Homeostasis Lab
In this project, we were asked to investigate how the body maintains homeostasis. Homeostasis is the balance in the body which regulates bodily functions. My group did body temperature did body temperature. So, we had to research how the body maintains a body temperature of around 97-98 degrees Fahrenheit. To test this, we took one student's body temperature outside. Then they had to run two laps around the track. After, we took their temperature again. When we did this their temperature went up. After, we waited five minutes, and took the temperature again. Their temperature went back down to their regular 97-98 degree range.
CONTENT
Homeostasis- balance of the body which regulates other bodily functions
Temperature- degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
Thermometer- an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature, typically one consisting of a narrow, hermetically sealed glass tube marked with graduations and having at one end a bulb containing mercury or alcohol that expands and contracts in the tube with heating and cooling.
Timer- device that measures or records the amount of time taken by a process or activity.
Celsius- temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100°
Control - something in an experiment which will give always give the same outcome, used for comparison to the variable you are testing, gives the output that is expected in the experiment
Homeostasis- balance of the body which regulates other bodily functions
Temperature- degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
Thermometer- an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature, typically one consisting of a narrow, hermetically sealed glass tube marked with graduations and having at one end a bulb containing mercury or alcohol that expands and contracts in the tube with heating and cooling.
Timer- device that measures or records the amount of time taken by a process or activity.
Celsius- temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100°
Control - something in an experiment which will give always give the same outcome, used for comparison to the variable you are testing, gives the output that is expected in the experiment