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== Idea E: Investigating my body and how it works == | |||
Children are naturally curious about how their bodies work so this is a rich area to draw on for enquiry ideas. A simple and straight forward enquiry into pulse rate and how it varies with exercise requires minimal equipment, just a stopwatch (or a clock with a second hand) and some accurate counting. Students can come up with different types of exercise such as running on the spot/sprinting/going up and down stairs and see how these affect their pulse rate. They could also look at whether or not their pulse rate is different when they are lying down. | |||
Here are some short videos of Zambian teachers working on an enquiry topic centred around how our bodies work: | |||
* lung capacity and how it varies with height/sex/pulse rate/chest circumference | |||
{{: Video/Aggie lung capacity.m4v }} | |||
* BMI and being healthy | |||
{{: Video/Judith_body_A04.m4v }} | |||
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As well as providing an additional context for enquiry work, this substantial '''TESSA''' resource will help you to develop ways of teaching in a more pupil-centred way and contains useful ideas on how to improve your ability to organise, support and assess practical investigations. | |||
Reading through the case studies will be useful when you are developing your own enquiry ideas, especially case study 3 which emphasises the importance of assessing students' prior understanding and ensuring that they have the necessary skills before embarking on an independent enquiry. | |||
[[File: Investigating_distance.pdf]] | |||
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