Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals As students of a school located on an Air Force base as prestigious as ours, catching a glimpse of military pilots numerous times a day is common. After visiting NASA for th…
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out how much water a Douglas fir tree can pull from fog and turn to drip during the coastal fog season. Methods/Materials For seven months I measur…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to develop a strain of yeast high in folate through a process of selective mutation. Methods/Materials SAF yeast was streaked onto PDA media. A folate analo…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to utilize cuttings from various fruit trees and grafting them to root stocks to bring them out of the dormant stage with the use of artificial light and hom…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I wanted to determine if the quality of tap water across the United States varied. My hypothesis was that there will not be any difference in the tap water quality throughou…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The Objective of this experiment is to discover if the growth of fungus can be retarded following to exposure to various colors of light. Methods/Materials The medium, bread…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determine how fungal allergens form respirable aerosols by: investigating whether fungal cultures release respirable-sized allergens, examining the conditions that lead t…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals We used the species Lytechinus pictus in an attempt to develop a feeding protocol employing the algae Tahitian blend that will enable the developing urchin to survive throug…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This project relates to a branch of science known as "combinatorial game theory." The objective of this experiment was to test my hypothesis: If e5 (pawn to king five) is pl…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether gas stations affect the soil around them by comparing the dominant types of soil microbes, as well as the pH level of soil samples, fro…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if the results using name brand ink justified the additional cost compared with results using less expensive generic ink. Methods/Materials In order to compa…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to determine whether or not fingerprint patterns were a genetic inheritance and also to determine which types are the most common in hu…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine if the 24th order permutation group can be represented by geometrical symmetry operations of rotation and reflection. A group is…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine the effects of artificial gravity, ultraviolet light, and magnetic field on seed germination and the growth of the root. I believe that artifici…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determine if liquid Colloidal Silver would kill bacteria found on your hands. Methods/Materials Using 27 human subjects, I had each individual wipe their fingers on agar…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objectives were to find optimal conditions for nitogen-fixation in the oceanic cyanobacteria Trichodesmium, with respect to irradiance and to determine if phosphorous is…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Since infants of diabetic mothers are five times as likely as the normal population to be born with a birth defect, this project aims to determine if glucose itself plays a…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine which of the swimsuit material types would be the fastest in competition. I believe that a material sample that is light, clingy, and stretchy wi…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To determine the mechanical design and performance characteristics of six different golf balls after they have been applied to uniform wear or use. Methods/Materials All bal…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To discover if phosphates affect the growth of algae. Methods/Materials I grew algae in several jars containing water taken from a local lake each with a different concentra…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see if the ability to taste PTC (phenylthiocarbamide)is due to a dominant or a recessive gene, if it is linked to race and if it is sex-linked. Methods/M…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was: does microbial fermentation produce acid in the mouth with the artificial sweetener (Aspartame) and various sugars? I thought that the micro…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find which method of food preservation retains the most vitamin C content in kiwis and oranges using the titration method. Methods/Materials Nine of the s…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to test the quality of water in terms of microbial count from different water sources in different cities of the Bay Area. These sources includ…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals One of the main problems today is that people are running short on water. I have the answer for you; it is called gray water recycling. My project is the affects of gray wat…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was to test whether green tree frogs (Hyla cinerea) would change color to match their surroundings. Methods/Materials A 20 gallon aquarium was divided in half wit…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if temperature has an effect on crystal growth. I predicted that crystals grown in colder temperatures would grow faster but less…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if different types of light affects the growth of plants. It was hypothesized that if a plant is grown under a light that c…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis: I hypothesized that the lettuce plant given coconut milk will taste and grow better because of its high sugar content. Methods/Materials Materials: Coconut milk,…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to find out which environment (in a car, on a kitchen counter, on an outside surface, or in the refrigerator) makes a Crystal Geyser Natural alpine…