NEW
Font size
WorksheetsPLTW- Medical Detective: Lesson 1
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 24mins
A person is running a race. Which of the following will happen to their vital signs as they’re running?
Blood pressure will decrease
Pulse will increase
Respiratory rate will increase
Blood pressure will increase
Pulse will increase
Respiratory rate will increase
Blood pressure will increase
Pulse will decrease
Respiratory rate will increase
Blood pressure will decrease
Pulse will decrease
Respiratory rate will decrease
Which is an example of 4 important vital signs we've learned about?
blood sugar
respiration rate
glucose level
blood level
Which is an example of the 4 important vital signs we learned?
blood sugar
glucose level
pulse
blood level
An example of the 4 important vital signs we've learned about is
blood sugar
eye movement
blood pressure
oxygen level
An example of the 4 important vital signs we've learned about is
blood sugar
eye movement
blood pressure
oxygen level
The units for pulse are
beats per minute
inches
mmHg
heart rate
Another word for heartbeat is
respiration
pulse
blood pressure
blood
The units for blood pressure are
beats
breaths per minute
mmHg
inches
Respiration rate is
how hard you breathe
your heat rate
how fast or slow you breathe
the amount of blood in your body
If your pulse is taken for 15 seconds, you will multiply the number by
4
3
2
5
A variable that depends on the state of another variable.
dependent variable
pediatrician
antibiotic
independent variable
Measure of the heat created by the body
pulse
temperature
respiratory rate
blood pressure
A microscopic organism such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
microbiologist
conjunctivitis
microorganisms
diastolic pressure
The use of practices and procedures to prevent contamination from pathogens.
vital signs
aseptic technique
respiratory rate
antibiotic
Organisms such as yeasts or molds that reproduce quickly in moist, humid environments.
bacteria
virus
fungi
agar
the number of breaths taken in one minute
blood pressure
temperature
pulse
respiratory rate
A proposed explanation based on some evidence and used as a starting point to investigate further.
diagnosis
hypothesis
antibiotic
experiment
A group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.
control
procedure
agent
variable
A way to carefully plan experiments to investigate scientific questions or problems.
experimental design
variable
hypothesis
control
A variable that does not depend on the state of another variable.
conjunctivitis
antibiotic
positive control
independent variable
As the heart pumps, the arteries expand and contract as blood is pushed through; heart rate; measured in beats per minute
agent
pulse
fungi
virus
Single-celled organisms that do not rely on a host.
fungi
virus
microorganism
bacteria
An element, feature, or factor that is likely to change.
bacteria
trial
variable
antibiotic
Gelatinous substance that provides the proper nutritional environment to promote the growth of microorganisms.
agent
agar
valid
virus
A scientific procedure to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
diagnosis
variable
antibiotic
experiment
A medicine that limits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
conjunctivitis
diagnosis
antibiotic
experiment
The identification of an illness or other problem by examination of the medical evidence.
collaboration
antibiotic
diagnosis
experiment
Signs of disease or injury.
diagnosis
symptoms
bacteria
valid
Tiny infectious agents that can only multiply when they are inside a host, the living cells of plants, animals, or bacteria.
virus
agar
pulse
fungi
tiredness
virus
bacteria
fatigue
variable
Measurements, specifically pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure, that indicate the state of a patient's essential body functions.
experiment
symptoms
procedure
vital signs
The time between contact and onset of illness.
procedure
transmission
symptoms
incubation period
