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Date Daily Goal Work Completed Sources Reflection of Work

31/03/17 To pick the animal Competed http:// Even though we are

we want to do the choosing the animal www.edudemic.com/ done with the
experiment with. we want to work styles-of-learning/ question, it is not yet
with. polished so it needs
To find some Answered the to be check by the
information on learning processes teacher. If it is not
different kind of questions. ready, then for the
learning processes next class I will have
We got the research to go back and
To come up with a question done with work on it. Also for
research question 2 factors for the next class
which is doable comparison. period, I want to
and appropriate. research on some
foods of
requirements for the
hamster as well as to
write a hypothesis
and materials
needing further on.

18/04/17 Finish off polishing Finish the research http:// Ive finish rewriting
the research question. thehamsterhouse.com/ the research
question. hamster-food/what-do- question due to the
hamsters-eat/
Managed to fact that ours
To research on the complete initially doesnt have
http://hamsterific.com/
daily diet of researching on the hamster-illness-and- any controlled
hamster especially diet of the hamster, injury-guide/hamster- group so it might no
focusing on the some vegetables of diet-and-nutrition/ be doable but now
veggies that the preferred as well as we know the
hamster preferred. some ideas on the https:// controlled group
Food that hamster required nutrients www.oxbowvetconnect.c which makes it easy
should and and vitamins for the om/products/type/detail? for comparison later
shouldnt eat. hamster daily while object=1591 on.
still keep in mind
To come up with a some foods that For the next class
hypothesis, hamster are period, I want the
materials required recommended to introduction to be
currently as well as avoid. complete but in
the introduction order to do so, we
with background Completed the must be done with
information. hypothesis, right the background
after the research information for the
question is done, majority of it. When
parts of the the information is
materials we can done it might be
think of, but not easier for us to
quite done, as well finished off our
as the background information lists for
information are the next class.
pretty much not
completed. Another goals is to
list all the materials
for the school to
approved and to
have a definite
person that will
adopt the pet after
we are done with
the experiment.
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24/04/17 To have a materials Today were got all http://animalwhoop.com/ Fah, one of our
lists to be turned in the material lists 10-things-your-new- group member, is
to the school as turned in and we hamster-needs/ willing to adopt one
well as to hove an also have a person of the hamster after
answer if anyone in who will adopt the completing the
the group will pet. experiment, however
adopt the pet the other hamster will
after the Weve go through need to be return
experiment is all the requirements back to the teacher
completed. fro the proposal in order to find
and have some another owner that
To plan out how ideas on how to is willing to take
the proposal will write them in the care of them.
turned out and next class, however
revise on the the actual proposal The goals for next
requirements of the is not yet done. class is to work on
proposals. the proposal outline
and even do some
additional research
if needed to
incorporate into the
proposal.

25/04/17 To work on the In this class, weve https:// Before we begin

proposal outline of covered most of the www.edmodo.com/file/ answering the
the project as questions for the view-office-online? questions, we talk
id=8ac13f022070f1e4b2
much as possible, introduction, basing and brainstorm in
d7f753a36b05b8
at least to finish the from the document our groups to
introduction part, the teacher has clarified the
by covering all the given, some of it questions and make
requirement need more time to an agreement each
questions, and get be completed and answer. Ive ask the
it all finalised. to finalised teacher to explain
everything together on what is meant to
into a paragraph. be answered for the
following question,
What is the topic of
study related to
that question?, as in
how specific it
needs to be.

Since we have not

finish the
introduction section,
we want to finish
covering all the
questions for the
introduction part
some time later,
making sure it ties
back to the topic
that weve learnt in
class.

For the next class,

we want to work on
the outline proposal
and have a definite
idea of how the
maze will look like
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27/04/17 To divide the We got started a https:// In the proposal

proposal outline up lot on the proposal www.edmodo.com/file/ outline, I am
into section, however we are not view-office-online? responsible for the
id=1f434477f213096018
separate each done with any parts Ethical / Humane
5c8f4e5bdb63d3
part to each of the proposal Statement part &
person and start outline. http:// Literature
writing the ursa.research.gsu.edu/ Reviews (That still
proposal outline. files/2013/04/ need to be
Hamster_workshop_han complete) and
dout.pdf checking through
bits and pieces that
is not yet finalised.

