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           Name: Madison Browder #2 5D


                    Class: Bundy


Name of Science Fair Project: The Secrets of Duck Feet


                   Date: 11-11-11
The name of my Science Fair Project is “The Secrets of Duck Feet.” This project is

about how duck use their feet to swim. One of the reasons that I chose this project is because my

favorite sport is swimming. Also, I like to see swans and ducks and I like to see them swim

across ponds. Another reason why I chose this topic is because I love the movie swan lake.




In order to do my project I had to understand certain terms and concepts that are related to my

experiment. First, was foot morphology, the structure or end part of the leg of which someone

dances, runs, stands etc. Then, I researched the surface area which is the outside solid formation

of a restricted amount of room. In this topic the surfaced area would be the duck feet. Next, I

researched the hydrodynamics, which are the movements or forces of liquid. It is basically the

study of the behavior of liquids and their effects on objects. This would greatly affect

performance in swimming. Also, locomotion is the action of movement from one place to

another. Last, friction is two objects that rub together that cause an effect.




       I must be able to test a question that I will try to answer when I do my science fair

project. The question that I will try to answer when I do my project is “how does the webbing of

duck feet help ducks to swim?” I think this is s a good question because it is relevant to my

project for the science fair. Also, it will be east to answer because that’s what I have to do for

my science fair experiment. That is why I chose this question for my science fair project.
In my experiment, I will use three types of variables. The first variable is called the

independent variable. An independent variable is the variable that is changed by the scientist in

the experiment. In an experiment only one thing can be changed at a time; this is called the

independent variable. The independent variable does not depend upon what happens to the other

variables. My independent variable is the different shapes of the webbing on the flippers. This

is the only variable that I will change because of changes that are caused by and depend upon

what changes are made to the independent variable. My dependent variable is the speed of

swimming that changes with each shape of flipper (independent variable). I also have a constant

variable. The constant variable in my science project is the water. The water always stays the

same.




        A hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work and it must be testable and

measurable in order to reach a conclusion. I will test my hypothesis on testing three different

shapes of flippers and test whether the speed changes with each shape of flipper. I will measure

my hypothesis by using a stop watch and timing how long it takes to swim to the other side of a

pool. My hypothesis is that the grebe like bird will have the best average speed. When I conduct

my experiment, I will provide evidence that will support or disprove my hypothesis.
Bibliography



“Surface – Definition of Surface by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.”
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus – The Free Dictionary, Web. 10 Dec. 2011,
<http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Suface>.



“Morphology – Definition of Morphology by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and
Encyclopedia.” Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus – The Free Dictionary, Web. 10 Dec.
2011, <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Morphology>

“Locomotion - – Definition of Locomotion by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and
Encyclopedia.” Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus – The Free Dictionary, Web. 10 Dec.
2011, <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Locomotion>

 “Hydronamics – Definition of Hydrodynamics by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and
Encyclopedia.” Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus – The Free Dictionary, Web. 10 Dec.
2011, <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Hydrodynamics>

“Friction – Definition of Morphology by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and
Encyclopedia.” Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus – The Free Dictionary, Web. 10 Dec.
2011, <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Friction>

“Feet – Definition of Morphology by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.”
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus – The Free Dictionary, Web. 10 Dec. 2011,
<http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Feet>

“Area – Definition of Morphology by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.”
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus – The Free Dictionary, Web. 10 Dec. 2011,
<http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Area>

“The Swimming Secrets of Duck Feet.” Science Fair Project Ideas, Answers, & Tools, Web. 10
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Duck science project

  • 1. Research Paper Name: Madison Browder #2 5D Class: Bundy Name of Science Fair Project: The Secrets of Duck Feet Date: 11-11-11
  • 2. The name of my Science Fair Project is “The Secrets of Duck Feet.” This project is about how duck use their feet to swim. One of the reasons that I chose this project is because my favorite sport is swimming. Also, I like to see swans and ducks and I like to see them swim across ponds. Another reason why I chose this topic is because I love the movie swan lake. In order to do my project I had to understand certain terms and concepts that are related to my experiment. First, was foot morphology, the structure or end part of the leg of which someone dances, runs, stands etc. Then, I researched the surface area which is the outside solid formation of a restricted amount of room. In this topic the surfaced area would be the duck feet. Next, I researched the hydrodynamics, which are the movements or forces of liquid. It is basically the study of the behavior of liquids and their effects on objects. This would greatly affect performance in swimming. Also, locomotion is the action of movement from one place to another. Last, friction is two objects that rub together that cause an effect. I must be able to test a question that I will try to answer when I do my science fair project. The question that I will try to answer when I do my project is “how does the webbing of duck feet help ducks to swim?” I think this is s a good question because it is relevant to my project for the science fair. Also, it will be east to answer because that’s what I have to do for my science fair experiment. That is why I chose this question for my science fair project.
  • 3. In my experiment, I will use three types of variables. The first variable is called the independent variable. An independent variable is the variable that is changed by the scientist in the experiment. In an experiment only one thing can be changed at a time; this is called the independent variable. The independent variable does not depend upon what happens to the other variables. My independent variable is the different shapes of the webbing on the flippers. This is the only variable that I will change because of changes that are caused by and depend upon what changes are made to the independent variable. My dependent variable is the speed of swimming that changes with each shape of flipper (independent variable). I also have a constant variable. The constant variable in my science project is the water. The water always stays the same. A hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work and it must be testable and measurable in order to reach a conclusion. I will test my hypothesis on testing three different shapes of flippers and test whether the speed changes with each shape of flipper. I will measure my hypothesis by using a stop watch and timing how long it takes to swim to the other side of a pool. My hypothesis is that the grebe like bird will have the best average speed. When I conduct my experiment, I will provide evidence that will support or disprove my hypothesis.
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