Browse 101 real Animal Sciences projects entered in 2006, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the aggregation behaviors of the convergent lady beetles by their specific temperature range of the seasonal hibernations. M…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Do goldfish contain long-term memory capabilities or the ability to remember an event or an occurrence in time? Methods/Materials These were the steps taken to complete my e…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to acquire an understanding of the amphibian species composition and diversity at each of our sites in the San Lorenzo Valley Watershed in…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Problem: To find an effective, safe, long lasting, low cost, and easy to use deer repellent for common flowering plants in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Methods/Materials Experi…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find out if white sage and eucalyptus concentrates repel argentine ants. The information discovered in this experiment can help make a less toxic ant rep…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Purpose: To determine if dogs are colorblind. Hypothesis: Dogs are able to see at least some shades of color. Methods/Materials 1. Take black and white pictures of an assort…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this research is to understand ecological change due to global warming in the Northern California intertidal by establishing baselines for intertidal temperature…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Find out which brands of cereal taste best to children and whether those brands are the most nutritious. Methods/Materials Materials: Notebook, pencil, 6 different types of…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Tissue engineering seeks to replace heart infarcts with functional engineered heart tissue. The project aimed to study the effects of mechanical and electrical stimulation f…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to find out which leopard coat color provided it more protection, black or tawny. My hypothesis was the standard leopard (tawny with black spots…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals One day I was outside in the pool and I came inside to get a snack out of the pantry. It took some time for my eyes to adjust. This made me curious as to the why the eye tak…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To observe the effects of treating brine shrimp with UV light. Methods/Materials 350 brine shrimp; 350 brine shrimp eggs; 21 1-liter containers; 1 UV Lamp; 1 box to perform…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Do pysiological attributes matter when wakeboarding or snowboarding? Or is it all experience? Can I test these variables to determine what makes the best boarder? Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose for my project was to find if lasik surgery has an effect on one's ability to see a stereogram. Methods/Materials I collected some stereograms, and then started…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out if it is possible to train people between the ages of 40-65, to be able to read clearly without the help of reading glasses. Meth…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Our objecct was to learn if a hamster could produce more energy on a complex carbohydrate diet or a protein diet. Methods/Materials We mounted a laser cut disk to a plastic…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our Project was to determine if the Santa Ana River is suitable for the Santa Ana Sucker fish based on the dissolved oxygen content, pH, and temperature compared to the cont…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Chow Time is an experiment about dog's food preferences. I have always wondered why some types of dog food are more popular than the rest. Is it because the popular dog food…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This project will test whether or not the circumference of each person#s thigh, will affect the amount of force that each participant applies to the ball. The larger the cir…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I run my own herd of goats on my families ranch in the small mountain community of Santa Ysabel, in the San Diego County. I basically use my goats for blackberry control in…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine which type of fish will eat the most mosquito larvae in a five minute time period. I have chosen fish that can live in different te…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine which common household sweetener (saccharin, sucrose, aspartame, sucralose) the ant species, Linepithema humile, was most attracted to. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study is to compare the BMI with assistance of % body fat of middle school students of Montclair Prep to the national average. Methods/Materials To get resu…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine the variables that contribute to creating an effective fly trap. Methods/Materials Two identical fly traps were built using five…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to see if bees are attracted to scents. Methods/Materials 1. 100 honeybees; 2. 10 scented candles and 1 unscented candle ; 3. flashlight; 4. 2 PVC Pipes, 4…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My science project, Does Exercise Effect Weight? ,was intended to prove the hypothesis that exercise will cause living beings to lose weight. Given that all conditions of li…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Two previous experiments led me through behavioral observation and effects of dissolved oxygen on the Viviparis malleatus (Trapdoor snail). This year's study focused on food…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals One day I was out in the chicken coop. I was listening to my ipod. All of a sudden, I thought that it would be interesting and fun to test if music affects chickens# laying…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find out whether practicing yoga produces better cardio-respiratory fitness benefits than running. I believed that yoga participants would r…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if and how much the heart rate of twelve to thirteen year old females changes when listening to four different types of music;…