Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine which of the four baseball bats hit a baseball the farthest. The four baseball bats were made of different materials that includ…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals In early 2006, scientists discovered the Norgeamide; a natural product found in a marine-derived fungus. The Norgeamide has shown some interesting biological activity, such…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The hippocampus is involved in many neurological processes as well as disorders. The hippocampus is known to have a direct effect on spatial orientation; it significantly at…
Mammalian Biology
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I set out to determine if lowering the temperature of the human tongue would affect the taste buds' ability to recognize the different tastes of sweet, sour, bitter and salt…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My goal in doing this project was first to understand what role the teachers really played. I wanted to prove that it's not just what we are being taught but it's how we lea…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to determine what foods can be used to effectively whiten teeth. What foods can be used to effectively whiten teeth. It is hypothesized that certain foods ca…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if temperature effected how fast a fuel cell model car would run. Methods/Materials I used heaters and opened windows to make my garage the appropriate tempe…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Do exothermic & endothermic chemical reactions have an affect on temperature of the reactants (chemicals)? Methods/Materials 5 glass beakers; 1 graduated cylinder; 1 glass-S…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to determine whether objects fall faster through hot or cold water. Methods/Materials For the experimental method, I dropped thirty marbles…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In this on going project, I am looking for the optimum temperature for salmonid growth in the San Lorenzo River. Data from 2005 showed a positive correlation between salmoni…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to examine the affect of certain liquids on teeth. I wanted to find out if the teeth would dissolve more (get lighter) the higher the acidit…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Third Award
Objectives/Goals The object of this experiment was to discover which #indicators that show internal conflict# are the most and least effective in detecting lies. The operational hypothesis w…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to study whether testosterone depletion would cause oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage. Methods/Materials Methods: Protein levels were determined an…
Environmental Engineering
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Cleanup of soil pollutants is often expensive and environmentally unsound. Phytoremediation is an area of frontier science that provides a safe and cost-effective alternativ…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to test whether materials of different types will block cell phone transmission. The hypothesis is that conductive materials will block tra…
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine which type of soil is the most absorbant of which kind of pollutants. The information gained from this experiment will benefi…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Insectivory in plants has been thought to be an adaptation for obtaining nutrients in the nutrient-poor environments where insectivorous plants typically occur. There have b…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Algae, when fertilized with iron, can combat global warming by photosynthesizing rapidly and consuming CO(2). Iron fertilization, however, can cause harmful algal blooms. My…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine whether the leaves, stems, or roots of the Cicer arietinum are most efficient for storing aluminum. Methods/Materials Cicer arietinum beans were grown in indivi…
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to measure the water properties, such as pH, density, and non-volatile residue, at various points along Ballona Creek. The mussel population…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to achieve the best of both worlds for a C3 plant. This means that the C3 plant would act as a C4 and a CAM plant in the sense that the rate a…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to see if the repetitive impact of a 10 degree Titanium Driver would knock the Titleist DT So-Lo golf ball out of balance more quickly than the Titleist Pro V…
Plant Biology
First Award
Objectives/Goals If 30 native Mojave Desert shrub species are collected, then a relative flammability rating system can be developed based on the variables of combustibility, sustainability,…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of our project was to observe the effect of varied levels of carbon dioxide on the respiration rate of two case studies. Methods/Materials Our materials were a turn…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to prove that composting time is needed to kill the e. coli bacteria and also to prove that there is a direct correlation between manure composti…
Zoology
Second Award
Objectives/Goals How can people keep ants from entering homes by using natural and nontoxic materials without harming human beings, the environment, and ants at the same time? In my last pro…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to ascertain different amounts of slip that water and air each respectively have. Also, to determine the effect radius and chord have on th…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine whether the 3rd octave of tone 'A' (3.52kHz) is the most distinguishable sound to humans. Methods/Materials 1. Downloaded for selected 4 sounds to an MP3 player…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the effects that age has on a person's short-term memory. Methods/Materials Six pre-selected age groups were chosen to include people from ages…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether the A isoform of the alpha3 integrin (alpha3 A) has an effect on short-term survival of neuroblastoma. Methods/Materials Alpha3 A was s…