Name: ________________________
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Exploring the Heart and Circulation
In this activity, you will explore how your heart beats and the body’s circulation. You
will learn more about this essential process through which nutrients are delivered to the body.
PART 1
1. Record the number of times your heart beats in 1 minute after doing the following
activities. Have your partners do the same and collect their data. (9 pts)
Partner 1
(beats/min)
Partner 2
(beats/min)
Partner 3
(beats/min)
After standing for 5 minutes
After sitting for 5 minutes
After playing rock, paper, scissors with your
partners for 1 minute straight
2. What activity led to the most beats per minute? Why do you think this was? (3 pts)
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3. Was there a difference between the number of times you heart beat and your other
partners? If yes, what do you think was the reason for this difference? (3 pts)
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Name: ________________________
PART 2
Use the diagram above to answer the two questions below:
4. Denis was injured in a plane crash and managed to rupture his artery at position 1. How would
this affect his body? (2 pts)
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4. Clarisse fell of her bike and injured her artery at position 2. How would this affect her body?
(2 pts)
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