Science+Fair+TP

My science fair topic is about observing hamsters going through two different mazes the fastest.


 * My Purpose**: The purpose of this experiment is to see if a female or a male hamster will remember the way out and which one will get out the fastest.
 * My hypothesis:** If a female and a male hamster are placed in two different exact mazes repeatedly then which one will memorize the way out the fastest.

= = =**Notes**=

Source 1
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 * It is a company site that builds mazes for hamsters as a job
 * Same E. Jones has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science and a Master of Science in Information Systems Management.
 * Jones has worked for over twenty years in the telecommunications business and is now working as a freelance writer after leaving the corporate world to write professionally full time.
 * The website says how to make and buy a hamster maze, and explains what they are and why they are needed.
 * He explained "A hamster maze is basically a large box with an open top and a lot of little walls inside that the hamster can’t see over. The walls are made in such a way as to have just one path from beginning to end; which means the hamster will have to try virtually all of the paths to find the one that leads him or her to the exit."

**Source 2**
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 * This is a good source because it is a science fair company
 * It is a valid source because they explain everything and has a wide range of topics for the science fair
 * On the website they talk about hamsters and say that "Hamsters are well-loved pets. They can be domesticated and kept as pets. They are easy and fairly cheap to maintain. Being lively animals, they love to play in cages and are entertaining to watch. Hamsters are omnivorous, eating small insects and also fruits or nuts."

**Source 3 **
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 * This is a good site because it gives good steps in how to create a maze for hamsters
 * 1) ** Pick a material ** . Blocks are good because they are tall. also wood
 * 2) Start out straight for a while but then make a four way crossing
 * 3) Make turns at each one but put a dead end when the turn is there so the hamster can't see the dead ends
 * 4) On the right path split it into two paths with the same dead end technique
 * 5) Go straight for a while
 * 6) Finally split into three paths with the same technique
 * 7) On the final path, turn once more and leave it open with a treat there
 * These are the steps of making a hamster maze
 * It is a good site because Jack Herrick is the owner of Wiki How and is also on the Board of Directors for s tatusnet, an open source micro blogging company, and the Board of Advisers for Mixer Labs, a start up acquired by  twitter . Prior to focusing on building how-to manuals, Herrick was a co-founder of Luminescent Technologies, a computational semiconductor lithography company

** Source 4 **
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 * Hamsters belong to the group of nocturnal rodents. In the wild, they are always busy digging homes and are known as expert tunnel designers. There exist 14 species of hamsters, out of which eight are suitable for bringing home as pets. Hamsters are small, delicate and timid animals.
 * There exist different types of hamsters, for example, giant, medium, dwarf, rat-like, mouse-like and they, especially smaller ones, need to be handled with extreme care as they have brittle bones. Read more at Buzzle
 * This is a good website because Leena Palande is the buzzle software writer. She is also makes professional profile on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the world's largest business network, helping professionals

**SOURCE 5 (Book)**
Hamsters (Animal planet pet care library), By Sue Fox
 * This book explains what to feed the hamster and tells if they are feeling good or not which will help me in my experiment for testing the hamsters.
 * It will also tell me what time they are active or when they are not active at all. This will help me because then I can test them at the right time.
 * This is a good site because Sue Fox is the founder and president of Etiquette Survival and she has provided etiquette products, educational material, and private consolations to business professionals, celebrities, corporations, K-12 schools, and colleges for 12 years with her company, Etiquette Survival.

Source 6
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 * This website explains what hamsters are and what they do.
 * It says,"Hamsters are mammals that belong to the rodent family having large incisor teeth that are continually growing necessitating gnawing to prevent the teeth from overgrowing. The word 'rodent' is derived from the latin word 'rodere' which means 'to gnaw'.
 * This site is good because the Pet Web Site started out as the Complete Hamster Site in 1997, and later expanded to cover a variety of pets. It is a popular site with pet lovers of all ages from all over the world. Pet Web Site is run Acorn Internet Ltd, based in Oxfordshire, UK who operate the following web sites:Pet Web Site, Equine World UK, Aintree Grand National

=**Works Cited**=

Fox, Sue. Hamsters (Animal Planet Pet Care Library). N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.
 * This is a good site because Sue Fox is the founder and president of Etiquette Survival and she has provided etiquette products, educational material, and private consolations to business professionals, celebrities, corporations, K-12 schools, and colleges for 12 years with her company, Etiquette Survival.

"How to Build a Hamster Maze." WikiHow. Ed. Jack Herrick. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2013. .
 * It is a good site because Jack Herrick is the owner of Wiki How and is also on the Board of Directors for Statusnet, an open source micro blogging company, and the Board of Advisers for Mixer Labs, a start up acquired by twitter. Prior to focusing on building how-to manuals, Herrick was a co-founder of Luminescent Technologies, a computational semiconductor lithography company

Jones, Sam E. "How to Build a Hamster Maze." Helium. Helium, 17 Nov. 2010. Web. 25 Sept. 2013.
 * It is a good website because the publisher Same E. Jones has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science and a Master of Science in Information Systems Management. He has worked for over twenty years in the telecommunications business and is now working as a freelance writer after leaving the corporate world to write professionally full time.

Palande, Leena. "Hamster Facts." Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, 23 Sept. 2011. Web. 25 Sept. 2013.
 * This is a good website because Leena Palande is the buzzle software writer. She is also makes professional profile on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the world's largest business network, helping professionals

"Pet Web Site." //Hamsters : About Hamsters//. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2013.
 * This site is good because the Pet Web Site started out as the Complete Hamster Site in 1997, and later expanded to cover a variety of pets. It is a popular site with pet lovers of all ages from all over the world. Pet Web Site is run Acorn Internet Ltd, based in Oxfordshire, UK who operate the following web sites:Pet Web Site, Equine World UK, Aintree Grand National

"Science Fair Projects." Science Fair Projects - Comparing the Learning Abilities of Hamsters and Mice. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2013. .
 * It is a valid source because they are a company site that does this for a living to make money and is supported by other valid sites. It is a good site because they are a company that makes science topics.