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CSEF · 2014

Autonomous Ultrasonic Sensor Robot

Electronics & Electromagnetics

Objectives/Goals To chart was to see how different shapes and angles could be sensed more accurately than others. Three different shapes (cylinder, cube and rectangular prism), and two diffe…

CSEF · 2014

Berry De-light-ful

Electronics & Electromagnetics

Objectives/Goals In this project we determined which berry juice would absorb the most light and convert it into potential energy in a dye-sensitized solar cell. We hypothesized that if anth…

CSEF · 2014

Car Aero: How Aerodynamics Affect a Car

Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals My goal is to find how the shape and the edges of a car affect top speed, gas mileage, handling and acceleration. Methods/Materials I used hobby boards, fans and acrylic to…

ISEF · 2014

Composting Halyomorpha halys

Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award

Halyomorpha halys, or the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, is an exotic pest in the United States that causes widespread damage to crops and fruits. The purpose of this experiment was to find a u…

CSEF · 2014

Does Dimpling a Car Affect Its Acceleration?

Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The objective was to find evidence that proved that a car that was dimpled like a golf ball would accelerate faster than a car that is smooth. The acceleration of the car wa…

CSEF · 2014

Does Jupiter Harm or Protect the Earth?

Physics & Astronomy

Objectives/Goals Objective: to use Jupiter and asteroids data in relation to asteroids to find theoretical occurrences of asteroids in the solar system assuming Jupiter did not exist, theref…

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