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Appendix 6
Body Response Investigation Sheet

Lesson 9 – Energy and Body Movement

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Scientific Investigation

Investigate how your body responds before movement, immediately after movement and after 2 minutes of recovery. Work safely, measure carefully and record observations with your partner.

Investigation question: How does energy enable our bodies to move and function?

Prediction: Which measurements do you think will increase after movement? Why?

Record your data

Measurement
Breathing
Heart rate
Body warmth
Before movement
________ breaths/min
________ beats/min
cooler / warmer / unchanged
Immediately after movement
________ breaths/min
________ beats/min
cooler / warmer / unchanged
After 2 minutes recovery
________ breaths/min
________ beats/min
cooler / warmer / unchanged

Remember: Count breaths for 30 seconds and multiply by 2. Count pulse beats for 15 seconds and multiply by 4.

Where did you notice changes?

Draw arrows to show where you noticed changes. Label chest, heart, skin and lungs.

Person outline:    ○    ♡    (lungs)    chest    heart    skin

Explain Your Evidence

Q1. What did you do to make your body move?
Q2. Which measurements did you record, and how did you record them?
Q3. Compare your results before movement, immediately after movement and after 2 minutes recovery.
Q4. What pattern did you identify?
Q5. Use CER to explain your results.

Claim: I observed ____________________________________________

Evidence: My results changed from __________________ to __________________

Reasoning: This shows __________________ because __________________________

Q6. Explain: How do your results show that energy enables your body to move and function? Use the words muscles, oxygen, heart, breathing and energy.

Interpret and Reflect

Which measurement increased the most? Tick one.

Breathing

Heart rate

Body warmth

My evidence shows…

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