Background :
Background In the classic book Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi the author hypothesizes that all animals poop.
However, squirrel poop sightings have long eluded most researchers.
Research Question :
Research Question I intend to find out what squirrel poop actually looks like.
Significance of Study :
Significance of Study Help park goers and others walking through grass identify pathways to avoid
Reduce shoe cleaning bills
Prevent secondary injuries
Participants :
Participants Me
The 3 squirrels that hang around my backyard (Alvin, Simon, Theodore? I don’t know any popular squirrel names)
Instrumentation :
Instrumentation Observe squirrels eating
Wait a while
Record poop with cell phone (I though about using a zip lock bag but that’s just nasty).
Procedures :
Procedures MTSU Permission
IRB
Pre clean backyard
Record data
Basic Assumption :
Basic Assumption Researchers will be able to identify actual squirrel poop
All types of squirrel poop looks the same
Researchers will be able to tell the difference between the three squirrels (All squirrels look the same to me).
Delimitations :
Delimitations Participants in this study are limited to Tennessee squirrels living in Rutherford County.
Participants selected are considered healthy and free from poop altering diseases.
Conclusion :
Conclusion I am really bored
I have way too much free time
I need to find a job soon