Base Station Walk-back
Your Mission: Perform a walk, progressing to 1600m to improve lung, heart, and other muscle endurance.
- perform a walk, progressing to 1600 m (1 mi) to improve lung, heart, and other muscle endurance
- record observations about improvements in this walk-back physical endurance experience using their lungs, hearts, and other muscles in the Mission Journal
- Optional equipment:
- watch or stopwatch
- heart rate monitor
- pedometer
- walking wheel
- For students: Mission Journal and pencil
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