Grimaldi,+N

Micky Mouse vs. Micky D
 * Project Title**

How does a high fat diet affect the body and lifestyle of mice?
 * Problem To Be Investigated**

Mice, high fat diet foods, low fat diet foods, scale, paper tape measure and a water activity box for mice.
 * Materials**

The end result will be similar to humans. The mice with higer fat content will have decreased speed, strength, reflexes, and activity including increased weight and body width.
 * Hypothesis**


 * Journal Entries**

I bought the mice today and set up their cages i will weigh and feed them tomorrow. the mice that are fed mcdonalds are kept in an orange cage and the mice that are fed fruits are kept in a blue cage.
 * March 20**

The mcdonalds mice together weigh about 40 grams. The fruit mice weigh about 40 grams together also. Today is the first day i am feeding them, they are both active and are enjoying their meals.
 * March 21**

I am feeding them the same thing they had yesterday but the fruit mice seem to smell the mcdonalds and are trying to escape. When i give them water they drink it but after, they clean theirselves.
 * March 22**

The fruit mice are running aroung while the mcdonalds mice are snuggling and sleeping together. I just fed them and one of the mcdonalds mice is laying dowm while eating the burger.
 * March 23**

The fruit mice are always jumping up onto the side trying to escape and sniff the burger out while the mcdonalds mice are snuggling.
 * March 24**

It seems that the mcdonalds mice are getting fatter so i am beging to put them in a ball and let them run around for a while, same for the fruit mice. I am cleaning their cage every day because they are going to the bathroom every time i put my hand in their cage.
 * March 25**

it's late and i almost forgot to feed and give the mice water but i just did. They are doing what they usually do sniffing cleaning theirselves and snuggling.
 * March 26**

I fed each of the mice. I was putting the fruit mice in the ball to exercise and one grabbed my hand, it scared me and i dropped it, but luckily it wasn't hurt and i got back to what i was doing.
 * March 27**

I think one mouse fell asleep while hanging on to the side of the cage. I fed each of them and they did their usual routine.
 * March 28**

I moved them down the basement today because they are always keeping me up by scratching at night. I went down to feed them and they were all sleeping, but once i put the food in they got right to eating.
 * March 29**

i forgot to feed them yesterday but i woke up at about 3 AM and went down to feed them
 * March 30**

I cleaned their cage about 10 minuts ago and the mcdonalds seems to have a great affect on the mice because they were very tired and lazy when i transfered them into the ball and they went in without giggling and grabbing on to the sides like they usually do.
 * March 31**

The mcdonalds mice are not moving untill i give them food and water but the fruit mice are grabbing on to the sides and doing as they usually do.
 * April 1**

i went down to feed the mice today and the fruit mice are acting usual but the mcdonalds mice aren't moving at all but i can see that they are breathing and that they're alive. i decided to change their cage first and they both werent struggling or grabbing the sides. they seemed to be haveing seisurs and stopped moving once i put them in.
 * April 2**

one of the mcdonalds mice died from the mcdonalds after about a month and the other mouse is still alive but does'nt look good.
 * April 10**

The other mcdonalds mouse died so my project is basically done.
 * April 12**