Browse 70 real Biomedical and Health Sciences projects entered in 2009, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether living with a smoker or non-smoker affects your forced vital capacity. Methods/Materials 1. Gather all necessary materials needed for t…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals "If plants are watered with eco-friendly laundry detergents and regular laundry detergents then the plants being watered with eco-friendly laundry detergents will grow norma…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This researcher's goal is to discover if the fingerprint patterns of twins are similar or different. If it is determined that there is a similarity in the fingerprint patter…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals A recent report in NEJM revealed that apparently healthy people with normal cholesterol but high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in their blood can significantly reduce t…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out how flexibility is affected by age. I also wanted to know how frequency of stretching impacts flexibility in different age groups…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Test the effect of marine paint on the hatching of marine microorganisms surrounding the area where marine paint is found. Methods/Materials MATERIALS: Wooden beads,marine p…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment is to determine whether caffeine (in the form of Monster energy drink) affects a daphnia's heart rate. Methods/Materials Five solutions were…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine if indigenous plant extracts will inhibit mosquito larvae development. The reason I am doing this investigation is to deter…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine the effects of heavy metals on the survival of plants and the tropic responses of their roots. We also wanted to determine if the response is…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My Objective was to understand how runoff detergents affect plant growth. I hypothesized that runoff detergents would affect plant growth because detergents contain harmful…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out if it is possible to determine how exercised an individual is by measuring how dilated their pupils are. Methods/Materials M…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide and the first leading cause in Sub-Saharan Africa as noted in a report by UNAID. Infection…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I am testing if Body Mass Index (BMI) in non-obese adolescents is related to the rise in blood glucose levels two hours after a high carbohydrate intake. I hypothesize that…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To find if homeopathic solutions are too dilute to potentially be effective remedies. Methods/Materials Q-tips were used to streak petri dishes with Staphylococcus aureus an…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals I chose to do this project to understand the effects of pollution on aquatic plants to help better protect the ecosystems in the future. Of the several pollutants that can g…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to find out if talking on a hands-free cell phone while driving or talking to a passenger while driving is more distracting to your driving. Met…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to test possible negative effects of estrogen pollution in water on wildlife and to prove that this particular drug pollution, which is a re…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My family recently began to purchase organic fruits and vegetables. I became curious about the actual health benefits of organic fruits versus commercial fruits. I decided t…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Noise pollution is displeasing sound created by humans, the environment, or machines that disrupts the balance or activity of human life. The experiment was designed to see…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Determine the effects of vitamins on a mouse's ability to complete a maze. Methods/Materials 250 Ball Point Pins, 1 304.8cmx609.6cm bag of pine shavings, 2 boxes of mouse pe…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the toxicity rate of household liquid cleaning projects by timing the time of death of gryllus assimilis (field crickets). I s…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Pampas Grass, Cortaderia selloana, is an invasive plant originally from South America. It is causing problems along the California coast, including areas of coastal sage scr…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if bicep size affected an adolescent girl's endurance by using a free weight. I believed that the larger the bicep size, the more repetitions would…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if inorganic mercury is able to penetrate the cell membrane of mammalian neurons. Methods/Materials Materials: The Mutant GFP and mercury (HgCl2)The fluorometer…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I conducted my experiment to determine which of the two senses, taste or smell, takes less time to recognize a particular food. Methods/Materials Students ranging from twelv…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if age or gender affects the speed of a human's resting heart rate. I thought age and gender would affect it and I thought younger children wou…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project objective was to find out how eco-friendly cleaning products would affect the growth of plants. Methods/Materials 1.Ten garden bean seeds were planted in identica…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To see how holes in the eardrum affect our hearing. Methods/Materials I built a model of the ear and made holes in the "eardrum". The vibrations of each sound were picked up…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to study how being in a room with a dog affected the blood pressure of people over the age of forty, the age group at highest risk for hypertension. I hypot…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals While it is already known that distractions can affect a person's reaction speed, my project sought to verify that a person's reaction time is decreased while talking on a c…