By: Tony N.Year: 2022School: Westminster HighGrade: 11Science Teacher: Huy Pham Plastic usage has become prevalent in today’s society, especially with the packaging of goods, from perishable items such as food and nonperishable items such as toys. However, despite their affordability, plastics have served as pollutants that harm the environment. Tony intended to utilize plant biomass …
By: Krysten R.Year: 2022School: Westminster High SchoolGrade: 11Science Teacher: Huy Pham Studying the Factors of AQI to Determine the Extent of their Effects on the Indoor Air Quality Index of Classrooms Students spend at least 6 hours inside daily, making classroom air quality an important area of study. The purpose of our study is to …
By: Joselyn G.Year: 2022School: Westminster High SchoolGrade: 10Science Teacher: Huy Pham The goal of the project is to determine at what concentration will Daphnia Magna (aquatic invertebrates) react to water pollution, specifically ammonium nitrate. We raised the daphnia in clear containers until they were able to reproduce. The negative control group was the optimal habitat …
By: Ethan L.Year: 2022School: Westminster High SchoolGrade: 11Science Teacher: Huy Pham There are a lot of farms that contain things like manure and fertilizer which contain a lot of water. The nitrogen rich runoff runs into nearby rivers. This is significant because these ultimately cause dead zones, or kill a lot of the biodiversity. The …
By: Vy N.Year: 2022School: Warner MiddleGrade: 8Science Teacher: Travis Garwick How does carbon dioxide affect the growth of different types of plants? To test this question, Vy grew plants, which were neon pothos, giant white inch plants, and succulents. Vy built her prototype which needed to trap the plants and CO2 in a box, with …
By: Ashley N.Year: 2022School: Westminster HighGrade: 11Science Teacher: Huy Pham Estuaries are one of the most productive natural ecosystems, providing habitats and food resources for many marine organisms. However, the rise of runoff nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus has been accompanied by increased ocean acidification, contributing to the problem of shellfish mortality and ecosystem …
By: Aniyah S.Year: 2021School: University HighGrade: 10Science Teacher: Shannon Bunch Overwatering and underwatering are widespread issues with extensive consequences. Current approaches to assess water use efficiency (WUE) are inaccessible or indirect. Hypothesis: Smartphone imaging combined with ImageJ analysis is an effective method to determine ideal watering ranges and assess grass WUE. Aniyah examined how nine …
By: Stephanie Ph.Year: 2020School: Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle School, 8th gradeDivision: Junior The purpose of my experiment is to test out which plant fiber material would work best for making activated charcoal. For my experiment, I will be testing different types of plant fibers to make charcoal, which will then be made into activated carbon. …
By: Kelsey C.Year: 2020School: Talbert Middle School, 8th gradeDivision: Junior In this project, I will be building and testing a homemade water bottle house.This is a very important topic because plastic takes a very long time to decompose, and it is not getting recycled enough. This house will be an easy way to reuse bottles …
By: Audrey Sh. Kara N. & Evan M.Year: 2000School: Portola Springs Elementary School, 6th gradeDivision: JuniorAdvisor: Shannon Hayes The purpose of our fog catcher is to convert fog into clean drinking water. We built fog catchers and tested 3 different fog collecting materials to see which one produced the most water. Fog catchers can be …