Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To investigate the relationship between exercise and heart rate.
Working scientifically
- To write a method.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can describe how exercise affects heart
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National curriculum
Science
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Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
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Spoken language
Pupils should be taught
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use a pulsometer, smartwatch or data logger to measure heart rate; should use the Activity: Investigating exercise and heart rate: support version; could watch the Pupil video: Investigating exercise and heart rate or the Resource: Investigating exercise and heart rate method to remind them how to carry out the experiment.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should plan how to extend the investigation to consider the effect of a broader range of exercises or factors on heart rate (such as gender or age).
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing how different exercises affect heart
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can describe that exercise increases heart rate.
- I can describe that gentle exercise increases heart rate a little, whereas vigorous exercise increases heart rate more.
- I can explain that heart rate increases during exercise to trasnport substances such as oxygen and nutrients to the working muscles quicker.
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Vocabulary definitions
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heart rate
How many times the heart beats in one minute, measured in beats per minute or bpm.
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pulse
The regular beating of the heart, felt as the movement of blood through specific points of the body.
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In this unit
Assessment - Science Y6: Circulation and health
Lesson 1: Factors affecting health
Lesson 2: The heart and circulatory system
Lesson 3: Blood
Lesson 4: Heart rate
Lesson 5: Investigating exercise and heart rate
Lesson 6: Heart rate and fitness
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 21st March, 2024
