Heat+Challenge

Zach Walker 8/21/07 Period 7 Practice Heat Challenge 1: Tiger Ensworth just completed a three-hour football practice outside, in the sun, humidity, and 100°F heat. How? How did his body manage that? How did he prepare his body to manage that? How can he recover quickly and be ready for practice tomorrow? Generate Ideas: (1) What things do you know that could help you answer this question? (2) What things would you need to know to answer this question? Answer these two questions in a one-page word document. You may use bullet points/outline format vs. complete sentences. Be prepared to share this document with the class. Include references if you think you may want to go back them during this challenge.

1. What would you want to know to answer this question? 2. What things do you know that could help you answer this question? • How did his body manage to handle that practice? • How did he prepare his body to handle that? • How can he recover and be ready for practice tomorrow?

Things I would want to know: - I would need to know how the human body reacts to certain temperatures. - I would need to know what things the human body needs to adapt to certain high temperatures. - I would need to know what the human body would need to replenish energy and strength. - I would need to know how he could train his body to deal with different levels of humidity. - One would want to know how many breaks he’d need to take in intervals in order to maintain a high level of energy to be sufficient in practice.

Things I know: - I know that being hydrated helps the body deal with heat. - I know that being in good physical shape would help him practice outside. - I know that eating well (i.e., fruits, power bars, a snack) before practice or sometime during the day would give him nutrients and protein to have energy. - I know that sleeping well and stretching out muscles and joint after practice would help him be loose for the next day. - The human body needs their blood circulation to be constant so that they can adjust to temperatures and drinking a lot of water does that. (http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/heat.php)