The goals for the

next class is to
complete my
Ethical / Humane
Statement part and
at least talk about
what we want to
include in the
Literature Review
parts.

Everyone must
complete their own
part that were
assigned for the
next class.

28/04/17 To complete the Completed the https:// We decided to

Ethical / Humane Ethical / Humane www.edmodo.com/file/ change some of our
Statement part Statement part. view-office-online? methods and the
id=1f434477f213096018
that Ive focused maze design after
5c8f4e5bdb63d3
on. Ive gone through having some
can check on some http:// inspiration from
To go through and other parts, ursa.research.gsu.edu/ researching further
check other parts including my own files/2013/04/ and throughout the
that is not yet parts and my group Hamster_workshop_han process of
finalised. members ones, to dout.pdf discussing the
finalised it. Methodology
To talk and plan https:// Literature Review.
out what we got to Ive discussed with pdfs.semanticscholar.or
g/
put in our the group about Goals: To complete
2ac2/5df2b999fddadf0e
Literature Review the Literature the literature review
78be761a9756b427134
Review but not a.pdf (both parts 1&2)
have yet start it. and gone through
http:// some check to fix
Everyone has ursa.research.gsu.edu/ any errors that may
completed the part files/2013/04/ appear.
that they were Hamster_workshop_han
responsible for in dout.pdf Goals: To check and
the proposal outline, carefully go through
http://www.ahc.umn.edu/
from the last class. every parts of the
rar/handling.html
proposal outline
https:// before handing it in
www.thespruce.com/ by the due date
supplies-needed-for-a- given.
pet-hamster-1238928
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30/04/17 To complete Completed around https:// On the way of

literature review half of the literature www.rspca.org.uk/ writing the literature
part 1 & 2 as well review. adviceandwelfare/ review, we found
as the knowledge pets/rodents/ some struggles in
gap. Started answering hamsters/diet assembling the
most of the literature review,
To write the introduction because it is one of
introduction section requirements
http:// the most challenging
and background questions however www.theresearchpe section in the whole
information of the have not put dia.com/health/ proposal.
proposal outline. everything together omega3/benefits-
into a paragraph. of-omega-3-for- To complete the
learning-and- whole literature
memory review and
knowledge gap
https:// section.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.g
Goals for next class
ov/pmc/articles/
is to finish writing
PMC3738731/ and finalise the
introduction section
https:// as well as the
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.g background
ov/pmc/articles/ research.
PMC3408452/

01/05/17 To complete the Finish the literature https:// Everything was

literature review review and www.rspca.org.uk/ completed and
and knowledge knowledge gap. adviceandwelfare/ weve went back
gap. pets/rodents/ and forth in
Finish the hamsters/diet changing some
To finish the background pronouns that
introduction and research and the should not be use in
background introduction.
https:// the proposal.
research, including www.ncbi.nlm.nih.g
things weve learnt Completed the ov/pmc/articles/ After the teacher
in class. literature outline PMC3408452/ has mark the first
and have gone draft of the
To go through through everything https:// proposal outline, we
every parts of the again to check www.ncbi.nlm.nih.g will do some
proposal outline some mistakes. ov/pmc/articles/ changes to the
carefully and PMC3738731/ outline before hand
finalised all before it in on Monday
hand it in. May 8th, at midnight.
http://
www.theresearchpe
dia.com/health/
omega3/benefits-
of-omega-3-for-
learning-and-
memory
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08/05/17 To change and Completed writing https:// My part of

