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Project title Rats! They ate my cables again!Featured science projectScience project video
Difficulty Level High school
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This science fair project was conducted to evaluate what type of wires rats prefer to chew. The testing was done using a telephone wire coaxial wire, red PVC wire, black PVC wire, 3 core wire and speaker wire. 

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1. For this science fair project, the independent variable is the type of wire used - telephone, coaxial, red PVC, black PVC, a 3 core power cable and speaker wire. The dependent variable is the extend of damage done by the rats. This is determined by inspecting the wires for bite marks. The constants (control variables) are the number of rats in the cage, amount of time the cables are left in the cage and the number of days during which the rats are starved. 2. Three rats are placed in a cage without food for 1 day. On .....
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