Biology: The River of Life

Objectives

• Students will calculate the volume of blood in their own bodies.
• Students will analyze and quantify some of the components of their blood.
• Students will use tabular data to accurately generate a scatter plot.
• Students will generate a linear regression model, use the function to perform calculations, and interpolate a value on the regression model.

Vocabulary

• plasma
• erythrocytes
• leukocytes
• milligram
• microliter

About the Lesson

This lesson involves generating a linear regression model for human blood volume vs. body weight.
As a result, students will:

• Algebraically calculate their own blood volume.
• Interpolate on the regression model to determine their blood volume.