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Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective is to prove that orange juice has more electrolytes than sports drinks and delivers them best by making a conductance sensor to test the electrical conductivity…
Chemistry
Third Award
Objectives/Goals Solar energy, as the largest energy resource on Earth, is a viable source of renewable power because it is free and easily available. Organic solar cells are a promising low…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to measure the effect of amylase on the decomposition of a biodegradable plastic spoon by varying the amount of added amylase. Methods/Mate…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find out why boiling water freezes faster than room temperature water. Methods/Materials Materials Two identical cups (that can at least hold a cup and a…
Chemistry
Second Award
Objectives/Goals Tea, which is a popular drink, is a great source of antioxidants for the body. Many people put additives like milk and sugar in their tea. The purpose of this project was to…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals -What is a more effective desalination process? -Can fresh water be produced from decanoic acid and coconut oil at various temperatures. Is the directional solvent extractio…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of our science fair project was to understand the effectiveness of natural antacids in bringing relief to acid reflux compared to synthetic antacids. Our hypot…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the growth of stalactites under various temperatures. Methods/Materials Water, Epsom salt (about ten pounds), pieces of rope (t…
Chemistry
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective or goal in this science project is to understand why people become lactose intolerant. People should also be informed about how much glucose there is in the mil…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In this project I determined how metal type and anode surface area affect the corrosion rate of a metal protected by cathodic protection. My hypothesis was that if two metal…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which preservation method would best inhibit the oxidation reaction that allow melanins to form on a cut avocado and turn the surface brown. M…
Chemistry
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This research examines the most integral, yet disputed component of the avant garde lithium air battery: the cathode. The cathode of this battery, which utilizes oxygen gas…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine whether electricity could be generated from waste water. Methods/Materials To create electricity, I had to const…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Do organic and standard fruits and vegetables have different levels of pesticides? Methods/Materials Commercial Blender, a standard centrifuge machine used for 30 minutes at…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals For this study, I moved to scientifically ascertain the source of the inconsistencies in the results of the students who performed the UV-Vis Spectroscopy Lab as as part of…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of the prototype was to test the detection of a metal ion, specifically of iron (III), using a nanowire array in millimolar concentrations, instead of standard expe…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The primary objective was to analyze the efficiency of transition metal-phosphate complexes as catalysts for the electrolysis of water, specifically Iron(III) and Cobalt(II)…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objetive is to come to test organic fruits and come to a conclusion that Organic fruit is better your health and worth buying over non-organic fruits. Methods/Materials…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal was to find out if temperature affected the rate of the iodine clock reaction. Methods/Materials Stopwatch, distilled water, Vitamin C tablets, 2% Iodine tincture,…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals In order to fix the problem of climate change and increasing CO2 levels, we have to find a different fuel source to power our cars and our homes. Hydrogen is a promising can…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to test the conductance of sports drinks and juices to see which has the most electrolytes. My hypothesis stated that if I run an electr…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To see how super-cooling is done, and which type of salt defrosts ice the fastest. Methods/Materials 1.Water bottles 2.Ice 3.Bowl 4.Cups 5.freezer 6.knife or scissors 7.Kosh…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether the amount of sugar put into taffy affects its flexibility. Methods/Materials Made three batches of taffy and individuall…
Chemistry
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which type of produce generates the most voltage: a lemon, a tomato, an orange, or a potato. Methods/Materials Large naval oranges, lemons, pot…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine which types of fluids will hydrate and dehydrate the membrane of an egg. Methods/Materials 3 eggs, vinegar, corn syrup, water,…
Chemistry
Third Award
Objectives/Goals A lower scale faster model of copper pitting was created with a copper pipe loop to measure whether or not ascorbic acid and phosphate inhibited copper corrosion. Methods/Ma…
Chemistry
First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research project is to investigate the formation of perovskite crystals from a variety of precursor solutions and their respective semiconductor properti…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to compare the pH and ALK levels and determine how Sodium Carbonate affects them for four different Pacific Ocean water samples. Methods/Mate…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to reveal effect of varying durations of UV radiation on the performance of organic dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells; in this study, the j…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if wood ash is a suitable fire retardant paint additive. If the potassium bicarbonate content found in wood ash can release enoug…