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| How do temperature changes affect ants? | CONFIDENCE IS THE COMPANION OF SUCCESS | 01 May 2008 |
Test the effects of temperature change on ants. You will need an ant observatory and some ants. You will also need a cooler or refrigerator large enough to place the ant observatory into.
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| How do pesticides affect cockroaches? | CONFIDENCE IS THE COMPANION OF SUCCESS | 01 May 2008 |
The purpose of this experiment was to test the effects of pesticides on insects. My hypotheses is that most of the insects will adapt to the insect sprays, but they will not survive the effects of the insect bait.
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| How are ladybugs affected by insecticides? | CONFIDENCE IS THE COMPANION OF SUCCESS | 01 May 2008 |
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect of insecticide on ladybugs. I became interested in this idea because I know that ladybugs are beneficial insects. They live around insect pests, which leads to accidental spraying of the ladybugs. Farmers need the ladybugs to help keep down pest population, and need to avoid killing them accidentally.
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| How are fireflies able to glow?
| CONFIDENCE IS THE COMPANION OF SUCCESS | 01 May 2008 |
Heather Shelton As a child I was fascinated by the soft glow of the summer fireflies. I used to chase after their tiny flashing bodies just to see if I could get close enough to one to figure out how they work. What is so engaging about them? Light is such a powerful force in our universe and the idea of an organism being able to create its own light is an incredibly exciting concept. How are they able to create this "light"? And why is it useful for their survival? Fireflies must utilize this fairly unique
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| Does androstenedione affect a rodent's weight? | CONFIDENCE IS THE COMPANION OF SUCCESS | 01 May 2008 |
In my project I intend to find out if androstenedione actually performs as claimed by producers of the drug. Many athletes take it and all say that it does help them to gain bulk. Many have had large increases in weight and muscle. Most professional sport organizations have banned it and claim it to be a steroid, but it is allowed in high school sports and in major league baseball. I think it will increase the weight of the rats.
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| Do cockroaches have a sense of direction? | CONFIDENCE IS THE COMPANION OF SUCCESS | 01 May 2008 |
First students make careful observations of cockroach anatomy and behavior. Due to the reputation of the cockroach, students find them intriguing subjects of study. Assessing the behavior of these insects in a maze, allows students to decide if the cockroach manifests learning or an inability to learn. The strongest piece of this activity is challenging students to design their own controlled experiment which assesses some aspect of cockroach behavior.
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| Do ants react differently in the dark? | CONFIDENCE IS THE COMPANION OF SUCCESS | 01 May 2008 |
Test the effect of light and darkness on ants. You may want to have two observatories for this experiment.
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| Diffusion and osmosis in animal cells | CONFIDENCE IS THE COMPANION OF SUCCESS | 01 May 2008 |
With the use of eggs, this experiment shows you how different solutions affect an animal cell. The experiment also answers the question of whether substances can pass through a cell membrane.
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| Are ants picky over their food | CONFIDENCE IS THE COMPANION OF SUCCESS | 01 May 2008 |
The purpose of this experiment was to determine which flavor ants are most attracted to.
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| Classical Conditioning Experiment on Dog. | Mala | 03 Jan 2008 |
Dr. Pavlov’s - Classical Conditioning Experiment on Dog.
Dr. Pavlov - A Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician. 1849-1936. He was a noble prize winner. One of the famous psychological experiment of Dr. Pavlov is classical conditioning. This is a Psycological experiment.
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