Microgravity Exercise

Begin by making a hypothesis concerning how a person’s heart rate would change when they begin exercising, while they are exercising over a period of a few minutes, and when they stop exercising.

Subject: Science; Algebra; Problem Solving
Topics:
- The Nature of Science and Technology
- Human Biology
- Variables
- Linear Function
- Look for a Pattern
Grades: 6 – 12
Concepts:
- Microgravity
- Variable
- Function
Knowledge and Skills:
- Can create a chart for the collection of experimental results
- Can present experimental results clearly in written form.
- Can design an experiment which compares behavior or characteristics of classes of objects or subjects
- Knows that exertion generally speeds up the heart rate
- Can identify and describe patterns in a collection of related numerical data
- Can determine the equation of a linear function that closely matches a set of points

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