Outdoor / Learning through play
Investigating Heart Rate!
P3a have been investigating heart rate during PE lessons. They discovered that heart rates are recorded in beats per minute (bpm) and that not everyone’s heart rate will be the same. When stationary our heart rate is resting. This should range between 60 bpm and 100 bpm, with the average being 72 bpm.
The pupils explored the impact of their heart rates when taking part in different physical activities. They completed each activity for one minute before finding and measuring their heart rate for 30 seconds, counting how many times it beats. The pupils then doubled this amount to find out their bpm.
