Why Do I Get Hot when I Run?

LIFE SCIENCES

Curiosity trigger

The students check and measure how their body temperature, number of breaths and heart rate change as a result of physical exercise. They play a game in which they perform the different functions of the arm to see how muscles work.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Critical thinking and drawing conclusion

In this lesson, you will cover:

NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS:
4-LS1-1. Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

You will need

2 sticks, string, thermometers, a stethoscope/device for measuring blood pressure, a candle, a jar, straws, small plastic pags, tape.

Click here to see lesson plan

Authors

Author: Agnieszka Suszczyńska
Methodology: Joanna Miszkiel
Translation: Jason Lowther
Producer: Marta Przywara

Source

This lesson plan is a modified version of one created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.

Photo Grand Final Sirkit Olahraga 2012 by durrah03 published on flickr under the CC-BY 2.0 license.

Hi there!

You are currently not logged in.

To keep using lessons, subscribe to WhyBlueSky.

Already have subscription? Log in to your account.

You get immediate access to:

112

lesson plans,plus new lesson plans added monthly.

Our lesson plans contain:

281

worksheetsand other materials for students,

260

scripts for classroom-ready activities(investigations, experiments, crafts and construction, movement games)

415

get ready for QsQuick and comprehensive reference notes on the lessons to save you time on web browsing.

... and counting.

These numbers keep growing monthly.