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	Project title	Comparing the competitive nature of roosters and hens
	Difficulty Level	Elementary school
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Roosters and hens are competitive creatures. This experiment was conducted to compare the competitiveness of roosters and hens. 1 month old and 6 months old roosters and hens were used.
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1. For this experiment, the independent variables are the chickens’ age and gender. The dependent variable is the amount of time the chickens take to reach their food. Use a stopwatch to time them. The constant (control variable) are the distance between the cage and the chicken feed. 2. Use roosters and hens of 2 age groups: 1 month and 6 months. There should be 3 chickens from each age group. Fence an area that is 3m wide and 5m long. House the 12 chickens in 2 cages, according to their age. No food should be given to them .....

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