modify the the whole research www.boundless.co feedback is to make
proposal, for which proposal, and took m/psychology/ the introduction,
my part is to modify all the feedback textbooks/ start with the more
the introduction, into consideration. boundless- general information
humane and then specified
psychology-
consideration and All the sources has later. Also, I need to
to refine the whole been cited properly
textbook/ cite any sources
proposal. with in-text citations learning-7/ including in-text
and APA citation at classical- citations and APA
Also, we need to the end of the conditioning-46/ bibliography.
add in any proposal. applications-of-
analysis, in-text classical- The goal for next
citations and APA We have took great conditioning-to- class is to create
format care of the hamster human- the actual maze, at
bibliography. and get them all set behavior-194-1272 least get the wood
and ready. 9/ all nice and cut,
To set out the ready to be
hamster cage and assemble together
provide food and
http:// for the next class.
water, get them www.ahc.umn.edu/
ready and use to rar/handling.html
their new
environment. https://
www.dropbox.com/
s/bwxhwldvyta6i3x/
CSEIT_2015_Proc
eedings_Paper_18.
pdf?dl=0

http://
www.umm.edu/
health/medical/
altmed/supplement/
omega3-fatty-acids

http://
www.theglobaljourn
als.com/ijar/
file.php?
val=May_2014_139
8965985_e9548_1
10.pdf. Indian
Journal of Applied
Research,4(5),
370-373. doi:
10.15373/2249555
x/may2014/111

https://
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.g
ov/pmc/articles/
PMC3408452/

https://
www.simplypsychol
ogy.org/operant-
conditioning.html
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09/05/17 To get started on All the parts are cut - When we used saw
the maze by but not yet clean and scissor to cut
getting at least the and sanded off so the wood, the edges
wood cutting part all the wood splints were not clean so
done, and finalised wouldnt exposed for the next class, we
all the when we assemble will get some sand
measurements. the maze together. paper to polish the
edges of the wood,
so it will be safe for
the hamster to rum
later on, without any
splinter poking the
hamster.

Also the goal for

next class is to
assemble the maze
together using some
adhesive.

11/05/17 Since this is the Completed building - We realised that

day weve received the cage and got weve forgot the
the hamster for the the hamsters inhabit hamsters bottle of
first time, we will there so they are water so we
build the cage used to the new decided to supply
ready for the environment. them water in a small
hamster and get bucket before
two males hamster All essentials factors tomorrow, with a
in there. and environment proper water bottle.
are done set up.
Supplied them with Goal for next class:
food, water, To finish assemble
beddings, toys and the maze from the
bathing sand. previous class. Also,
supplied the hamster
with food and
comfortable
environment daily,
so it will minimise
their stress, which is
one important thing
in our consideration.
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15/05/17 To sand off any The maze was all - When constructing
rough edges in the assembled together, the maze weve
wood before revealing an eight- recorded all the
getting assembled. arms mazed and is process in detailed
all ready for the to later incorporate
To put together all hamster to run into the video and
the pieces for the around. demonstrate how
maze the maze is build.

We realised that
part of the maze is
a little wobbly, so we
immediately fixed
that for the hamsters
safety.

For next class, the

goals is to clean the
cages, get the food
supplied filled up for
the hamster (just the
normal pellets, not
yet separate) and
to get the hamster
used to our maze
for the experiment
day which is really
soon.
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16/05/17 Clean the cages All the cages is - As we played with

and their pooping cleaned and the hamster, we got
area, supplied supplied with food them run a maze for
food and water. (just the normal the first time (with
pellet one) + clean video) and make
Check daily for water. sure they are used
their behaviour, to it. We taught them
play with them Went and check on to running the maze
carefully, and them at recess and by placing little
always make sure after school. pieces of pellet on
on their health. each end of the
maze and they can
use that as a guide.
We took some
videos and
examined their
behaviours. The
hamsters seem to
enjoy the maze very
much.

Goals for next class:

Separate the large
cage in two, using a
future board, in
order to finally
separate the type
of food that we will
give the hamsters
(one-normal, the
other with high
omega-3).

Complete the normal

routine with food
and cages.

