CSEF · 2011
Candle Burning
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals If I increase the volume of air, then a candle would burn out more slowly. Adding carbon dioxide and oxygen will cause a candle to burn longer. Methods/Materials My first ex…
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CSEF · 2011
Can Fibronectin Affect Cell Spread and Inhibit the Spread of Cancer? A Confocal Image Analysis
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the effect of concentration of fibronectin substrate on the amount of focal adhesions expressed by the cell and on the cell spr…
CSEF · 2011
Can I Engineer a Cheap, Easy to Build Hydro-power Crane?
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if there was a cheap and efficient way for farmers and workers in poor countries to lift loads utilizing water power. I observed that workers in non-industri…
CSEF · 2011
Can I Make a Difference?
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to purify water with home based materials,having Haiti in mind.I think home base purifying system can be achieved by using these materials:big…
CSEF · 2011
Can I Make an Engine Run More Fuel-Efficient by Introducing Oxyhydrogen to the Air-Fuel Mixture?
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I am doing this project to see if I can make an engine run more fuel-efficient with the addition of oxyhydrogen (Browns gas) to the air/fuel mixture. This project could lead…
CSEF · 2011
Can Jatropha Oil Be Converted into a Usable and Cost-Efficient Green Alternative Fuel?
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals Fossil fuels are running out, and we are looking for sustainable replacements. Jatropha oil, an inexpensive oil, has potential for being an effective replacement. My experim…
CSEF · 2011
Can Pet Hair Get BP Out of the Doghouse?
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In my experiment I wanted to see if booms made of hair and other materials could do as well or better than normal oil absorbing booms to clean up oil spills. I believe that…
CSEF · 2011
Can We Affect the Hatch Rate by Audio Stimulation?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals If you add the audio stimulation of a hen(s) clucking to incubating eggs you will have an increase in the hatch rate verses either eggs incubated in silence or eggs incubate…
CSEF · 2011
Can You Hear Me Now?
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine whether my sister, who has mild hearing loss, can hear better without hearing assistance, with hearing aids alone, with her deskt…
CSEF · 2011
Can You Hear Me Now? Terrain Blockage of FM Radio Wave Propagation
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to test my hypothesis that FM radio waves are blocked by terrain along the line of sight. Methods/Materials Materials: Car Maps Computer Google Earth Java Pr…
CSEF · 2011
Carbon Dioxide: It's a Killer!
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to investigate the impact of increased concentrations of greenhouse gases such as CO(2) on C3 plant germination and growth (height and mass). I hypothesize…
CSEF · 2011
Carbon Sequestration in Farming: What Is the Optimal Planting Density of Cover Crops in Vineyards?
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I chose to investigate carbon sequestration in farming. I specifically wanted to look at the effect by varying the planting densities of cover crops and to calculate how muc…
CSEF · 2011
Carrots vs. Crown Gall
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Objectives: The experiment was to measure the effects of Beta Carotene (a nutrient commonly found in carrots) on the growth of sunflowers infected with the Crown Gall plant…
CSEF · 2011
Cars of the Future: Powered by Water?
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Question: How will a Hydrogen PEM Fuel Cell-powered car compare to a battery powered car and a solar car, in terms of energy and efficiency? Hypothesis: The Solar Car will b…
CSEF · 2011
Catalytic Conquest: Exploring the Effect of Temperature, H(2)0(2) Concentration, and Alcohol on Catalase Kinetics
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals 1. Adding more substrate will increase the volume of oxygen linearly, so the rate of oxygen production / concentration of peroxide should remain constant. 2. The higher the…
CSEF · 2011
Catalytic Conundrum: Comparing the Efficiencies of PEM Fuel Cells with Different Concentrations of Platinum Catalysts
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The current situation facing the fuel cell economy is the cost of the platinum (Pt) catalyst required to make the cell work. My project was focused on determining whether fu…
CSEF · 2011
Catalytic Delivery NanoSubstrates (CDNS) for Highly Efficient Delivery of Biomolecules
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The delivery of biomolecules to rectify cells can potentially treat incurable diseases. Biomolecule delivery is performed with layer-by-layer deposition of biomolecules coat…
CSEF · 2011
Catching Air: Parachutes in Flight
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to try and find out which material, between plastic, newspaper and silk, resisted gravity the most therefore making the best parachute. Metho…
CSEF · 2011
Characterizing the Optimal Flight Time of a UAV Helicopter, an Odyssey through Numerical Simulations
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This project deals with optimizing the flight operation of a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) helicopter. I intended to characterize the optimized minimum flight time to hover…
CSEF · 2011
Cheering: Good or Bad?
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My study was to determine if psychological reinforcement would affect the free throw accuracy of an individual. I also wanted to find out if psychological reinforcement woul…
CSEF · 2011
Cheese Pleez!
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal is to determine how the concentration of fat(fat free, 2%, whole milk - 3.5%, and heavy whipping cream - 36%) affects the amount of coagulation in milk by adding an…
CSEF · 2011
Chemically Expediting the Degradation of Polylactic Acid
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of our science project was to see if acids and bases facilitate the hydrolysis of polylactic acid. Methods/Materials We chose to test the loud, but compostable…
CSEF · 2011
Chinese Checkers Strategy
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The main goal of my science fair project is to create an effective opening repertoire and strategy for penetrating the opponent#s formation in a two-player Chinese Checkers…
CSEF · 2011
Chladni Patterns
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective of the Chladni plates is to map out a series of nodes (places on the Chladni plate were there is no vibration) and modes (places on the Chladni plate in w…
CSEF · 2011
Chlorine Decay in Tap Water
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This experiment tested chlorine decay in different temperatures of water. This experiment will help to determine if tap and/or drinking water is clean. Finally, this experim…
CSEF · 2011
"C-ing" the Hot Potato: Measuring Vitamin C through Iodine Titration
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The project was to determine whether lowering the power and extending the microwave cooking time has an effect on vitamin C remaining in cooked red yams. It was thought that…
CSEF · 2011
Classroom Air Quality: An Investigation of CO(2) and Ventilation in a Classroom
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Is the carbon dioxide concentration in a St. Anne School classroom consistent with optimum interior air standards? CO2 is the best measurable indicator of interior air quali…
CSEF · 2011
Cleaning Oil Spills in the Deep Blue Sea
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this science project was to see which eco-friendly method would have a stronger and more efficient effect in taking the motor oil out of seawater. These metho…
CSEF · 2011
Click Here
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to test where people click on a web page by creating a mock news website and instructing the users to click on the first interesting thing they saw, then storing…
CSEF · 2011
Collapsing Cancer Cells: Exploiting the Elasticity and Natural Frequency of a Cancer Cell's Cytoskeleton
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals For many years, scientists have used biochemical and genetic based methods to analyze cancer cells. This project utilizes civil engineering principles to manipulate the elas…