
diagram of the human lung that can be deconstructed and manipulated to explore
all of the working components.
Although this app is
useful for illustrating the workings of the human lung, I would continue my
search for an app that has more functions that would allow for inquiry to take
place. For example, what would a lung
look like in a patient with emphysema, lung cancer, pneumonia, or cystic
fibrosis? This could be a potentially
powerful tool to show the effects on pollution, drugs, and smoking on a
normally healthy lung.
Although I’ve done
some further searching and have found more comprehensive 3D lung model
applications such as, 3D Medical Human Lungs HD, and the 3D Respiratory System,
I have yet to find an app that extends the user’s knowledge about environment
and disease effects on the human lung.
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