Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective in doing this project was to test bridge design load capability in an earthquake situation. Methods/Materials To do this I built a shake platform that had a mot…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective is to discover the difference of wing design and how it effects flight stability. Methods/Materials Build a wind tunnel. Suspend airplanes with various wing des…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine how graph theory can be applied to determining the fastest route through random stops. Methods/Materials I used maps of my neighborhood, paper and p…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to compare a fetal lung maturity test, lamellar body counts (LBC) in diabetic and non-diabetic pregnancies. Methods/Materials The experiment inv…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To see if toxins such as Malathion can be filtered from water using natural waste products such as Almond, Pistachio and Walnut shells. Methods/Materials Gather Almond, Pist…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective is to study the transformation of gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy using a medieval siege weapon known as a trebuchet. I hypothesize that the…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if the type of water -- fresh water, ocean water, and pool water -- affects refraction in a way noticable to the human eye. I believe that ocean…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project is an experiment to see how quickly different materials burn and how they burn. Methods/Materials After doing research I found eleven different types of fabrics.…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals An experiment was set up to test the effect of burned soil on seed germination. Soil samples were collected from five sites, each one varying in burn history. The most recen…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose is to test the drag coefficient of one parachute and then compare it to the drag coefficient of clustered parachutes. We wanted to start out with one parachute a…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The object of my project was to learn whether or not the length and diameter of an artery had an affect on the flow of fluid through it. My goals were to time the flow of di…
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals As students of a school located on an Air Force base as prestigious as ours, catching a glimpse of military pilots numerous times a day is common. After visiting NASA for th…
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out how much water a Douglas fir tree can pull from fog and turn to drip during the coastal fog season. Methods/Materials For seven months I measur…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to develop a strain of yeast high in folate through a process of selective mutation. Methods/Materials SAF yeast was streaked onto PDA media. A folate analo…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to utilize cuttings from various fruit trees and grafting them to root stocks to bring them out of the dormant stage with the use of artificial light and hom…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I wanted to determine if the quality of tap water across the United States varied. My hypothesis was that there will not be any difference in the tap water quality throughou…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The Objective of this experiment is to discover if the growth of fungus can be retarded following to exposure to various colors of light. Methods/Materials The medium, bread…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determine how fungal allergens form respirable aerosols by: investigating whether fungal cultures release respirable-sized allergens, examining the conditions that lead t…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals We used the species Lytechinus pictus in an attempt to develop a feeding protocol employing the algae Tahitian blend that will enable the developing urchin to survive throug…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This project relates to a branch of science known as "combinatorial game theory." The objective of this experiment was to test my hypothesis: If e5 (pawn to king five) is pl…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether gas stations affect the soil around them by comparing the dominant types of soil microbes, as well as the pH level of soil samples, fro…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if the results using name brand ink justified the additional cost compared with results using less expensive generic ink. Methods/Materials In order to compa…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to determine whether or not fingerprint patterns were a genetic inheritance and also to determine which types are the most common in hu…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine if the 24th order permutation group can be represented by geometrical symmetry operations of rotation and reflection. A group is…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine the effects of artificial gravity, ultraviolet light, and magnetic field on seed germination and the growth of the root. I believe that artifici…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determine if liquid Colloidal Silver would kill bacteria found on your hands. Methods/Materials Using 27 human subjects, I had each individual wipe their fingers on agar…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objectives were to find optimal conditions for nitogen-fixation in the oceanic cyanobacteria Trichodesmium, with respect to irradiance and to determine if phosphorous is…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Since infants of diabetic mothers are five times as likely as the normal population to be born with a birth defect, this project aims to determine if glucose itself plays a…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine which of the swimsuit material types would be the fastest in competition. I believe that a material sample that is light, clingy, and stretchy wi…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To determine the mechanical design and performance characteristics of six different golf balls after they have been applied to uniform wear or use. Methods/Materials All bal…