Valentine's Day Science and STEM | Heart and Exercise Activities | Grade 4 5
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Discover the role of your cardiovascular system with an engaging Science and STEM exercise study for February or any time of the year. Includes an easy-prep experiment, heart strength lesson, and stethoscope design challenge. A comprehensive teacher guide and student reading passage are included to make it a complete project-based learning activity.
*Newly updated on January 29th, 2024!!!! Now includes 3 activities.*
Included in the Hands-On Investigation:
- NGSS Alignment 4th and 5th Grade
4th and 5th Grade Science and Engineering Practices
4th Grade Structure, Function, and Information Processing
- Teacher Background Information and Tips
- Investigating the Effects of Exercise on Heart Rate Science Journal (Easy Prep)
- Further Exploration: How Strong is Your Heart? (Easy Prep)
- Reading Passage: Why Do We Have a Pulse?
- Stethoscope STEM Challenge Engineering Design Journal
- Rubric and Answer Keys
- Prepared Easel by TPT Template for display or student use.
Students will
- follow the scientific method and think like a scientist.
- learn how to take their pulse and calculate the beats per minute.
- identify the independent variable, dependent variable, constants, and control.
- calculate the mean, graph, and summarize their results.
- compare two different models to show the heart's strength.
- discover new vocabulary: pulse, blood vessels, arteries, and more.
- learn from their failures and successes in creating a working stethoscope.
Teachers will like its’ ease of use, simple materials, background information, and thoroughness. This is our most easy prep investigation. Many teachers use this lab as a back-to-school activity to introduce the scientific method or as a Valentine-themed science exploration. The added exploration and STEM activity make this a complete unit.
We estimate 2-4 weeks if you complete everything. Each activity can be completed on its own but is most complete if done together.
Supplies Needed
Student, Chair, Stopwatch, or Secondhand, tennis balls, rubber bouncy balls, and typical STEM supplies like straws, cups, and paper tubes. You may want to provide tubing. That's it!
This investigation is part of a series. This is the 4th/5th-grade version. Please click each grade level version below to see more details. We hope your students have a wonderful experience discovering the role of their heart.
Heart Rate And Exercise Activities | Grade K 1 | February Science And STEM
February Science and STEM | Heart and Exercise Activities | Grade 2 3
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The Effects Of Exercise On Heart Rate: K-5th Grade Experiment Bundle
Great for human body units, health and wellness, PE, a class science fair project, and a Valentine-themed Exploration
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