Biology of Exercise Intensity II looks at controlling the body systems and investigating changes to and the physiological control of the cardiovascular, respiratory and muscular systems. Students are encouraged to compare personal performances with students of varying fitness levels and investigate other variables that influence performance.
The extension section extends the students’ understanding of physiological changes and control due to exercise. It encourages students to integrate the body’s systems and to be able to quantify these changes.
Topics Covered:
1. Controlling the body systems · Homeostasis and physical activity · What are acute responses to exercise? · Measuring changes during exercise (beep-test, ratings of perceived exertion, measuring heart rate) · Physiological control during exercise (circulation and blood, respiration, metabolism) · Reading graphs and interpreting data
2. Integration of the body systems · Circulation and blood (VO2max, mean arterial pressure, a-VO2diff, haemoglobin, haematocrit) · Metabolism (fuel use, heat generated, heat loss, aerobic and anaerobic metabolism)
Included on the CD is a computer-based interactive learning tool along with a PowerPoint presentation and an e-book (64 pages) containing:
· Ready-to-use worksheets · Practical activities · Laboratory-style investigations · Factual information · Questions and answers
2. The following sample allows you to review a flash (swf) version of the PowerPoint presentation for this unit. You can click on thumbnails (or the timeline) to scroll through the presentation and clicking the notes tab will display a particular slide's notes. Use the view control (bottom right corner) to flip between views...
Software Tool - Further Details...
Biology of Exercise Intensity II includes an interactive, computer-based learning tool based on the biological changes that occur in the body when exercise takes place. It specifically focuses on exercise that gets progressively more intense until the person cannot continue using the 20 m beep-test as the example. The simulation graphically displays what is happening inside the body as we work harder and harder. It allows students to: · examine changes within the whole body, circulatory system, respiratory system and muscles as exercise becomes more intense · plot graphs of a range of variables such as heart rate, stroke volume and blood pressure · enter personal data, including a beep-test score, obtain performance values for variables such as stroke volume and cardiac output · run simulations of 'virtual students' and compare individual data to typical norms.
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