Student Research Reports

The research question is: When and where will more dust collect? Two weeks with nobody in the house or two weeks with people in the house? The places tested will be three places in a house that are commonly used: Bathroom, Litter Box, Hallway and three places that are less used: Lizard Cage, Vent, and Piano. This research is important because people can know where to dust their house more often to prevent the spreading of bacteria and dust allergies. Because there is so much dust in many peoples’ houses, on a sunny day you may be able to see dust floating around the air you breathe, silhouetted by a ray of sun. When preparing this project, the surfaces of the testing sites were wiped with a disinfecting wipe to ensure there were no dust particles present before testing, and a piece of double-sided tape was stuck there. After two weeks the tapes were removed and placed on a piece of graph paper. Out of all the squares on the graph paper only the boxes with the most visible particles were recorded. The results showed the Hallway had the most dust particles when there was nobody in the house with one hundred and ten particles. When there were people in the house the litter box had one hundred and one particles. Indoor temperature data was compared with outdoor temperature data using www.wunderground.com. In conclusion people should routinely dust their hallways and litter boxes if they have a cat.