Bill Nye the Science Guy gets aerobic about the importance of respiration when he jogs, bikes, swims, and scuba dives. Discover how to measure how much air each breath contains and make a model lung in a nifty home experiment. See a demonstration of how cigarette smoke can infiltrate and injure lungs.

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17 segments include:. Introduction. Breathing. A clever Science trick. Consider the Following: Surface Area of the Lungs. Love Your Lungs With All Your Heart. Way Cool Scientist - Jane Robinson. Cellular Respiration and ATP. Hey! Listen to This!: Bagpipes. Nifty Home Experiment: Diaphragm and Lungs. Mucus in the Nose and Lungs. More on Cellular Respiration. How Fish Breathe. Airborne Dangers. The air we breathe!. Check It Out!: Karate. Conclusion. Ali Veoli "What a Pair" .