CSEF · 2010
Snap, Crackle, Rockfish
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our project is about fish recompression and the corneal crackling, exophthalmia and ventilation rate that occurs in rockfish species after they are decompressed. Fish recomp…
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CSEF · 2010
Snell's Law, Refractive Index, and the Speed of Light in Water
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Measuring the speed of light in air is pretty difficult. It took Albert Michelson years to make an accurate measurement. Measuring the speed of light in water might be easie…
CSEF · 2010
Sodium Labeling: Is What You See What You Get?
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation is to verify the accuracy of sodium labeling on several brands of taquitos. The researher is seeking to verify whether the levels were wi…
CSEF · 2010
Soil and Structure Survival during Groundshaking
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I examined four different soil "types" to assess soil & structural survivability to earthquake damage. A model for ground motion was built using an electric motor to generat…
CSEF · 2010
Soil vs. Water
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if adding different materials to soil will have an effect on liquefaction during an earthquake. I was curious about soil liquefact…
CSEF · 2010
Soil Wars
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to compare the growth rates of tomato plants and lima bean sprouts in sterilized, fertilized and compost soil. I hypothesized that my bean spro…
CSEF · 2010
Solar Air Heater
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I think that on a sunny day there will be more heat produced from the solar air heater, than on a cloudy day, because the sun's energy has nothing blocking its way. Methods/…
CSEF · 2010
Solar Angle?
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to test whether the power solar panels produce is affected by the angle at which they are mounted. I thought the angle that the solar panels are mounted play a sign…
CSEF · 2010
Solar Cells in Motion
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how the angle of the suns affects the ability of a solar cell to collect energy. Methods/Materials A solar landscape light was used as a solar…
CSEF · 2010
Solar Cells: Will They Sprout in the New Green Economy?
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals As global warming concerns grow, a source of power which does not add to global warming becomes more and more important. Solar power is an obvious candidate to replace thing…
CSEF · 2010
Solar Charging Your iPhone or iTouch for Dummies
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals For my experiment, I asked myself this question: Can one or more solar panels be connected to produce enough energy to charge an iPhone in the same amount of time it would t…
CSEF · 2010
Solar Concentrators for Battery Chargers
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals While many people in poor countries don't have electricity, the fuels in wealthy countries produce pollutants. Solar power is a clean alternative but is unreliable due to cl…
CSEF · 2010
Solar Panel Under Shadow: Increasing Efficiency via a New Configuration
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals It is known that shadows significantly reduce solar panels' output power in commercially available models. The objectives of this project are to investigate this phenomenon…
CSEF · 2010
Solar: Saving the Earth One Panel at a Time
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find how the angle and direction a solar panel faces affect the amount of electricity it generates. The goal was to find which angle…
CSEF · 2010
Some Reasons a Computer Slows Down
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To find some reasons why computers slow down. Methods/Materials The materials I mostly needed was a stopwatch and a computer I first installed the OS and timed the startup t…
CSEF · 2010
Sound Absorption Characteristics
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I came up with this idea on the way to school when my sister was yelling at me. I wondered what material I could wrap her in that would block the most sound. I also have a r…
CSEF · 2010
Soy: Carcinogen or Prevention?
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project is to determine if isoflavone phytoestrogens found in either hormone replacement therapy or infant nutritional formula may cause a change in the luteinizing hor…
CSEF · 2010
Speeding in Residential Areas
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The safety of child pedestrians, both walking to school and playing in the street, is threatened by speeding drivers. My project is designed around this question, "Does any…
CSEF · 2010
Speed of DC Motors
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to determine if the speed of a five pole dc motor will change if the voltage is changed. I hypothesize that as I increase the voltage the s…
CSEF · 2010
Speed Stacking vs. Physical Education
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to find out if Speed Stacking was an effective way to raise a participant's heart rate, as it is now being used in many physical education classes for chil…
CSEF · 2010
Speedy Plants
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine what color of light; red, white or blue, will make a plant grow the fastest. In this way, we can determine which electromagnetic…
CSEF · 2010
Speedy Sprouts
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I was trying to determine whether an acidic, basic, or neutral solution would increanse the germination of a Bush bean. Methods/Materials I soaked six beans per solution and…
CSEF · 2010
S.S. Neoprene
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To find out how saltwater and sunlight affect the elasticity and durability of noeprene.
CSEF · 2010
Stalactites and Stalagmites: Mother Nature's Teeth
Earth Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals After seeing pictures and articles referring to stalactites and stalagmites, I wondered how they formed. Because stalactites and stalagmites usually grow in hard to reach ca…
CSEF · 2010
Statistics and M&Ms
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals How many tablets of blue, orange, brown, etc. of M&M's will there be in one bag, and what is my chances to select a color every time I pik a bunch of M&M's? Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2010
Steel and Acid Rain: Does Acid Make Steel Rust Faster?
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals We in 8th grade have just started studying acids and pH. I wanted to utilize my limited after-school time to do experiments involving acids and learn practical aspects of ef…
CSEF · 2010
Step It Up: Can Pulse Oximetry During Breath Holding Predict One's Level of Physical Fitness?
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if there is a correlation between decline in oxygen saturation during breath holding as measured by pulse oximetry, and an individual's level of physical fit…
CSEF · 2010
Sticky Situation?
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to test whether the cost of tape affects its adhesiveness. My hypothesis is that the more expensive tape will be more adhesive because the manuf…
CSEF · 2010
Stop the Tears!
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine which method of chopping onions caused the least amount of tears and/or discomfort to the test subjects. Methods/Materials My ma…
CSEF · 2010
Stressed Out?
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I predict that heart rate (HR) and systolic blood pressure (BP) will show a greater increase while diastolic blood pressure (BP) and oxygen saturation level (O2sat.) will sh…