Hypothesis:
We thought, drinking an energy drink would increase our blood pressure as well as your heart rate.
Procedure:
First we measured our heart rate and blood pressure while we were resting in class, before we drank the energy drink.
Second, we measured our heart rate and blood pressure 15 minutes after we drank the energy drink.
We took another measurement 20, and 25 minutes after we finished our energy drinks.
Then we averaged both the diastolic and systolic numbers of blood pressure to show the average trend in change. We also graphed each individual’s heart rate to see if it affected each person differently.
Materials:
Blood pressure monitor (that measured blood pressure and heart rate), Monster energy drink
Conclusion:
We found that each person had an increased heart rate at one time, but each person had completely different reading for each time. Gwynn’s heart rate had a steady decrease then a slight increase, where Melody’s heart rate decreased then had an incredible increase between the 20 and 25-minute mark. Serina had a steady increase through the whole experiment, and Jill’s heart rate decreased, increased and then leveled out. Our blood pressure graphs show the trend of both diastolic and systolic pressures throughout the experiment. Jill’s blood pressure decreased, while Melody’s numbers totally switched from systolic being higher to diastolic being the larger number. Serina’s blood pressure increased and Gwynn’s stayed almost completely the same. Because Serina, Melody, and Jill rarely drink energy drink, and Gwynn drinks them regularly, we believe that the energy drink affected them more then Gwynn. We conclude, that an energy drink, will affect a person who doesn’t usually drink them, more then a person who consumes an energy drink on a regular basis.
Abstract:
Our hypothesis was that an energy drink would increase our blood pressure as well as our heart rate. For us to figure out if this was true or not, we had to test our blood pressure and heart rate. While we were at rest with no energy drink we used a blood pressure cuffs, and documented what our results were. Then we each drank the same amount of energy drink, and waited fifteen minutes later to test our reactions to the drink. After collecting our results we also waited twenty and twenty-five minutes later to see how our reactions were. Melody, Serina, and Jill found out that we had a dramatic difference in our blood pressure and heart rate. Melody with the most, we concluded that maybe because she hasn’t had an energy drink before that this is what made such a huge change. Gwynn’s heart rate and blood pressure pretty much stood steady the whole time, because she often drinks energy drinks. With our results we conclude that an energy drink, will affect a person who doesn’t usually drink them, more then a person who consumes an energy drink on a regular basis.
