Hypothesis: If given the choice between a dry or a moist area, the cockroaches will go to the dry area. (Because the cockroaches have been living in the dry environment, we think they will go to the dry area, even though Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches naturally live in a tropical environment.)
Constants:
-amount of substrate
-type of substrate
-size of area
-starting placement and time of cockroaches
-cockroaches facing in, with no preference of direction
-same number of cockroaches
I.V.: amount of moisture in the substrate
D.V.: which area the cockroaches will go to
Methods for data collection:
-5 cups of dry substrate
-container 40 by 25 by 16 cm
-100 sprays of water
-container divided into equal halves using a piece of paper strip
-placing cockroaches on the middle line at the same time
-cockroaches facing in, with no preference of direction
Data collection:
-place cockroaches in container
-observe for 4 minutes
-repeat 5 times
