Beat That – Primary

Your body is an amazing biological machine. It is capable of things that still remain a mystery to us.

Beat That will take students on a wonderful journey through the fascinating world of the human cardiovascular system, focusing on the heart and circulatory system. Beat That introduces applications of medical technologies and exercise science equipment. Students will learn about the cardiovascular system, collect and analyse their own heart rate data using graphs, and mathematical analysis techniques.

Students will:

• Participate in an experimental investigation which will allow them to analyse and interpret primary data.
• Wear heart rate transmitters and use iPads to collect resting and exercise heart rate data.
• Use iClickers to measure learning outcomes.

Learning Intention:
To understand the effect of activity level on heart rate.

Success Criteria:
 Identify the gas that is carried by the blood to the muscles.
 Record your minimum, mean and maximum heart rate data.
 Describe why heart rate increases when we exercise.
 Interpret data on a line graph.

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