Blog 5b: Science Fair Proposal

What is your topic?

Wildlife rehabilitation

2. What is the driving problem behind your experiment and the quote by an expert to support that problem? (Expert citation must be MLA format.)

"The state of elephant health in the U.S. is appallingly poor," said Elliot M. Katz, DVM, President of IDA. "The medical records don’t lie: elephants are suffering and dying from disorders directly related to inadequate zoo environments."

3. What is your hypothesis? (Must be in If-Then form.)

Elephants are more likely to develop foot disease, athritis and other growing pains at an accredited zoo than anywhere else due to it's small enclosures/

4. Write a paragraph summary of how you will perform the experiment. Include the tools you plan on using.

I will be researching medical records as well as old to current articles. I will also research the type of habitat they were taken away from them and study the new artificial envronment they have now. I plan to ask questions to zoo keepers, and find expert opinions and quotes from veterinarians in zoos, as well as my mentor. I also plan on emailing and calling many zoos for the best amount of information from credible sources.

5. Select one of the following Project Categories for your experiment:

Animal Biology & Physiology