CSEF · 2006
How Fast Are You?
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is investigate whether there is a relationship between the speed of a person's eye-hand coordination, and the amount of time they play video ga…
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CSEF · 2006
How Fertilizers Affect Eisenia fetida's Mortality Rate and Cocoon Production
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Fertilizers, intended to improve the quality and fertility of the soil, might be harming earthworms. The objective of these tests was to determine the possible effect of two…
CSEF · 2006
How Habitat Fragmentation Affects Arthropod Diversity
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This research project was designed to find out if arthropod diversity decreases with increasing habitat fragmentation and development. Methods/Materials Research was conduct…
CSEF · 2006
How Is It Possible that by Washing Our Cars and Spraying Our Flowers, We Are Polluting Our Creeks, Streams, and Ocean?
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see if even the smallest percentages of pesticides and detergents would affect life in the creeks that lead into the ocean and which would…
CSEF · 2006
How Lenses Work: Testing the Lensmaker's Formula
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Problem: When does a lens bring an image into focus; that is, what is the relationship between lens-to-object distance (o) and the lens-to-image distance (i)? Hypothesis: Ev…
CSEF · 2006
How Much Food Coloring Is in Soda Pop and Kool-Aid?
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to spectrophotometrically determine how much food coloring is in soda pop and Kool-Aid. Methods/Materials A Cary 5E spectrophotometer was used t…
CSEF · 2006
How Much Longer Does It Take Bread with Preservatives to Grow Mold Than It Takes Bread without Preservatives?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to find out how much longer it takes bread with preservatives to grow mold than it takes bread without preservatives. By working on this project…
CSEF · 2006
How Much Weight Can That Bridge Take? The Impact of Structural Support Elements on the Strength of a Bridge
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective for this experiment is to find out which bridge, an arch, beam, or truss bridge, will support the most weight. The hypothesis for this experiment is that the t…
CSEF · 2006
How Skillful Are Drosophila virilis in Discerning Natural and Artificial Esters?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I plan to test two cultures of Drosophila virilis to determine how effective they are in distinguishing between artificial and natural esters. The goal of the project is to…
CSEF · 2006
How Temperature Affects Carbon Resistors
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Determine how temperature affects carbon resistors' resistance. Preliminary research showed that resistance is directly proportional to temperature, R=R(ref){1+a[T-T(ref)]},…
CSEF · 2006
How to Deal with a 3-Card 16 in Blackjack
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if it is reasonable in Blackjack to act differently with a 2-card 16 than with a 3-card 16 against a dealers 10. I think it is reasonable to sa…
CSEF · 2006
How to Save Our Soil from Water Erosion
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to test which ground cover would better protect soil from water erosion. Since Southern California has been particularly hit by the devastating rai…
CSEF · 2006
How Will Coca-Cola Affect the Growth of Plants?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals For my science fair experiment I wanted to find out how will Coca-Cola affect the growth of plants. I hypothesized that the plants would grow taller and grow more leaves. Me…
CSEF · 2006
Human Dendritic Cells as a Clinical Tool to Cure Human Brain Tumors
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals None of the currently existing therapies for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are curative or significantly increase the lifespan of patients. Can a more effective cure be foun…
CSEF · 2006
Humic Acid or Fulvic Acid: Which Organic Acid Accelerates the Germination of the Green Mung Beans?
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I'm trying to see which organic acid: humic acid or fulvic acid, can speed up the growth of green mung beans. I think humic acid would be the best since it is composed of th…
CSEF · 2006
Hydrogen Bonds: Important in Biology, but Does Antibody Care?
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This project is a continuation of an earlier study I performed that involved the use of different substances to break the hydrogen bonds in water. The goal of my current pro…
CSEF · 2006
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to conduct internet research and ladoratory experimentation to study the theoretical principles behind fuel cells and their practical applic…
CSEF · 2006
I Believe I Can Fly
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine which propeller pitch produced the most thrust in a static setting, and I believed that the steepest pitch would produce the mos…
CSEF · 2006
Identification of the Determinants of Antimalarial Drug Action
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals 1) Identify which structural features of quinoline-based antimalarials prevent heme polymerization (therefore killing the malaria parasite Plasmodium with free heme inside t…
CSEF · 2006
Immensity of the Density: Does the Type of Fat Used in Soap-Making Affect the Density of the Finished Product?
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn to make soap using different types of fats; I assumed that the solidity of the type of fat used would determine the density of the finished soap. M…
CSEF · 2006
Immunohistochemical Identification of Early Disease Markers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or "Lou Gehrig's Disease") is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the death of motor neurons, causing complete paralysis and deat…
CSEF · 2006
Impact of Elevated CO(2) Atmosphere on Germination of Jasper Ridge Plants
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals One component of Global Warming is the influence of green house gasses such as CO2. In order to better understand the potential effect on flora, I evaluated the impact of el…
CSEF · 2006
Impact of Systemic Pesticides on Plant Growth
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals In this study, petunias (Petunia x hybrida) were treated with systemic and topical pesticides and their growth characteristics were measured and recorded. Our hypothesis is…
CSEF · 2006
Importance of Drosophila eIF4E-Binding Proteins in Lifespan Regulation
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Aging is unclear to scientists worldwide and yet people continue to be interested in ways to live longer; in Drosophila, when insulin levels fall, due to either genetic inte…
CSEF · 2006
In Bridges We Truss
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals to discover which type of truss bridge design is more efficient Methods/Materials A·2 bottles of rubber cement A·30 ball point pins A·1 protractor A·1 set square A·1 enginee…
CSEF · 2006
Influence of Art Instruction on the Academic Performance of Adolescents
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Even though art is not one of the core and mandatory subjects, according to many different educational literature and data, art is still important in that it helps students…
CSEF · 2006
Influence of Various Fertilizers on Onion Cell Mitosis
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine what influence various fertilizers have on the growth rate of a green onion plant. This project focused on the study of mitosis and the study of different chemi…
CSEF · 2006
Influencing Surface Tension
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if I could influence ordinary tap water to make the surface tension change, and if it did, how it would change. I tried it by adding salt, oil, detergen…
CSEF · 2006
Information Overload: Can You Multitask?
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals I tested to see whether or not people can multitask and if they can, I want to know how it affects the quality and quantity of their work. Methods/Materials Using four simil…
CSEF · 2006
Inherited Fingerprint Patterns
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Determine if related family members have similar fingerprint patterns. Test related family members to see if fingerprint types are genetically inherited. I posed the questio…