Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see if there is a way for people who are lactose intolerant to better digest milk with the help of lactase. Methods/Materials Pre-test your…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to see which type of soil (potting soil, topsoil, or martian simulant) would make plants grow the fastest and produce the most leaves. Me…
Zoology
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether the distance from a body of water affects the number of mosquitoes that could be counted at a site or location. Methods/M…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science fair project was to determine if temperature affects the speed of nylon string guitar waves. Methods/Materials I placed my iPhone inside my nylon…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Objectives/ Goals: My project was to determine how weight affects blood pressure in adults. I believe that as our weight or BMI (body mass index) increases, our blood pressu…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to answer a question that has special significance this year in California. Fires, like the Sobranes, have swept the state, leaving behind bur…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals A glass goblet can be excited to produce a ringing sounds with a utensil, a wet finger, or the sound of a human voice. The properties of the sound, such as the pitch and dur…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which senses Turkey Vultures use to locate carrion. Turkey Vultures have exceptional eyesight and they also have an exceptional s…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine how different materials (such as cardboard, plywood, aluminum, glass, plastic, steel, and bricks) affect the propagation of wireless signals in…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Although virtual reality (VR) is most commonly associated with gaming, it is being used in many more capacities. In fact, VR technology is currently being used for education and training pur…
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s eligibility documents for glyphosate-based herbicides (GBH) state that they “can be used without posing unreasonable risk to people or the environmen…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to find how occupational stress affects diet intake of women ages 19-50. Methods/Materials 4 occupations; 10 nurses,10 teachers,10 managers, a…
Microbiology (General)
Second Award
Objectives/Goals Electricity is not dependable in small villages in third world countries, making light a scarce resource. To solve this problem, I wanted to explore if bioluminescent bacter…
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine and compare the different saturation points and absorption ability of three soil textures; sand, sandy loam, and clay. Methods/Materials Scale, oven, beakers, w…
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see what makes a password hard for password cracking software to recover and what variables of a password make it most secure. Methods/Materials Laptop,…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Can I build an apparatus to measure gravity? Which pendulum bob will provide the best results? Can I miniaturize my experiment to make it more portable? Methods/Materials -H…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to find out what range of frequencies paired with which decibel counts extinguish a fire of a given flame the fastest, and most efficiently. M…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Our goal of this experiment was to create a perfect combination of seeds and soils to keep a healthy green lawn in drought conditions. The problem that sparked my experiment…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if crude oil can be separated from seawater using a paraffin wax plug, heat, and centrifugal force. Methods/Materials The firs…
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
First Award
Objectives/Goals My project identified substances that removed ballpoint, gel, and highlighter ink stains, and tested the impact of immediate treatment, wash time delay, and multiple washes.…
Chemistry
An effective method to stop a tumor growth is inhibition of the mitotic kinesin, that is a protein, which moves along microtubules and transport substances necessary for cancer cells divisio…
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The experiment determined how water quality changes along an open water system that supplies drinking water (prior to treatment). Samples were obtained at different location…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find what weather patterns affect a solar panel the most and how to increase the panel in negative and positive patterns. Methods/Materials…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to examine the effect on an individual#s ability to identify an instrument when they were played samples with all three parts of a note:…
Environmental Science
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The effect of two clay minerals, montmorillonite and kaolinite, on water retention in soil was investigated, along with how salt and pH changes these properties. Kaolinite i…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals We are experimenting whether the use of a water meter which displays water usage and a corresponding website to record and analyze the data will psychologically impact its u…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study focuses on the direct impacts of physical contact. The coral coverage of two sites were calculated and then compared. Both were in the same region, with similar landscape, and com…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Second Award
Introduction: Nasal breathing is the preferred method of respiration for a myriad of physiological reasons, one of which relates to Nitric Oxide (NO) production in the paranasal sinuses, bas…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The post-transcriptional regulation controls RNA gene expression. This occurs between the process of transcription and translation of the gene. For this, it’s important to know the structure…
Energy: Chemical
Considering recent climatic changes, renewable energy has become an increasingly attractive option to scientists. Therefore, the synthesis of polymeric conductors has been approached, leadin…