Purpose (Use 3rd person)
The heart is one of the most important organs in a body. The heart pumps vital blood to all parts of our body. A body can still live in a coma if the brain is gone; however, if the heart is ever removed from the body then a person would die. Learning about the human heart is important for a person's educational life and their future. Listening to music is also one of the many things people love; it's also one of the most common past times for many people. Music is proven to reduce stress (Collingwood). If music can do that, what can it do to a person's heart rate? (Why would studying the relationship between music and heart rate helpful?)
History Who was first to study the heart?
In the past people have tried to slow their heart rate or speed them up, in curiosity, to see if that was possible (specify, source?). (explain how stress or anxiety is related to heart rate) People with anxiety or lots of stress turn to medicine for help. Researchers have found that there is a less expensive way to reduce anxiety or stress. Music can help the heart rate slow down or even speed up. This way, people with a history of high blood pressure or other heart related problem can use this method to help keep their heart in check. It's important to keep a heart healthy so it keeps the body healthy.
On Monday, June 22, HealthDay News posted their results from their own study if how music effect heart rate. According to HealthDay News, their new study proves, loud music made hearts beat faster and blood pressure go up, while softer passages lowered both heart rates and blood pressure (Edelson, 2013). (Why is important?)
Process (Need at least one more paragraph)
Why does the heart beat? The answer is simple and quite logical. The atria and ventricles work together to pump blood through the heart. The electrical system is what makes this possible! The faster a heart beats, the more its need for oxygen increases. It is common for the heart to beat from 50 to 100 beats per minute or bpm (source?). In times of excitement, the heart is known to increase this limit. It is easy and simple to measure a person’s heart rate. The pulse can be measured in different places of the human body; from the wrist to you neck! What is the heart beat range for a healthy person? vs someone with heart disease?
Music can be used as a way to keep people healthy. Music is tied to human emotions and is used to recall old memories and can be beneficial to the heart (run-on). It is proven that a person’s heart rate can change due to the kind of music they listen to (source?). It depends on the tempo of the music to change a person’s heart rate. Music can reduce the perception of pain in some people (source?). A person’s heart rate and anxiety will rise in times of stress. Music effects differ from person to person. Loud and upbeat music can make the heart beat faster and blood pressure go up. Softer passages lowered both heart rate and blood pressure. Music can also be used as a medicine to treat the heart in times of stress. Music can be used to heal more things than you think(<- this is an opinion).
Applications (Add current uses and applications- Are there doctors that prescribe this?)
Hopefully in the future, many people will start to realize the ways music can help people with their heart problems. In fact, many doctors today recommend music and other ways to help your heart get better. HeathDay News recommends exercise, yoga, meditation, healthy diet, music, and herbal tea (Year). If more people know this, then more people will be able to have access to these ways of helping the heart. The truth behind expensive medication is sometimes horrid. Some medications increase a chance in heart attacks, anxiety, stress, or even death. Why pay for uncertainties when you can have a free and healthy way to help yourself?
Reflection
We enjoyed learning more about the human heart as we researched it online on trustable websites. Who knew that music is one of the simple ways to help our heart? We learned that the normal heart beat rate for most people is 50 to 100 beats. Kids tend to have a faster heart rate than adults due to their age. In times of excitement heart rate is known to increase and may be over the normal rate for most people. Music is also one of the things that are proven to change a person’s heart rate. Depending on the person’s reaction to a song, it will increase or decrease their heart rate.
During the experiment, we learned that most people differ in heart rate. In our trial, some people started from about 70 heart beats per minute while others started from 65 or as low as 60 beats per minute. After having each person listen to specific songs, there was a decrease or increase in their heart rates. It was interesting to see how some songs that made some people have an increase in heart rate, made others have a decrease. This just shows that music does have a different reaction to different people. Data Table
SUBJECTS
SYMPHONY NO.9 BY BEETHOVEN
THRIFT SHOP BY MACKLEMORE
IRIS BY THE GOO GOO DOLLS
1
-2
9
21
2
2
15
15
3
-1
10
9
4
2
5
20
5
-19
22
20
6
-2
5
14
7
-3
17
2
8
4
7
9
9
11
5
16
10
-2
-2
-8
Graph
Submitted to the teacher by Friday or sooner.
Hypothesis
If a number of participants listened to different genres of music, then hip hop music will (choose increase or decrease) on heart rate.
Problem
Does music affect heart rate?
Variables
Independent Variable
Music Genre
Dependent Variable
Heart Rate
Controlled Variables
The duration each song is played
The duration each participant’s heart rate is measured for
The volume of the song
The same song played for each genre
Materials
1 CD player, mp3, or ipod
1 head phone or earplugs (optional)
3 types of songs from different genres (hip hop, classical, pop)
1 stop watch
10 human participants (all over 5 years of age)
Procedure
Gather materials needed for your science far experiment. List all of the materials used. Also list the names of the specific songs used.
