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Stomp High Low
American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAdd to list DetailsLearners work together as a group to learn a new physical activity. After working for a few rotations, learners time themselves as part of a contest. Learners can use this activity to reflect about...
Heart to Heart
Twin Cities Public TelevisionAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners compare ways to measure their heart rates. Learners build their own stethoscopes and learn how exercise affects heart rate.
The Pulse is Right
American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this online activity, learners measure their pulse rates and investigate how their pulses change when they engage in different activities. Learners record their pulse rates at rest, after...
Workin' It Out
Twin Cities Public TelevisionAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore how to stay fit the fun way. Learners participate in three physical activities. Learners then design an experiment to determine which activity offers the highest...
How Active Are You?
Children's Museum of IndianapolisAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore what is and is not active play and how it contributes to a healthy body and mind. Making active play a routine part of every day is a key concept of the...
Running on Empty
COSIAdd to list DetailsIn this exercise and nutrition activity, learners will explore how food is the fuel that powers them. They will create a chart to figure out how many calories they burn during recess. As an...
Fitness Factor
American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this online activity, learners partner up to complete several physical exercises and assess their starting fitness level. Over the course of 6 weeks, learners practice the activities and record...
Stepping Out: Hop, Skip, Jump
Kohl Children's MuseumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore and experiment how we can use our bodies everyday to get from one place to another. Learners measure the distance that they travel in one step by stepping...
Heart and Lungs
BioEdAdd to list DetailsIn this environmental health activity, learners investigate their breathing and pulse rates, and learn how these measurements are affected by physical activity. There are three parts to this...
Olympic Track Meet
Kohl Children's MuseumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners discover how exercise helps keep the body healthy. Learners increase their heart rates by running and understand how running fast versus walking affects their pulse rates.