Treating Valley Fever with Doggie Cookies: Peanut butter or Pumpkin?
Animal Science
Zandra Crown
Lincoln Lawrence
- Grade:
- 5
- Teacher:
- Elisabeth Gingrich
Our project was about which type of healthy cookies a Australian Kelpie mix named Leo with valley fever, would like better. Our Hypothesis was sort of correct because he liked both but liked the pumpkin a lot more than the peanut butter. If we were to do this again we would bake a different flavor of cookie so we could see if pumpkin has some competition. Leo choose the pumpkin by a absolute landslide 4 to 1. Why had a struggle on this project because of the mold that infected our first batch of cookies which then resulted in figuring out that Vitamin C helps out with mold. Our project will help the world because it will show everybody that you can give your dog medicine just plainly you can make it fun for you and the dog.
This is a caring and creative project that shows genuine effort and real-world application. The students demonstrated strong engagement and thoughtful reflection throughout the process.
Your project is so full of heart! I love how you used science to solve a problem for Leo. The most impressive part of your project was how you handled the “mold” challenge. Instead of giving up, you researched a solution and discovered that Vitamin C can help preserve food. That is exactly what real-world food scientists do! I’m sure Leo loved every minute of your “research.”