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Physiology of Fitness |
This includes a series of activities on cardiovascular physiology. You can use the activities individually or as a complete learning cycle unit. |
| Women Life Scientists: Bio and Activity #1 |
Requires 1-2 class periods. Explore diffusion and biomedical research careers through the inquiry-approach activities and biography of Maria Mayorga. | |
| Women Life Scientists: Bio and Activity #2 |
Requires 1-2 class periods. Students take a step back in time to see the world through the eyes of Sara Josephine Baker as she tracks down Typhoid Mary...then they become public health officials, working as a team to track down the source of a realistic, modern day typhoid outbreak. | |
| Respiration Rate Changes as a Function of External Temperature |
Requires 1-2 class periods. Students design an experiment to test the effects of temperature on respiration, using goldfish as a model. | |
| Demonstrating
& Predicting Anaerobic Power |
Requires 1-2 class periods. Use an exercise cycle to help students understand anaerobic power. | |
| How Do
Hypertonic, Hypotonic, and Isotonic Solutions Affect the Water Movement of a Cell? |
Requires 2 class periods. After the hard shell is removed, chicken eggs provide a good opportunity to observe the effects of hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions on cells. | |
| In Vitro Muscle Contraction | Requires 1-2 class periods. Skeletal muscle fibers and ATP solutions demonstrate muscle fiber contraction. | |
| Problem
Solving, Persistence, and Patience: The Three P's of Scientific Research |
Requires 1-2 class periods. Students must create a mechanism to accomplish a specific task using the materials provided (A Rube Goldberg-type activity.) | |
| Planning Lessons for Your Adopted School: Issues to Consider | A guide for professional scientists doing volunteer work in the classroom. | |
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Physiological Society |
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