CSEF · 2010
Are Plants Producing Methane?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals There are currently three scientific studies in contention over whether or not plants are producing the potent greenhouse gas methane; this experiment aims to find a possibl…
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CSEF · 2010
Are the Fish We Eat Killing Us?
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if pollution from fishing weights, plastic, fishing line, aluminum, pesticide and sewage are absorbed by the digestive systems…
CSEF · 2010
Are You Anti-Antibiotic?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find what types of antibiotics E. coli, bacteria commonly found in raw or undercooked meat and produces, can grow resistant to. My hy…
CSEF · 2010
Are You Getting Your Antioxidants?
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to study the effect of different cooking methods on Vitamin C content, Lycopene content, and Antioxidant activity in vegetables. Based on my r…
CSEF · 2010
Are You Overindulged?
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out what percent of teenagers is overindulged and the prevailing differences between the indulged and the non-indulged teens. Methods/Materials I created…
CSEF · 2010
Are Your Lights Harming You?
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether different man-made light sources emit potentially harmful invisible rays or particles. To test this I built a cloud chamber and exposed…
CSEF · 2010
A Shoe Cleaning Machine to Reduce the Levels of Bacteria on Footwear
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals How much bacteria are actually found on the bottoms of shoes, and if there is a significant amount, is there an effective way to get rid of them? If there is a great amount…
CSEF · 2010
A Silver Lined Future
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals This experiment evolved from last year's Science Fair. Previously, silver was found the most potent agent in killing bacteria. Findings fostered an interest in the potent an…
CSEF · 2010
Assessing the Effects of Solar Ultraviolet Radiation on Aquatic Ecosystems Using a Supercoiled DNA Dosimeter
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To test the effects of UV radiation on aquatic ecosystems. To do this I will use a DNA dosimeter made of the pUC18 plasmid and expose it to solar UV radiation underwater and…
CSEF · 2010
A Study in Understanding and Usage of the English Language through Probabilistic Modeling and Frequency
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals Theories of language acquisition differ significantly in their treatment of the extent of abstractness in language. Nativist theories emphasize language acquisition as an ab…
CSEF · 2010
A Study Investigating the Effects of Forest Sounds vs. City Sounds on Stress in Human Subjects
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to examine how city sounds and forest sounds may affect stress in subjects as measured by fluctuations in clinical measurements and salivary…
CSEF · 2010
A Study of Dopa Mediated Mussel Adhesion in Mytilus edulis
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study is to further our understanding of mussel adhesion by identifying the specific roles of dopa rich proteins mfp3 and mfp5 found on the underside of adh…
CSEF · 2010
A Study of Magnetohydrodynamic Propulsion and Dimensionless Numbers
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my research is to study Magnetohydrodynamic flow of different ionic solutions varying voltage, amperage, conduit cross-section shapes and sizes, and the siz…
CSEF · 2010
A Study of Utilizing "Maglev" Base Isolation for Reduction of Structure Damage During an Earthquake
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to apply magnetic levitation as a way of effectively minimizing structure shaking and displacement during an earthquake. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2010
A Super-Encryption Standard for Large Data Using Elementary Chaotic Cellular Automata
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Cellular Automata are arrays of bits that evolve according to a rule. Some automata exhibit chaotic and random behavior which indicates that they have potential for encrypti…
CSEF · 2010
A Thermo-Mechanical Sunflower: Developing a Passive Concentrator/Tracker for Photovoltaic Panels
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to find a robust, low-cost method (or methods) of increasing the power output of solar panels. Methods/Materials In this two-part project, I first investigated th…
CSEF · 2010
Athletes vs. Musicians
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My main goal was to discover who has a better lung capacity athletes or musicians. Methods/Materials My materials were a air flow meter, fifteen musicians between the ages o…
CSEF · 2010
Attack of the Whiteflies
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals After noticing whiteflies on a plant at school, we decided that we would like to test ways of controlling them. After doing research and learning that synthetic pesticides a…
CSEF · 2010
Autonomous Robotic Vehicle: Saving Lives, Preventing Accidents One at a Time
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to design and manufacture an autonomous car that improves safety on the road by preventing accidents, saving one life at a time. My second phase consisted on the…
CSEF · 2010
Autonomous Robot Modeling of Bacterial Motion and Chemotaxis
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Some forms of bacteria have flagella to move through water and have two movement phases: straight swim and random tumbling. Certain forms continuously transition between the…
CSEF · 2010
Bacteria at Prep and What Cleaning Agent Best Inhibits Its Growth
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of the "Bacteria at Prep" project is to discover what bacteria lives in the Flintridge Prep environment and where this bacteria is commonly found within the sc…
CSEF · 2010
Bacteria Growth in Water
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective for my experiment was which water sample has the most bacteria: water from the Las Palmas swimming pool, rain water, water from a local pond, or Las Palmas recy…
CSEF · 2010
Ballet Angles: It's Not All Tutus
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My goal was to discover if the angles professional dancers demonstrate with their legs in a grande jete leap correlate with their esteem within the dance community. Methods/…
CSEF · 2010
Better Power
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals The title of my Science Fair project is called "Better Power." The recent earthquake in Haiti gave me the inspiration for my project. I saw on television that the Haitians w…
CSEF · 2010
Biochar: A Viable Method for Soil Improvement, Water Conservation, and Carbon Sequestration
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine the effect of biochar additives on plant growth, soil water retention, soil bulk density, and soil pH when mixed in varying…
CSEF · 2010
Bio-Hydrogen Project CC-125
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals This project seeks to demonstrate a non-wasteful method to produce hydrogen using Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, strain CC-125. I will be using an algae, also known as a photosy…
CSEF · 2010
Bioluminescence and Ultraviolet Resistance
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if LuxR genes that allow for bioluminescent properties would confer ultraviolet resistance in E. coli. This may suggest ano…
CSEF · 2010
Biomass to Natural Gas: An Alternative Energy Solution
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine what type of biomass: acidic, basic, or neutral mixed with cow manure will improve the production of biogas. I hypothesized that neutral biomas…
CSEF · 2010
Biomimetic Water Striders: Testing the Load-Bearing Capacity of Static Water Strider Models
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine whether a static mechanical water strider model can be built that carries 15 times its body weight and does not break the surface tension of room temperature ta…
CSEF · 2010
Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to discover the nature of Bioremediation. Bioremediation is any process that uses microorganisms or their enzymes to return the environment alter…