•The Big Question is what brand of soap works best to remove oil from an animal’s fur.

Explanation

• I chose to do this after I saw a Dawn commercial and thought if that was the only brand that people used to clean animals.

Hypothesis

• Since that Dawn claims in there commercials that they clean animals in oil spills and I haven’t seen other brands claim that they also clean animals. So I predict that Dawn cleans better.

Interesting Facts• There is about 706 million oil spills in a year• Offshore oil spills is at least 8% of oil spills• The largest oil spill was in the Persian Gulf in

1991 spilling over 240 million gallons of oil• Oil can help cause erosion• Oil spills can kill many types of animals like

ducks, beavers, seals, and many types of fish

Materials You will Need

• Water

• Motor oil

• Fake or real fur

• 3 types of soap

• Sink/bucket

• Timer

• Tablespoon

Step by Step

• Fill the sink/bucket with water put a tablespoon of soap• Put a tablespoon of oil on the fur• Set the timer for three minutes• Put the fur in the sink and start the timer• Repeat with the rest of the soap• Then use it with just water• Let dry and make a conclusion

Observations

Resources

• Dawn commercials

• http://www.greenexpander.com/2008/01/10/oil-spills-saving-animals-protecting-the-seas/

• http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/oil_spills.htm

Data/Analysis

• Cleanest to Dirtiest

• Dawn, Bright Green, Green Works, and Water

• Compared to the non oiled

Conclusion

• My Hypothesis was correct