Mammalian Biology
Third Award
Objectives/Goals Question: Does Exercise Effect Sensorimotor Gating and Anxiety? Hypothesis: Exercise reduces anxiety and improves the ability to process information. Methods/Materials I pla…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I studied the effect of heat on Eisenia Fetida (also know as redworms) to find the temperature in which they reproduce best in. I predicted that Ensenia Fetida would reprodu…
Zoology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine whether the removal of the rhopalia, the sensory organ of the Aurelia Aurita, affects or even controls the organism#s regenerati…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to learn if people of varying ages and genders produce muscle force differently, by using measures of muscle sound. Methods/Materials Subject 1 was instruc…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine whether magnets and their various magnetic field intensities exert an effect on the rates of regeneration in the flatworm, Dugesia…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Nerve cells in hydra influence stem cells to form additional nerves. I hypothesized that higher concentrations of neurotransmitters in the environment would simulate a highe…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair project was to find the leading cause(s) of lung cancer in non-smokers. Methods/Materials Using the website, Surveymokey.com, I created a surv…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to determine if there is significant difference in the time of reaction rate between colors by taking two sets of tests, one reading and one multip…
Mammalian Biology
Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to learn whether hepatocyte apoptosis exists in the rat high fat diet (HFD)-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease model, and if so, wheth…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to determine whether an increased arm length and/or circumference (i.e. the distance around the apex of the Biceps brachii and Triceps brachii musc…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To breed a Holland Lop rabbit with black or blue otter color pattern that has proper, show quality body type. Also, I want to expand the color varaitions in show qaulity Hol…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to investigate how non-toxic surfactants affect the surface tension of water and to determine if any of these surfactants can be used as an…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if falling ocean pH levels would have an adverse effect on the fertilization rate of the purple sea urchin species Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Met…
Zoology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to find the material that attracts the most flies. Methods/Materials In order to determine the attractions of house flies to certain materials potentially used fo…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find out when breeding rabbits which parent has stronger traits that are passed down to the offsrping, the sire or the dam? Methods/Mater…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals At the beginning of my project I had a clear idea of what I thought would happen. I believed that the duck feet would swim the fastest because they use their feet the most.…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I investigated how rapidly carbohydrates are metabolized in a Type 1 Diabetic. I chose this topic because my brother & I both have Type 1 Diabetes and suffer from low blood…
Mammalian Biology
Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the "rocker start" was faster than the "track start" for stealing bases in softball. Because the "rocker start" allows you to gain momentum before…
Zoology
Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to investigate the intelligence of Steller#s Jays (Cyanocitta stelleri) and Western Scrub Jay#s (Aphelocoma californica) by determining if they could use s…
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only)
First Award
Objectives/Goals Telomeres and their interactions with other structures within the cell is currently the subject of active research in the study of genomic stability. Cells undergoing tumori…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our project was to find out if a horse's shoulder height and angle had an effect on it's stride length. We believe if a horse's shoulder angle and height are bigger, then a…
Zoology
Third Award
Objectives/Goals Quail Hollow Ranch County Park, nestled in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, is well-known for its natural diversity. Among the most understudied, however, is the p…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In my project I am going to be putting a hog head in with Dermestid Beetles and another hog head in a container to decay naturally. I believe if the beetles are kept in the…
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In this project, you will discover how the ear works. People will hear a variety of different frequencies played through a computer using audio software and depending on the…
Zoology
Second Award
Objectives/Goals I have always been fascinated by tide pools and aquatic environments. I recently heard about a threatened species of limpet, the owl limpet, that inhabits our coastline. I l…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine whether different amounts and types of light bulbs can alter the metabolism of an organism. By testing this on ants, crickets,…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to figure out if dolphins become more social when the crowd size around them increases. Methods/Materials Dolphins at Sea World San Diego were identified by…
Zoology
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Does the sharpness and size of a beak affect how hard a bird can bite or puncture? Methods/Materials First I will gather the different birds I will use. My project is design…
Zoology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if feeding hens calcium in the form of oyster shell, which is 37.62% calcium, would strengthen their eggshells. Oyster shell can b…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals *Statement of Purpose* My dog only drinks outside water when I put rose petals in it. This makes me wonder if dogs will be better hydrated if the water is more attractive to…