Measuring health.
SP25 DSC106 Final Project: Kevin Chen, Raghav Dewangan, David Oh, Allyson Ting
How much do you know about mice? Why mice should matter to you...
In the COVID-19 era, temperature checks became a universal health screening tool.
98.6°F
One number came to define whether someone was “sick” or “safe.” But is that enough?
In this project, we turn to mice — tiny, complex creatures — to explore what temperature really tells us. Using minute-by-minute data, we ask:
Can a single number capture something as dynamic as health?
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📊 Click to learn about our data
The lights were on for 12 hours.
Then, lights were off for 12 hours.
Without light, a different rhythm begins.
Activity patterns don’t vanish—they shift. But how exactly?
How do mice react to light vs. dark cycles?
Follow instructions below: or don't, it's a free country 🇺🇸
1Switch Time Mode to Minutes
2Switch Data Type to Activity
3Enter Time Range as 0-1440 (1440 mins = 24 hrs = 1 day)
Quiz Question:
Are mice nocturnal or
diurnal
diurnal: of animals, active in the daytime
(vocab word of the day!)
?
Answer by clicking an emoji
ℹ️ Curious why this matters? Understanding nocturnal cycles can guide medical research, lighting design, and even pet care 🐭💡
Now, let’s look just at female mice.
Like many mammals, female mice have a 4 day estrous cycle with the day of Estrus indicating the day of ovulation. Interact with the visual. What patterns can you find?
98.6ºF
37.0ºC
is a healthy human body temperature.
The mouse equivalent is
98.4ºF
36.9ºC
!
ℹ️ Hover over the temperatures (above) with your 🐭 to convert to Celsius
All mice in our dataset were healthy, but if we were to measure health97.9°F to 98.9°F
(36.61°C to 37.17°C) solely based on temperature...
ℹ️ Click on each mouse to learn more.
A single temperature reading clearly does not tell the whole story in terms of mouse health. Specifically...
Mice are Nocturnal
Mice have higher body temperatures during night hours, reaching up to 3°C above daytime levels
Females are Hotter ;)
Female mice show temperatures consistently higher than males regardless of time of day