Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To produce antibacterial or antibiotic resistant bacteria. And to count the number of 'generations' that this takes. Methods/Materials Firstly, I swabbed the back of my mout…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To measure how alleopathy in a eucalyptus tree effects grass seeds. Methods/Materials I collected 5 soil samples from 1,2,3,4, and 5 feet away from a eucalyptus tree. I had…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if sodium hypochlorite kills the spore-forming bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis but does not kill the eggs of the navel orangeworm, Amyelois tra…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To find deer population in Anderson Valley. Methods/Materials 1. To sample randomly throw a rock. 2. Two students pull string taut. 3. Students walk in circle, while keeping…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To demonstrate the shape memory property of nitinol and its possible application to artificial limbs as well as robotics. To show the advantages of nitinol over standard ser…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to determine what car shape with various weights goes the fastest. The hypothesis is that small, heavily weighted cars go the fastest. Methods/Mate…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine the levels of nitrate and nitrite in six different meat products by ion chromatography. Methods/Materials The six meat samples namely, ham, chicken hotdog, sala…
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to determine which structural designs withstand secondary, primarily, and Rayleigh waves through the most applied force. Three structural designs were create…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Antibacterial soaps are a combination of a surfactant and a bactericidal agent. The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether there is a correlation between the am…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals A correct dosage of acyclovir for the horse is not known even though it has been used by veterinarians to treat equine herpes virus (EHV-1). The maximum dose in humans is 80…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objective for this project was to find out if you can measure/detect air pollution by using a simple instrument, a laser and components you could get at radio shack. Meth…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if there is a fair and unbiased way to rank Division 1A college football teams by using an equation that considers objective measures of a colle…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if fruit peels have any effect on the freezing of water. My hypothesis is that lemon peels will have the most effect, while orang…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out which natural juices prevent spoilage and bacterial growth on meat. Methods/Materials I used apple juice, lemon juice, vinegar, tomato juice, orange…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find if alcohol is really a depressant. I'll determine this by using a daphnia's heartrate after being exposed to various alcohol rates (by volume). Meth…
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see what potting soil mixture would have the greatest amount of fish weights standing up after five seconds, ten seconds, and fifteen seconds. My hypothe…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To design, construct and test a device which reduces natural gas use in waterheaters by reducing the passive heat loss up the flue pipe. The device had to be safe, easy to c…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is (1) to refine the construction of the previous laser spectrophotometer by making the instrument more sensitive and more susceptible to environ…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To whether a new long-acting human insulin, Lantus, causes less nocturnal hypoglycemia in a juvenile diabetic than the standard long-acting insulin, NPH. Methods/Materials A…
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to examine whether Dicyphus hesperus (a fairly new bug being studied and used as a beneficial) produces damage to tomato plants and their f…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if there is a difference between the characteristics of DNA extracted from white onions using laboratory reagents versus household materials.…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My experimental question was #Do apples, pears, bananas and oranges effect the reproduction rate of Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit Flies)#. My hypothesis was that the Fruit…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The project will test if bacteria prone to variables such as Lactose Agar, Nutrient Agar and plates containing Ampicillin. The bacteria would either die or continue to grow,…
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if Democrats and Republicans recycled their trash at the same rate. My hypothesis was that Democrats would have a higher recycling rate than Repu…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if differences in visual acuity affect peripheral vision. I propose that the subjects with myopia and hyperopia will have impair…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine if dogs, cats, or humans have the most bacteria in their mouth. Dogs put their mouths in places where cats and humans would not.…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if a simple 5 minute stretching program to be done daily over 3 weeks would significantly increase a person#s flexibility in the V-Sit Reach. The V-Sit…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objctive of my project is to deterime what conditions a solar panel will do best in. Methods/Materials 4 different colored plastic sheets identical in size and shape wer…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals To determin if the speed that a ball is traveling will increase or decrease the effect of spin. Methods/Materials I hace constructed a wind tunnel that I have used to blow h…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find out if beta-carotene will prevent the cancer caused by the plant carcinogen agrobacterium tumefaciens in plants, which plant is it more affective in…