Health Science Projects About Sports Performance

by Gardner, Robert; Conklin, Barbara Gardner

• ISBN13: 9780766014411
• ISBN10: 076601441X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc

Summary

-- Rigorous experiments for middle school and up.
-- Excellent ideas for science projects; some even recreate famous experiments.
-- Books have careful drawings and safety tips.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Safety	5	(4)
Human History, Exercise, and Health	9	(3)
Before Exercise: Warming Up and Stretching	12	(7)
Some Necessary Tools and Skills	19	(10)
Measuring Heart Rate	20	(3)
Measuring Breathing Rate	23	(1)
Measuring Blood Pressure	24	(3)
Measuring Body Temperature	27	(2)
The Effects of Body Position, Exercise, and Conditioning	29	(13)
The Effect of Body Position, Exercise, and Conditioning on Heart Rate	30	(2)
The Effect of Conditioning and Exercise on Breathing Rate	32	(1)
The Effect of Conditioning and Exercise on Blood Pressure	33	(2)
The Effect of Conditioning and Exercise on Body Temperature	35	(2)
Effect of Temperature on the ``Breathing'' Rate of a Fish	37	(2)
Maintaining Body Temperature	39	(3)
Nutrition and Health	42	(12)
Basal Metabolism	43	(3)
Total Metabolic Rate	46	(3)
Meeting Energy Requirements	49	(3)
The Pinch Test	52	(2)
Muscles and Exercise	54	(28)
Muscles in a Chicken's Wing	56	(2)
Muscles Are Levers	58	(6)
Muscle Pairs	64	(2)
Muscles and Muscle Use	66	(4)
Muscle Force and Angle	70	(2)
Measuring Your Reaction Time	72	(3)
Tired Muscles	75	(3)
The Well Balanced Athlete	78	(4)
Exercise and Conditioning	82	(18)
Tests of Physical Condition	83	(7)
The Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Heart Rate and Performance	90	(2)
Anaerobic Exercise and Performance	92	(1)
Performance After Aerobic and Anaerobic Training	93	(1)
Conditioning and Vital Capacity	94	(6)
Sports Psychology	100	(9)
Stress Management	102	(5)
Visualization	107	(2)
Further Reading	109	(1)
Internet Addresses	110	(1)
Index	111