Day+9+-+Research


 * Science questions that students generated that could addressed by the end of the Academy**

__A. Beetles on frog carcasses__ __B. Flies, honey and vinegar:__ We found live flies and dead yellow jackets (& a dead hornet) in traps.
 * 1) Do the dermestid beetles prefer some dead stuff over other dead stuff (other carcasses, plants)?
 * 2) Does the rate of consumption depend on moisture?
 * 1) Do the flies eat the vinegar?
 * 2) Do wasps eat the vinegar?
 * 3) Are the flies attracted to the smell?
 * 4) Why did the yellow jackets die?
 * 5) Did the vinegar kill the yellow jackets?
 * 6) Did the flies kill the yellow jackets?

__C. What kinds of insects attack fruit "carcasses"?__
 * 1) Do different kinds of fruit attract different kinds of insects?
 * 2) Is there a sequence of decomposing insects for fruit that is similar to what we saw on the pig?


 * Research Teams**:




 * Yasmine, Viridiana - Food selection by Madagascar roaches Supplies needed: pear. peach, banana, timer, roaches
 * Manny, Leanne -Do dermestid beetles prefer some dead stuff over other dead stuff (other carcasses, plants)? Supplies needed: 2 cages, 2 frogs, 2 cicada, 2 dead plant samples, beetles

Hypothesis - the question you are asking Procedure - How are you going to set up the test for your question? Variables to control for - what things could affect your study? Data- What data will you collect and how will it be recorded? A table?
 * Record in your Science notebook:**