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Project title Do turtles recognize colors?Featured science projectScience project video
Difficulty Level Middle school
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This experiment was conducted to ascertain whether turtles have the ability to recognize colors? Diamondback terrapins were used, and we observed whether these turtles could recognize the color of their feeding trays. 

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1. For this experiment, the independent variable is the color of the 3 feeding trays (blue, red and yellow). The dependent variable is the number of turtles that go to the correct food tray. Count how many turtles move towards each food tray. The constants (control variables) are the length of the distance between the food trays and the turtles, and the type of food used as turtle feed. The trays should be identical in shape and size. 2. Prepare the 3 feeding trays. They should be of the same size and shape, but of different colors (blue, red .....
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