Alternative Assessment

Name of Activity: Interactive Heart Rate Worksheet

Purpose of Activity: This interactive worksheet is meant to teach students basic facts about the heart, how to find target heart rate, and the importance of aerobic exercise. A secondary purpose of this lesson is to give students more experience using the computer.

Prerequisites: Students should have an understanding of basic computer skills. Students should have had some prior learning experience with heart rate and heart facts.

Suggested Grade Level: 4-5

Materials Needed: A computer for each student, stations set up in the gym that would help students get in their target heart rate zone.

Description of Idea

Assessment Ideas:

The interactive worksheets can be printed and graded. The questions that follow up the hyperlink section can be used as a assessment tool.

Adaptations for Students with Disabilities:

Students can be paired at computers during the computer lab time. The can also have buddies in the active gym section.