Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Rather than documenting the effect of antifouling paints on mature organisms, the impact on the gametes of the organism S. purpuratus was examined by analyzing the relations…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Past Research has shown that DCG-IV, a group II metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) agonist, presynaptically inhibits the activity of the CA3 region of the hippocampus.…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Sometimes when I chop onions, my eyes get really irritated. I would like to know why onions irritate your eyes and why some onions cause more irritation than others. Methods…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This research effort was to gain a better understanding of the physics and engineering principles related to the operation of a potato cannon. Research goals were to find ou…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether the egg protein would coagulate in saline solutions and whether there would be a difference in rolling time as a result of this coagul…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals In last year's project, I measured the 60 Hz magnetic field emissions from various appliances found in my home. The strength of these emissions was found, in many instances,…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This experiment examines how the rate of cooling and surrounding temperature affect crystal growth in identical saturated salt (sodium chloride) solutions. My hypothesis is…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the effect of temperature on the sound of musical instruments. Methods/Materials The musical instruments used included a quart…
Environmental Engineering
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Small internal combustion gasoline engines contribute significant amounts of exhaust pollutants into the environment. These include such things as polycyclic aromatic hydroc…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Third Award
Objectives/Goals To study the effects of age and gender on choices in the Prisoner's Dilemma game. Methods/Materials 137 students (age 10-17) were offered candy rewards in a Prisoner's Dilem…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The experiment consists the measurement of a mouse intelligence while crossing a maze. I did my investigation on what alcohol can do to the human body and how mice live. I h…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The possible mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease include aggregation of proteins to form plaques and neurofibrillary tangles and metal ion mediated formation of hydrogen perox…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals What type of fabrics will retract back with which solution, with the amount of 10 trials for each fabric. Methods/Materials fabrics cotton, lycra, nylon, and polyester. Solu…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to investigate whether the rate of fermentation and the wine flavor are affected by different strains of yeast. Methods/Materials Two different yeast strain…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals I believe energy drinks are only sugared beverages that have little effect on energy. I hypothesize that the body metabolizes sugars in an energy drink like any other food o…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The cell volumes will change depending on the tonicity of the ECF (Extracellular Fluid). Methods/Materials U-tube experiment demonstrates the concepts of simple diffusion of…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Estimates of the degree of fuel that is not combusted in a typical 4-stroke engine ranges from 5-20 percent. With gas prices rising and oil supplies dwindling, the need for…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to test how does the power output of a photo voltaic cell is effected by change in temperature. My hypothesis is that, higher the temperature…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My science fair project, titled Elastic Plastic, tests the strength of plastics made from a mixture of milk and an acid. The goal of my project was to find out which acid wi…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To find the variables that will allow for maximum efficiency of hydrogen production during the electrolysis of water.
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Third Award
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to build a propulsion system using electromagnets to drive the magnetic-levitation train car that we built for last year's science fair. Methods/Materials…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals I wanted to know whether the size of the iron core (1 nail, 2 nails, and 3 nails), the thickness of the wire (20-gauge, 22-gauge, and 26-gauge), or the number of coils (10 c…
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of my research is to obtain a better understanding of the environment during the Eocene epoch through analysis of the plant and insect fossils I discovered during e…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to demonstrate Le Chatelier's Principle through various equilibrium equations dealing with concentration and temperature. Methods/Materials…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how much gasoline is consumed by vehicles while idling at drive-thru restaurants in the state of California. Methods/Materials I collected data…
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals This experiment will identify the major pollutants and possibly pinpoint their source. They will also show the conditions of our so-called 'preserved' urban waterways. Metho…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals It is not known whether mtDNA background levels are so high as to create complex mixtures with the criminal's mtDNA and prevent his/her identification. The purpose of this s…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To see if a layer of canola oil on top of water can stop or at least slow down the process of evaporation so cities that have water evaporation issues can help preserve thei…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My goal was to create enough energy to charge a car battery utilizing the Seebeck effect. Methods/Materials I used copper and steel wire, ice water and a stove to produce el…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Honorable_mention Award
Methods/Materials A web browser enabled personal computer with internet access via a residential DSL line was used to access publicly available bioinformatics databases and tools. The OMIM (…