CSEF · 2004
Living Without Stress
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find a solution to stress. One of the main causes of high blood pressure today is stress. I am evaluating the effect of the Yogic Technique # Deep Relaxat…
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CSEF · 2004
Localized Gamma-Ray Spectrometry Measurements of Schools in the PVPUSD, Palos Verdes Estates, California
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The first objective was to quantify soil uranium concentrations at school in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD) for comparison with classroom radon…
CSEF · 2004
Locating a Moving Object Inside a Fraction of a Motion Sensor Footprint
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to locate a moving object inside a fraction of a motion sensor footprint by overlapping motion sensor footprints. By doing this, the number of sensors requi…
CSEF · 2004
Lunar Communication: Determining Laser Power Needed
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals 1. To build a laser communicator that transmits a sound signal using a laser beam. 2. To test how far the laser communicator can operate. 3. To calculate the laser power nee…
CSEF · 2004
Lung Capacity: Is There a Difference in Athletes and Non-Athletes?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if athletes have a larger lung capacity than non-athletes. I hypothesized athletes, because of their consistent aerobic activ…
CSEF · 2004
Maglev: Magnetic Levitation
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this science experiment is to demonstrate levitation by magnetic repulsion and the effectivenesss of the Maglev Train in reducing friction while in motion. Me…
CSEF · 2004
Magnetized Melanogaster
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if magnetic fields cause mutagenic effects in Drosophila melanogaster. I believe that magnetic fields will not cause a mutagenic effect in Dros…
CSEF · 2004
Magnus Force on Spinning Spheres
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to explain how well the Kutta-Joukowski Lift Theorem explains Magnus Force on spinning spheres by comparing theoretical lift to measured lift…
CSEF · 2004
Making and Testing Soap
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Throughout this whole project, I have created various types of soaps and other ingredients that contribute to the soap making process. There are many different ingredients t…
CSEF · 2004
Marsh Contamination
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our project was to determine if the amount of contaminants in Madrona Marsh soil increased as we sampled away from Madrona Avenue. Using soil samples; we tested to see if th…
CSEF · 2004
Massive Impact
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To determine if the mass of an arrowhead affected the penetration depth of a fixed target. I believed that as the mass of the arrowhead increased that the penetration would…
CSEF · 2004
Mathematical Model of Marsh Biomass Distribution in the Upland and Alkaline Margin Environments
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Biomass, the total mass of living matter within a given unit volume of environment, is an important measurement to ecologists. Biomass shows the productivity of organisms un…
CSEF · 2004
Mating Habits of the Liriomyza trifolii: Is There an Advantage of Double vs. Single Mating in the L. trifolii's Fitness?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if there is an advantage for a female Liriomyza trifolii to mate more than once. The null hypothesis was there will be no advan…
CSEF · 2004
Maximize your Peak!
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the effects of exercise on peak flow readings on non-asthmatic human beings. Methods/Materials Using 4 human subjects, peak flo…
CSEF · 2004
Measurement of True Noon Time Using the Sundial Principle
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project aims to prove the hypothesis that the true noon (or solar noon) in Riverside during the end of January-beginning of February does not occur at 12:00 Pacific Sta…
CSEF · 2004
Measuring the Speed of Light: To Jupiter and Beyond
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Measure the distance to Jupiter in order to measure the speed of light. - Methods/Materials I used parallax to find the distance to Jupiter at opposition, and then derived e…
CSEF · 2004
Meat That's Raw: How Do You Thaw?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Which method of defrosting meat is safest & which method of cooking kills the most bacteria? Methods/Materials 10ml graduated cylinder,100 disposable 1ml pipettes,Digital sc…
CSEF · 2004
Men or Women: Who Remembers Better?
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals It is hypothesized that women between the ages of 20-40 will remember the best because they have the most priorities and responsibilities to attend to. Research has shown th…
CSEF · 2004
Methane Emissions Control and Energy Capture on Dairy Waste Lagoons
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Current dairy waste lagoon design often consists of flushing manure through solids settling ponds and then partial bacterial digestion in large, open-air lagoons. The high a…
CSEF · 2004
Mice-opoly: Which Color is Dominant in Mice: White or Black?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to find out which color is dominant between black and white mice. Methods/Materials For our procedure, we gathered the materials. We set up cages with beddi…
CSEF · 2004
Microorganisms in Soy-Oil Based Biodiesel Fuel
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals This project is geared towards determining the types of microorganisms present in the different phases in which biodiesel assumes. The objective is to analyze the bacterial…
CSEF · 2004
Middle School Intolerance
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to learn what my middle school's greatest prejudice is. Methods/Materials Procedures: 1.Research prejudice and get ideas for questions to as…
CSEF · 2004
Migratory Magnetism
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to prove that steelhead trout could detect magnetic fields. I wanted to train them to have a conditioned response between a 90-degree change in the magnetic…
CSEF · 2004
Minimizing Nitrogen Pollution and Conserving Water
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Nitrogen pollution in the environment results mainly from the over-use of nitrogen-based fertilizers in agriculture. Crops often cannot absorb all the nitrogen added. During…
CSEF · 2004
M.I.R.T-H Multiple Insect Repellent Tomato- Hirsutum
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals We researched and found that there is an Ecuadorian tomato that could repel better than bug repellents. With this information, we plan to test with more locally found tomato…
CSEF · 2004
Mobility through Materials: Handicapped No More!
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My objective was to understand how total hip replacement joints worked, and the design factors that improve patient mobility and quality of life. My scientific question was…
CSEF · 2004
Modeling of Tyrosine Sulfation Sites in 7TM Receptors: A Novel Approach to Pharmaceutical Drug Design
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Sulfation as a post-translational modification of tyrosine has been shown to influence the physiology of proteins and play a role in protein-protein interactions. Determinat…
CSEF · 2004
Modification of Calcium-Phosphate Coatings on Titanium by Recombinant Amelogenin
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Investigate the effects of amelogenin on calcium phosphate crystal morphology to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms in enamel biomineralization, and to design a c…
CSEF · 2004
Mono or Fluoro? Which Fishing Line (Monofilament or Fluorocarbon) Will Have the Higher Tensile Strength?
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to gain knowledge of which type of fishing line is stronger. I will be testing monofilament and fluorocarbon fishing line. Each line will be tested for the…
CSEF · 2004
More Running, Less Needles: How Exercise and Diet Affect the Blood Glucose Levels and Insulin Needs of a Type I Diabetic
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if daily exercise and a diet of eating 7 grams of protein for every 15 grams of carbohydrates eaten would reduce the blood glucose levels and i…