Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine side dominance for subjects and better understand how the body and brain work together. Methods/Materials 1. Set up a quiet room w…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether silkworms will spin colored silk if artificial or natural dye is added to their native food of mulberry chow. My goal was to find an "g…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My goal was to improve upon the model of tumor progression described in "Evolutionary game theory elucidates the role of glycolysis in glioma progression and invasion" by D.…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Modern credit card terminals store and transmit a purchaser's account information using standard computer protocols, which can be hacked and intercepted. In several recent a…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to test and analyze the answer of the cause and effect question: How does changing the amount of light a 35 mm SLR camera takes in affect…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To determine which soda, if any, will clean the tarnish and corrosion off of a penny after a week of soaking in the beverage. If the sodas can remove corrosion, I will infer…
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In my experiment I tested which material would best absorb petroleum oil out of water: straw, wood shavings, shop towels (ultra-absorbent paper towels), Swiffer Dry Sweepers…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Our project was to see if what soda will get a higher energy output Root Beer, Pepsi, or Sprite. Methods/Materials We used soda and potassium hydroxide for the mixture. We u…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals We wanted to see if people in our community (mostly school students) can taste the difference between Coca-Cola/Pepsi and Diet-Coke/Diet-Pepsi. Methods/Materials 100 small d…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals If an object placed in the path of an oncoming wave can change the velocity of the water and thus decrease its momentum, could a structure be placed in a tsunami#s path, to…
Plant Biology
Third Award
Objectives/Goals Soil compaction, the compressing of soil particles which lessens pore space, limits circulation of water, air, and nutrients throughout the soil. A major issue in many agric…
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out whether soil, gravel, or sand took the most moisture to compact. Methods/Materials Soil Sand Gravel Rammer Cylinders/Molds Straight Edge Balances Sie…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to see that if a different ratio of soil to coffee grounds and adding a capacitor or resistor would make the battery applicable to the a…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project involves using different angels to test the power generated by the solar panel. The goal is to find the most energy producing angle on the solar panel and to fi…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to both design and build a portable and reliable source of renewable energy that can be used for mobile devices. I designed my prototypes to ad…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To demonstrate a system that can constantly create a 90º angle of incidence on a solar panel attached to a moving object. We will demonstrate this system by building a robot…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment examined whether or not weather conditions such as smog or fog affect the overall performance of a solar cell. The hypothesis stated that the weather conditi…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find the optimal light weight rooftop farm substrate with the lowest organic to inorganic matter ratio that will still support the growth…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals There is an increasing need for power sources that do not pollute the planet. Silicon based solar cells have a lot of promise, but are not very efficient. In this project th…
Zoology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Hummingbirds are amazing creatures, and many people hang feeders to watch the hummingbirds up close in their own backyards. The purpose of my project was to determine if Ann…
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I performed this experiment in order to determine whether using the Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) appliance would help reduce the dangerous symptoms of patients…
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to find out which toothbrush performs the best by observing bacterial growth rates before and after brushing for multiple age groups. Methods…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if more sound will enter a rough water surface than a flat water surface. Methods/Materials A sound blocking disk and a sound d…
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to see whether or not soybean polyamines, found in soybean extract, play a role in stopping the breakdown of mitochondrial DNA, which could l…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To test the effects of nicotine, alcohol , and caffeine on the heart. Methods/Materials Using Daphnia Magna, a water flea with a transparent carapace to be able to see the h…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals One goal of this project was to determine if the speed of light changes in different media. Also, if it did change to see if there are any noticeable connections between lig…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objectives of this experiment is to calculate the velocity of a standing sinusoidal wave and to investigate the relationship between number of nodes and wavelength. Meth…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Certain algorithms for orienting and permuting the unsolved portion of a Rubik#s Cube will come up more frequently than others, and learning those will decrease my average s…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which 3-D geometric shape (cylinder, crumpled cylinder, W, or V), reflects the least light and hence is the stealthiest, and test the effect of…
Physics & Astronomy
Second Award
Objectives/Goals Elements heavier than iron are formed via two neutron capture processes: the rapid r-process that occurs in supernovae and the slower s-process that occurs in less massive s…