Follow the instructions for using the blood pressure wrist unit or learn how to measure a person’s heart rate without one. Be sure to follow any other instructions given.
Prepare a CD or music playlist with the songs to use for the experiment.
Ask a participant to sit down in a chair. Place your right thumb on one of the participant’s wrist and try to find the pulse. Search online for more information on how to measure the heart rate by hand if needed.
Ask the participant to sit quietly for about 1 minute. After on minute, measure the heart rate. Record the resting heart rate. Use a stopwatch to be accurate.
Using the earphones, allow the participant to listen to the first song selected for 2 minutes. Stop the song after 2 minutes and measure the heart rate.
Repeat step 6 for the rest of the songs. Record the heart rate before and after each song.
Remove your hand from the participant.
Repeat step 3-8 for the rest of the participants in the study.
10.Calculate and record the average heart rate readings for all participants.
Glossary (number)
1. Anxiety- distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune.
2. Atria- either of the two upper chambers on each side of the heart that receives blood from the veins and in turn force it into the ventricles.
3. Blood pressure- the pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels, varying in different parts of the body during different phases of contraction of the heart and under different conditions of health, exertion, etc.
4. Bpm- abbreviated version of a way to say blood rate per minute.
5. Electrical system- utility that provides electricity
6. Heart rate-the number of heart rate per minute
7. High blood pressure- elevation of the arterial blood pressure or a condition resulting from it; hypertension.
8. Organs- a grouping of tissues into a distinct structure, like a heart or a kidney that have distinct tasks of their own.
9. Pulse- the regular throbbing of the arteries caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
10. Stress- the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another; strain.
11. Ventricles- either of the two lower chambers on each side of the heart that receive blood from the atria into the arteries.
Works Cited (put period inside quotation mark; date format: 23 June 2013; be sure all of these sources are cited in the research report!)
Abstract (put this at the beginning)
In our experiment, we studied about whether different genres of music effect your heart rate. The heart is one of the most important things in our bodies and we wanted to know more about how we can benefit it. We discovered that the slower, low beat music can be used to relieve stress. We simply tested 10 adults and kids on how fast or slow their heart beaten after listening to music depending on the genre. We tested 10-18 and 21 and over. The reason for that is to see if the music effects differently for adults and kids. We put all are data together to see the results. We found out that, kids had a higher heart beat to start with than most adults; however, when it came to classical music, adults had a higher change after listening to the music than kids did.
Analysis
In the 10 trials Beethoven Symphony No. 9 had a slower effect on heart rate. Most people who listened to Beethoven had a slower heart rate than they had before. Thrift Shop by Macklemore had a faster effect on heart rate, yet it didn’t have the fastest effect on heart rate of the three songs. The fastest effect on heart rate was by the song Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls. It had an average of having 11.6 heart beat faster after listening to the song for 2 minutes, while Beethoven had an average of having 1 heart beat slower and Thrift Shop by Macklemore had 9.3 faster change in heart rate.
Conclusion
We thought that Thrift Shop by Macklemore would have the fastest effect on heart rate by we were wrong. It ended up being Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls that had the fastest effect on heart rate. The song was categorized as rock and was not expected to have the faster effect on heart rate than rap. We felt like we should've done a better job at keeping the subject still when they were asked to sit still for 2 minutes. We should've had a quiet room; however, some of the subjects had a normal room when they were tested with loud noise and wasn't the most quiet it could have been. If that was fixed, I believe that the results would be more accurate than it was in this trial.
Acknowledgements In the process of conducting are experiment we would like to acknowledge the people. We would like to thank our parents for providing us with the supplies we needed. Our experiment would have not been possible without the participants that let us test the affect of music on heart rate. The subjects were Mandy, Angela, Miriam, Hazel, Angie's mom, Kimberly, Sophia, Angeline, Angie, and Lacie. Most importantly we want to acknowledge Ms. Hong for always supporting us and guiding us in the right direction. She helped us by supplying us with laptops and equipments we needed to do this project.
Comments:Missing Works Cited & Glossary Need to add intext citations
Rubric for 2e.
Your Points
Total Points
Purpose
3.5
5
History
3.5
5
Process
3.5
5
Future (Current Applications)
3.5
5
Glossary (10, abc)
0
5
Works Cited
0
5
Total
14
30
Rubric for 2f- deadline extended to 4/30 You will get Tuesday class time (4/30) to make any additional revisions. Must use 3rd person AND in-text citations for Purpose, History, Process, & Applications paragraphs.
Pts. Earned
Pts. Possible
Abstract (Q1-2)
3.5
5
Purpose
4
5
History
3.5
5
Process
3.5
5
Applications (Formerly Future)
4.5
5
Reflection (about research AND lab)
5
5
Glossary
4.5
5
Works Cited
3.5
5
Total
32
40
Rubric for 5-6ab- deadline 5/3 You will get class time (4/30 & 5/2) to make additional revisions to your wikispace page.
