Browse 54 real Earth and Environmental Sciences projects entered in 2010, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2010
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine how the transfer of force varies in different types of soil mixtures. The reason I performed this experiment was to measure how t…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Atmospheric haze is caused by several factors, including pollutants in the atmosphere. While few cities routinely measure Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) a unit of atmospher…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The ingredients of many common fire retardants and suppressants have both immediate and long-term negative effects on ecological communities. Common active ingredients inclu…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project determines whether or not Ballona Creek has high levels of bacterial contamination. I will also determine if the Del Rey Lagoon impacts the contamination of the…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if pollution from fishing weights, plastic, fishing line, aluminum, pesticide and sewage are absorbed by the digestive systems…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To test the effects of UV radiation on aquatic ecosystems. To do this I will use a DNA dosimeter made of the pUC18 plasmid and expose it to solar UV radiation underwater and…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to discover the nature of Bioremediation. Bioremediation is any process that uses microorganisms or their enzymes to return the environment alter…
CSEF · 2010
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Methods/Materials Materials1) 5 pennies: to drop into materials/to resemble a meteor 2) 1 roll of tape: to tape pennies together3) meter stick: to measure the height of drop4) vernier calipe…
CSEF · 2010
Earth Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to track the disposition of various pieces of debris in simulated Pacific Ocean currents to measure the speed of their movements and where they would come to res…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Phytoremediation is an environmental-friendly, cost-efficient, and entirely natural method of extracting unwanted hazardous heavy metals from soils and water as opposed to o…
CSEF · 2010
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The gravitational pull of the moon effects the tides on earth. This study was conducted to find out if the moon effects earthquakes as well. Hypothesis: If earthquakes occur…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine if solar-powered fans can cause enough air circulation to decrease the ambient temperature inside automobiles in warm climates. Methods/Materials Materials: DC…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals All over the world, the issues of renewable energy and efficient use of energy are being frequently discussed. Following the thought, we noticed that our school's sprinkler…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn all I could about air quality by comparing outdoor air conditions with indoor air conditions. Methods/Materials I gathered data with a Dylos Corpor…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find ways to reduce the heat that builds up on housing shingles due to the constant heat source of the sun. The process is to find an in…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Contaminated soil can present harm to an ecosystem. Pollutants, such as lead, can accumulate in the soil due to the mixing of chips of lead based paint. Additionally, the ex…
CSEF · 2010
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal for this project was to undertsand how different types of soil react to rain and potential for landslides they create. Methods/Materials The method I used to collect…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to see how rainfall intensity and culverts affect erosion on an 18 degree slope. Methods/Materials In this project, I built a model hill slope t…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Air pollution is without a doubt one of the gravest environmental threats the world is facing today in terms of its sheer toll on human lives. Each year an estimated 70,000…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals While walking along the shoreline of a beach, does it ever come to mind what it is you are walking on? Of course, it is sand; but what is it made out of and where did it com…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To find out where the pollution is coming from, how the environmental factors such as wind and lunar cycle contribute to the spread of beach pollution, and what the major ti…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We determined the impact of the dredging on the beach east of Seabright Beach and the harbor, Twin Lakes Beach. In comparing the profiles of the two beaches, we will determi…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experimental procedure demonstrates how 3 common ground materials [sand, soil, and cement] will behave during a simulated earthquake on a fault line. By using a shake t…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals One important factor that leads to the degradation of our environment can be traced to building construction and operation. We are responsible for engineering improved build…
CSEF · 2010
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to determine which of the most common sedimentary rock type (Sandstone, Shale or Limestone) provides the most ideal reservoir to store oil. The com…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project was conducted in order to analyze the flux rates of nanoparticulate fouling of microfiltration membranes in two different types of feedwater: clarified secondar…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment is to measure the efficiency, absorption rate, of phytoremediation of sodium selenite for two different concentrations using the plant, Brassica ju…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To observe and determine whether a higher or lower elevation release of pollutant would affect the pollutant levels within a city and also determine whether a "hot" would po…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We tested as a continuation of the previous 3 years to see if river water could be a source of the ocean water and sand contaminat6ion causing many Californian beaches to be…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objectives of the project are to design and construct a simple, field-assembled laser spectrometer for the detection of nitrogen dioxide pollutants in air. Methods/Mater…