Ace Your Exercise and Nutrition Science Project: Great Science Fair Ideas Book

Introduction 7

Science Fairs 7

Safety First 9

The Scientific Method 10

Chapter 1 Defining and Assessing Good Health 13

1.1 What Is Your Heart Rate? 16

1.2 What Is Your Breathing Rate? 20

1.3 What Is Your Blood Pressure? 21

1.4 What Is Your Body Temperature? 24

Chapter 2 The Effects of Body Position, Exercise, and Conditioning 26

2.1 Body Position, Exercise, Conditioning, and Heart Rate 27

2.2 How Do Conditioning and Exercise Affect Breathing Rate? 29

2.3 How Do Conditioning and Exercise Affect Blood Pressure? 30

2.4 How Do Conditioning and Exercise Affect Body Temperature? 32

2.5 How Is Body Temperature Maintained? 34

2.6 Perspiration and Weight 37

2.7 How Does Conditioning Affect Vital Capacity? 38

Chapter 3 Metabolism and Nutrition 45

3.1 What Is Your Basal Metabolic Rate? 47

3.2 What Is Your Total Metabolic Rate? 51

3.3 What Diet Meets Your Energy Requirements? 55

3.4 What Do Nutritional Facts on Food Labels Mean? 59

3.5 Does Your Diet Meet Your Daily Calcium Requirement? 64

Chapter 4 Eating Habits to Maintain a Healthy Weight 68

4.1 What Is Happening to Your Weight? 72

4.2 What Is Your BMI? 74

4.3 What Is the Density of Different Types of Milk? 81

4.4 What Is the Nutritional Value of Milk and a Hot Dog? 85

4.5 How Many Calories Does One Potato Chip Contain? 87

4.6 How Much Sugar Does a Cookie Contain? 93

Chapter 5 Vitamins and Other Health Products 96

5.1 How Can the Amount of Vitamin C Be Determined? 99

5.2 How Well Do Sunscreens and Sunblocks Work? 105

5.3 How Does Antibacterial Cream Affect Bacteria? 109

5.4 How Well Does Hand Soap Clean? 113

5.5 How Does Antibacterial Soap Affect Bacteria? 116

5.6 How DoesToothpaste Work? 120

5.7 Which Shampoo Works Better? 123

Further Reading and Internet Addresses 126

Index 127