This is a project for the cardiovascular component of fitness. The procedures listed below may take two or more weeks depending on the amount of time allotted the students to work on their posters. Physical activity circuits will be introduced each day, which will influence the learning process and information to be included on the posters. Steps that students must follow 1. Form cooperative learning groups of three.
Students learn to take pulse for aerobic activity lessons.
Find and read about the FITT principles for cardiovascular fitness. Find your individual resting heart rate. Students will learn about stroke volume and how to calculate target heart rate zone. Students will write a description of the cardiovascular and respiratory system during exercise. Each cooperative group gets one piece of poster paper and one packet of markers to use.