Cats are Picky about where they Sleep by Gretta Anderson https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml Science Project en-us 2017-06-05 13:43:25 UTC 2025-04-08 15:05:56 UTC hello@padlet.com Problem Statement ga68896 https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175213471 Which different materials do cats prefer to sleep on?]]> 2017-06-05 13:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175213471 Hypothesis ga68896 https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175213951 If my cat can sleep on her soft bed, she can sleep on other soft materials]]> 2017-06-05 13:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175213951 Research ga68896 https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175215455 1 out of 5 cats will have a good night sleep on the hard ground.

Cats will sleep on places cozy, familiar, and safe


]]> 2017-06-05 13:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175215455 Materials ga68896 https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175215965 A living cat
Your cat's favorite bed 
A soft blanket
A fleece
A couch
A pillow

]]> 2017-06-05 13:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175215965 Procedure ga68896 https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175216426 1. Place your cat's favorite bed near a hidden corner so your cat is not shy to go in it. See if your cat will stay in her bed. Observe and record observations.

2. Place the different material throughout the room, and when your cat finally finishes visiting each different material, observe her reactions to each of them. (If you have to pick up your cat and place her one of the different materials, that's fine too.)]]> 2017-06-05 14:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175216426 Observations ga68896 https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175266658 My cat stays on her bed for about 2 hours, after "kneading the dough" and sleeping
She relaxes on the blanket, but gets off in 5 minutes

She sleeps on the fleece, but gets up in 20 minutes

She immediately gets up after I place her on the couch
She "kneads the dough" for a few minutes on the pillow, but then she gets up ]]> 2017-06-05 19:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175266658 Results ga68896 https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175268867 My cat prefers to sleep on fluffy, soft, knead y things, like the bed and the pillow. Even though the fleece had longer minutes visited than the pillow, I know that GG prefers fluffy and soft materials.]]> 2017-06-05 19:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175268867 ga68896 https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175269499 Independent Variables: The blanket, the fleece, the couch, the pillow
Dependent variables:  How GG sleeps.
Controlled Variable: The cat.( Because each cat is different.)]]> 2017-06-05 19:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175269499 ga68896 https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175270669 Goodnight GG!]]> 2017-06-05 19:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175270669 ga68896 https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175270791 GG is about to go for a snooze]]> 2017-06-05 19:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175270791 ga68896 https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175270881 Me and GG!]]> 2017-06-05 19:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175270881 Bibliography ga68896 https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175391337 http://www.petplace.com/article/cats/behavior-training/understanding-your-cat/where-should-your-cat-sleep
Explains where cats mostly sleep and why.

https://www.livescience.com/40548-why-do-cats-knead.html 
Explains why cats "Knead the dough."



]]> 2017-06-06 13:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/175391337 Conclusion ga68896 https://padlet.com/ga68896/h3wh55lrcpml/wish/176010313 My cat GG did prefer her bed than the other materials I set out, so my hypothesis, “If my cat GG can sleep on her soft bed, she can sleep on other soft materials,” was definitely wrong. During the exploration, I had seen that  GG preferred fluffy items, so she could knead the dough on. I got a few scratches after picking up GG and putting her on the blanket to see her reactions, but I will live. Since GG only preferred to sleep on her bed, I came across an article that explained it all,(You can find it in the internet site page) cats prefer to sleep on familiar materials. When I read it I understood why GG preferred to sleep on her familiar bed. I had a few other experiment titles such as “Cats sleep longer in different places,” or “Cats sleep 12-16 hours each day. 
 


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