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Classroom Resource

Start Fast? How Pacing Works

Subject Area

Health Education
Physical Education

Grade(s)

8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

Marathon runners must run much greater distances than their track-and-field counterparts, needing to start slow and speed up towards the end. This experiment will help you to discover why.

    Physical Education (2019) Grade(s): 8

    PE19.8.3.10

    Explain how body systems interact with one another during physical activity.

    Physical Education (2019) Grade(s): 09-12 - Beginning Kinesiology - Level 1

    PE19.BK1.3.9

    Determine target heart rate and apply that information to a personal fitness plan.

    Physical Education (2019) Grade(s): 09-12 - Beginning Kinesiology - Level 2

    PE19.BK2.3.9

    Modify intensity to keep heart rate in the target zone using available technology.

    Health Education (2019) Grade(s): 10 - Health Education

    HE19.HE.6.1

    Assess personal health status and health practices to establish a baseline for setting health and fitness goals.

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