Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To investigate the parameters that affect electrostatic generation by means of an inline water dropper. Methods/Materials 1 Lord Kelvin#s Thunderstorm inline water dropper;…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Find a low-cost material combined with cost-effective design that produces the most reflective sunlight to a given focal area. Methods/Materials Research began in December,…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project was to see which recycling works best at reducing trash that ends up at a landfill in two different cities. Methods/Materials I picked 10 households in Hawthorne…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The object of this experiment is to determine which type of metal will conduct heat the fastest: Aluminum, copper, bronze, silver nickel and steel. Methods/Materials I used…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Current farming methods used to protect agricultural crops from frost are energy consumptive and expensive. This investigation is an attempt to practically apply the theory…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To see wether the introduction of herbal extracts causes the miotic rate to increase or decrease in onion root cells. Methods/Materials Materials: 1.Onions; 2.Herbs 10 grams…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to detirmine how the Hfr-1 resistince gene is affected by the Hessian Fly. Methods/Materials Using TRIzol rna preps I was able to quatify wheat ti…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My goal was to build a generator (like Lord Kelvin's electrostatic generator) that runs on the power of falling water droplets, see if it worked, and see how long regenerati…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The project had three objectives. First, to establish the parameters of Slavich PFG-01 emulsion. Secondly, to establish linear and volumetric data storage, thereby increasin…
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My project was to test the soil water holding capacity of three soil types. After meeting with a soil conservationist and learning how to read soil maps I selected three dis…
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals What impact does the City of Hollister have on the quality of the water flowing in the San Benito River? We answered this question by investigating the quality of water in t…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to find out which substance is the best for filling microwave heated hot packs (bean bags): dried corn, rice, black turtle beans, macaroni, soyb…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals ABSTRACT The Hovercraft is a modern invention, which glides on a cushion of air. A fan pushes down the cushion of air into a rubber #skirt#. A skirt surrounds the hovercraft…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if the use of a Gaussian probability device actually follows a repeatable, predictable model of a bell curve. Methods/Materials I constructed…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals I hope to find a better antenna design. that will improve my access points range in one direction. Methods/Materials I will be testing five different antenna designs made ou…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose for this project is to prove how backpacks affect your posture so that people know that there are risks involved in wearing a backpack. Methods/Materials For thi…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to estimate the circumference of the Earth by using Eratosthenes method, a procedure that uses the angle of the Sun at solar noon in two dis…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if paper, plastic, and organic material in household garbage is biodegradable. Methods/Materials We collected household garbage from our homes.…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals If I buy a soda at school, what is the most effective way to clean the top of the can before drinking the soda? Methods/Materials I bought four cans of soda from the cafeter…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to find out how objects of different colors absorb heat from sunlight differently. I believe that darker colors will absorb heat from sunligh…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Heat has a negative effect on a computers performance and life. The objective of my testing was to find the most effective cooling system, thus increasing the performance an…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to measure how different plant hormones affect lima bean stem growth depending upon what stage the young plant is in. Methods/Materials Fir…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My goal is to determine what effect various batteries have on a simple motor. My theory is that this will be decided by their various voltages and current outputs. It will a…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to learn about Newtons second law of physics and how acceleration affects force. I belive that the more acceleration the object requires, the more force it w…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether water that contains a measurable amount of acid with a pH level below 7 (to simulate acid rain) will negatively affect the cellular str…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals QUESTION: How Does Caffeine Affect the Health of Children? HYPOTHESIS: If children take in high amounts of caffeine, then there will be a negative affect on their health. Me…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out how magnets affected recorded media such as CDs, videotapes, Zip discs, audiotapes and floppy disks. Methods/Materials A weak magnet (1 pound pull), a m…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to decrease mold and yeast growth in silage fed to dairy cows. My hypothesis was that Lactobacillus Buchneri 40788 inocculant would control mold and yeast g…
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine the effect of positive or negative feedback by a group of peers, on performance. The feedback (support) is of a personal nature, and unrelated to…
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to prove or disprove my hypothesis that as the pressure decreases within the core of a tornado, the size and speed increase. Methods/Materi…