Music and Blood Pressure
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We're testing to see how two different tempos of music affect 6th grade boys' blood pressure. We want to know if listening to fast or slow music can help kids go to sleep.
Hypothesis
The hypothesis is that the fast tempo music will raise a boy's blood pressure and the slow tempo music will lower their blood pressure.
Method & Materials
You will need to enlist the help of a nurse, recruit 8 boys in the 6th grade, and have them sit quietly in a chair for 5 minutes. Then you will play a slow tempo song for 4 minutes and take their blood pressure. Then you will repeat the same steps with a fast tempo song.
You will need 2 stop watches, a tape recorder, a nurse, a sphygmomanometer with adult medium cuff, 8 6th grade boys, a fast tempo classical music recording, a slow tempo classical music recording, and 3 chairs.
Results
The results of the experiment showed that the slow tempo music lowered blood pressure and the fast tempo music raised the systolic pressure but lowered the diastolic pressure. This suggests that the hypothesis should be rejected.
Why do this project?
This science project is interesting because it can help parents determine what type of music their school age children should listen to at bedtime.
Also Consider
Variations of this experiment could include testing the effects of music on girls or testing different genres of music.
Full project details
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