Education

The breath of life The breath of life
Why we breathe Why we breathe
Where does the voice come from? Where does the voice come from?
Cellular respiration Cellular respiration
Give me more oxygen Give me more oxygen
Breathing and mood Breathing and mood
The sense of smell and healthy breathing The sense of smell and healthy breathing
The human body: a perfect machine The human body: a perfect machine
The source of oxygen The source of oxygen
A little bit of chemistry A little bit of chemistry
The Earth: a breathing planet The Earth: a breathing planet
A green 'lung' for the city A green 'lung' for the city
If I see, I remember If I listen, I forget If I do, I understand
The breath of life
The breath of life

Welcome to Oxy.gen! The venue will begin to “breathe” with you, thanks to striking special effects.

Why we breathe
Why we breathe

Why do we breathe and what makes up the air we are constantly taking into our bodies?

Where does the voice come from?
Where does the voice come from?

As air travels along the respiratory tract, it passes through the larynx, where it comes into contact with two very important membranes: the vocal cords!

Cellular respiration
Cellular respiration

The way that blood and breath work together can help us to understand how gases pass through the alveolar membranes and their journey from there to the body’s cells.

Give me more oxygen
Give me more oxygen

Why do our bodies require more oxygen when our levels of physical activity increase?

Breathing and mood
Breathing and mood

Physical activity is not the only thing that can alter the regularity of our breathing! Emotions can have the same effect.

The sense of smell and healthy breathing
The sense of smell and healthy breathing

When we inhale air into our bodies through our noses, not only do we get the “fuel” we need for our activities, but we can also gather information from the world around us through its scents.

The human body: a perfect machine
The human body: a perfect machine

Now we know which organs make up the respiratory tract; each does its own job, allowing us to breathe. The human body is composed of many different tracts and systems, each consisting of a set of diverse organs that work together to carry out one complicated task.

The source of oxygen
The source of oxygen

Let us move on now, from our bodies’ inner workings to the environment around us. We are located within Milan's Parco Nord, a green 'lung’ in the midst of a densely populated and traffic-clogged city! By consuming carbon dioxide and producing oxygen, trees and forests maintain an environment that is suitable for human life.

A little bit of chemistry
A little bit of chemistry

We take an in-depth look at the characteristics of molecules

The Earth: a breathing planet
The Earth: a breathing planet

The atmosphere that surrounds our planet is composed of a mixture of gases that make it possible for us to survive: 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, with small percentages of other gases, including carbon dioxide. The further we travel from the Earth's surface, the smaller the percentage of oxygen becomes, until we reach the interplanetary vacuum.

A green 'lung' for the city
A green ‘lung’ for the city

Exploring Parco Nord Milano.

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.

Educational programmes devoted to respiration
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

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