XXXIII Copernicus High School

Warsaw

April 20, 2009

Sabina Narloch

THE INFLUENCE OF DEFINED FACTOR ON THE PULSE RATE

RESEARCH QUESTION

Does heart rate differ significantly in accordance to genetics, gender, age, surrounding us environment, and lifestyle?

Does heart rate may also be influenced by factors with which we do not face in everyday life as overwhelming, strong emotions?

VARIABLES

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MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

  • Stopwatch (±0.01 s)
  • Barometer
  • Hygrometer (±      g/m3)
  • Thermometer (range: 0 oC-100 oC, ± 0.5 oC)
  • A large area to carry out the experiment
  • Stethoscope (if heart rate would not be measure placing fingers)
  • Stairs
  • People of both sexes, in different age , with and without smoking status, with and without alcohol addiction, with normal and overactive thyroid gland, with good/poor physical condition,  with low/normal/high blood pressure, with diversity in height, and also with diverse Body Mass Index
  • Liquids: alcohol, coffee, tea, water
  • 20 mugs with 1 liter of capacity
  • ...

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