Students listen to their heart beats. In this biology lesson plan, students explore pulse rates and factors that cause them to change. Students also construct both a graph to show variation in pulse rates and a simple stethoscope.

Students discuss scatter plots then create a class scatter plot using their heart rate at rest and their heart rate after a few minutes of aerobic exercises. Students copy the points plotted as a class and create individual graphs...

Learners practice raising their heart rates through exercise.  In this physical education instructional activity, students discover the key to a healthy body is a healthy heart that must be exercised often.  Learners perform a...

High schoolers investigate the concept of heart rate and how it is effected by environmental stresses like exercise. They conduct research readings and evaluate the data to form a hypothesis to initiate class discussion about the...

Students use the heart rate monitor and an exercise bike to help them better understand their target heart rate zone. They wear the Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) and ride the AirDyne bike (that can also monitor the heart rate) or any of the...

Students participate in a combination of lecture and physical exercise in order to find their pulse (both resting and after activity) and record how their heart rate changes as their activity level changes.

Students determine what the pulse is before examining how to measure the heart rate in different situations. They build a simple device that measures the heart rate, take heart rates, and record them on a worksheet. They discuss how...

Students explore the significance of a resting and an active heart rate. In this heart lesson plan students chart data on their pulse and draw a diagram of the heart.

Young scholars discover the importance of water.  In this physical education science lesson, students consider mental and physical activities.  Young scholars find their pulse and measure their heart rate. Students discuss the...

Students illustrate a schematic circulatory system of a human body including heart, lungs, arteries, veins and capillaries. Next, students conduct an experiment to increase understanding of the relationship between heart rate/pulse and...

Middle schoolers discuss importance of heart fitness, research essential questions relating to teen fitness, practice using heart rate monitors daily, collect and record information, and analyze information at end of quarter to determine...

High schoolers are able to identify the components of the cardio-vascular system. They are able to describe the way the heart works to pump the blood. Students are able to explain the function of the cardio-vascular system. They are...

Students examine human blood flow by comparing the pulse of athletes.  In this human body lesson, students discover the equation for finding the cardiac output from a human heart.  Students identify heart rates of accomplished...

Many youngsters don't understand that fitness is a life-long endeavor, and that it really pays off to be healthy. Use a spreadsheet to document progress in a fitness plan to see if there really in a benefit to running and exercise. Adapt...

Students examine the functions of the heart and ways to maintain a healthy heart.  In this human body science lesson, students listen to Magic School Bus Inside the Human Heart, and diagram the human heart and blood flow. ...

In this exercise worksheet, students take their pulse after jumping rope. Students jump rope several different ways for thirty second and for one minute. They write about their physical reactions.

Young scholars calculate their heart rate before and after exercise. In this health lesson, students find their resting heart rate and then exercise for 5-10 minutes. Young scholars take their heart rate afterwards and observe the...

Brainstorm the reasons why a healthy heart is important. Using a diagram, label and locate the heart and discuss its function. Practice finding your heartbeat and describe the effects of physical activity on the heart. Also perform an...

Which activity gets your heart pumping more: using the computer, climbing the stairs, jumping rope, running, or walking? Youngsters take a heart rate reading after 30 seconds, one minute, and three minutes of each activity. The handout...

In this circulatory system activity, students design an experiment to test the circulation of six of their friends. They select and exercise to increase circulation, take pulse and blood pressure readings from each person before and...

Young scholars participate in a dance routine set to the song The Twelve Days of Christmas. They monitor their heart rate and learn a new song.

Students observe the differences in their pulse from when they are sitting to when they have been doing the "Hokey-Pokey."  In this heart health lesson, students take and record their pulse after they have been doing a quiet...

Students explore the cardiovascular system. Through the use of video, students observe the heart pumping an oxygen-enriched blood supply through arteries to the muscles in use during exercise. They participate in activities to explore...

This is a nice idea to introduce elementary learners to the importance of heart fitness. They will see first hand by doing some dancing how the heart beats differently and discuss which way is better to get the heart in shape. This is an...