In this activity, students learn about their heart rate and different ways it can be measured. Students construct a simple measurement device using clay and a toothpick, and then use this device to measure their heart rate under different circumstances (i.e., sitting, standing and jumping). Students make predictions and record data on a worksheet.

Concepts

biomedical engineering, engineering, heart rate, stem

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Additional Tags

heart, heartbeat, pulse, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering, anatomy and physiology of body, heart rate and volume

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)