Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was designed to test whether higher cost in paper towels meant higher quality or not. Methods/Materials To test absorbency, I put a paper towel into a 6-inch plas…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Since the dissipation of heat is a prime factor in the metabolic health and recovery of an endurance horse, the objective of this project is to determine which saddle pad wi…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if a more expensive smoke detector would alert you to a possible fire faster than a less expensive smoke detector. Methods/Materials Materials:…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project was to determine which soap worked best: Dove, Bath & Body, Soft-soap, or Dial. The information gained from our project could be used to help peop…
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals For my science fair project, I decided to test different roof trusses and come to a conclusion of which one can hold the most weight. I chose five roof trusses (kingpost, qu…
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Objective: The objective of this project is to evaluate which truss bridge design will hold more weight, the Pratt or the Warren design. My hypothesis is that if I put weigh…
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Adults and children learn at different rates in life. For example, adults have more life experiences; therefore they take more responsibility in their own learning.The resea…
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The brain is transfused so that left-handed people are right-brained and right-handed people are left-brained. It has been a controversy between scientists whether there is…
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals THe objective is to determine the stage o moral development in teenagers and comparison to children. Methods/Materials Distribute 50 copies to nine year olds and another 50…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals It is said that a dog's mouth is cleaner than a human mouth, so I wanted to see if the theory was true. Even though humans brush their teeth, there are still a lot of food p…
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine why sand was the best material to be used as a barrier against floodwaters. Sand is the best material that can be used as a barrier against flood…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to investigate if using a nasal dialator would help prevent snoring. Methods/Materials Materials: 10 Human Subjects 10 Nasal Dialators 2 Vide…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To first build a reproduction of an 1883 Wimshurst Influence Machine that would produce static electricity without the use of friction. Secondly, to improve on the design of…
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my research and experimentation was to determine if San Carlos has enough wind speed to support wind powered generators Methods/Materials 1. Velometer 2. Anem…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The primary objective of this project was to analyze the effects of varying the aspect ratio of a rectangular wing while keeping the surface area constant. The secondary obj…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see what the effect of the degree of camber, or curvature, in each of the three wing designs I constructed, would have on the ability of the craft to bec…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My project is an investigation of the behavior of wireless sensor network applications. Factors like the spatial distribution of sensors and the wireless transmission range…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Wolbachia: A Potential WMD for Insects is an experimental study to determine how quickly Wolbachia is spreading amongst an insect population and to test whether or not it ca…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see whether class B, class C, and untreated wood shingles will ignite faster than 50 year, 40 year, and 30 year composition shingles, when using a magnify…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Objective: To create a hovercraft that can support my weight. Methods/Materials I created a hovercraft using plywood and a skirt made out of a tarp with a drawstring powered…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to discover how yeast grows, so people know to limit their intake of sucrose, lactose, or fructose to help prevent yeast infections. I also want to know othe…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Even though our teeth are extremely strong, they can be harmed. The acids in many drinks, such as sodas, can dissolve teeth, cause tooth decay and drastically change the col…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project's objective is to classify the available soil types on my rural property, and then identify which of the classified types performs best for planting a family gard…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to set up a multi year environmental engineering project by first establishing a baseline for the water quality of the Teichert Ponds in Chico. I assumed that pollu…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Objective: My project was to test what types of soils can best buffer acid rain. I made a hypothesis that sandy soils would buffer the acid the best due to their texture. My…
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out which child, born into an immediate family, has the highest GPA. Methods/Materials There were three materials need in my experiment: a. A survey…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To compare different blood sugar levels from a working pancreas and a non working pancreas. Two twin brothers are on the same diet for one month. One twin is a diabetic. Eac…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the effect of alkalines and acids on bacterial growth. I hypothesized that the strongest acid and the strongest base (the 10% concentrated sol…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals I hoped to construct a category oriented web search engine through Round Robin learning and ranking algorithm. Such a search engine was designed to classify and rank the Web…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to study the accuracy learning curve using Dragon Naturally Speaking 6 voice recognition software and from the information learned develop a…