Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to discover how clean the water along the San Dieguito river watershed was, and where the cleanest area was. I believed the water nearest the s…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The aim of this project was to determine which of the chosen additives has the greatest inhibition effect on bacterial growth. The hypothesis was that vinegar will be the mo…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine which cleaning agent will deteriorate fabric the most and the least in colorfastness, surface texture, and strength. If fabrics deterioration is related to the…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals We assessed how different ambient temperatures affect the fermentation rate of yeast. We also observed how yeast minerals and nutrients affect the rate of fermentation. Begi…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis: The cell structure of the spirogyra will start to deteriorate when the acid rain is at a pH level of 3.0. Methods/Materials Materials: 15cc of acid containing 90…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to see if the angle of attack affects the distance a glider can fly. That was our question that we based our experiment on, throughout the scien…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals This project's purpose was to determine how an arch's span/rise ratio affects the maximum load it supports before it fails. Methods/Materials To give all arches equal spans…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of these experiements was to determine if patients' reports that cold negatively impacts the life of a hearing aid battery are accurate Methods/Materials The l…
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see which colors colors affected blood pressure and in what way. I tested the colors red, green, yellow, and blue. I believe that exposing people to red…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our experiment measured if the habituation of sea anemones (like they are touched in tide pools) affects their food intake and ability to grow and survive. Methods/Materials…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective or goal of this experiment was to see how runoff affected the growth and development of Artemia Nyos, a type of brine shrimp very closely realted to the type of…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to investigate the properties of magnetohydrodynamics. Basically an MHD model was set up and a current was sent through it. Then a force was…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine what fin size will make my rocket go the top velocity, and top height that it will go. Methods/Materials Six different sized f…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if changes in intensity of light affect the output of solar cells. Methods/Materials I used: a single solar cell, a volt met…
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if southwest Bakersfield's groundwater gets less pure (total dissolved solids increase) and the water chemistry (Total Alkalini…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals This project was to test the efficiency of the Nigerian Pot-in-Pot Refrigeration System. I became aware of Professor Bah Abba's System from an article in Popular Sceince, Ja…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This project investigates how light affects the time it takes for phototropism to take place in plants. My project consitsted of seven cups, which were filled with 3 inches…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if the growth of Dune Buckwheat plants in the Ballona Wetlands was affected by the presence or absence of living or dead Iceplant. I believe that Dune Buckwh…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find out how the soil's gradient, the type of soil, the flow rate of water, and the presence of plants affect erosion. Methods/Materials…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out how travel times varied between segments on SamTrans Bus route 260 from my home in Redwood Shores to Ralston Middle School in Bel…
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals (1) Study a full spectrum of tensile properties of keratin-based fibers (human hair), beyond simple tensile strength (e.g., generate full stress/strain curves). (2) Explore…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine how marble mass, water temperature and density affect the speed of a wave. In experiment one, i predict that as the marble's mass…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to observe how the enzymes in laundry detergent affect the protein in egg whites. Methods/Materials The experiment consisted of placing prep…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if beta-carotene has any substantial effect in reducing or eliminating the presence of Agrobacterium tumefaciens in plants. Methods/Materials M…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the application of direct electrical charged plates would reduce the amount of impurities from different samples of water. I believed that the pro…
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My experiment was chosen to find out if people react to sound faster with a blindfold or without a blindfold. Methods/Materials On the computer I tested people's reaction ti…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn what surface a homemade hovercraft would travel over fastest. Methods/Materials My project required wood, visquine, two 195mph leaf blowers, 12 vol…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see if flame-resistant baby clothes lose their effectiveness after repeated washings. My hypothesis is that the older, washed flame-resistant…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this science project was to explore the fundamental properties of inductors and capacitors and to then show how they can be combined to create useful electron…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to duplicate Eratosthenes' experiment in which he measured shadows at different latitudes in order to calculate the circumference of the e…