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A Day in the Life of Your Heart

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Abstract

Did you know that your heart beats at different rates depending on what you’re doing? The more physically active you are, the faster your heart beats. You can measure the rate your heart is beating by taking your pulse. This science fair project will show you how to take your pulse and help you investigate which daily activities get your heart beating the fastest. The focus of this activity is to track your heart rate throughout the day to see which activities cause it to beat faster. The doctor listens to make sure the heartbeat sounds normal and has a regular, steady rhythm. But did you know that you can figure out how fast your heart is beating without a stethoscope? This is done by taking your pulse.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-09/uoi-yfp090413.php

Learning Outcomes

The learners will learn how to to track your heart rate throughout the day to see which activities cause it to beat faster.

  • Classify the arteries to take a pulse
  • Demonstrate his/her pulse
  • Compare the heart rates
  • Label their activity and the time of day on the x-axis
  • Analyze the the heart rate data on the y-axis
  • Utilize the stopwatch to keep track of the heart rate
  • Distinguish the suitable arter
  • Estimate the per minute heart rate
  • Formulate the heart rate by counting over 10 seconds and multiply this figure by six
  • Evaluate heart rate throughout the day to see which activities cause it to beat faster.

Other Instructions

  • Press the fingertips of your index and middle fingers over either the radial or carotid artery.
  • Once you’ve found the pulse, use your other hand to start the stopwatch.
  • Keep track of the time, count the number of beats you feel in 10 seconds.
  • Multiply the number of beats in 10 seconds by 6 to get the total number of beats in 1 minute (which is 60 seconds)
  • Be ready to start your experiment. The goal is to measure your heart rate several times throughout the day.
  • Choose four more times of day to take your pulse. Try to pick things that you do at a similar time every day.
  • Make sure to record what you were doing, what time of day you were doing it, and your pulse rate each time in a data table.

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Author

Fatma EROĞLAN
Fatma EROĞLAN

Language

English

Main Topics

Science

Keywords

Health