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Exercise and the Human Heart

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Interpret data and learn about the human heart in one activity! After learning about the way blood flows in the body, fifth graders answer two questions about a graph displaying pulse rate. They then take their own pulses to find the difference between resting and active heart rate.

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guided inquiry, pulse rate, resting heart rate, heart rate, the heart, human body systems, data analysis

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heart rate, human anatomy, human body, human heart, pulse, heartbeat, interpreting data, resting heart rate, guided inquiry, human body science experiment, active heart rate, science
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4th - 6th
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Science
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