Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To describe the relationship between heart rate and fitness.
Working scientifically
- To draw a line graph.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can describe what happens to heart rate
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National curriculum
Science
Animals including humans
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
English
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
Should use the Activity: Heart rate graph: support version to guide their line graph; could look at the graph example on the Resource: Knowledge organiser: Science – Circulation and health as an indicator of layout and a suitable title or labels.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should independently plot both sets of data to draw comparisons between the two sets of data.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing what happens to heart rate
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can describe that heart rate increases during exercise and then returns to its resting heart rate after exercise.
- I can compare more than one set of heart rate data, such as the highest heart rate achieved and the time it took to return to its resting state.
- I can identify that the better someone’s fitness, the lower their resting heart rate and the quicker their heart rate returns to its resting rate after exercise.
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Vocabulary definitions
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fitness
The condition of being physically strong and healthy.
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resting heart rate
The number of times the heart beats per minute when relaxed, sitting or lying down.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 21st March, 2024