The heart is one of the most important organs in a body. The heart pumps vital blood to all parts of our body. A body can still live in a coma if the brain is gone; however, if the heart is ever removed from the body then a person would die. Learning about the human heart is important for a person's educational life and their future. Listening to music is also one of the many things people love; it's also one of the most common past times for many people. Music is proven to reduce stress (Collingwood). If music can do that, what can it do to a person's heart rate? (Why would studying the relationship between music and heart rate helpful?)
History Who was first to study the heart?
In the past people have tried to slow their heart rate or speed them up, in curiosity, to see if that was possible (specify, source?). (explain how stress or anxiety is related to heart rate) People with anxiety or lots of stress turn to medicine for help. Researchers have found that there is a less expensive way to reduce anxiety or stress. Music can help the heart rate slow down or even speed up. This way, people with a history of high blood pressure or other heart related problem can use this method to help keep their heart in check. It's important to keep a heart healthy so it keeps the body healthy.
On Monday, June 22, HealthDay News posted their results from their own study if how music effect heart rate. According to HealthDay News, their new study proves, loud music made hearts beat faster and blood pressure go up, while softer passages lowered both heart rates and blood pressure (Edelson, 2013). (Why is important?)
Process (Need at least one more paragraph)
Why does the heart beat? The answer is simple and quite logical. The atria and ventricles work together to pump blood through the heart. The electrical system is what makes this possible! The faster a heart beats, the more its need for oxygen increases. It is common for the heart to beat from 50 to 100 beats per minute or bpm (source?). In times of excitement, the heart is known to increase this limit. It is easy and simple to measure a person’s heart rate. The pulse can be measured in different places of the human body; from the wrist to you neck! What is the heart beat range for a healthy person? vs someone with heart disease?
Music can be used as a way to keep people healthy. Music is tied to human emotions and is used to recall old memories and can be beneficial to the heart (run-on). It is proven that a person’s heart rate can change due to the kind of music they listen to (source?). It depends on the tempo of the music to change a person’s heart rate. Music can reduce the perception of pain in some people (source?). A person’s heart rate and anxiety will rise in times of stress. Music effects differ from person to person. Loud and upbeat music can make the heart beat faster and blood pressure go up. Softer passages lowered both heart rate and blood pressure. Music can also be used as a medicine to treat the heart in times of stress. Music can be used to heal more things than you think(<- this is an opinion).
Applications (Add current uses and applications- Are there doctors that prescribe this?)
Hopefully in the future, many people will start to realize the ways music can help people with their heart problems. In fact, many doctors today recommend music and other ways to help your heart get better. HeathDay News recommends exercise, yoga, meditation, healthy diet, music, and herbal tea (Year). If more people know this, then more people will be able to have access to these ways of helping the heart. The truth behind expensive medication is sometimes horrid. Some medications increase a chance in heart attacks, anxiety, stress, or even death. Why pay for uncertainties when you can have a free and healthy way to help yourself?
Reflection
We enjoyed learning more about the human heart as we researched it online on trustable websites. Who knew that music is one of the simple ways to help our heart? We learned that the normal heart beat rate for most people is 50 to 100 beats. Kids tend to have a faster heart rate than adults due to their age. In times of excitement heart rate is known to increase and may be over the normal rate for most people. Music is also one of the things that are proven to change a person’s heart rate. Depending on the person’s reaction to a song, it will increase or decrease their heart rate.
During the experiment, we learned that most people differ in heart rate. In our trial, some people started from about 70 heart beats per minute while others started from 65 or as low as 60 beats per minute. After having each person listen to specific songs, there was a decrease or increase in their heart rates. It was interesting to see how some songs that made some people have an increase in heart rate, made others have a decrease. This just shows that music does have a different reaction to different people.
Data Table
Submitted to the teacher by Friday or sooner.
Hypothesis
If a number of participants listened to different genres of music, then hip hop music will (choose increase or decrease) on heart rate.
Problem
Does music affect heart rate?
Variables
Independent Variable
- Music Genre
Dependent Variable- Heart Rate
Controlled VariablesMaterials
Procedure
- Gather materials needed for your science far experiment. List all of the materials used. Also list the names of the specific songs used.
- Follow the instructions for using the blood pressure wrist unit or learn how to measure a person’s heart rate without one. Be sure to follow any other instructions given.
- Prepare a CD or music playlist with the songs to use for the experiment.
- Ask a participant to sit down in a chair. Place your right thumb on one of the participant’s wrist and try to find the pulse. Search online for more information on how to measure the heart rate by hand if needed.
