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Submission Information |
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| Authors | Wendy Adams |
| Contact Email | wendy.adams@colorado.edu |
| School / Organization | University of Northern Colorado |
| Submitted | 10/11/05 |
| Updated | 10/11/05 |
Contribution Description |
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| Title | Eating and Exercise Activity |
| Simulations | Eating & Exercise |
| Keywords | BMI, exercise, weight loss, diet, heart strength, heart strain, health |
| Description | Inquiry activity used in class for two class periods. I used this activity with my pre-service elementary teachers. They have strong pre conceptions so you have to ask them if they used the sim after a few key places that are described in the notes doc. |
| Duration | 120 minutes |
| Answers Included | Yes |
| Language | English |
| Content Level | |||
| Content Standard | K-4 | 5-8 | 9-12 |
| Science as Inquiry - A | |||
| Physical Science - B | |||
| Life Science - C | |||
| Earth & Space Science - D | |||
| Science & Technology - E | |||
| Science in Personal and Social Perspective - F | |||
| History and Nature of Science - G | |||
Gold Star contributions are high quality inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines (PDF) and that teachers find useful.
What do you think about this activity? How did you use it or change it for your class? Professionally constructive comments welcome.