Graphical Analysis

Warm-up

• Ask students if they believe that body weight has an effect on body temperature and pulse rate.

Probing Questions

• What effect does exercise have on pulse and temperature?
• Why is weight a factor that influences pulse and temperature?
• As a person is losing weight, by diet and exercise, will the average pulse rate change?

Instructional Sequence

• Assign students to groups
• Students formulate theories to initial questions.
• Students perform lab.
• Students analyze data.
• Teacher collects assignments

Student Assessment

• Students should be given a graphical analysis student worksheet and graphing paper.

Lesson Assessment

• Have students formulate questions that could be asked and answered from this lab.

Plans for flex activities

• Ask students if weight gain and weight lose effects other things besides pulse and temperature, if so what might some of these things be?