Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals To determine if left-handed people become more ambidextrous than right-handed people due to their need to adapt to our right-handed world. Methods/Materials Twenty subjects…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to examine yeast colonies under different storage and environmental conditions to see when they produce the most live and active cultures.…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to see if the mathematical formula of triangulation can be accurately used in conjunction with the laser rangefinder, and if they stay accurate at…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Many Houses in San Diego have old windows that are very inefficient. There is now other window options. I examined four different configurations of windows to see which one…
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find out which areas in the Monterey and San Francisco Bays are most dangerous during an earthquake (the danger being due to liquefaction,…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see how bright different colors of light were when passed through a stream of water. Methods/Materials Using a plastic bottle covered with…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Viscosity is a property of a liquid and is defined as the resistance of a liquid to flow. The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the temperature of a liquid affe…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Our experiment was to determine what power source, other than gasoline, would best run a lawn edger. We thought that the solar panels would be the best power source. Methods…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…