Physics & Astronomy
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how atomic radii, atomic masses, and container shapes affect the time for two separate gases to become a homogeneous mixture and to explore the…
Plant Biology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine how the growth pattern of sweet pea tendrils is affected by the presence of a magnetic field, blowing air, or having their tips cut o…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to learn about how a hovercraft works, determine the factors that affect performance, and improve design. This project studies a number of f…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals We compared nickel and silver in their respective reactions (anodic and cathodic) to platinum standard to determine their economic viability in HEM fuel cell. We hypothesize…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to ferment a variety of fruit juices and determine their ability to produce potential alcohol. The hypothesis states: fruit juices with greater sugar conten…
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Does age have an effect on a horses heart rate during recovery after excercise? I hypothesize that the older the horse the longer the recovery time, and the younger the hors…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to determine if sound waves can extinguish a flame from a candle, what the optimal frequency and amplitude is to put the flame out, and how…
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I investigated the importance of filtering polluted water using three different pollutants in varying concentrations mixed with 200 milliliters of water. For accuracy, I tes…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to find the optimal wave height for maximizing voltage generation of the oscillating water column (OWC) method for capturing ocean wave energ…
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals An individual's fingerprints are unique thus giving all humans an identification barcode. Fingerprint patterns, however, are limited to eight different types. This study exa…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Since it is not practical or feasible for all homeowners to change their homes' siding materials, what is the most effective temporary method of making these siding material…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In my experiment, I burned different kinds of wood with different densities and timed how long they burned. My hypothesis is that the denser the wood is the longer it will b…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project uses 'Lord Kelvin's Thunderstorm'(1867) to determine whether different water qualities produce differing amounts of electrical charge. We believe that the quali…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine if chaparral seeds can germinate after a fire. Chaparral consists of bushes and shrubs adapted to arid Mediterranean Climat…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was designed to find which of the materials (among wool, cotton, nylon, and polyester) was the most flammable. Also, I wanted to learn about the characteristics a…
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In my science project, Flipped Out Fish, I gave goldfish different substances to see how the goldfish reacted. I used caffeine, nicotine, sugar, and alcohol. I tested the go…
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out if a flip turn is truly faster than an open turn in competitive freestyle races and whether the extra breath you get in an open turn makes a differen…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine how the aspect ratio of a floating wooden cylinder affected its tilt angle. Methods/Materials To conduct the experiment paint…
Physics & Astronomy
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals We have managed to focus light, microwaves etc. Now we reach a new goal, a way to focus sound. In general, most if not all loudspeakers invented use magnets, which vibrate b…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to test three types of fog netting materials to see if one material was more effective than the others in collecting water from fog. My resea…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Font Frenzy My project was to determine if font styles affect a person's reading rate. I believe that the more ornate styles will slow a person's reading rate, while less co…
Microbiology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project was done to know the safest type of packaging out of the three: Ziploc bag, plastic container and aluminum foil. Methods/Materials The food samples were tested…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Every year major earthquakes around the world damage buildings, cause severe injuries, and death. Damaged buildings can be dangerous to enter after an earthquake. Families m…
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The hypothesis for this project was: If water is circulated through a heat exchanger coil embedded in a compost pile, then the temperature of the water exiting the coil will…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine whether a microbial fuel cell produced more electricity with mud from a stream bed or mud made from commercially sold topsoil and distilled water…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project determines how certain fruit's ripening process are affected by ethylene gas. Methods/Materials One of five different kinds of fruits,cherimoya, banana, avocado,…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Most plant-growers believe that more fertilizer (plant food) is better for plant growth and crop production. This experiment determined the amount of fertilizer pellets need…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In 2008 alone the US used 23% of the world's oil consumption i.e., more than 7.14 billion barrels of petroluem. This number grows drastically each year. The world's oil well…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
First Award
Objectives/Goals What is the rate of transmission of ultraviolet energy in atmospheric Greenhouse Gases such as Methane, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Air, and Humdified Air? Methods/M…
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine which kind of wood could produce the greatest volume of wood gas in the fastest time during gasification? My hypothesis was: A…