By: Melody Y.Year: 2023School: Sage HillGrade: 10Science Teacher: Anie Robinson In the realm of television, the success of a series is often attributed to its captivating storyline, compelling characters, and engaging dialogue. But what if there’s more to it than meets the eye? Melody, a 10th-grade student, delves into this intriguing question with her science project, which explores …
By: Savina N.Year: 2023School: Warner MiddleGrade: 8Science Teacher: Travis Garwick Group dynamics play a crucial role in various aspects of life, influencing decision-making, collaboration, and task completion. Understanding how emergent leadership and diffusion of responsibility manifest within different age groups is essential for unraveling the complexities of group interactions, particularly among adolescents. Our study involved 18 participants from …
By: Marissa H.Year: 2023School: Woodbridge HighGrade: 9Science Teacher: Tracy Walla In a world where major tragedies seem to occur all too frequently, one pressing concern is the dwindling public attention span that follows these events. The window of opportunity to implement meaningful changes with substantial public support in the aftermath of such tragedies has been shrinking. This is …
By: Thomas X.Year: 2021School: Yorba Linda HighGrade: 11Science Teacher: Daniel Eliot Drowsy driving can be lethal. Although, determining a precise number of drowsy-driving crashes, injuries, and fatalities is not yet possible, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that in 2017, 91,000 police-reported crashes involved drowsy drivers. These crashes led to an estimated 50,000 people …
If a teenage student uses Therabot, a self-guided virtual therapy computer application, will their stress and anxiety levels decrease? By: Arietta G.Year: 2020School: Carden HallTeacher: Miss Veneziale In this project, I was curious to see if a self-guided virtual therapy computer application would help to decrease the stress and anxiety levels of teenagers. I started by creating an …
By: Arjun N.Year: 2020School: University High SchoolAdvisor: Tim Smay ying in online forums have only grown. AI-driven algorithms deployed to moderate and reduce hateful content often exhibit bias, associating racial, gender, and other identity terms with toxicity and unduly censoring productive discussions. The censorship undermines trust and deters users that use these terms in genuine …
By: Zan Q.Year: 2000School: Lexington Junior High School, 8th gradeDivision: Junior The main purpose of this project was to find out whether or not age affects reaction time. For this project, I needed the help of multiple volunteers from different age groups. I created a checkerboard-like sheet with random numbers scattered in the boxes. Each …
By: Cassidy K.Year: 2020School: Oak Unique Learning School, 9th GradeAdvisor: Mrs. Naughton Abstract I hypothesize that the number would continue to go up based on the rates from 2011-2016, provided by the CDC. Since the trend of vaping high schoolers went upward in the past, I predict that, based on the past’s upward trend, the …