Introduction:
The purpose of this project was to understand homeostasis, how it affects the body, and how it is maintained. This is such a broad concept, so it was split into sections among the seven groups in our class. Our group investigated how the respiratory system is affected by homeostasis. We tested this through a series of athletic experiments where participants were measured at their resting breathing rate, and then ran a certain distance. After the run, the runner's breathing was timed until it returned to resting breathing rate. We then gathered our results and explored them. We ran this experiment with 2 female participants and 2 males.
Content:
Homeostasis- the ability to maintain a stable, consistant internal enviroment despite external changes
The purpose of this project was to understand homeostasis, how it affects the body, and how it is maintained. This is such a broad concept, so it was split into sections among the seven groups in our class. Our group investigated how the respiratory system is affected by homeostasis. We tested this through a series of athletic experiments where participants were measured at their resting breathing rate, and then ran a certain distance. After the run, the runner's breathing was timed until it returned to resting breathing rate. We then gathered our results and explored them. We ran this experiment with 2 female participants and 2 males.
Content:
Homeostasis- the ability to maintain a stable, consistant internal enviroment despite external changes
Reflection:
This project was fun because it involved experiments which we haven't worked with too much. It was a great way to explore this topic and was an overall good experience. One peak was that my group and I were pretty close, so we were able to work together, contact each other outside of school, and share ideas openly. This was a major factor in our sucess because when we got confused on what experiment we were running, or one instance with miscalculations of breathing rate, we were quickly able to understand what went wrong and reorganize. Another peak was the amount of time we had to do this project. We were not short on time, but did need to finsih up our presentation at home. However, this coulve been avoided if a pit, time management, was improved. We could've worked harder in class and stayed on track better to avoid the homework. Another struggle we had was the running because it took us a while to figure out an efficent way to measure the breathe of each participant. However, after some trial and error we were able to assign each timer a person and two trackers that wrote down the data minute by minute. Overall, it was a quality project that gave us a hands on way to learn homeostasis.