Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project or my objeective is to show which gases out of my six gases absorb the most amountenergy and to show if global warming is possible Methods/Material…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine whether or not the water in Hollenbeck Park Pond is consistently healthy enough to sustain the aquatic life forms (and therefore the avian lif…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our project was to see how water quality changes in a pristine mountain stream as it travels through elevations, distance from source, and through populated areas. Methods/M…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to see what happens to water chemistry when the lights are turned on over a saltwater aquarium and find out if the same thing is happening in real coral reefs. F…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment studied the question if there would be contamination in soil samples at old gas station sites. Soil was to be obtained from 5 abandoned gas station sites aro…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which creek, Janes or Jolly Giant, was better fish habitat, and compare these results to the results of my project two years ago. I believe tha…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to see how plants affect the water quality of a goldfish tank. Methods/Materials The materials I used for my experiment were four milk ca…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project studied the effect of hillside topography on the regrowth of Adenostoma fasciculatum, a native chaparral shrub known as Chamise, following the October 2003 wild…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out which middle school in the Alvord Unified School District has the best water quality by testing pH levels, Total Alkalinity, total hardness, iron…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine the drift of two types of aerosol sprays, to model a pesticide, under different conditions. Methods/Materials I used oil and water-based substan…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals During the summer, many people enjoy a trip down to the beach on a hot day. Sometimes, they find what they think to be a stream that#s perfect for their younger children to…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To discover if the population of microarthropods varies based on different environments, and whether a larger population of microarthropods has a positive effect on plant gr…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Invasion of foreign plants in the Ballona Wetlands is a major problem; they prevent the native plants from thriving. The purpose of our experiment is to test what water trea…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to study the growth of Echinochloa crusgalli (Japanese millet) under variations of temperature, pH, and nitrogenous fertilizer. The goal wa…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Airborne pollutants contribute to poor air quality and smog in many cities. The main cause of smog is ozone. I wanted to investigate how ozone is formed at ground level, mea…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My family owns a cabin in the San Jacinto Mountains. Five years of severe drought has led to weakened trees and noticeable changes in the forests which are under attack by s…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In this experiment I address the effects of trpaezoidal channels on the physical and biological characteristics of a Santa Barbara, California creek ecosystem. Two 100 ft. s…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Study of coliform bacteria contamination in the Venice Beach canals. Hypothesis: If coliform is present in the Venice Beach canals, then coliform levels will be the highest…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test different samples of water for chemicals that can lead to pollution. It was hypothesized that the lake water would be the dirtiest,…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I decided to investigate bottled water such as: purified water, well water, spring water, and artesian water. I then tested it against our tap water and water from our local…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Using lichens as bioindicators for biomonitoring, my project objective is to determine whether the air quality in my home town Aptos is cleaner where the point source air po…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Airline traffic is one of the top ten industrial air polluters in urban areas. Airplanes are constantly flying over my community, located not four miles down the road from t…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn whether or not the aspect of a rock or pier piling surface affected the abundance of algae, mussels, barnacles, limpets, etc. Methods/Materials I m…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to set up a multi year environmental engineering project by first establishing a baseline for the water quality of the Teichert Ponds in Chico. I assumed that pollu…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals If I germinate radish seeds in an acid rain environment, then I believe there will be reduced germination; because, it is my opinion, that acid rain is detrimental to the gr…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine whether local soil contains dangerous levels of lead. This is significant because the results will indicate where the soil is…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In previous experiments, I proved that Daphnia, a common zooplankton, are attracted to artificial light (opposite of the data reported by M. Moore in the April, 2002 issue o…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test the effects of fire on the mineral content of soil. I believed that the minerals in the soil would be depleted from the fire. Methods/Materials My m…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to determine if culex pipen (mosquito specie), is able to transport oral bacteria (bacillus). Methods/Materials Bacillus was obtained from my mouth…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to find out if airborne pollutants effect our water cycle. I'll then test these affected water samples on seed germination. Methods/Materials…