In this project we found out about homeostasis in our bodies like hydration, heart rate, and more. It was pretty interesting because everyone had some other form of homeostasis and it was cool to see what happened through there experiments and data. Our group chose hydration and it was interesting because we found hydration through urine. Person one had to drink 85 ounces of water a day and see how many times they urinated and what color it was. Person two drank 25 ounces of water a day and saw how many times they urinated and there color.
Context
Scientific Method
1. Make Observations/Ask Questions
2. Research
3. For a Hypothesis
4. Plan Experiments
5. Do Experiment
6. Analyze Data
7. Conclusion
8. Share Results
Vocab
Homeostasis: A state of steady internal equilibrium maintained in every living organism.
Osmolality: A measure of a number of dissolved particles in a fluid.
ADH: An anti-diuretic hormone that helps the kidneys manage the amount of water in ones body.
Anti-diuretic: A substance that helps an animals body control fluid balance.
Kidneys: An organ in the body that helps filter liquids and remove waste.
Distal Tubules: A portion of the kidney nephron that regulates the pH in urine.
Hydration: The process of the body absorbing and retaining water.
Dehydration: When there is not enough water in the systems for the body to absorb.
Urine: A liquid by-product of human waste.
Urochrome: The chemical responsible for giving urine color.
1. Make Observations/Ask Questions
2. Research
3. For a Hypothesis
4. Plan Experiments
5. Do Experiment
6. Analyze Data
7. Conclusion
8. Share Results
Vocab
Homeostasis: A state of steady internal equilibrium maintained in every living organism.
Osmolality: A measure of a number of dissolved particles in a fluid.
ADH: An anti-diuretic hormone that helps the kidneys manage the amount of water in ones body.
Anti-diuretic: A substance that helps an animals body control fluid balance.
Kidneys: An organ in the body that helps filter liquids and remove waste.
Distal Tubules: A portion of the kidney nephron that regulates the pH in urine.
Hydration: The process of the body absorbing and retaining water.
Dehydration: When there is not enough water in the systems for the body to absorb.
Urine: A liquid by-product of human waste.
Urochrome: The chemical responsible for giving urine color.
Reflection
This project was fun but kind of weird. It fun to see how homeostasis affects our bodies but it was weird because we measured hydration through urine. Gigi Vasquez and I were the guinea pigs meaning we had to see how many times we urinated and what color the urine was. It worked and showed up some data but I believe our data might have been off. While I was taking this data I was skiing so I was losing a lot of water from sweat so it didn't always go straight to urine. I need to work on staying more on task and trying harder.