2005 Student Symposium Phenix City Intermediate May 14-17, 2005 By Michael Bellamy and Jacob Lee...

2005 Student SymposiumPhenix City Intermediate

May 14-17, 2005

By Michael Bellamy and Jacob Lee Mrs. Garrett’s Class

Phenix City Intermediate School

Phenix City, Alabama


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Background Information• Cardiac output is how many milliliters of blood your

heart pumps in one minute.• Blood carries oxygen to your brain and muscles.

Oxygen is used by your body for movement and other functions, such as digestion.

• The heart, lungs, and blood vessels work differently on Earth and in space, so this means that the cardiac output will be different on Earth and in space.

• The human body needs more oxygen to fuel the muscles when it exercises.


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Objective

• Recording and analyzing data, using the scientific method to investigate a problem, and multiplying whole numbers.


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Things that Affect your Heart• Cardiac output helps determine your heart and

cardiovascular system’s health.• Your cardiac output can be changed if you smoke,

drink, or use any other drug. These things will make your heart rate decrease, therefore, causing irregular breathing and heart problems.

• If you exercise regularly, your heart will grow stronger, and your cardiac output will increase. This could have a positive affect on your body and you would have less risk of heart problems.


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Question

• How are cardiac output and exercise related, and how does being in space affect your body during exercise?


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Stroke Volume

• Stroke volume is the amount of blood pushed through the heart during each heartbeat.

• It is measured in milliliters per beat.• It normally remains at about 75 milliliters per beat.• In a head-down tilt position, the stroke volume

increases to about 90 milliliters per beat, because fluids rush to the upper part of the body and then the heart has more blood to force out with each beat.


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Hypothesis

Our hypothesis is that in space, our cardiac output will be greater than it is on Earth, because the heart would work with greater effort and fewer results.


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Materials

• Watch or clock with a second hand

• Chair

• Data sheet

• Calculator (if wanted)


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Locating Your Pulse

• To locate your pulse, you put your index finger and your middle finger on the carotid artery, located on the side of your neck.


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Procedure (Part 1)

• Sitting in a chair, take your resting heart rate. (Take pulse for 10 seconds, then multiply by 6.)

• Record resting heart rate in data chart.• Calculate resting cardiac output by multiplying stroke volume

times heart rate. Use 75 ml/beat for stroke volume. (Cardiac output = stroke volume X heart rate)

• Record resting cardiac output.• Stand and do 25 jumping jacks.• Take your heart rate immediately after exercise. Record data.• Calculate your cardiac output after exercise. Record data.


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Procedure (Part 2)• Lay your chair down and take your resting pulse.• Next, take your pulse and multiply it by six to get

your heart rate.• Then take your answer and multiply it by ninety,

which is your stroke volume, and get your space simulation estimate.

• After this, make your exercise estimate by making a jumping jack motion twenty-five times in the reclining position, take your pulse, and calculate as you did before.


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Ten Second pulse count

10 sec times 6 equals one minute

Heart Rate

(beat/min)

Stroke Volume

(ml/beat)

Cardiac Output

(ml/min)

Michael

After sitting

22 X 6 132 X 75 = 9,990

Michael

After exercise

32 X 6 192 X 75 = 15,750

Jacob

After sitting

13 X 6 78 X 75 = 5,850

Jacob

After exercise

31 X 6 186 X 75 = 13,950


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Results• Next, we simulated the activity as if we were in space. • We did this by calculating in a head tilt position, but

instead of using 75, we used 90 for our stroke volume. • These results are exceptionally higher than our last

results! • In our simulated space, we used the same methods as

we did with the normal test. Although it was a little tricky to do a head tilt exercise, we got solid results.

• Our results were up to 22 liters per beat in a head tilt exercise position than in a regular position.


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10 sec pulse count

10 sec times 6 equals one minute

Heart rate (beats/min)

Stroke Volume (ml/beat)

Cardiac Output (ml/min)

Michael

After head down

31 X 6 = 186 X 90 = 16,740

Michael

After head down exercise

34 X 6 = 204 X 90 = 18,360

Jacob

After head down

24 X 6 = 144 X 90 = 12,960

Jacob

After head down exercise

41 X 6 = 246 X 90 = 22,140


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Surprising Results

• It’s surprising how much blood your heart pumps a minute. For instance, one of us pumped nearly 22 liters of blood in a minute after exercising.

• The heart is a very powerful muscle indeed!!!


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Conclusion

• During this experiment, we learned a lot about the heart and how powerful it is.

• We now know that in space your heart has to work much harder.


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Importance

• This knowledge could be applied to medical science in a way that cardiologists can estimate how much time astronauts can stay in space at one time.

• This experiment can save lives by recording information on the heart and cardiac output, which could provide information for the VAD, which is the name of the rocket pump part that works with the heart to save lives while you wait for a heart donor.


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Investigating with Fellow Students


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Students’ Comments •I enjoyed today’s presentation. I got tired, but I had fun. -Joah

•I learned that you find your cardiac output by your pulse. I learned that its different in space and after exercise. -Jerica

•I learned how to find my pulse. –Jaycie

•The best part was doing the exercises and then Math. – Terrence


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Having Fun

• Not only did they exercise their bodies, they exercised their vocal cords!


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Resources

• We got this investigation from

nasaexplorers.com.

• Presentation from Microsoft Office (PowerPoint)

• Pictures from Google

• Pump Your Blood song:http://www.macjams.com/filemgmt/jam.php?lid=6756

http://www.nasaexplores.com/

http://www.nasaexplores.com/

http://www.macjams.com/filemgmt/jam.php?lid=6756

http://www.macjams.com/filemgmt/jam.php?lid=6756


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