Number of heartbeats in 20 seconds: 28 Number of heartbeats in one minute: 84 Number of heartbeats in one hour: 5,040 Number of heartbeats in one day: 120,960 Number of heartbeats in one week: 846,720 Number of heartbeats in one month: 3,628,800 Number of heartbeats in one year: 44,150,400 | |
Reflection Questions
1. How many heart beats did you think you would have in one year before extrapolating? I thought it was going to be around 20,000,000. Were you close or far off? I was kind of close I guess but at the same time far off.
- Explain what "extrapolating" means to younger children. It means to make something go faster or tire out something.
- What are some other things you can extrapolate? Give some examples. The heart, yourself, your legs and your fingers.