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Recovery time after exercise
I can plot a line graph to display data on pulse rate and use it to determine a person’s recovery time after exercise.
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Year 8
Recovery time after exercise
I can plot a line graph to display data on pulse rate and use it to determine a person’s recovery time after exercise.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The recovery time is the time it takes for the heart rate to return to its resting rate after exercise.
- Heart rate in beats per minute (bpm) can be measured by taking a person's pulse.
- A line graph can be plotted showing pulse rate or heart rate over time after exercise.
- A person's recovery time can be determined from the line graph.
- People who are fitter have a shorter recovery time.
Keywords
Heart rate - the number of beats per minute (bpm) of the heart
Pulse - the heart beat felt in a blood vessel
Line graph - a graph displaying continuous data plotted as points joined with a line
Recovery time - the time it takes for a person’s heart rate to return to the resting heart rate after exercise
Common misconception
People are either healthy or unhealthy.
Health is a range from good to ill. Fitness is one indicator of general health.
When students are drawing their graphs in task B it would help if you could model drawing the axes on the board. It would also be helpful to model drawing a line of best fit through the points.
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Supervision
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6 Questions
Q1.
What is heart rate?
the number of breaths per minute
the number of exercises per minute
Q2.
Cells need oxygen and glucose as fuel for cellular ...
Q3.
Which type of cell transports oxygen to the body cells?
sperm cell
white blood cell
Q4.
Muscle cells use energy to ...
make their own food
relax
Q5.
Which level of activity would you put walking into?
sedentary
vigorous exercise
Q6.
What equipment do you need to draw a graph?
calculator
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6 Questions
Q1.
True or false? Fitness is only important for our physical health.
True
Q2.
Sort the steps into the correct order to measure your resting pulse rate.
Q3.
Which of these would be long term effects of exercise?
body temperature increases
breathing rate increases
Q4.
Recovery time is the amount of time it takes for a person’s heart rate to return to its rate after exercise.
Q5.
Which graph would we use for plotting continuous data?
bar chart
pie chart
Q6.
A physically fit person will usually have a shorter time.
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