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My Beating Heart
Students watch a video over the functions of the heart. They follow along on a website to see how the heart pumps blood.
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A Healthy Heart
Sixth graders create a spreadsheet using specific data. A speaker comes to discuss the heart, and the difference between anaerobic and aerobic activity. They make posters to encourage a healthy heart lifestyle.
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What is Physical Activity?
Learners explore the functions of the heart and how it needs to work hard and rest. They play the "Wise Owl Says" game.
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Interactive Heart Rate Worksheet
Students perform various cardiovascular activities, then complete a worksheet that records their target heart rate.
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Twelve Days of Christmas Dancercise
Students participate in a dance routine set to the song The Twelve Days of Christmas. They monitor their heart rate and learn a new song.
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A Message From Your Heart
First graders explore their heart and how the blood flows through the circulation system.
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HOME SWEET HOME
Pupils create and implement a schedule of activities designed to help their parents improve their physical conditions.
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Training for Three: Triathlon
Young scholars complete a final exercise test (cycle ergometer) that enable them to discuss their potential in each of the three events. They are introduced to the concepts of economy and efficiency in running, swimming and cycling.
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Collaboration the Internet
Students work collaboratively, via the Internet, with another class/school/country, to share and analyze data. They nteract with another class to construct a reasonable explanation for the evidence they have gathered.
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Classroom Heart Rates
Students check and record heart-rates of other classmates. They compare and design questions to explain the differences in their findings. Possible explanations might include: the effects of culture, lifestyles, age and gender on heart...
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Heart 1: Transplant
Students explain the workings and anatomy of the heart and to explore new medical techniques that help people live longer, healthier lives.
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Heart as a Pump
Students explore the working of the heart by making comparisons with the actions of a pump. They find examples of pumps and valves in facets, aerosol sprays, automobile fuel pumps, and many household items in daily use.
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How Big Is Your Heart?
Students complete a performance about the heart. In this heart lesson plan, students learn about the heart functions and then perform them.
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What's Ponytail's Big News?
Learners discuss reasons to not smoke. In this anti-smoking lesson, students listen to a story where the character Ponytail the pony doesn't smoke and is thus able to engage in physical activities. They create Ponytail's pinwheel with a...
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The Heart
In this heart anatomy learning exercise, learners study the diagram of the heart and write in the terms to complete the diagram: aortic valve, multi valve, pulmonary valve, left ventricle, right ventricle, aorta, pulmonary artery, right...
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Counting Number of Objects
In this counting worksheet, students identify and solve 6 different problems that include various objects. First, they circle the number of objects illustrated in each box. Then, students match the objects shown in the left column to the...
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Math Applications 2
In this probability worksheet, students solve 1 word problem with three different parts to it. First, they find the probability of drawing an ace from a deck of cards. Then, students determine the probability that they will draw an ace...
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Cells & Tissues Word Search Puzzle
In this cells and tissue worksheet, learners recall forty-seven terms associated with the human body's circulatory system and organs. Students find these terms in a word search puzzle.
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Heart Worksheet
In this art instructional activity, students draw and design their own heart with a unique design and an extension activity could be to create a cutout.
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Exercise for the Heart
Third graders identify the relationship between physical activity and a healthy heart. Then they describe the long-term effects of daily physical activity on the heart. Students also distinguish aerobic from anaerobic exercises and ...
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Dualathon Warm-Up
Students compete in a biathlon of self chosen events. After reviewing the events of a biathlon and triathlon, students perform the activities of a 3,4, or 5 minute biathlon. Results are recorded by comparing the resting and performing...
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Exercise for the Heart
Second graders discuss and understand relationship between physical activity and healthy heart, describe long-term effects of daily physical activity on heart,
and set personal goals for daily participation in physical activities that...
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Cardiovascular Homeostasis
High schoolers develop and conduct an experiment to answer the question," How does cardiovascular exercise affect the pulse rate?". They record the changes to heart rate during different levels of exercise.
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Graphing Heart Rates
Young scholars explore heart rates. They record pulse rates, predict which exercises cause a faster heart rate, make a chart, and graph the results. Students write an essay using the data to support their predictions. They write a...