Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of my science project to find home remedies that will eliminate skunk smell when a pet gets sprayed by a skunk. My research determined that hydrogen peroxide, baking…
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Objectives Our goal is to better understand the unique ecosystem that is the Santa Cruz sandhills and how they are impacted by invasive species. We hypothesize that there will be more soil w…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The objective of this project was to determine how varying weather patterns and colder temperatures would affect multiple solar ovens with different reflective mediums within. Met…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this project is the determine how different environmental factors affect the productivity of solar cells. Methods 4 Solar Panels, water, ash, dirt samples, infrar…
Chemistry
Objectives The purpose of my experiment is to test what the most effective way to purify water is. I compared Photocatalysis, Reverse Osmosis, Graphene, and Activated Carbon water treatment…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives I investigated whether the fish that is being sold at Bay Area grocery stores is the same species as what it is being advertised as. I preformed DNA extraction and sequenced the b…
Computational Systems & Analysis (Senior Division Only)
Objectives Hearing loss can be caused by multiple factors, such as genetics, aging, or exposure to noise or infections, rendering it a difficult medical disorder to remedy with a cure-all so…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Noise pollution, such as generated from airplanes, traffic, and construction can have negative effects on human health and lower quality of life. The objective of my experiment is…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The objective of this study is to determine if a change in altitude influences how many subatomic particles are observed in a Wilson's Cloud Chamber. Methods Utilized a homemade W…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives Objective: I use a process called reverse spherification to make juice flavored spheres. The objective is to determine which flavored sphere tastes the best. Methods Materials and…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Second Award
Objectives To develop higher efficiency of Archimedes Wind Turbines (AWT) by applying the logarithmic spiral concept for small-scale wind turbines below 30m. Methods AWT curvatures were remi…
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives The objective is to create software to identify malignant moles by evaluating size, shape, and variation in color. This software attempts to compensate for changes in distance and…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives This project addresses the need for an exfoliating soap that does not pollute ocean ecosystems with harmful plastic microbeads. Methods The designed product was a rectangular bar…
Computational Systems & Analysis (Senior Division Only)
Objectives Accurate digital pathology image analysis depends on high quality images. As such it is imperative to obtain digital images with high resolution for downstream data analysis. Whil…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The goal of my project was to conduct testing to see if high amylase foods, such as pineapple or guava, are as good at aiding starch digestion as purchased amylase pills. Methods…
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of this experiment was to see if pre-moistening soil is an effective way to limit soil temperature during a prescribed burn. If so, this might be an effective tool f…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives My goal is to develop a traffic light system that will do just that while ensuring the safety of lives and properties at the intersections of the roads. I intend to combine commer…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives The objective of this project is to measure whether drivers' behavior changes when presented with emotional or consequential messages related to their driving habits. Methods Stop…
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Objectives As Southern California faces an increasing threat of drought in our warming climate, it is crucial to understand streamflow patterns to optimize our usage of this essential resour…
Earth & Environmental Sciences
First Award
Objectives Wetlands, extremely important as wildlife habitats, are under severe threat in the United States. Preservation and restoration of wetland habitats is therefore critical for improv…
Plant Biology
Objectives Goal is to study the effects of increased carbon dioxide on the plant bio mass. Also, study from prior experiments what relation this may have due to increased CO2 in the environm…
Chemistry
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of my project was to determine if cotton and polyester would decompose naturally in a home composter. Methods My study was conducted using the following items: One,…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The objective of this project is to study the dynamic properties of granular solids by measuring angle of repose, packing density, and size separation. Methods 3 different granula…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives The objective of this study is to determine the effect of music, including the presence of words in music, on reading comprehension in high school students. Methods 3 short readin…
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives This project aimed to explain why the presence of organic acids is able to suppress the reaction between dinitrogen pentoxide and chlorine ions. It was hypothesized that formate i…
Chemistry
Objectives The purpose of this experiment was to determine if sugar affected the temperature of a drink after five minutes on a stove. It was hypothesized that the higher the sugar content i…
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this study is to determine if a healthier sugar substitute provides equivalent or better taste in a Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. Methods Sample A, no s…
Toxicology
Third Award
Objectives This project was done to determine if recent studies suggesting that sunblock is harmful to coral reefs are true. Methods Over a period of weeks raise Brine shrimp (as a proxy for…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives The objective of my project was to clearly see the correlation between the athletes and non-athletes grips strength versus the independent variable, which was the length and hand…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives To create a combination of plant-based milk that together is equal or similar to the levels of protein and calcium in multiple types of cow's milk. Methods I ordered and personall…