You Gotta Have A Heart
Lab Sheet
- Finding your pulse rate and collect data on your personal
heart workout.
1. Find your pulse using your wrist artery or neck artery.
If students have trouble finding their pulse, provide them with
a stethoscope.
2. Ask a partner to clock 15 seconds. Count the number of times
you feel your pulse.
_______Heartbeats in 15 seconds x 4 = _______ per minute
3. Do 20 jumping jacks. Now find your working pulse rate.
_______Heartbeats in 15 seconds x 4 = _______ per minute
4. Wait three minutes. Find your cool down heart rate.
_______Heartbeats in 15 seconds x 4 = _______ per minute
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Heart Profile of:
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Age: __________
My heart beats __________times per minute,
(x60) __________ per hour,
(x24) __________ times per day,
(x365) __________ times per year.
In my lifetime, (x your age _________ ), my heart
has beat more than __________ times!!!!! WOW!!!!