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Drink Up!. Kasady Smith. Problem. Do drinks you use during sporting events really help you perform better? Does it make a difference between genders?. Hypothesis. I think the drinks would keep you hydrated but wouldn’t actually affect the way you perform. Materials. Stop Watch 16 cups
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Drink Up! Kasady Smith
Problem • Do drinks you use during sporting events really help you perform better? Does it make a difference between genders?
Hypothesis • I think the drinks would keep you hydrated but wouldn’t actually affect the way you perform.
Materials • Stop Watch • 16 cups • 8 Subjects (4 boys, 4 girls) • Measuring Cup • A journal or graph to record data • 1 sports drink + water • Gatorade
Variables • Independent: the different drink each runner consumes. • Dependent: what happens to the runners when the consume the drink. • Controlled: how much each runner gets to drink and how far each runner runs.
Procedure • Time your subjects when the run from basketball ½ court line to basketball baseline, then full court and back (this is their “before” time). • After they run, have each one of them drink one of the same energy drinks(don’t forget to record data!).
Procedure cont. • Have them drink ½ cup of the drink. • EVERYONE NEEDS TO DRINK ALL THE DRINKS!! • Wait at least 15 minutes before you time them again (have them run the same distance like their “before” time).
Procedure cont. • Repeat all the steps until all your runners have drank & ran for each drink.
Conclusion • With no liquid/drink in their body they did better. • I think the Gatorade did better because it had sugar in it. This gave them a sudden burst of energy.
Background Info. • Energy drinks can cause our heart rate and blood pressure to increase, and can cause us from losing sleep that we need. • It also makes us dehydrated if we use it during exercise.
Background Info. Cont. • Caffeine masks the intoxicating effects that would normally trigger the body to pass out. • When you depend on energy drinks, you miss out on essentials such as fiber and good quality protein.
Works Cited • Sharon, Lynn. "Energy Drinks Have Side Effects You Should Know About." The Effects Energy Drinks Can Have on Our Body. 24 Sept. 2007. Web. 12 Sept. 2010. <http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/385857/the_effects_energy_drinks_can_have.html?cat=5>.
Works Cited cont. • "OUS Professors Study Effects of Energy Drinks." Ironton Tribune. 13 Nov. 2010. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. <http://www.irontontribune.com/2010/11/13/ous-professors-study-effects-of-energy-drinks/>.
Works Cited cont. • "Energy Drinks Generate Full Throttle, Monstrous Questions." AARP. 22 July 2010. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. <http://www.aarp.org/food/wine-beverages/news-07-2010/energy_drinks_generate_full_throttle_monstrous_questions.html?CMP=KNC-360I-GOOGLE-FOD-WBV&HBX_PK=energy_drinks&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=energy%2Bdrinks&utm_campaign=G_Food&360cid=SI_159284637_6180408541_1>.
Thanks!! • Thanks to all the people who helped me with my project!