Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to explore micro-size, hydro-electric reaction turbines by experimenting with turbine sizes, materials, baffles, and blade-shapes to discover which combina…
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Many people have stopped eating beef, or really cut it out of their diet, because of the health problems caused by saturated fat. Saturated fat can cause heart attacks, stro…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals What is the fastest way to bring a soda from room temperature to a drinkable temperature? Methods/Materials 1.Prepare an ice-only bath by adding enough ice to a Styrofoam co…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To find which surface area to volume ratio wether it be big or small has the fastest cooling rate. Methods/Materials 2 sets of 1 square, 1 rectangle, and 1 triangle are cut…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to evaluate the dynamic properties of the proposed rubberized silica fume concrete, which includes the damping ratio, seismic response, compressive strength…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the prevalence of both logarithmic spirals and more specifically Fibonacci spirals within mollusk families. It was concluded t…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The effect of physical impact on bone development has previously been studied in physical activities such as running and other high impact sports. Playing the violin, due to…
Physics & Astronomy
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Electroluminescent tubes ionized at a high frequency demonstrate a distinct beading pattern characterized by bright, equally spaced plasma beads or oscillations. The purpose…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Second Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment uses the Stroop test, a psychological test first performed by J. Ridley Stroop, which targets the frontal lobe of the human brain, specifically the anterior…
Mammalian Biology
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project will determine if body mass index (BMI) is related to cardiovascular (CV) fitness in children and adolescents aged 12-18 years. I will also examine if the relat…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Cell secretion (exocytosis) is a cellular process in which vesicles fuse with the cell membrane to release its content to the extracellular environment. The way in which thi…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal is to find what projectile will be launched furthest on average from two different cannons of different barrel lengths. I think that the longer barrel length will la…
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals # Extraction of chitin and from shrimp shells for bio film formation. # It will help strawberry have a longer shelf life. Methods/Materials # Made a bio film from shrimp she…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to investigate how the bank, incline, and curve angle on a roadway affect how easily and safely a vehicle navigates through the curve. I set my goal to visua…
Environmental Science
First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose is to develop a device to quantify wave force and, using this device, determine if wave forces affect the diversity of algae and invertebrates in the intertidal…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see what will help fresh cut Christmas trees stay fresh longest. Methods/Materials I did an experiment and conducted a web survey. In the exp…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine the effects of adding recyclable materials (thermoplastic strips and polyethylene terephthalate strips) to soil behind an MSE (mechanically stabilized earth) re…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This project is designed to discover if the incorporation of the essential omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil can help increase the strength of the membrane system of bre…
Mammalian Biology
First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the concentration of ammonium hydroxide masking necessary to purge the pheromones and scent-qualities of coyote urine (which has naturally occu…
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine which packing material is the best for protecting a fragile object. Methods/Materials Five different packing materials were tested; airbags, bubble wrap, shredd…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to test if you can measure how far away something is by using sound and light. The idea is that if a light and sound were emitted from the exact sa…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This project focuses on whether the amount of Vitamin C diminishes over time in different types of orange juice. The juices I will be testing are freshly squeezed orange jui…
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Currently, California and many other places are experiencing fresh water shortage crisis. A major portion of this fresh water shortage comes from excess use of water in home…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to determine what method of limiting friction was both most efficient and cost effective. My hypothesis was that the electromagnetic repulsi…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My investigative question was: Does Mycorrhizal Fungi affect how much a plant grows? I started the project with hypothesis that Mycorrhizae will increase the height of the e…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Third Award
Objectives/Goals With the awful BP oil spill in the back of my mind, I feel a sense of urgency to make green energy accessible to all. Solar trackers can increase power output by close to 40…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective is to help parents cope with the ever increasing tuition rates by determining which college savings plan--the aggressive, conservative, fixed income, or prepai…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine which colors a human's dominant and non-dominant eye distinguish the soonest through peripheral vision. Methods/Materials 4 cm by 21.4 cm sheet of red paper 4 c…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to test whether increased amounts of hydrogen peroxide affects the aging process of fruit flies. I hypothesize that the fruit flies with mor…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals To find the frustration level between gender, Who will be the biggest offender? Methods/Materials Methods: Finding the human behavior by investigating the frustration and ag…