Education
The breath of life

Why we breathe

Where does the voice come from?

Cellular respiration

Give me more oxygen

Breathing and mood

The sense of smell and healthy breathing

The human body: a perfect machine

The source of oxygen

A little bit of chemistry

The Earth: a breathing planet

A green 'lung' for the city

Educational programmes
devoted to respiration
Five programmes with different thematic foci guide participants through the various steps in the learning process; equipped with technological tools created ad hoc for the purpose of in-depth exploration and understanding of how humans, the planet and molecules breathe.

1 OXY.GEN
The path of breath
During this activity, children and young people can explore the topic of oxygen from all different perspectives, from its journey inside our bodies to its crucial presence in the atmosphere that surrounds us.
Duration: 3 hours
2 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
The breath of humanity
This programme explores the topic of breathing, beginning with how oxygen enters our bodies and continuing on until we arrive at its use at the cellular level, stopping to look at the organs, tissues and cells involved in this essential process.
Duration: 2 hours – Can also be accessed through Integrated Digital Education
3 THE ENVIRONMENT AND BOTANY
The breath of our planet
Where does the oxygen that makes it possible for us to live come from? An analysis of the environment that surrounds us, the process of photosynthesis inside chloroplasts and more. Plus a bicycle ride through Milan’s green ‘lung’, the Parco Nord. These are the highlights of this programme.
Duration: 2 hours – Can also be accessed through Integrated Digital Education
4 CHEMISTRY
The breath of molecules
This activity is devoted to studying the processes of respiration and photosynthesis, analysing, through the use of augmented reality, the microscopic elements that come into play, the structure of molecules and the chemical reactions in which they are involved.
Duration: 2 hours
5 HEALTH AND POLLUTION
Informed breathing
An ad hoc selection of educational content and a series of hands-on experiments make it possible to explore an important aspect of our daily lives: air pollution and the negative effects it has on our bodies.
Duration: 2 hours