CSEF · 2003
How Low Will Plankton Go?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to find the abundance of plankton at different depths of the ocean and if the depths affected the amount of Zooplankton and Phytoplankton in each sampled d…
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CSEF · 2003
How Much Honey Is Needed to Inhibit Bacterial Growth?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if different amounts of honey Methods/Materials Bacteria from my fingers were grown over night in nutrient agar. One colony was transferred int…
CSEF · 2003
How Quick Is Your Heart Rate Recovery?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if cardiovascular fitness has a direct effect on heart rate recovery times. I believe that athletes, with a strong cardiovascular system, will ha…
CSEF · 2003
How Rocket Nozzles Affect Thrust
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals To determine if the angle of a rocket nozzle affects the amount of thrust. Methods/Materials * Rocket Nozzles * Testing Apparatus * A8 Estes Rocket Motors * Potentiometer *…
CSEF · 2003
How Safe Is the Air for Children Who Play Outdoor Sports?
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out if the quality of different barriers and the distance from the source of pollution affect the amount of fine airborne particles that appear on ch…
CSEF · 2003
How to Generate Electricity Using Michael Faraday's Law
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to generate electricity by moving a magnet inside a wire coil. This changes the magnetic flux inside the wire coil. Faraday law states that…
CSEF · 2003
How to Get the Most Juice from Your Apples: How Pectinase Enzymes Affect Apples
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to research how enzymes such as Pectinase and Cellulase increased the amount of apple juice produced, and to find a way to produce the most amount of apple…
CSEF · 2003
How to Increase the Longevity of Plankton Samples
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Problem Statement: Can the longevity of plankton samples be increased by providing aeration or changing the temperature and lighting conditions? Hypothesis: Creating conditi…
CSEF · 2003
How Wet Does It Get?
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine whether amounts of water deposition at the gound surface from fog or water condensation were significant in comparison to the…
CSEF · 2003
Hull Texture vs. Performance
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals This experiment measured the resistance created by different surface textures on identical submarine hull specimens. The textures were GLOSSY, MATTE, GRIT, and GEL. It is ex…
CSEF · 2003
Hurricanes
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals How do Hurricanes occur? According to my research I think hurricanes occur over warm waters and when the warm air rises. Cool air will come in and take its place. The rising…
CSEF · 2003
Hybrid Apple Trees: Creating the Ideal Tree
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if a hybrid tree, consisting of the fast-maturing Golden Dorsett's stock with popular Granny Smith scions grafted onto it,…
CSEF · 2003
Hydroharmonics: Is There a Formula?
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals It is long known that musical notes can be created by stiking a glass of water filled to various heights. Is it possible to mathematically calculate a musical note based upo…
CSEF · 2003
Ideal Deoxyribonucleic Acid Detection Through Hybridization of Complementary Strands
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Currently, all methods of detecting anthrax have ninety-four to ninety-six percent accuracy. This four to six percent margin of error can be catastrophic when viewed on a na…
CSEF · 2003
I Don't Want to Hear It! A Study of the Efficiency of Various Soundproofing Materials
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find out which of 17 different materials [including organic matter, masonry products, paper products, containers, and common insulators] wou…
CSEF · 2003
Ignorance Is Bliss: Fact or Oxymoron?
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project set out to quantify the knowledge of a sample of middle and high school students in three areas: sports, entertainment, and politics. Methods/Materials A questi…
CSEF · 2003
Impact of Physical Activity on Women's Hip and Spine's Bone Density
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to stress the importance of exercise to women's bone health. Methods/Materials I have used a bone density machine called DEXA to measure the bone density of…
CSEF · 2003
Improving Buildings' Resistance to Earthquakes May Be as Simple as Using Reinforced Sheetrock
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if by reinforcing sheetrock with plywood, a superior usable building product could be produced. I believe that reinforced sheetrock will have g…
CSEF · 2003
Improving Hydrogen Production in the Electrolytic Cell of a Solar Hydrogen System: A Third Year Study
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective is to increase the amount of hydrogen evolved in the electrolytic cell of a solar hydrogen system by varying the type and the concentration of the electrolytes,…
CSEF · 2003
Induction of Drosophila melanogaster Immune Response by a Parasitic Nematode and Its Bacterial Symbiont
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals H. bacteriophora, P. luminescens, and Drosophila constitute a useful system for studying bacterial-nematode symbiosis, bacterial-insect pathogenesis, and nematode-insect par…
CSEF · 2003
Industry's Foul Little Secret: Pre-Production Plastics Found on Beaches Come Directly from Industrial Sources
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if Pre-Production Plastics (small, 1-2 mm. circular plastics used to produce plastic containers) are washing up on shore because of industrial…
CSEF · 2003
In Pursuit of the Perfect Propeller
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals This project is intended to find which propeller is most efficient for my 0.40 model airplane engine. Methods/Materials I took an O.S. engine max-.40 LA model airplane engin…
CSEF · 2003
In Search of Cosmic Rays
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to discover which direction most cosmic ray muons come from, either directly above or from horizontally. Methods/Materials To determine which…
CSEF · 2003
Internetworking between Private Servers: Transparent Reverse Network Address Translation
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This project created and tested a method to transparently route Internet Protocol (IP) traffic from the public Internet to hosts behind a network address translator (NAT). M…
CSEF · 2003
Into the Deep, Again!
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The concept of ion propulsion was validated by substantial data of prior experiments (i.e. Into the Deep#2002). This experiment is a complex continuation of the previous inv…
CSEF · 2003
Invention and Trial of an Air-Propelled Car
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine whether my air-propelled car would have the highest velocity and acceleration using a 4 inch 3 bladed propeller, a 6-inch 2 bladed propeller, or…
CSEF · 2003
Investigating Halide Anion Interaction with Water Molecules
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine the difference in energy interactions of halide anions of different sizes with water and what they may depend on. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2003
Ionic Concentration vs. Electrical Conductivity in a Saline Solution
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if there was an optimum level of concentration (OLC) in a saline solution. Another thing i wanted to find out, was if the temperature had any…
CSEF · 2003
Ironic: Iron Content in Fruits and Vegetables
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out if vegetarians can get the recommended amount of iron. Methods/Materials Eight different fruits and vegetables were tested five times each to find th…
CSEF · 2003
Iron Nanowire Fabrication through Electrochemical Step Edge Decoration on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I wish to construct Fe wires through an electrochemical process that has the capability to generate high density nanowires with small diameters. Through step edge decoration…