BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Heart Rate and Exercise
In this lesson middle schoolers will measure their heart rates after a variety of physical activities and compare the results with their resting heart rates, and with the heart rates of other students in their groups.
Rice University
Rice University: Intro. To Heart Rate Monitors
This article, entitled "Intro. to Heart Rate Monitors," discusses how your heart rate is maintained by your body, and how heart rate monitors work.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Beating Hearts
In this activity, students' will use a heart rate monitor to measure their heart rate in beats per minute (BPM) while they exercise. They will understand the effect of exercise on heart rate and learn how to measure differences in heart...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Heart Rate and Body Position
In this activity, students can use a Heart Rate Monitor to measure their heart rate while sitting, lying down, and standing. They will analyze the data collected to determine the effect of body position on heart rate.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Beat Goes On
In this activity, students learn about their heart rate and different ways it can be measured. Students construct a simple measurement device using clay and a toothpick, and then use this device to measure their heart rate under...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Your Heart Does Work: A Relationship of Pressure and Volume
Read this passage and study the graph to complete the five-question quiz related to how the heart works including the relationship of pressure and volume.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sci Girls: Heart to Heart
In this activity, learners compare ways to measure their heart rates. They will build their own stethoscopes and learn how exercise affects heart rate.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Drum Beating & Foot Stomping
In this lesson, students watch African dance and calculate tempo. Students also calculate heart beats at rest and after exercise and convert beats per second to beats per minute. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Calculating Musical Tempo
In this lesson, students calculate the beats per minute (BPM) of songs in different tempos. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Lets Net: Heart Rate
In this experiment, students will compare heart-rates of classmates and family member to draw conclusions about their data. Students can collect data and collaborate with others on the Internet to broaden their sample size. Lesson...