1. Jordan Ingalls Grades 3-5 September 29, 2009
Heart Rate Activity
Jordan Ingalls
Grades 3-5
September 29, 2009

2. What is heart rate?
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Heart rate can be defined as the number of times the heart beats per minute. It is determined by finding the pulse which is an area on the outside of the body where the beats can be felt.

3. Can you find your pulse?
Your pulse can be found in any place where the artery is compressed against a bone. For this activity try using your wrist or neck.

4. Calculating your heart rate
Steps to finding your heart rate:
Find your pulse
Count the number of beats per fifteen seconds
Multiply the number from step 2 by four
Example: if the number of beats in step 2 is 13, then 13 x 4 = 52 beats per minute

5. What makes your heart rate increase?
There are various factors besides exercise that cause an increased heart rate. A few examples are stress, fear, and laughing. Exercise is important because the heart needs to be strong enough to pump blood to the body.
Video Exercise
How does your heart rate change after watching this video?

6. How do you keep your heart healthy?
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To keep your heart healthy for the future you should exercise regularly, practice careful eating routines, and avoid bad habits such as smoking.

7. What you have learned…
An overview of this lesson shows that we learned the definition of a heart rate and a pulse. You should also be able to find and calculate your pulse. In doing the follow up activity you will be able to compare your resting heart rate and your active heart rate.

8. Resources
Breakfast Game [Interactive Game]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
Check Your Pulse [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
Exercising Photo. (n.d.). Retrieved from
Healthy Eating Game [Interactive Game]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
Heart [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
Heart Rate. (n.d.). Retrieved from Wikipedia website:

9. Resources
Photobucket [Children Dancing]. (n.d.). Retrieved from Photobucket website:
Pleasant Little Video [Motion picture]. (n.d.). Retrieved from YouTube database.
Pulse. (n.d.). Retrieved from Wikipedia website:
Pulse Rate [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
Snack Attack [Interactive Game]. (n.d.). Retrieved September, 2009, from British Heart Foundation website:
Stairs Game [Interactive Game]. (n.d.). Retrieved from Y Heart website: