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Heart Rate and Exercise Lesson PlanHeart Rate and Exercise Lesson Plan
Publisher
Baylor College
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Types
Activities & Projects
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
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Experiment
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Year
2012
Lesson Plan

Heart Rate and Exercise

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Teach your exercise enthusiasts to read their pulse rate at the radial artery and multiply by four to calculate beats per minute. Learners perform a variety of activities, recording their heart rates after one minute of each. Though this is a classic activity when studying the heart, this particular resource will keep your heart rate in check as you prepare! 

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Concepts

aerobic exercise, the cardiovascular system, human body systems, the circulatory system, heart rate, the heart

Additional Tags

heart rate, aerobic exercise, cardiovascular system, circulatory system, science

Instructional Ideas

  • For an extension activity, discuss how the blood is affected by space travel 
  • Great for a physical education class, anatomy class, or when discussing the human body in biology

Pros

  • Thoroughly written teacher's notes
  • Accompanying handout is colorful and detailed
  • Provides extensive background information and a detailed lab sheet

Cons

  • None

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