Thursday, 12 July 2012

Mealwormsss

Aim: To find out the reactions of mealworms in the presence/absence of light
Hypothesis: The mealworms will move away from the light
Materials: torchlight, opaque box, timer

Procedure:
 1. Place the mealworms into the box
2. Shine the torchlight into a part of the box of mealworms
3. Start the timer and stop after 10min
4. Observe the reaction and position of the mealworms, whether they are on the bright side of the box where the torch is being shined, or the darker part with no light

Variables:
Independent Variable: The presence of light
Dependent Variable: The reaction of the mealworms
Constant Variable: The number of mealworms used, the duration of the experiment

Observations:









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