Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In my project I started by asking if the diameter of a dome changed, would it affect the stability of that dome. For my testing I used balsa wood and bent it into an arch wi…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to identify and contras adapted chemical components of the same species of algae in environmentally different areas. The algae samples were…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To prove that altering a typical magnet's temperature will affect its magnetic strength. Methods/Materials Using two refrigerator magnets, I will test to see if changing the…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to investigate which cereal really stayed crispy longer. I became interested in this project when I often observed how quickly my cereal turn…
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if a person's genetic tasting abilities affect their decision to smoke tobacco. Methods/Materials Forty-three human subjects…
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Much has been done to determine the effects of shock metamorphism on the mineralogical structure of target material, but little has been done to document the effects of shoc…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which headlight, the standard sealed beam headlight or the halogen headlight, would enable the driver of an automobile to see further distance…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find how complexity can be produced through Natural Selection and Evolution. It is thought that intermediate goals must be given to consistently reach a…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To discover if the population of microarthropods varies based on different environments, and whether a larger population of microarthropods has a positive effect on plant gr…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine how a plant germ, Xylella fastidiosa, moves inside a grapevine. This bacterium grows inside grapevine, cuts off the water supp…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals In my study I tested the effects of four different remedies on motion sickness, in order to find out if they were truly beneficial. Methods/Materials Four treatments were ad…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that the Fellowes Microban antimicrobial product inhibits the growth of microbes and is effective against a broad range of bacteria. I base my hypothesis on…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to see if there was any correlation between pesticide use in farm fields and absenteeism in six Salinas elementary schools located within a 1.5…
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most socially significant diseases in older people. The goal of this project is to establish the effect of Alzheimer's disease on visu…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if dental amalgam will release mercury when it is placed in an acidic environment for 48 hours. Methods/Materials Three different acids (citric…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals "How will changing the temperature of a 0.68 paintball projectile (or in the case of the control, leaving it unaltered) affect its accuracy?" was the essential question that…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the effect of ball size on dropping speed in viscous liquids. Methods/Materials Basically, all that is needed is an assorted…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to find the optimum length of a paintball marker barrel that would yield the most precise fire possible without reducing projectile velocity.I…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My 2004 "Solar Energy Trap" project studied solar ponds as an energy collector and storage system combined. I effectively proved that by creating salinity gradient body of w…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To see if the speed of a CD drive effects the data access speed off of that CD drive. Methods/Materials Methods: 1.Put fastest CD drive into computer. 2.Put in the music CD…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I want to determine if there is one color that can be used to paint our cherry trees that will protect them from sunburn without causing harvest delays. Methods/Materials My…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals What is the effect of the concentration of fluoride in saliva on the remineralization of hydroxyapatite? My objective is to find the optimal concentration of fluoride to res…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Curcumin found in the common curry spice, turmeric, is thought to help in Alzheimer''s Disease (AD). Plaques are formed in the brain that causes AD. Curcumin may reduce thes…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The project analyzes the effect of antioxidant curcumin on the proliferation and migration of normal human fibroblasts and microvascular endothelial cells, which are vital i…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Invasion of foreign plants in the Ballona Wetlands is a major problem; they prevent the native plants from thriving. The purpose of our experiment is to test what water trea…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether electromagnetism has an affect on the competency of E. coli. The hypothesis is that the field will cause more E. coli to take up the pl…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine what effect growth hormone supplementation had on irradiated lima beans. Methods/Materials Forty-eight lima beans were irradiated with high-en…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals How will the time hair is emerged in dye affect the intactness of the hair shaft? Methods/Materials First, submerge hair dye for different periods of time (20 mins, 40 mins,…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to know if the temperature of ingested fluids affects orally measured body temperature in humans. I believed it would affect basal body temperature because when peo…
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find the best jetty design that would keep sand on the ever-disappearing beaches. The hypothesis was that the Y-shpaed jetty would be most…