One of the first things I did was take a poll about awareness about hypertension and people who knew people who had hypertension, the results were pretty interesting(although some results were not completely accurate):
The next thing I did was an experiment in order to get a better understanding of blood pressure and things that affect blood pressure. I called this experiment the Controlling Blood Pressure Experiment and it was one of the first steps in my 20 Time experiment. The next big step I took in my project was a Blood Pressure Log, where I recorded and compared a person with normal blood pressure(me) and a person who has hypertension(my dad), and it yielded pretty interesting results.
Finally, I put all my research into one final paper(Hypertension: A Growing Problem), where I discussed the subject of hypertension in a little more detail and compiled my thoughts and ideas about the subject.
In the end, I think I accomplished the goal I set at the beginning of the project: to really explore and find out what hypertension is and how it applies to the real world. After doing experiments and researching the topic further I gained a better understanding of what hypertension is and how it affects normal people like me. Overall, I think I would give myself an A in terms of my learning experience from this project both scientifically and personally.
