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Energy and Body Movement Investigation

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Energy and Body Movement Investigation

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🔍 1. Question and Prediction

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

1. Predict what will happen after movement. Tick all the measurements you think will increase.

Breathing rate

Heart rate

Body warmth

2. Explain one reason for your prediction.

Vocabulary bank: energy, muscles, movement, breathing, heart, oxygen, warmth

🏃 2. Measure and Record

Safety: Move in your own space. Walk indoors. Stop if you feel dizzy or uncomfortable, and tell an adult if you feel unwell.

Breathing: Sit quietly and count breaths for 30 seconds. Multiply the number by 2.

Pulse: Count pulse beats at your wrist or neck for 15 seconds. Multiply the number by 4.

Body warmth: Record whether you feel cooler, warmer or unchanged. Do not use or share thermometers.

3. Record your observations with a partner.
Measurement
Breaths per minute
Heart beats per minute
Body warmth
Before movement
__________
__________
__________
During/after movement
__________
__________
__________
After 2 minutes of rest
__________
__________
__________

💡 3. Find a Pattern and Explain

4. Write one pattern you notice in your results.
5. Complete the sentence using evidence from your recording.

After movement, __________________ changed because __________________, as shown by __________________.

6. How did energy help your body move and function? Use at least two words from the vocabulary bank.

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