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CSEF · 2014

In Gender We Trust

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine whether gender has an influence on whom people choose to trust. The experimenter hypothesized that when trusting people, 90% of fem…

CSEF · 2014

Interacting with an Autistic Child

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals The point of my experiment was to prove that being educated about autism does help that person if they were to meet a special needs child on the street or if they have to be…

CSEF · 2014

iPad vs. Text

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The objective of this science fair project was to determine which method of leaning is best; ipad or regular text. The amount of time to read a lesson and take a test on it…

CSEF · 2014

Learn to See: A Study of Visual Perception

Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award

Objectives/Goals Visual perception is a very important skill. It is especially crucial for school-aged children as it is needed to understand and decipher things, learn reading skills, copy…

CSEF · 2014

Lemonade: The Sweet Solution

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals My project is about which sweetener tastes most like sugar in lemonade. Among the four most popular sweeteners, one must taste closest to the lemonade with sugar. Methods/Ma…

CSEF · 2014

Light Up Study

Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award

Objectives/Goals If there are bright light and right wall paint, then I can study well because straining eyes in bad lighting can tire a person quickly and bad wall paint will absorb surroun…

CSEF · 2014

Musically Minded

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals What genre of music, if any, increases efficiency while doing schoolwork? I tested this because when I was listening to music while working. While researching, I discovered…

CSEF · 2014

Note Taking: Necessary or Nuisance?

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award

Objectives/Goals The ability to take good notes is crucial for learning and succeeding in school. Based on research, if the number of skills to understand passages is increased, then the com…

CSEF · 2014

Now You See It, Now You Don't

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if the perception of objects in our peripheral vision is influenced by the object's color. I believe that people will be abl…

CSEF · 2014

People, Numbers, and Gender Bias

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals For this year#s science fair project I chose to investigate if numbers make people gender biased. Methods/Materials I used test subjects and a survey with the face of a baby…

CSEF · 2014

Point of Views

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine whether the number of views applied to an article affected adolescents' opinions of its credibility. Methods/Materials I manipul…

CSEF · 2014

Positive and Negative Ads

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals I hypothesize that if volunteers watch two different campaign speeches, one including positive ads, the other including negative ads, then the voters will elect the candidat…

CSEF · 2014

Soda Taste Test

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals We wanted to see if people in our community (mostly school students) can taste the difference between Coca-Cola/Pepsi and Diet-Coke/Diet-Pepsi. Methods/Materials 100 small d…

CSEF · 2014

Stress Buster

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals To investigate if Transcendental Meditation will have an effect on blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and skin temperature. Methods/Materials Materials: Biodots,…

CSEF · 2014

Sugar: The Silent Killer

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals My goal was to learn if students know the actual amount of sugar that is in beverages. Methods/Materials Materials: 6 different types of drinks: 20 FL OZ Gatorade, 20 FL OZ…

CSEF · 2014

Testing Teaching Styles

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals This project attempted to find a thorough and efficient method for teaching writing. Methods/Materials To perform this experiment, 572 middle school students (22 classrooms)…

CSEF · 2014

The Art of Seeing Without Eyes

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The quantitative objective for this project is attempting to determine whether non-blind individuals with no previous training on echolocation can echolocate successfully, a…

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