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Local Heart Rates

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Students determine the type of data needed to test their inferences. As homework, they check and record heart rates of fellow students, teachers and family members. During their next class period, students enter all data into the database.

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heart rate, the heart

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Grade
4th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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