Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine the arsenic content of water in Sherwood Valley, California. Methods/Materials Five different water samples were collected from the S…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to find out how what people consider art compares with what is considered art by critics and art museums, and whether this consideratio…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Through the use of triglyceride assays and protein assays, we intend to isolate new genes that will cause both an increase and decrease in triglyceride levels in the fruit f…
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Third Award
Objectives/Goals My mom sprays herself with a little of perfume everyday and she smells great. I am wondering why perfume smells so soothing and which ingredient in the perfume causes it to…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to find out which airsoft BB brand is most accurate and also if mass will affect accuracy. Methods/Materials CYMA CM.28 airsoft gun, 4 selected BB…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals This scientific experiment sought to measure the effects of microgravity (zero gravity) on bacterial genetic transformation in comparison with those of normal gravity throug…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the efficacy of herbal green tea extract in regulating dental biofilm in a simulated environment. Methods/Materials Consent was given to work i…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine the success of the Bohr model of the atom predicting the emission spectrum produced by atoms of various elements and to find an empirical value for the Rydberg…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Dental school is a stressful experience, but there is little research on factors that can mitigate stress. This longitudinal study tests the hypotheses that positive attitud…
Zoology
First Award
Objectives/Goals To attract Great White Sharks to the surface using their sense of electroreception so researchers can study them. I believe that if a small pulsing electric field is put bel…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if Aunt Bertha's family bun recipe created the tallest rise in the bread dough by combining yeast and the natural starches…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out what type of car design has the least amount of drag. Methods/Materials Materials: A lot of wood, Plexiglas wall or board, Cardboard, Sand paper, Sponge…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Achieve the following: 1. 2D Image Capture; 2. 2D Image Recognition; 3. Stereo 2D to 3D Mapping (Trig); 4. XYZ Potion Tracking; 5. Navigation; 6. Autopilot; 7. Computer USB…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To determine if a fresh egg or store bought egg has a stronger shell and to see if the shell can take more weight on it's side or standing in order to determine the best met…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was divided into 3 different experiments. Experiment 1- the effects of pectinase, cellulase, and amylase on apple juice production. Experiment 2- the effects of e…
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals My project determines whether recent warming in the Earth#s atmosphere could be due to random climatic variability while also showing how carbon dioxide affects atmospheric…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To test the efficiency of the three sorting algorithms that I selected, I had to create a random set of data for the algorithms to sort, and write a program to record how lo…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I heard about a case in which a pedestrian, in a crosswalk was injured by a school bus. The bus driver said that she did not see the woman in the crosswalk. The woman was in…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if offering a variety of bird foods would increase the bird visitors in my suburban backyard. Methods/Materials At first, I observed my yard fo…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals We wanted to determine, out of a charcoal, paper, and ceramic filter, which filter would eliminate the most bacteria. Methods/Materials The materials we used were two large…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Bacteria is everywhere, even inside our mouths. But who has the most bacteria in their mouths, humans or dogs? The purpose of this project is to determine which species harb…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determine if the surfaces of some common public places, in which we all live, harbor a greater bacteria count than a common toilet. Methods/Materials Using 5 public surfa…
Microbiology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test my hypothesis that tea tree oil would be the most effective against bacteria found on hands because it is often used in disinfectants. My goal was t…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was based on how well bacteria can be cleaned from different surfaces. I predicted that the smoother the surface, the more bacteria the Clorox wipe will clea…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Athletes in all sports are constantly trying to find an advantage over the competition. Some athletes work hard to become better while others are naturally gifted. The purpo…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find out which cleaning method (water wash, soap wash, or salt wash) can best eliminate E. coli contamination from the wooden cutting boards. Methods/Mat…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see how different bay pollutants might spread in Humboldt Bay. Which pollutant would have the fastest and farthest spread rate if it fell into a coastal bay? Met…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My purpose is to test a new theory that decaying kelp could be one of the sources of elevated fecal indicator bacteria that has caused Cowell Beach to be posted with swimmin…
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals To identify where the pollutants are coming from and what the major time and space patterns of beach pollution are in Orange County. I set up three hypotheses, 1) Surface wa…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals I would like to learn how to kick a soccer ball in such a way that it appears to be heading straight, but curves away from goalie (or wall of defenders at the last second. I…