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Dance 3
University of California, Irvine
Spring 2018
Scientific Project: Data Collection 2
Learning Objectives:
1) Implement the appropriate steps to collect new information about a lifestyle change.
2) Demonstrate how to organize and record data during a scientific experiment.
Instructions:
For this section of your scientific project, you are expected to provide the final results of your
data collection. At the top of your paper, please restate (in one single sentence) your
hypothesis to clearly identify your independent and dependent variables. Failure to restate
your hypothesis will result in an automatic ZERO for this assignment.
All of your data must be typed in a table in order to receive any credit for this assignment.
Final Data Collection
You will be expected to turn in ALL of the data you have collected for your scientific selfexperiment. At the time you submit this assignment, your data collection must be
completed. The following information is REQUIRED for this portion of this assignment:
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All data is typed into a table.
Hypothesis is restated at the top of the page.
Tracking of independent variable is clearly identified and labeled.
Pre-experiment dependent variable value clearly identified and labeled.
Post-experiment dependent variable value clearly identified and labeled.
If you collected your dependent variable at intervals between your starting value and
your finishing value, you must present this data as well.
For more information on assignment expectations, please refer to the example on the next page.
Rubric:
Mechanical review: In order for the paper to be graded, it must meet the following criteria:
1) The hypothesis is clearly stated at the top of the page.
2) All data is typed into a table.
3) The assignment was completed and submitted on time.
Descriptor
Superior
Good
Poor
Unacceptable
Points
5
3
1
0
Criterion 1:
Independent
Variable
Manipulation of
the independent
variable is clearly
demonstrated and
labeled.
Manipulation of
the independent
variable is vaguely
demonstrated.
It is difficult to
identify proof of
manipulation of
independent
variable.
No independent
variable data was
included.
Criterion 2:
Dependent
Variable
Collection of
dependent variable
data is clearly
presented and
labeled.
Collection of
dependent
variable data is
vaguely
presented.
It is difficult to
identify
dependent
variable data.
No dependent
variable data was
included.
Total Possible:
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Dance 3
University of California, Irvine
Spring 2018
Example:
This is an example, NOT a template. This is a guideline or idea of how to assemble a table
with your data. AT MINIMUM, your table must include the headings highlighted in yellow.
Failure to restate the hypothesis will result in an AUTOMATIC ZERO on the assignment.
Data Collection 2
Hypothesis: If I perform static hamstring stretches every day for 3 weeks, then my hamstring
flexibility will increase, as demonstrated by my sit and reach score.
Final Data Collection:
Date
Week 1
Tuesday 2/6
Wednesday 2/7
Thursday 2/8
Friday 2/9
Saturday 2/10
Sunday 2/11
Monday 2/12
Week 2
Tuesday 2/13
Wednesday 2/14
Thursday 2/15
Friday 2/16
Saturday 2/17
Sunday 2/18
Monday 2/19
Independent Variable
Stretch
Pre-Intervention:
✓
✕
✓
✓
✕
✓
✓
✕
✓
✓
✕
✓
✓
✓
Dependent Variable
Sit and Reach Score
50 cm
48cm
52.5 cm
54cm
Week 3
Tuesday 2/20
Wednesday 2/21
Thursday 2/22
Friday 2/23
Saturday 2/24
Sunday 2/25
Monday 2/26
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Post-Intervention:
Total Change in Score:
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56 cm
58cm
61 cm
+11 cm
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Scientific Project: Methods Learning Objectives
Hypothesis
How does exercise affect an individual’s pulse rate?
Participants
Pulse rate closely relates to the amount of exercise an individual conducts. The
experiment focuses on the life of a male college student practicing exercises on a daily basis to
gain physical fitness. The experiment studies the life of a full-time college student engaging in
athletics. The student is a vegetarian and has never experienced heart challenges throughout the
life.
Materials
Testing the pulse rate of an individual occurs during an exercise. The process requires
different materials to determine the relationship between the exercise and the pulse rate. The
materials required include stopwatch, a piece of paper, pen and a method. The stopwatch helps in
tracking the duration of the exercise. The accuracy of the stopwatch significantly affects the
results of the experiment. The stopwatch must also commence at the most appropriate time to
determine the most accurate result. The piece of paper and the pen assists in noting down the
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results of the exercise. Noting down the changes during the experiment is very difficult and
requires proper timing to guarantee the accuracy of the experiment. The method helps in
understanding all the procedures involved in the experiment. The procedures involved in the
experiment must be fair. Before the experiment, the eating process must be appropriate to avoid
the complications. The time of experimenting must be the same unless the process of testing the
pulse rate changes over time (Tomporowski & Phillip, 49). The number of exercises done will
also change, but the same activity occurs each time. The exercise preferably occurs in the
morning after waking up since it is much than doing the same exercise in the afternoon. If the
experiment occurs twice, eating and resting must remain the same way.
Procedures
Wake up 25 minutes earlier than on the normal days and avail the materials to measure
the pulse rate. Measure the pulse rate for one minute. Then do different jumping jacks in every
minute. Conduct one jumping jack every one minute. Measure the pulse rate every minute until
the pulse rate returns to the normal level. Write down the duration it took to conduct the jumping
jacks and the duration of testing the pulse rate. Repeat the same procedure the day after.
Determine if the pulse rate is similar or different to the first test previously conducted. Repeat the
same experiment severally to make it more accurate. Repeating the experiment helped in finding
the average results and making the results more accurate (Sharma, Sanjay, Ahmed & Lluis,
1448). The first experiment occurs on Sunday morning while the second experiment occurs on
Monday morning to determine the consistency and the accuracy of the testing process. The
experiment requires consistency and if possible will happen on Tuesday. Most importantly, the
experiment will measure the duration it takes for the pulse rate to get back to the normal level.
The stopwatch helps in determining the time the pulse rate takes to return to normal level.
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When doing exercise, the body pumps more blood. Pumping more blood increases the
pulse rate. During the exercise, the cells in the particular muscles require more energy making
the heart to pump more blood (Pedersen, Bente & Bengt, 56). The muscles acquire the energy
from respiration process. The chemical process consumes more oxygen and extracts more energy
from the glucose components. The energy travels through the blood, and the muscles acquire
glucose. The muscles, therefore, receive a good supply of both oxygen and glucose. The
experiment determines the relationship between the exercise and the energy required in the
muscles. During the training, the pulse rate only increases with increase in the intensity of the
exercise which results in the need for more glucose and oxygen.
Work Cited
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Pedersen, Bente Klarlund, and Bengt Saltin. "Exercise as medicine–evidence for prescribing
exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases." Scandinavian journal of medicine &
science in sports 25.S3 (2015): 1-72.
Sharma, Sanjay, Ahmed Merghani, and Lluis Mont. "Exercise and the heart: the good, the bad,
and the ugly." European heart journal 36.23 (2015): 1445-1453.
Tomporowski, Phillip D., et al. "Exercise and children's cognition: the role of exercise
characteristics and a place for metacognition." Journal of Sport and Health Science 4.1
(2015): 47-55.
Data Collection 1
May 8 by 5pm
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20
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Comments
This is not acceptable for the project. You should be completing a self-
experiment. Please see Professor Griswold before moving forward with
the project.
Emily Griswold,
May 15 at
12:12pm