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Lesson 5: Investigating exercise and heart rate

Planning and conducting an enquiry to investigate the relationship between exercise and heart rate.
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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Circulation true or false and ask the children to discuss in pairs whether they think each statement is true or false and how to correct the false statements to make them true.

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In this unit

Assessment – Science Y6: Circulation and healthLesson 1: Factors affecting healthLesson 2: The heart and circulatory systemLesson 3: BloodLesson 4: Heart rate
Lesson 5: Investigating exercise and heart rate
Lesson 6: Heart rate and fitness
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 3 July 2026

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