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Vital Signs During Sleep vs. Waking

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Does your heart rate drop while you sleep compared to when you are awake? Your body runs on an internal clock called a circadian rhythm. It controls both your activity and rest cycles. This project tracks how sleep changes four key vital signs. You measure four vital signs three times during the day: - temperature - pulse - breathing rate - blood pressure These daytime readings become your baseline. Then a trained partner takes the same measurements while you are in deep sleep. Compare the sleep readings to your daytime averages to see how your body changes at rest.

Hypothesis

The hypothesis is that sleep affects the body's functioning.

Method & Materials

You will take your vital signs three times during the day and record the data. Then, when you are in deep sleep, your assistant will take your vital signs and record the data.
You will need an assistant trained to take vital signs, a thermometer, a watch with a second hand, a blood pressure monitor, a stethoscope, and a data sheet.

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Results

After comparing the measurements of your vital signs during sleep with those taken during the day, an observation can be made about how sleep affects the body's functioning.

Why do this project?

This science project is interesting and unique because it allows you to observe how your body changes when you sleep.

Also Consider

Variations of this experiment could include measuring the vital signs of someone else while they sleep, or measuring the vital signs of someone who is not getting enough sleep.

Full project details

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