• What was the mission or aim of your project?   

The Aim of our project is to find out which exercise is the best for cardiovascular health.

• Why was this your mission?

This was our mission because in order to have good health on mars, we need to make sure that our cardiovascular system had the same numbers a healthy body on earth would, which means we had to raise blood pressure higher because of the effects Mars has on blood pressure.

• How does your project fit or connect with the other projects in the class?  Are we living sustainably on your chosen planet. 

Our project connects with the other projects in the class in several different ways. For example, if we're doing exercises, the shelter group would have to consider a space for people to do workouts. The space food group also correlates, as we need food and energy to perform exercises. The type of foods provided can also affect our blood pressure.

• How successful was your action (its OK if it didn't go as planned)?  Did you meet your goal?

Sometimes, the experiment did not go as planned.  At first, we were going to measure the blood pressure with the traditional way, but it was not working(because the machine was COMPLETLY broken), so we switched to an automatic measuring machine. Sometimes, the machine failed to work or the person doing the experiment has problems (like wearing too much clothing could prevent the machine to measure the data, or drinking coffee before the experiment, leading to differing results).

• What contributed to your groups success (or lack of success)?

During the planning of the pitch, we were extremely confused about what we were supposed to do, so we worked in the wrong direction. We found out later during the pitch and changed the topic. At the beginning, while other people were measuring and figuring out what to do, we were trying to figure out how to measure the blood pressure and since it was not working, we watched a video over and over again before realizing that we were measuring with a broken machine for an entire period. That resulted in our group being left behind. Then, we stayed behind during lunch to work on our trials, to help us catch up to the rest of the class.

• What could you do differently if you could?

Different/add more exercises, and preventing the mishaps that happened. 

• Pitch a next phase for your project.

Next time, we would like to use the microbit to measure our heartrate to further our understanding on the topic of heartrate. We should also look more in depth at the circulatory system and how different things affect all the aspects of it.

• Inspire a future group of students to pick up where you left off.

This project was challenging , however we learned a lot along the way and had fun! So if you like a challenge and love learning about health and how things impact our bodies this would be great for you! We recommend using a microbit to measure your heart rate should you do a similar experiment, you might want to use more specific in terms of cardivascular health and also look at other factors that correlate to your cardiovascular health.

• Why is this an important cause?  Why should they continue with it?

This is an important cause because your cardiovascular system is one of the most integral components of the human body and our general health. A bad heart can lead to many diseases and illnesses. You should continue with this project because should we go to Mars one day, our health is arguably one of the most important aspects to living sustainably.

• Where would you like to see it go next.

We would like to see this project use more easy to do exercises so that it's more easily accessible for the general population. We would also like the next phase of this project to look into how to make this method more sustainable. We would like the next phase and future students to research how to make the effects of increased blood pressure last longer, because you can't exercise forever.

• Each member of the group should reflect on what they learned.  You may have learned some neat stuff about science, but you also learned some other great skills like time management, goal setting, collaboration, and problem solving.

Jenny - During this experiment, I went through many problems and I realized that I overlooked many things when planning for the experiment. I noted those things in my mind so that I would not make these mistakes next time. I discovered that it was far more difficult than I imagined it was to live on Mars, and how many calculations and experiments had to be done when trying to find a subject and researching. I found out how lucky we were to be born on a planet with everything we need. We learned to collaborate with each other as we split our responsibilities to make things easier for everyone in the group. For example, when Tayla and Rayan were working out, I worked on writing in the docs, answering questions and recording data. I also learned about  time management, because when we were behind, we decided to stay behind during lunch to help work on this experiment.  When our conversations went off topic, someone would speak out to stop the conversation and go back to topic to increase productivity.

Talya-In this experiment I learned how to take blood pressure the "old fashioned way" and learned how to use a blood pressure machine. I did different exercises which made me learn what to do when you need to increase blood pressure and heart rate. In this experiment, we needed  to make sure we had enough time to do everything and make sure we're not behind, so I learned a lot about time manegment and what we could do to get the team where we're suppost to be. This experiment was a challenge and my group and i had to do a LOT of problem solving along the way. Since there were a lot of bumps on the road I learned how to comprimise with the group to find what was good for everyone. 

Rayan- Throughout the experiment I learned and was able to connect many different aspects of science. I learned how important science is in the real world, as well as to our health. For example, how Earth's living conditions are integral for our cardiovascular health, our blood pressure to be at healthy levels. I also learned more about learning skills, which I find we used in the process of our project. There were many issues regarding the experiment and project at the beginning, but we used problem solving to find new ideas and fix them. We were a bit behind at the start, but we were able to use time management skills and set goals to get back on track, for example, when we stayed in class for a little bit of extra time to finish some trials. Finally, we learned about the importance of harmonic collaboration. We learned to work around each other's strengths and weaknesses to work efficiently and effectively. I hope to use the many skills we learned throughout this project in future works.

Areej - During the timeline of this experiment, I learned how to use a sphygmometer. I discovered the impact of gravity on the human body, and just how much it could damage someone. Our group went through many problems and setbacks, and we went through different ways to solve them; I learned more useful problem solving skills, like when my group was struggling a bit with our first project pitch, we decided to hear each other out and come to a good agreement. I also learned how to evenly split the work we were doing, and a bit about time management—such as when we stayed in for a lunch period to work on our project to catch up when we were behind.