Pulse sensor

This pulse sensor provides the value of the heart rate in beats per minute using an optical sensor into which the user inserts their finger. In the Scientific Workshop software, this sensor also allows for the representation of the shape of a heart signal in order to measure its period.
While the first function will be mainly used in Life and Earth Sciences (SVT) especially in middle school, the 'Visualization of the heart signal' function will be used in physics and chemistry.

In middle school, in SVT, it can be used in the context of studying the adaptation of metabolism to exertion, in short sequences. It helps explain how the cardiovascular system intervenes during muscular exertion by identifying the organism's capabilities and limits (heart and respiratory rates, and physical exertion).

In high school, in physics and chemistry, it allows for the study of periodic signals, particularly to understand and use the definitions of the period and frequency of a periodic phenomenon: measuring the amplitude, measuring, and calculating the period.

Works with an ExAO console Tooxy^®, Foxy^®, or AirNeXT^®.