Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The main objective for our project was to learn about the physics of a potato cannon focusing on angle, barrel length, and the type of hairspray you use. Methods/Materials W…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find out which shape of column is the strongest and will support the most weight. It was hypothesized that the circular shaped column woul…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Throughout the history of aircrafts, there has existed a struggle to provide maximum efficiency while still having the ability to carry heavy loads. It is the goal of this p…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Second Award
Objectives/Goals What white glue will give you the most bond for the buck? I believe my experiment is important to others because it will help them save money when purchasing white glue. Met…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The problem that I set out to solve by conducting my experiment was, "How do the different structural designs of the beam bridge, the triangle bridge, the double truss bridg…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Which structural beam shape will withstand the most load-bearing weight? Methods/Materials Five different polystyrene beam shapes, cut to 15 inches, three of each polystyren…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out whether the tint or shade of sunglasses determines the amount of protection it provides against UV light, and whether it is worth paying higher price…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether or not certain candies could neutralize a strong acid. I hypothesized that candies with magnesium present as an ingredient would work t…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine which of the four baseball bats hit a baseball the farthest. The four baseball bats were made of different materials that includ…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to determine what foods can be used to effectively whiten teeth. What foods can be used to effectively whiten teeth. It is hypothesized that certain foods ca…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to see if the repetitive impact of a 10 degree Titanium Driver would knock the Titleist DT So-Lo golf ball out of balance more quickly than the Titleist Pro V…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to ascertain different amounts of slip that water and air each respectively have. Also, to determine the effect radius and chord have on th…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Our project was designed to determine how the barrel length of a blowgun affects the energy of the projectile. Methods/Materials To conduct our experiment we first used a 61…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to determine if the shape of a building affected its ability to resist hurricane velocity winds by utilizing a wind tunnel to test differen…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if adding a centrifugation step to a standard fecal floatation procedure will result in an increase in the number of parasitic ova recovered fro…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Third Award
Objectives/Goals The Greek inventor of the catapult, Archimedes, found that wheels increase launch distance of projectiles. He might not have known the physics behind his experiments. I want…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Since I live in California where earthquakes are common, I decided to look at earthquake effects on the structural integrity of arches make from materials of different flexi…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To demonstrate gyroscopic force Methods/Materials To begin my experiment I needed the following materials: ¡# Bigger bike wheel (68.58 cm diameter) ¡# Smaller bike wheel (50…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine the effects of a 1% honey solution on extending the shelf life and preserving fruits and vegetables. Methods/Materials Last year I tested 3 different dilutions…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project is to find out why some cars travel faster on a surface with less friction than a surface with more friction and potentially waste more fossil f…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see how much more efficient the fluorescent light bulb is compared to the incandescent light bulb. Methods/Materials Three fluorescent light bulbs (10, 1…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objetive for doing this project is to find out which paper towel brand has the strongest paper towels. Methods/Materials To test a paper towel brand, I place a paper towe…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to create a hovercraft using house hold materials. Basically things you would find in your home. We got this idea from watching a movie of a man building a space…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Every year, the MESA program hosts a national engineering design competition and this year's competition is the trebuchet. The object of this project is to gain a better und…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test leather and synthetic basketballs in an effort to evaluate grip and bounce consistency. My interest was ignited by the recent controversy in the Nat…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Recent research on baseball bats by Robert Adair, Rod Cross and Daniel Russell has shown what happens when the bat hits a ball, and why there are some locations on the barre…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To prove that fiber wrap strengthens materials Methods/Materials 20 square foot sheet of SikaWrap Hex 103C, 20 square foot sheet of SikaWrap Hex 100G, Sikadur epoxy resin, 4…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to build a highly robust custom autonomous search and rescue robot platform. The design of the robot would be a major improvement on previous desig…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The project is find out the relationship between difference factor between different types of truss bridge, for example, the longevity of a covered truss bridge and to the t…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective is to learn which of three truss bridges will support support the most mass. The three bridges are: the Baltimore (Pratt), the Lattice, and the Subdivided Warre…