This document provides instructions on how to measure heart rate by checking one's pulse and counting beats over 10 seconds. It includes a table to record heart rate data from sitting, walking in place, jumping jacks, and chair steps. Students are asked to graph their results and answer questions analyzing their data and comparisons to others in their group. They are to draw conclusions about how heart rate increases with exercise and varies between individuals.

1. How Does Your Heart Rate?

2. • Checking your pulse
on the wrist
• You can easily check
your pulse on the inside
of your wrist, below your
thumb.
• Gently place 2 fingers of your other hand on this
artery
• Do not use your thumb, because it has its own pulse
that you may feel.
• Count the beats for 10 seconds, and then multiply the
result by 6 to get the number of beats per minute.

3. Record your data in the table.
Heart Rate
for 10 seconds x 6
Heart Rate
per minute
Sitting
x 6
Walking in
Place
x 6
Jumping
Jacks
x 6
Chair Step
x 6
Group Members:
A._____________________
B._____________________
C. ____________________
D. ____________________

4. Graph
What conclusions can you draw from the data?
Answer in paragraph form.
HeartRate(perminute)
Sitting Walking
in Place
Jumping
Jacks
Chair
Step
A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
260
220
180
140
100
60
20
240
200
160
120
80
40
Graph the
results from
your group.

5. Lab Questions and Analysis
1. How did your resting pulse rate compare to that of
others in your group? (at least 2-3 sentences)
2. What was the range of resting pulse rates in your
group?
1. How was your pulse rate affected by exercise?(at least
2-3 sentences)
1. How did this compare the others in your group? (at
least 2-3 sentences)

6. Lab Questions and Analysis
5. Which activity caused your pulse rate to
increase the most? (at least 2-3 sentences)
6. Was this true for all members of your group?
What might be reasons for any differences?
(at least 2-3 sentences)
7. How did the change in pulse rates show in
your graph? (at least 2-3 sentences)

7. Lab Questions and Analysis
5. Which activity caused your pulse rate to
increase the most? (at least 2-3 sentences)
6. Was this true for all members of your group?
What might be reasons for any differences?
(at least 2-3 sentences)
7. How did the change in pulse rates show in
your graph? (at least 2-3 sentences)

8. All questions written on notebook paper due Tuesday.
*What conclusions can you draw from the data (graph)? (paragraph)
1. How did your resting pulse rate compare to that of others in your
group? (at least 2-3 sentences)
2. What was the range of resting pulse rates in your group?
3. How was your pulse rate affected by exercise? (at least 2-3
sentences)
4. How did this compare the others in your group? (at least 2-3
sentences)
5. Which activity caused your pulse rate to increase the most? (at
least 2-3 sentences)
6. Was this true for all members of your group? What might be
reasons for any differences? (at least 2-3 sentences)
7. How did the change in pulse rates show in your graph?
(at least 2-3 sentences)
8. Why do you think your heart beat faster? (at least 2-3 sentences)
9. What are you wondering now? (at least 2-3 sentences)