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CSEF · 2013

Weight-Bearing or Not Weight-Bearing?

Mammalian Biology

Objectives/Goals This project is designed to determine if a weight bearing device can be used in a regular MRI machine to mimic or resemble the effect of gravity on spinal anatomy as seen in…

CSEF · 2013

What's on the Menu?

Zoology

Objectives/Goals My objective was to test whether ladybugs prefer to eat aphids, pollen, powdery mildew, or scale insects. Some gardening resources suggest that ladybugs eat pollen which wou…

CSEF · 2012

Backyard Bacteria

Zoology Second Award

Objectives/Goals The objective is to identify which of the selected arthropods is covered in the most bacteria. Methods/Materials Bees, flies and pill bugs were tested for bacteria. Bees wer…

CSEF · 2012

Band vs. Guitar

Mammalian Biology

Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine who has a better lung capacity before and after running band students or guitar students. Methods/Materials the material i used were: a hot pla…

CSEF · 2012

Bon Appetite

Zoology

Objectives/Goals My Ojective was to learn if desert tortoises prefer iceberg lettuce over spinach and/or romaine. Methods/Materials In this experiment i used two desert torioises, a desertli…

CSEF · 2012

Can Canines Recognize Muffled Spoken Commands?

Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award

Objectives/Goals I came across a recent article that said a chimpanzee was able to comprehend muffled speech. I researched and found out about a parrot that was also able to identify muffled…

CSEF · 2012

Can Chickens See Color?

Zoology

Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if chickens see color. Methods/Materials Method- Step 1: paint three different feeding areas;one red, one blue, and one green Step 2: set up th…

CSEF · 2012

Can "Dr. Beat" Cause Damage to the Ear?

Mammalian Biology

Objectives/Goals I play in the marching band where we use a Dr Beat when we rehearse our field shows. A Dr Beat is a loud speaker that is connected to a metronome. The beats from the metrono…

CSEF · 2012

Cockroach Push and Pull

Zoology Honorable_mention Award

Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if plant extracts can be used to modify the behavior of German cockroaches, Blatella germanica. Methods/Materials A two-choice…

CSEF · 2012

Do the Pink Flamingo Limp?

Zoology

Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to be able to determine if the flamingo exhibit at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo needs heaters covering the area during the colder months due to wha…

CSEF · 2012

Earthworms: What Soil Do They Dig?

Zoology

Objectives/Goals My project was to determine which soil type earthworms like best. By understanding the relationship between earthworms and soil, we can improve the growth of plants, flowers…

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