Which Does Pacey Like Better – Plain Seed Or A Berry Mixture?
STUDENT RESEARCHER: Melissa Sempek SCHOOL ADDRESS: Shell Creek Elementary 1205 98th Street Columbus, NE 68601 GRADE: 8 TEACHER: Anita Long I. Statement of Purpose and Hypothesis I’m going to see which seed my pet parakeet, Pacey, prefers most – plain seed or a more expensive berry mixture. I’m hypothesizing that he will prefer the berry mixture. II. Methodology Fill two cups that are the same size with seed. Fill one with the berry mixture and the other with the plain seed. Leave the seed in the cage for exactly 12 hours. When the time is up compare the amounts from the time you put it in to the time you took it out. Do this on five different days to ensure that you come to the right conclusion. III. Analysis of Data My data and charts showed that Pacey preferred the plain seed on each of the 5 days I tested him. He ate half of the plain seed and only 25% of the berry mixture. IV. Summary and Conclusion Pacey preferred the plain mixture more. I had hypothesized wrong. V. Application Yo
