Exercise Investigation by Mikayla

What do we know about exercise?

mikayla_stott — 2015-12-29 17:12:41 UTC

You exercise to make your muscles bigger

We know many different ways of exercising:

- you can jump
-you can play basketball
-you can lift weights
-you can run on the treadmill
-you can play with your friends
-you can ride bikes

What are different types of exercises?

mikayla_stott — 2016-01-25 02:21:04 UTC

- Dancing

- Running

- Walking

- Jumping

- Riding bikes

- Football

- Jumping jacks

- Swimming

- Lifting weights

- Jumping rope

- Baseball

- Basketball

What do we want to know about exercising?

mikayla_stott — 2016-01-26 02:27:43 UTC

- Why do we have to exercise?

- What does exercising do for our bodies?

- How many jumping jacks can we do?

- How many times can we jump on one foot?

- How often should you exercise?

- How can you make your muscles bigger?

How do our bodies work when we exercise?

mikayla_stott — 2016-02-23 21:03:35 UTC

We completed different exercises in the classroom and then talked about how our heat beats fast and took our pulse, how we sweat to help us cool down, how our muscles get stronger and how we become more flexible.

We are keeping exercise journals to log all the exercising we do!

Yoga

mikayla_stott — 2016-02-23 21:05:30 UTC

What do our bodies need in order to move and exercise?

mikayla_stott — 2016-02-23 21:06:38 UTC

We discussed healthy and non healthy food and how it helps our body have more energy to exercise when we eat healthy food.
We also talked about how important it is to drink lots of water and make sure to stretch.

What foods are healthy?

mikayla_stott — 2016-02-23 21:07:16 UTC

We completed a food sort at small group discussing wether a food was healthy or not. We talked about how if it is not healthy it is still ok to eat just not all the time. We then talked about how many times healthy foods are very colorful and we created a list of our favorite fruit or vegetable and what color it is.

Blueberries
Peppers
Grapes
Bananas
Kiwi
Strawberries
Carrots
Apples
Snap peas
Broccoli
Cherries
Watermelon
Tomatoes
Pears
Corn
Pumpkins
Cucumbers

These are the colorful fruits and vegetables we could think of and we are going to make a book to add to our writing table.

What jobs are related to exercising?

mikayla_stott — 2016-03-09 02:17:20 UTC

We discussed jobs related to exercise and brainstormed a list of all the jobs we could think of that people have to exercise to complete their job.

A few that we came up with:
PE teacher
Athlete
Gym trainer
Sports coach
Mailman
Policeman
Firefighter

How do we stay safe when exercising?

mikayla_stott — 2016-03-09 02:27:40 UTC

We discussed different safety equipment such as helmets, cleats, mouth guard, and shin guards and how each one protects us when exercising.

We also talked about how listening to and following the rules can keep us safe when exercising.

We talked about drinking lots of water, resting when tired, and stretching also keep us safe.