17/05/17 Separate the large Got the cage - Even though we

cage in two, using separated, the top divide the cage in
a future board, to part of the cage is half to separate the
separate the food the one with food hamsters diet, we
classes. containing high always ensured that
omega-3 such as both of them still
Normal routine for milk, oats and mash- received the same
the hamster on up banana pieces. factor other than
food and cages so The bottom part of the food. Things like
they are the cage is the water, bathing sand
comfortable in their other hamster, and bedding are
cage. feeding on normal equally given.
hamster diet.
Goals for next class:
Cage are cleaned Repeat the routine
and food are all and give them the
refilled, ready for correct type of food
the hamster to feed before the
on. experiment day.
Make sure they are
nice and full with
food because they
wont be supplied
with any foods on
the actual
experiment day.
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18/05/17 Supply hamster with Completed - The hamster are nice

some food in t he supplying them with and healthy. For the
correct places, one food and check on hamsters with
with normal pellets them from time to omega-3 food, he
diet, the other with time seems to enjoy the
food high in oats given a lot,
omega-3, more however before this,
specifically with weve tried banana
oats. but they dislike it.

Play with them and Goal for next class:

check on them from Start the experiment.
time to time, so they Let the hamster
are not stressed running in the cage,
out. going through each
of the cages arms,
and consume the
cut-up carrot pieces
at the end of the
arm, while giving a
time limit of 5
minutes. Also, start
planning the
content of the video
and editing them..
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19/05/17 Start the first and Finish the first and - On the experiment
second time second time day, we did not
experiment and film experiment, with a supplied them any
a video while video taken. food so they will be
doing so. ready and hungry
Have started on enough to eat the
Plan on the video editing for some of carrots in the actual
content and get the footage. experiment session.
start on editing.
Since this is the first
time of our
experiment as well
as weve only start
separating their
food classes for only
2 days, it takes the
hamster a while to
get used to the
cage so, as a
reflection, both of
the hamster seems to
ran around
randomly in the
cage, going in and
out of the arms in no
particular pattern.

However for the

second time, we saw
clear differences
between hamster
with high omega-3
and have
consuming normal
pellets. Hamster with
omega-3 run the
mazing amazingly,
where he had gone
in and out of the
mazes arm in a
consecutive pattern
from one to the next
without skipping
anything, as well as
ate the carrot. The
normal hamster was
vice versa.

It takes a while to
edit these footage
because are lots of
factors that needs
to be modified,
including lighting,
audio quality and
video quality itself.

Goals for next time:

Continuing with
video editing. on the
weekends.
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20/05/17 Continuing with Did some more - Completed the

& video editing as editing. editing part for
21/05/17 much as possible. introduction and
researching part of
the video.

Goals for next class:

Repeat the
experiment for the
third time as well as
clean the cage
because it has been
1 week already.

22/05/17 Repeat the Completed all of - For this third time,

experiment for the the goals. weve tried
third time. replacing the
carrots, at the end
Clean the hamsters of the mazes arm,
cage, including with a chopped up
refilled water, throw broccoli. Both of the
away old wood hamsters still ran the
beddings and maze but
clean their bathing apparently did not
area. consume even one
piece of the
Continue with broccoli. This makes
video editing as us realised that they
normal. did not enjoy
consuming broccoli.

Goals for next class:

Repeat the
experiment for the
fourth and final time
with a video record.

23/05/17 Complete the final Finally done with all - This time weve
experiment with the the experiment, changed back to
hamster. including a video carrots and we
record. received similar
Edit the video result with the
Some extra footage second time
are still in the experiment of ours.
editing processes.
Goal for next class:
go through all the
video and conclude
the experiment with
a data table
completed.
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24/05/17 Make a data table Completed the - During the process

by looking through data table of making the data,
the video so we weve also analyse
can count on how Continuing with their behaviour while
many times did the video editing running the maze
hamster ran in and and also reflection
out of each maze how many times
as will as did they theyve repeated
successfully running into the
completed it. same arm.

Edit the video A lot of footage still

in the processes of
editing.

Goal for next time:

Since weve finish
most of the physical
part, all is left to do
is to work on video
editing and the
LEARNING RECORD
FORM.

25/05/17 Work on the video Still working on the - The video takes time
& and filled in the video and learning to edit but a good
29/05/17 learning record record forms enough portion is
forms. done, however some
voice over and
image are still left to
do so.