FR24JB MSTE - BODY - Science cardiac experiences

Students are given instructions written on a didactic activity paper to do physical exercises and measure both cardio and respiratory activity by means of ventilation masks and ECG tools. 

First activity: students measure their breath activity by means of a ventilation mask while resting. They are then asked to do  ten squats and then they measure their breath activity and register the results in the computer program « Atelier scientifique »

Second activity: students measure their heart activity by means of a ECG while resting. They are then asked to do  ten squats and then they measure their heart activity and register the results in the computer program « Atelier scientifique »

The teacher collects the results and write them in a table which he projects on the screen so that everyone  can discuss and compare results.

Comparison table of the students’ results. Students give motivation of the different results according to: male and female performance results/ students who normally practice sport

Students became aware that  when resting the male students has fewer heart beats than girls students and above all the heart beats after doing a sports effort are higher in non sporty students than in sporty students. 

Students could also realize that  mistakes can be easily made while checking beats.