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APA style; this means your report will contain 1” margins and

12pt times new romans font. It will be double spaced with page numbers on the top right. Your report

will be single-sided and stapled with a title page and a reference page with a specific format.

You will NOT be including an abstract, which is usually part of an APA document.

Proper Citations:

Throughout the entire text,

any factual statement needs to have an in text reference as

to where that information was found. For example:

Factor X causes blood pressure to rise (author,

publication date). – OR – something like: “According to the Mayo Clinic (2017), blood pressure rises

when… “

In most cases, I expect that you will read the material from the source and then re-write or

paraphrase the material in your own words, making sure to reference where you found the information.

**Changing a few words or re-ordering the words will often just make your phrase confusing (in which

case you will lose points).** I will allow you to use a few short, direct quotes, when it seems appropriate.

In this case, you MUST have the quoted material in quotes! Overall,

I’m grading you on your ability to

use your own words to explain the material. Please do your best to do so.

TITLE PAGE:

A single page with the name of the report, the author name and the class & semester centered on the page

in column format.

BODY: Your report will have the following 5 sections.

(see rubric for details required in each section)

1) Introduction:

this is where you introduce your topic, give some basic facts and explain to your

audience why this is an important subject. You will include a definition of blood pressure, define

and explain what causes systole and diastole (don’t forget units). Define MAP and why it is

important. Explain how MAP is calculated. Explain how blood pressure is an important indicator

of health. State normal blood pressure ranges. Define hypertension, and hypo tension and explain

the ranges for each. Lastly, you will need to state the

purpose for the experiment.

2) Methods:

this is where you explain to your audience the details of how

you collected your data.

( I did collect the data by taking my blood pressureonce a week and relay on the sheet that i will provide you in the end)

You will want to include things like body position, equipment used and frequency of collection.

The goal is to be precise enough that someone could copy exactly what you did without having to

contact you.

(I WAS SADING DOWN AT WORK WHEN I COLLECTED IT AND FEET FLAT ON THE GROUND)

3) Results:

these are your cold hard facts, with accompanying graphs and tables. There is NO

opinion in the results. Keep your statements factual and stick to only what you see in your data.

You will include a TYPED table of the data that you collected with all the proper data points

accounted for. You will also need to provide one line graph that depicts your data graphically and

accurately. Make sure you haved properly labeled your graph and you have a key.

There are right

and wrong ways to graph data. If you need help, please see me BEFORE your project is due.

4)

Discussion:

this is your interpretation of your results. Why did things look the way they did?

What might have influenced the data? For this class you will also be discussing some common

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things that can affect people’s blood pressures and giving me your opinion for the way they may

have affected yours. Specifically, you will be looking at the following factors: dietary caffeine,

nicotine salt, potassium and calcium (that you ingested). You will also be describing the effect of

stress on blood pressure. You will need to mention particular hormones and how they are

involved. Lastly, you will be describing the effects of exercise on blood pressure. Acute and

Regular exercise have two different effects. You will look at both. For each factor listed, you will

need to include what changes each factor causes in blood pressure AND the mechanism of how it

causes that change.

5)

Conclusion

: A quick, short paragraph to wrap up your paper.

REFERENCES:

Your references will be listed on a separate piece of paper. They will be alphabetical, with

the proper indentation for APA format (hanging indent). The citations should follow this format:

Author. (date of publication). Title (pages or chapter information found). Publication data/URL.

Other Comments:

It is important that your report have correct grammar and sentence structure. You need to have a logical

and organized thought-flow. Your words need to be YOUR OWN, not copy pasted from a website.

Quotes can be used, but sparingly. If you use too many quotes or quotes that are too large, I will remove

points. Ideally, as few sources as possible will come from websites (you can’t trust all information on the

web) and the rest will come from books or research articles

Title page correctly laid out

1” margins

12pt, times new roman, double spaced

page numbers on top right

single sided, stapled

Section headers on their own line, centered above their section (headers are below)

– Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References

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2.

Introduction (20%)

Definition of blood pressure

Define and explain what causes systolic pressure

Define and explain what causes diastolic pressure

List the normal rage for BP (including units)

Define MAP (What does this acronym stand for)

Explain how it is calculated.

Explain why MAP is important

Explain how blood pressure is an indicator for health.

State the range for hypertension. and explain the risks of hypertension

State the range for hypotension and explain the risks of hypotension

State the purpose of this project/experiment

correct usage of citations

correct usage of quotations

correct grammar and sentence structures.

organized thought flow. Facts/statements in their correct sections.

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Methods: (15%)

Describe how blood pressure was collected

Describe the equipment you used using proper terms

Describe how you got your readings. (did a computer spit them out, did you calculate

them etc)

Describe proper body position for collecting BP.

Indicate how often blood pressure was collected.

correct grammar and sentence structures.

organized thought flow. Facts/statements in their correct sections.

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Results (just list facts, no interpretation!) (15%)

Table with at least 12 data points (typed)

proper title

proper format

Line graph generated by a computer (all 3 BPs vs time)

proper format (and range)

proper title, axes and units

key

Written description of results.

which pressure are highest on average, which is lowest

on average, are your blood pressures normal/hypertensive/hypotensive.

mention some of the more interesting days (highest or lowest)

correct grammar and sentence structures.

organized thought flow. Facts/statements in their correct sections.

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5.

Discussion (your interpretation of why things worked out they way they did) (25%)

Explain

the effect

each factor has and discuss the mechanism by which it has that effect

ex/ “xxx lowers blood pressure because it causes systemic vasodilation”

Caffeine: effect and mechanism

Nicotine: effect and mechanism

Salt: effect and mechanism

Potassium: effect and mechanism

Dietary calcium: effect and mechanism

Stress: effect and mechanism (include specific hormones)

Acute exercise: effect and mechanism

Long term exercise: effect and mechanism

Interpret your Data.

1) Use

specific

examples and ID factors that affected your blood pressure.

correct usage of citations

correct usage of quotations

correct grammar and sentence structures.

organized thought flow. Facts/statements in their correct sections.

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6.

Conclusion (A few sentences summarizing the whole paper and key results) (10%)

correct grammar and sentence structures.

organized thought flow. Facts/statements in their correct sections.

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References (on a separate page) (10%)

Proper citations through out the report

Separate Section

Alphabetical

Proper Indentations

Proper citing…… Author. (date). Title (pgs or ch). Publication data or URL.

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I attand to have low blood pressure and i drink coffee every day all my blood pressure result are normal to my body wight and to me. Please use a book not a website and basic proper writing. and if you have any qoutions please feel free to contact me.

Thank you so much for your help and I will attach my blood pressure sheet.