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VitaPlants
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Vaccaro
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County
Ed O. van Bruggen, Grade 6
Do Plants Get Jet Lag? Or Do Plants Have a Sleep Cycle?
Advisor: Dr. Robert Dubrow
School: Central Middle School, San Carlos, San Mateo County
Will Hydrating Cotton Seeds Have an Effect on How Fast the Seed Germinates?
Advisor: Mrs. Jennifer Stewart
School: Standard Middle School, Bakersfield, Kern County
The Effect of Plant Density on Plant Growth
Advisor: Ms. Nellie Hill
School: Santa Barbara Junior High School, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
Creation by Cultivation and Propagation
Advisor: Mrs. Marguerite Wolfe
School: Phoenix Ranch School, Simi Valley, Ventura County
How Does Fertilizer Affect Plant Growth?
Advisor: Mr. Bud Smith
School: All Saints' Episcopal Day School, Carmel, Monterey County
Shishir H. Dholakia, Grade 6
What Affects Transpiration the Most: Light or Temperature?
Advisor: Ms. LynnAnne Henderson
School: Peterson Middle School, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County
Radish Round-Up
Advisor: Miss Annie Carothers
School: American Martyrs School, Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County
A Research Study Investigating the Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Phaseolus vulgaris
Advisor: Mr. Dean Okimura
School: Portola (Gaspar de) Middle School, Tarzana, Los Angeles County
Plant Growth in Zero Gravity
Advisor: Mrs. Zeiths Zeiths
School: University Charter Middle School, Camarilli, Ventura County
Carrots vs. Crown Gall
Advisor: Mrs. Emily Hoffman
School: South Pasadena Middle School, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County
Slash and Burn
Advisor: Ms. Debbie Margulis
School: St. Martin of Tours School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
Carbon Dioxide: It's a Killer!
Advisor: Mrs. Kimberly Hughes
School: Our Lady of Guadalupe School, Fremont, Alameda County
Friendly Fungi: Can It Green Up the Planet?
Advisor: Mr. Chuck Nelson
School: University Park Elementary, Irvine, Orange County
Hydroponics vs. Aquaponics: Can Fish Waste Provide Enough Nutrients to Sustain Plant Growth?
Advisor: Mrs. Thuy-Anh Nguyen
School: Challenger School, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County
Grow For It! Soil vs. Hydroponics and the Effect of Vitamin B1 on the Growth of Cherry Tomato Plants
Advisor: Mr. Ershad Khan
School: Orange Crescent School, Garden Grove, Orange County
The Effect of Plant Growth in the Absence of Geotropism
Advisor: Mr. Brad Hillman
School: Canyon View Elementary School, Irvine, Orange County
Seed to Sprout: Mung, Where Have You Bean?
Advisor: Ms. Debra Babish
School: Santiago Hills Elementary School, Irvine, Orange County
Does the pH of Soils Affect the Growth of Baby Butterhead Lettuce?
Advisor: Mrs. Laura Hunter
School: Cole Elementary School, Clovis, Fresno County
Round Two Algae Attack
Advisor: Mrs. Tracy Maiwald
School: Sacred Heart Parish School, Hollister, San Benito County
Absorbing Vitamin C, One Drop at a Time
Advisor: Miss Toni Stolo
School: St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Encino, Los Angeles County
Going Bananas
Advisor: Mr. Eddie Ozawa
School: St. Martin of Tours School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
Growing Green: A Study of Organic vs. Inorganic Fertilizers for Crop Production
Advisor: Mrs. Tracy Maiwald
School: Sacred Heart Parish School, Hollister, San Benito County
Vines and Their Spines: Fact or Friction?
Advisor: Mrs. Marilyn Usher
School: La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
The Effects of Different Types of Music on Plants
Advisor: Ms. Lisa Jarvis
School: Grass Valley Charter School, Grass Valley, Nevada County
Gyration Cultivation
Advisor: Mrs. Elaine Gillum
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
The Impacts of Leaf Surfactants on Water Absorption Rates in Soil
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County
Redwood Rings and Rain
Advisor: Mr. David LaBolle
School: Sunny Brae Middle School, Arcata, Humboldt County
Forever Green? Keeping Christmas Trees Fresh
Advisor: Ms. Patricia Garske
School: Good Shepherd Catholic School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
UnbeLEAFable Chromatography: The Discovery of Hidden Pigments in Leaves
Advisor: Ms. Natalie Deininger
School: St. Perpetua School, Lafayette, Contra Costa County
Growing a Better Beanstalk
Advisor: Mrs. Dawn Reed
School: Norris Middle School, Bakersfield, Kern County
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide: Coexistence between Photosynthesis and Respiration
Advisor: Mrs. Christy Novak
School: St. Timothy School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
How Will Gibberellic Acid Affect Pea Plants?
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Holy Cross School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
Philip S. Zehnder, Grade 7
Evapo-licious: An Investigation into Evapotranspiration
Advisor: Dr. Carol Rhodes, Dr. Jayne Hastedt
School: Central Middle School, San Carlos, San Mateo County
Bugs B Gone: Aphid Control through Home (Organic) Remedies
Advisor: Dr. Yong Liu
School: Buena Vista Middle School, Salinas, Monterey County
The Effects of Light Duration on the Photosynthesis of Anacharis
Advisor: Mr. David Higginbotham
School: Tierra Linda Middle School, San Carlos, San Mateo County
Does Treating Soil with Vinegar to Kill Vinca minor Decrease the Future Growth of Native Plants?
Advisor: Ms. Susan Williams
School: Holy Cross School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
Improving the Food Supply and Environment Worldwide: Using Adjuvants to Augment Organic and Conventional Herbicides
Advisor: Mrs. Marilyn Usher
School: La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
Turning Greywater Green
Advisor: Mrs. Reham Shaath
School: CA Virtual Academy, Riverside, Riverside County