- Ask the participant to sit quietly for about 1 minute. After on minute, measure the heart rate. Record the resting heart rate. Use a stopwatch to be accurate.
- Using the earphones, allow the participant to listen to the first song selected for 2 minutes. Stop the song after 2 minutes and measure the heart rate.
- Repeat step 6 for the rest of the songs. Record the heart rate before and after each song.
- Remove your hand from the participant.
- Repeat step 3-8 for the rest of the participants in the study.
10.Calculate and record the average heart rate readings for all participants.Glossary (number)
1. Anxiety- distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune.
2. Atria- either of the two upper chambers on each side of the heart that receives blood from the veins and in turn force it into the ventricles.
3. Blood pressure- the pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels, varying in different parts of the body during different phases of contraction of the heart and under different conditions of health, exertion, etc.
4. Bpm- abbreviated version of a way to say blood rate per minute.
5. Electrical system- utility that provides electricity
6. Heart rate-the number of heart rate per minute
7. High blood pressure- elevation of the arterial blood pressure or a condition resulting from it; hypertension.
8. Organs- a grouping of tissues into a distinct structure, like a heart or a kidney that have distinct tasks of their own.
9. Pulse- the regular throbbing of the arteries caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
10. Stress- the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another; strain.
11. Ventricles- either of the two lower chambers on each side of the heart that receive blood from the atria into the arteries.
Works Cited (put period inside quotation mark; date format: 23 June 2013; be sure all of these sources are cited in the research report!)
Bailey, W and Bailey, R. “Music Science Fair Project.” Crystal Clear Science Fair Projects. http://www.crystal-clear-science-fair-projects.com/music-science-project.html
Collingwood, J. "The Power of Music to Reduce Stress." Psych Central. 2007.
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2007/the-power-of-music-to-reduce-stress/
Edelson, E. “Music Can Make the Heart Beat Faster”. 23 June 2013. Abc News. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/story?id=7902380&page=1#.UX8WzMV2OS1
Holt, B. “Do Different Types of Music Affect the Heart Rate?” 26 May 2011. LiveStrong Foundation. http://www.livestrong.com/article/352811-do-different-types-of-music-affect-the-heart-rate/
Marcotte, K. “How Music Is Used To Relieve Anxiety.” 2013. Anxiety Talk. http://anxietytalk.com/how-music-is-used-to-relieve-anxiety/
Abstract (put this at the beginning)
In our experiment, we studied about whether different genres of music effect your heart rate. The heart is one of the most important things in our bodies and we wanted to know more about how we can benefit it. We discovered that the slower, low beat music can be used to relieve stress. We simply tested 10 adults and kids on how fast or slow their heart beaten after listening to music depending on the genre. We tested 10-18 and 21 and over. The reason for that is to see if the music effects differently for adults and kids. We put all are data together to see the results. We found out that, kids had a higher heart beat to start with than most adults; however, when it came to classical music, adults had a higher change after listening to the music than kids did.
Analysis
In the 10 trials Beethoven Symphony No. 9 had a slower effect on heart rate. Most people who listened to Beethoven had a slower heart rate than they had before. Thrift Shop by Macklemore had a faster effect on heart rate, yet it didn’t have the fastest effect on heart rate of the three songs. The fastest effect on heart rate was by the song Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls. It had an average of having 11.6 heart beat faster after listening to the song for 2 minutes, while Beethoven had an average of having 1 heart beat slower and Thrift Shop by Macklemore had 9.3 faster change in heart rate.
Conclusion
We thought that Thrift Shop by Macklemore would have the fastest effect on heart rate by we were wrong. It ended up being Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls that had the fastest effect on heart rate. The song was categorized as rock and was not expected to have the faster effect on heart rate than rap. We felt like we should've done a better job at keeping the subject still when they were asked to sit still for 2 minutes. We should've had a quiet room; however, some of the subjects had a normal room when they were tested with loud noise and wasn't the most quiet it could have been. If that was fixed, I believe that the results would be more accurate than it was in this trial.
Acknowledgements
In the process of conducting are experiment we would like to acknowledge the people. We would like to thank our parents for providing us with the supplies we needed. Our experiment would have not been possible without the participants that let us test the affect of music on heart rate. The subjects were Mandy, Angela, Miriam, Hazel, Angie's mom, Kimberly, Sophia, Angeline, Angie, and Lacie. Most importantly we want to acknowledge Ms. Hong for always supporting us and guiding us in the right direction. She helped us by supplying us with laptops and equipments we needed to do this project.
Comments:Missing Works Cited & Glossary
Need to add intext citations
Rubric for 2e.
You will get Tuesday class time (4/30) to make any additional revisions.
Must use 3rd person AND in-text citations for Purpose, History, Process, & Applications paragraphs.
Rubric for 5-6ab- deadline 5/3
You will get class time (4/30 & 5/2) to make additional revisions to your wikispace page.