Browse 78 real Animal Sciences projects entered in 2012, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to see if a device and a procedure can be created to strengthen the eye muscles and improve the peripheral vision range of children and o…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals We sought to develop the first predictive model of alcohol dependence and analyze the model to pinpoint the biological mechanisms that underlie the onset of the disease. Met…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals A virtual workout is a type of workout that helps people lose weight by just using a simple video game to play with. A standard gym exercise is a workout that also helps you…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals This purpose of this project is to study the California gnatcatcher(Polioptila californica)bird population in a newly restored California sagebrush(Artemisia californica)hab…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if there was any possible correlation between eye dominance and hand dominance. Methods/Materials Subjects will be looking into a special box t…
CSEF · 2012
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
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
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to determine if the color of birdseed would make a difference in how much birds would eat it. My hypothesis was that the color would affect how much the…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to validate the ability of blood proteins TRMP1 and Clusterin to serve as minimally invasive biomarkers for diagnosis of Acute rejection in renal and cardia…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether 1 gram of bacteroidetes, 0.5 gram of bacteroidetes, or no bacteroidetes causes the most weight loss. My hypothesis…
CSEF · 2012
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
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
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
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
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to see if Tree Frog behavior could help predict Earthquake activity. My hypothesis was that the frogs would climb above mid-tank and be active before or af…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I began my project by selecting twenty-six areas to collect vegetation samples. In each of these areas I measured a square yard and cut the grass (elk are grazers and eat gr…
CSEF · 2012
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
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals Copepods are essential food sources for captive marine animals. However, due to their slow reproductive rate in laboratories, copepods are not a viable food source for some…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The question I posed is will fingerprint patterns show similarity between siblings? After working with fingerprints for several weeks, when creating a title, a crime scene q…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals Parasitoid wasps are natural predators that are a great alternative to pesticides. Scientists are currently releasing a parasitoid wasp, Psyttalia humilis, to combat the oli…
CSEF · 2012
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
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The specific aim of this project was to evaluate hand-grip strength (HGS) and hand steadiness (HS)after exercise as markers of physical activity. Methods/Materials After pro…
CSEF · 2012
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…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Objective:The purpose of my science project is to compare which calcium feed produces the strongest egg shell in egg laying chickens. Hypothesis:The inherited egg shell calc…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To interrogate whether ERK-related protein defects specific to synapses of the hippocampus are consistent across multiple mouse models of autism. Methods/Materials Hippocamp…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project, is to determine the pre and post exercise pulse, respiration, total protein, and hematocrit in horses ridden in a 90 minute riding lesson. Meth…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this research was exploring the correlation among toeprints and fingerprints. The first aspect was to explore the relationship between pairs of correspondin…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Because of the Mojave fringe-toed lizard#s strict habitat requirements (sand with scrub hummocks [Aeolian specialists]), many separated populations are in threat from human…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals I live on a busy intersection, Brookhurst and Hazard, in Garden Grove, California. There is a lot of traffic passing by all the time. I did an experiment for my school scien…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see if there is a difference in peak flow between Filipino children and adolescents and the Caucasian standard reference chart. Methods/M…