TEACHER ENRICHMENT INITIATIVES

Activity 4F Part 1 : Kablooie: When Aneurysms Erupt

This lab is very simple and quick for you and your students! Students will use a pump, bike tube, and a ruler to test compliancy. First students will measure the diameter of the tube before it is inflated. Then students will add 50 pounds of pressure and measure the new diameter of the bike tube. Students will repeat this 6 more times. Once all of the data has been collected your students will calculate the volume of the tube each time the pressure increased. After graphing their data, students will be able to describe the relationship between volume and pressure and what it has to do with blood vessels in our body.

Objectives: 
  • 1 bicycle pump with gauge
  • 1 bike inner tube
  • 1 Metric ruler (without the 0 mark at the edge of the ruler)
  • 1 3 X 5 note card
  • 1 scissor
  • 1 rolling pin
  • 1 strip of clear tape
  • 1 set of Student Information Pages
  • 1 Student Data Page (per student)
Downloads: 
PDF icon Teacher Background Information 4F
PDF icon Teacher Administrative Information 4F
PDF icon Student Background Information 4F
PDF icon Student Data Pages 4F
PDF icon Student Processing Out Questions 4F
Keywords: 

Volume, pressure, compliance, blood pressure, blood vessel

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Activity Code: 
4F
Unit Reference: 
Inflamm-O-Wars: Silent Battles within Your Cardiovascular System
Lesson Reference: 
Lesson 4: Inflamm-O-Stories: Progression and Regression of Atherosclerosis