Healthy Hearts and Minds · Spring Term

Understanding Heart Rate

Investigating how different activities change our pulse and breathing.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why does your heart beat faster when you run compared to when you sit?
  2. 2How can we measure how hard our body is working?
  3. 3What does it feel like when your body is recovering from exercise?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Physical Education - Health and FitnessKS2: Physical Education - Anatomy and Physiology
Year: Year 3
Subject: Physical Education
Unit: Healthy Hearts and Minds
Period: Spring Term

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