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Blood Pressure Lab
Lab Report Requirements
1. Title
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Must be descriptive so that we know the lab is about the relationship between
blood pressure and exercise.
2. Introduction
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In paragraph form, explain what blood pressure is, how it is measured, and how
we apply those readings to fitness rates. Include information from the four
questions below:
*Explain why blood pressure and heart rate differ when measured in a reclining
position and in a standing position
*Explain why blood pressure is a health concern
*Explain why an athlete must exercise harder and longer to achieve a maximum
heart rate than a person who is not as physically fit
*Research and explain why smoking causes a rise in blood pressure
3. Objectives
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State the purpose of the experiment and number and list your two hypotheses.
4. Materials
List the materials you used in the experiment.
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5. Procedures
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Present a detailed, step-by-step instruction list on how you did the experiment.
6. Results
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This section should include some variation of the Data Sheet where the average
blood pressure and the Fitness Data were recorded. You should also include a
summary paragraph with a description of the subject’s Relative Cardiac Fitness.
In other words, how did the total score compare to the Cardiac Fitness Scale?
7. Discussion
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Discuss the following in paragraph form:
*State whether or not your hypotheses were correct
*Explain why your subject received the fitness score he/she did and whether you
think this fitness score is accurate. Why or why not?
*Explain any sources of error in your data and how you could eliminate those if
you were to complete the experiment again
8. Typed
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