Introduction

Procedure
1.AskQuestion:Howdoesthermoregulationaffect
yourbodytemperature?
2.Research:Researchthermoregulation
3.Hypothesis:Thermoregulationcausesyouroverall
bodytemperaturetoincrease.
4.Experiment:
Water:Cold
Recordregularbodytemperature
Putsubjectslefthandsinicewater(25icecubesper
bowlofwater)
Add5icecubesevery3min
Holdinwaterfor12minutes
Usingmouththermometerandlaserthermometer,
recordtemperature(Laseronhand)
Water:Control
Recordregularbodytemperature
Putsubjectslefthandsinroomtemperature(68*F)
water
Holdinwaterfor12minutes
Recordbodytemperatureusingmouththermometer
andlaserthermometer(Laseronhand)

Thermoregulation
By Alexa, Carina,
Eva, and Marilynn
Conclusion
Afterdoingthehotwaterexperiment,participantsbody
temperaturesrose,asidefromonesubject.Itispossiblethat
thisoccurredbecausethehotwater(113degrees)was
hotterthantheparticipant'sbodytemperatures(approx.96
degrees)andthebodiesreactionsweretoattempttomatch
thattemperatureinordertomaintainhomeostasis.Because
thewaterwasheatingupthebloodinthehand,participants
bodiesheatedtomeetupwiththeslightdifferenceinblood.
Afterputtingtheirhandsin4degreewater,participants
bodytemperaturesincreased.Thisislikelyduetothebody
attemptingtoheatupthehandtoavoidfrostbite.Afterdoing
therunningexperiment,thelossofbodyheatwasmore
significantwhenparticipantswerenotwearinglayered
clothing.Thisismostlikelyduetothefactthattheclothing
trappedintheheat.Whenclothingwaslayered,ittrapped
theheatthatwasbeingexertedbythemuscles.Therefore,
thebodywasunabletocooldownasmuchaswhenthe
participantsranwithasinglelayeroflightclothingon.

Water:Hot
Recordregularbodytemperature
PutParticipantslefthandsinhot(90*F)water
Holdinwaterfor12minutes
Recordbodytemperatureusinglaserandmouth
thermometer(Laseronhand)
Running:Control
Jogaround400metersinnormalclothes(4laps)
Recordtemperature(laseronforehead)
Running:Hot
Weartwopairsofpants,twoshirts,twojackets,anda
beanieorhood
Jogaround400meterswithclotheson
Recordtemperature(laserandmouth)
(throughoutprocesstakeoutsidetemperatureand
keepinmindwhileanalyzingdata)
5.AnalyzeResults:Analyzetherecorded
temperaturestoproveifhypothesisiscorrect
6.ReportResults:Putresultsintoproject
7.TryAgain:RepeatSteps3,4,5,and6as
necessary

Ourbodiesmaintainhomeostasisthroughmanydifferent
processes.Onewayourbodieskeepastable
temperatureisthroughthermoregulation.
Thermoregulationistheprocessthatregulatesyourbody
temperature.Ithelpswarmorcoolyoubycontrollingyour
metabolism,bloodflow,shivering,andsweating.The
naturalbodytemperatureforahumanis98.6degrees
Fahrenheit(37degreesCelsius).Usingourexperiment,
wecanlearnabouthowchangingtemperaturesaround
yourbodyaffectyouroverallbodytemperature.Wecan
alsolearnhowthermoregulationreactstochangesin
temperatureinthebody.Becausehomeostasistriesto
keepyourbodyconstant,itwillbeeducationaltoseeif,
whenapersonhascertainpartsoftheirbodychanging
temperature,theirentirebodystemperaturechangesto
correcttheinconsistency.

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Acknowledgements
TheSchoolNurse
SanMarinHighSchool
STEMMarinprogram
Ms.Mathews
OurParents
TheAcademy
TheMitochondriaforbeingthepowerhouseofthecell.

Abstract
Apersonsinternalbodyheatisinfluencedsignificantlybyexternalfactorssuchasthe
temperaturearoundtheirbody.Weperformedaseriesofexperimentstodetermineif
administeringasignificantchangeintemperaturetoasinglepartofapersonsbody,
specificallytheirlefthand,wouldinfluencetheirfullbodytemperatureandhowrunningin
differentconditionsaffectedinternalbodytemperature.Asapersonsbodyheatedup,their
internalbodytemperaturecounteredthechangebycoolingdown,andviceversa.However,
whenwearinglayersofclothing,apersonsbodytemperaturedidnotdecreaseassignificantly
aswhentheywerewearinglightlayers.

Materials
Bodythermometer
Laserthermometer
Icecubes
Water
Timer
Liquidthermometer
Clothes
Track
Largecups
HotPotExpress