The heart and writing a report
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Make a fist and place it next to your chest. Is it about as big as your heart? Draw the heart and write one job it does.
The heart pumps blood round the body.
2
With a family member, find a pulse and count 15 seconds. Multiply by 4. Write the number of beats in a minute.
Answers differ. Check the multiplication by 4.
3
A pulse count is 24 beats in 15 seconds. How many beats in a minute?
24 × 4 = 96 beats.
4
Predict: will your pulse be faster after 20 jumps or after reading a book? Test it with a grown-up and say if you were right.
Faster after jumping. Answers about the prediction differ.
5
Finish your short report about one body part. Check it with the checklist and read it aloud to your family.
Answers differ. Look for an opening sentence, facts and a closing sentence.