Local Heart Rates

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

Seventh graders experiment with their pulse rate. They investigate a beef heart and locate the route of blood flow and the chambers and discuss the function of each chamber. They discuss the circulatory system and compare theirs to the...

Feeling high is not the only side effect of abusing prescription opioids. Middle and high schoolers learn more about specific painkillers, including Fentanyl, Oxycodone, and Clonazepam, as well as their common brand names and extensive...

Students explore snow. In this forms of water lesson plan, students read a story about snow, identify the types of snow found in Alaska, and learn Inuit words for snow. The lesson plan calls for an Intuit Elder to visit the classroom as...

Students explore biology by completing a human anatomy activity. In this human heart lesson, students identify the purpose of the heart within the body and count their heart beats. Students record their pulse while not moving and after a...

Students exercise their muscles to explore concept of heart rate and to explain how blood supplies muscles with oxygen.

Students review what the heart does and why the muscles in the body need oxygen. As a class, they measure their pulse rate while they are resting and after they have jogged for three minutes. They are helped by their teacher to convert...

Students study physical features of a local stream. They study how to identify water features on topographic maps.

Young scholars explore a stream in their area and show the class the topographic map of the stream. They locate the topographic map and name the streams, lakes and ponds in their watershed. They write a paragraph about their stream and...