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Introduction

We were given the task of finding


How Heart Rate is Affected By Homeostasis Wed like to thank Mrs. Matthew, Mr. Philpot,
and Alisa Ikeda for their help with this

how your heart rate is affected by Vivian, Kelsey, Sadie, Holly & Zoe experiment.

your body when maintaining Procedure Data Table


homeostasis, during exercise. We 1. Choose participants to do the experiment
Time A B C D E
decided that we could prove this the 2. Get a jump rope for each participant (make sure the jump ropes are all the before/after (control-di
most efficiently by jumping rope. same) jump roping d not
jump)
We measured our heart rate before 3. Take the heart rate (count heart beats on neck for 1 minute) of each person 5
and after jumping rope and related it minutes before jump roping.
5 min 89 66 84 97 112
to Homeostasis. 4. 5 minutes later, take the heart rate for 1 minute before starting by taking
Hypothesis pulse again.
1 89 78 80 80 116
If we jump rope for 1 minute, then our 5. Each person jump ropes for 1 minute, at a normal pace.
heart rate will spike and go back to normal. 6. At the end of the minute, check the heart rate of each participant for one 0 77 141 119 124 178
minute immediately after exercising. Record in a data table.
Data/Observations 7. Check the heart rate of each participant every other minute until their heart 5 93 78 81 78 116
-When jump roping, the jump roping was not rate is back to normal (the rate from the first time you measured the heart
at a consistent speed. rate). 10 89 78 81 78 59
-Some were not as proficient at jump roping.
8. Make sure to write down every number in a data table. Use the below table.
-The heart rate machine had errors.
Materials: 15 56 78 81 NA 109
-When the heart rate would have errors and
we would have to retake the heart rate, the Heart Rate machine, Jump Rope, 5 people, Timer
timing the experiment would be off. Discussion
-The machine had too many errors so we Abstract When you exercise, your heart rate goes up, as shown in our data.
could not take Person Ds heart rate after Objective- The objective of this lab was to see how your body maintains homeostasis through
fifteen minutes.
The body takes time to let your heart rate return to normal. The
heart rate while jumping rope.
Graph Design- The focus group was monitored throughout six trials of different times before and persons B-E, jumped roped for one minute. The heart rate was
after jumping rope for one minute. increased in people who jumped rope for one minute. This
Subjects- The focus group consisted of five, sophomore girls in high school. experiment was testing the bodys use of homeostasis on heart
Variables Measured- The variables taken into account was the heart rates of adolescent girls rate. The average time for the body to return to resting heart rate
before and after a short, high energy workout to research the effects of exercise on the heart. was 6.5 minutes.
One member did not jump rope to keep the resting heart rate.
We discovered how an individuals health is the main factor of
Analysis- The data was analyzed with a graph of each members heart rate at each given time.
heart rate, dependent on the frequency of personal exercise.
Results- Heart rate is extremely dependent on the individual, but is still consistently increased
after a minute of jump roping. However, exercising intensely for approximately a minute will
Implications- An individuals health is the main factor of heart rate, dependent on the elevate your heart rate, no matter the individual. The data also
frequency of personal exercise. However, exercising intensely for approximately a minute will suggested that heart rate fluctuates more than the monitored
elevate your heart rate, no matter the individual and suggested that heart rate fluctuates more increments. We also discovered how the body does not have a
than the monitored increments.
Key Words- heart rate, health of heart, effects of exercise consistent heart rate.
Work Cited
https://www.livestrong.com/article/369714-how-does-the-body-mai
ntain-homeostasis-in-response-to-exercise/

https://www.livestrong.com/article/286312-increased-heart-rate-dur
ing-exercise-maintaining-homeostasis/

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