Research On Music and the Heart (ID)

I'm in Ms. Bartoli's Research Class instead of regular Forensics and I quiet enjoy it. In this course we have to conduct a science experiment independently or with a group. We have to use the scientific method which is a way to ask and answer scientific question by making observations and doing experiments. The steps to the scientific method are:

• Ask a Question
• Do a Background Research
• Construct a Hypothesis
• Do the Experiment
• Analyze your data
• Draw a conclusion

My hypothesis is if you listen to certain types of music then your heart rate will be affected. I plan on proving this by having people listen to different types of songs that i choose and measuring their heart rate at the same time to prove this. So far in the class we are getting research, a material list, and our surveys together. I choose this topic because I love music and depending on how i feel i notice i listen to certain types of music. I expect this to be a fun class with good experience.