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Finding Your Pulse Rate

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Fifth graders demonstrate how to find their pulse and count the beats after a certain amount of time. In cooperative pairs, 5th graders use a stopwatch to keep track of their partner's heart rate in seconds. Pairs make a graph from their recorded findings.

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music beats, pulse rate, heart rate, the heart

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5th
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Math
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