Design
Design
Students will design a systematic investigation plan that clearly explains how they will answer their biking body systems research question, identify and control variables, create a detailed data collection procedure, and revise their methodology based on peer feedback before beginning data collection.
Days 4 - 7
Analyze
Analyze
Students will interpret their heart rate and breathing data from biking investigations by creating clear visualizations, identifying patterns and anomalies, engaging in structured peer critique, and developing evidence-based preliminary findings that connect directly to their original research questions and hypotheses.
Days 12 - 16
Conclude
Conclude
Students will draw evidence-based conclusions about how biking affects the heart, lungs, and muscles; explicitly acknowledge limitations in their investigations; generate new research questions; and present their full investigation process to an authentic audience at the Biking Science Fair and Heart and Wheels Festival.
Days 17 - 20
Question
Days 1–3
Day 1
🚴 Cycle Science Start Challenge
Launch
45m
Day 2
❓ From Wonderings to Testable Questions
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 3
📝 Research Question & Hypothesis Proposal
Deliverable
45m
Design
Days 4–7
Day 4
🧪 Variables in Biking Experiments
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 5
📚 Heart & Lungs Background Notes
Research
45m
Day 6
📝 Biking Investigation Plan Draft
Deliverable
45m
Day 7
🔍 Method Plan Peer Review & Revision
Assessment
45m
Collect
Days 8–11
Day 8
🚴 Trial 1: Heart Rate & Breathing Data
Deliverable
45m
Day 9
📊 Data Quality Midpoint Check
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 10
🚴 Trial 2 & 3: Replication Rounds
Deliverable
45m
Day 11
✅ Investigation Method Checkpoint
Assessment
45m
Analyze
Days 12–16
Day 12
📊 Bar Graphs of Heart & Breathing Rates
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 13
🔎 Finding Patterns & Surprises
Deliverable
45m
Day 14
💬 Data Talk Peer Critique
Deliverable
45m
Day 15
🧠 Connecting Data to Hypotheses
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 16
📝 Preliminary Findings Summary
Assessment
45m
Conclude
Days 17–20
Day 17
🧠 Evidence-Based Conclusions & Limitations
Deliverable
45m
Day 18
🔍 Peer Review of Science Fair Boards
Deliverable
45m
Day 19
🎤 Presentation Rehearsal & Defense Practice
Project Work
45m
Day 20
🚴 Biking Science Fair & Reflection
Assessment
45m
April 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
27
Day 1
Question
🚴 Cycle Science Start Challenge
28
Day 2
❓ From Wonderings to Testable Questions
29
Day 3
📝 Research Question & Hypothesis Proposal
30
Day 4
Design
🧪 Variables in Biking Experiments
1
Day 5
📚 Heart & Lungs Background Notes
May 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
4
Day 6
📝 Biking Investigation Plan Draft
5
Day 7
🔍 Method Plan Peer Review & Revision
6
Day 8
Collect
🚴 Trial 1: Heart Rate & Breathing Data
7
Day 9
📊 Data Quality Midpoint Check
8
Day 10
🚴 Trial 2 & 3: Replication Rounds
11
Day 11
✅ Investigation Method Checkpoint
12
Day 12
Analyze
📊 Bar Graphs of Heart & Breathing Rates
13
Day 13
🔎 Finding Patterns & Surprises
14
Day 14
💬 Data Talk Peer Critique
15
Day 15
🧠 Connecting Data to Hypotheses
18
Day 16
📝 Preliminary Findings Summary
19
Day 17
Conclude
🧠 Evidence-Based Conclusions & Limitations
20
Day 18
🔍 Peer Review of Science Fair Boards
21
Day 19
🎤 Presentation Rehearsal & Defense Practice
22
Day 20
🚴 Biking Science Fair & Reflection