CSEF · 2011
Gyration Cultivation
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find out if centripetal force has a positive or negative correlation with the growths of Lima bean plants. If a positive correlation i…
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CSEF · 2011
How Does Fertilizer Affect Plant Growth?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how different types of fertilizer affect plants growth. My hypothesis was that the fertilizer urea would have the greatest effect on the plants…
CSEF · 2011
How Will Gibberellic Acid Affect Pea Plants?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal for doing this project was to see if Gibberellic acid will effect the growth of pea plants and if so, by using what amount of the acid. I want to find out if higher…
CSEF · 2011
Hydroponics vs. Aquaponics: Can Fish Waste Provide Enough Nutrients to Sustain Plant Growth?
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Growing plants in water not only allows food to be grown in parts of the world which cannot support soil farming,it also produces a higher yield without the extensive use of…
CSEF · 2011
Improving the Food Supply and Environment Worldwide: Using Adjuvants to Augment Organic and Conventional Herbicides
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if weed killing could be improved by adding the adjuvant, ammonium sulfate, to an organic weed-killer, D-Limonene, and to glyphosate, the most…
CSEF · 2011
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide: Coexistence between Photosynthesis and Respiration
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I hoped to prove that if a lit candle and a plant are placed in a closed container during daytime, the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels should be maintained in balance; due…
CSEF · 2011
pHocus on the Basics
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals For our experiment, we tested the effects of pH on the growth of radishes. We wanted to know how the pH of the soil (acidic or basic) would affect the growth in height above…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Growth in Zero Gravity
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To modify the growth of a plant to see if it can grow in zero gravity by affecting the direction at which the plant feels the gravity Methods/Materials Hamster balls, seeds,…
CSEF · 2011
Plantricity: The Effect of a Direct Electric Current on the Germination of Seeds and Growth of Seedlings
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to determine how treatment of seeds in water with direct electric current (DC) before planting and duration of treatment would affect their germination rate…
CSEF · 2011
Radish Round-Up
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my Radish Round-Up science project was two-fold: to see if fertilizer aided the growth of radish seeds; and to find out if organic compost or store-bought fertil…
CSEF · 2011
Redwood Rings and Rain
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to find whether older or younger redwood trees are more affected by temperature and precipitation. I believe younger trees will be more affec…
CSEF · 2011
Round Two Algae Attack
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if Iron or Nitrogen Fixing Bacterium will cause the most growth of algae in slough, river, or ocean water. Methods/Materials I collected three…
CSEF · 2011
Screening for Genes Involved in Floral Determinacy
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Angiosperms have obtained tightly regulated floral determinacy to ensure proper floral organ development. Within the floral meristem of Arabidopsis thaliana, two genes, AGAM…
CSEF · 2011
Scrubbing the Air: Reducing CO(2) Levels with Fragaria, Galvezia, Heteromeles, and Salvia
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to test how the photosynthetic rate of four plants, fragaria, galvezia, heteromeles and salvia respond to increases in atmospheric CO2 levels. My hypothesis…
CSEF · 2011
Seed to Sprout: Mung, Where Have You Bean?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to identify how the rinse temperature affected the sprouting of Mung beans. If there was a relationship, I also wanted to find the best tempe…
CSEF · 2011
Slash and Burn
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if nitrogen and nutrient infused ashes from vegetation will have a significant affect on the pH level of soil and the overall ger…
CSEF · 2011
The Effect of Different UV Light Machines on Radish Seed Germination
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Objectives:This experiment investigates the effect of different UV light machines on radish seed germination. Hypothesis:#If we expose radish seeds to the three UV light mac…
CSEF · 2011
The Effect of Plant Density on Plant Growth
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine the effect of plant density on plant growth. Methods/Materials Compass or other sharp tool 12 plastic pots masking tape permanent marker potting soil, enough fo…
CSEF · 2011
The Effect of Plant Growth in the Absence of Geotropism
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine whether the speed in which you rotate a seed affects the direction it will grow. I believe that the constantly spun seed will gr…
CSEF · 2011
The Effects of Different Types of Music on Plants
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether different types of music -- blues, classical, hard rock, and country -- affect plant growth differently. My hypothe…
CSEF · 2011
The Effects of Light Duration on the Photosynthesis of Anacharis
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to understand how the rate of photosynthesis in the aquatic plant Anacharis is affected by different light durations (on/off cycles). I believe that if the rate of…
CSEF · 2011
The Effects of Plasma Treatment on the Growth Behavior of Plant Seeds
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science project was to compare the growth characteristics of plasma-treated plant seeds. A plasma is an ionized gas that consists of ions (positive or ne…
CSEF · 2011
The Impacts of Leaf Surfactants on Water Absorption Rates in Soil
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals While watering the yard, I noticed the leaves beneath an African Sumac tree foamed up whenever water hit them. This made me wonder about the leaves of that tree. I did some…
CSEF · 2011
The Use of Different Soil
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My projec is about useing different soil to plant the flower.I have 12 plant, they are in 3 groups: normal soil, baked soil, and half half. They are in 4 different enviermen…
CSEF · 2011
Triforine Sensitivity in Lettuce
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if the mutation controlling triforine sensitivity in primitive romaine lettuce (PI491224) is in the same or similar location…
CSEF · 2011
Turning Greywater Green
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine if plants watered with greywater will grow better than plants watered with tap water. Methods/Materials A total of sixteen pla…
CSEF · 2011
UnbeLEAFable Chromatography: The Discovery of Hidden Pigments in Leaves
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to look at the various pigments in leaves to be able to determine which pigments are more prevalent as the leaves change colors. Methods/…
CSEF · 2011
Vines and Their Spines: Fact or Friction?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to show the amount of friction, produced by different grades of sandpaper that is needed, for a vine#s tendril to elongate and twine itself around…
CSEF · 2011
VitaPlants
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project's goal was to determine if vitamins affected the growth of a plant. For this purpose, I used Vitamin B, C, and D and Tap Water. Methods/Materials Three bean seeds…
CSEF · 2011
What Affects Transpiration the Most: Light or Temperature?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine which environmental factor most affects the water loss from a plant due to transpiration- Is it light or is it temperature? From summer to win…