In the zone

Produced by the Wellcome Trust, In The Zone is a major UK initiative inspired by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It has been awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark and is part of Get Set +, the official London 2012 education programme. Primary resources linked to the topic of animals, including humans, the four lessons are introduced by the character Fizzy, who wants to learn more about the human body and explain this to her dog Dizzy. The resources contain detailed lesson plans including presentations, activities and games, homework sheets and reward cards.

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On Your Marks...Get Set...Breathe (Ages 11-14)

This resource consists of four experiments about breathing and lung function. Students use lung volume bags, peak flow meters and pulse oximeters to explore lung function and to find out how different activities affect their breathing. The experiments can be carried out in the science classroom but there is an...

From Strength to Strength (Ages 14-16)

This suite of experiments explores the body's muscles, their function and the effects of exercise.

[b]Experiment A:[/b] Students measure the circumference of their upper arm when relaxed and contracted. They then carry out some strength tests to see if there is a relationship between muscle size and...

I've Got the Power (Ages 16-19)

These four experiments look at what limits our performance during exercise and how we produce the energy that we require to move our bodies during different types of exercise.

In these experiments, the role of aerobic and anaerobic respiration are compared and students investigate how their bodies use...

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