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
Animals including humans
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
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Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
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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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); could choose an extension activity relating to heart rates and the circulatory system from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Circulation and health.
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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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control variable
A variable that needs to be kept the same.
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fair test
Only one variable is changed in an experiment, so the results are more trustworthy.
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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: 3rd December, 2024
