Maria- today we went out to collect water samples. It had snowed previously so we were checking for traps we found a couple. though it was more fun making tracks then finding them. When we got back we talked about the maze for the white mouse. We put her in the maze. This time it took 2 minutes when last time to took 4 minutes. We put the white mouse in the ball as soon as we put it down it set of. after 4 minutes we put her back in the cage. The wild mouse was next. When we lifted the top it went up my shoulder and into my hair. I think the mouse was scared because everybody was screaming. Wait I know it was scared. We put the wild mouse back into the cage. Then we took T.D.S readings and water samples.
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Hi, sorry I’m going to miss this afternoon. Don’t give Jess too hard a time.
For the maze, it seems you’ve learned a couple of things that should send you back to your plan to incorporate:
1. motivating factors for the mouse to leave, or move along the simple maze you’ve constructed. You’re using hunger right now with a reward of food. Are there other motivators you can think of? (male mice are not an option)
2. Yesterday’s observation that the mouse has a tendency to “freeze” or be distracted by surrounding noise and commotion. Since this seems to be a “how do mice learn” experiment, how do you understand the effects of noise and commotion on your own learning experiences? Can this lead to different ways to think about the maze and your experimental design?
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