Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to use the imprinted fluorescence emission of methyl salicylate on Kodak Ektachrome (EL) color film negatives to determine the frequency and wavelength in co…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The chemical allylamine oxidizes in the Drosophila melanogaster body by an amine oxidase function producing acrolein. Then acrolein, by bindings on its electrophilic sites,…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Grafting is regularly used to asexually propagate fruit trees and repair trunk damage. This experiment's goal was to see which Angle V graft would produce the best results o…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to observe the effect of Archer's Paradox on an arrow shot from a properly tuned recurve bow for the first 33 feet of flight. Methods/Materials I will perfo…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to reduce the amount of harmful nitrogen due to chemical fertilizers in the runoff water of golf courses. This can be achieved by using legume…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objectives and goals were to find out how well Raphanus sativus can grow in totally dfferent sunlight regimes. Methods/Materials I used 90 10.16 cm.(4inch) pots. I used 1…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My goals were to find out the properties of electric currents: volts, amperes, etc, and how their values are affected by different amounts of resistance. I sought to find ou…
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if various enviromental factors has an effect on the strength of wood when exposed to them. Methods/Materials One hundred pieces of identical 12…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the amount of harmful bacteria in the ocean effects the plankton population. Methods/Materials To answer my purpose question I collected data in t…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In the winemaking process, there are many different components that affect the wine's flavor and color. There also are a multitude of chemical changes going on in the wine d…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the effect of light exposure during the dark period given to a short night plant on the flowering patterns of the plant. Anoth…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Irradiation of food offers the possibility of increasing the shelf life of many foods we eat. In this experiment I tested the effects of various doses of irradiation on meat…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The recent series of storms in December 2002 caused severe flooding in Freshwater Creek. One of the causes of flooding is soil erosion, which results in the transport of sed…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find out the effects baking soda and baking powder have on the taste and texture of baked goods. Methods/Materials First, I found a cake r…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This project tested the ability to align an object accurately with a distant target while using monocular or binocular vision. It also attempted to discover whether monocula…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see how the distance a projectile is thrown by a trebuchet (an ancient catapult)is affected; (1) by increasing weight to the counterweigh…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to find which hydroxyapatite coated root form dental implant system was most resistant to the acidic environment produced by peri-implantitis.…
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The Purpose of this study was to determine if children between the ages of nine and twelve with dyslexia are able to read and understand with more accuracy passages presente…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of stormwater runoff (using various everyday pollutants which can be found in stormwater runoff) on marine life (…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to test the effects of three common Southern California weather conditions, humidity, wind, and Santa Ana wind, on a plant's rate of tra…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine which plants would prevent erosion on hillsides the best. Methods/Materials The materials consist of dirt, wild grasses, ice plant, two curved pip…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine an efficient way to hatch Alkali fairy shrimp (Branchinecta mackini) by observing the effects of water temperature and aeration…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Experiment combined isotonic exercises, a type of weight training, with aerobic exercise on a treadmill to assess whether lighter weights used with more repetitions or heavi…
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective is to develop a better understanding of the contrast enhancement mechanisms of the human eye and brain, and in particular to understand the similarity in behavi…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Problem: Does the consumption of food high in saturated fat increase cholesterol? Hypothesis: I think that the consumption of foods high in saturated fat will increase chole…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals DNA can be inserted into cells to achieve desired characteristics previously unexpressed. It is challenging to insert a DNA sequence through the cell membrane. Furthermore,…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to design a computer program that could determine the rate of diffusion between solids using the Scheme programming language. Methods/Materials Fi…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My project was to test the effect, on velocities produced, of different magnet spacing on a Gauss Rifle magnetic linear accelerator. Methods/Materials I built a magnetic lin…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether different types of packing arrangements (hexagonal, face centered, or body centered close packing) affect the packing density of sphere…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My experiment was designed to test the germination and growth of corn, radish, and marigolds as the experiment's variable, gravity, was changed. Methods/Materials I examined…