CSSF Project Listings: 2015
Zoology
Junior Division
- J2201
- Sofia R. Aiello, Grade 7
Lagoon Bird Species Diversity at High vs. Low Tide
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- J2202 — Honorable Mention
- Alessio C. Bernardi, Grade 7
Homing Behavior in Monkeyface Prickleback, Cebidichthys violaceus
Advisor: Mr. Chris Nestlerode
School: Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- J2203 — Honorable Mention
- Emma K. Compton, Grade 8
Ochre Star: Is the Population Still Devastated?
Advisor: Mr. Chris Nestlerode
School: Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- J2204 — Fourth Place
- Kaitlin A. Dean, Grade 6
It's a Colorful World: How Choosy Are Insects about Color?
Advisor: Mrs. Heather Bridger
School: Quail Lake Charter School, Clovis, Fresno County
- J2205
- Akshaya Ganesan, Grade 6
Feeding Earthworms (Eisenia fetida): Do Different Diets Affect the Nutrient Levels of the Vermicompost?
Advisor: Mrs. Susan Hansen
School: Kennedy (John F.) Middle School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
- J2206 — First Place
- Benjamin J. Hewitt, Grade 7
Retention of Larval Stage Conditioning in Post-Metamorphic Pieris rapae Butterflies
Advisor: Mrs. Darshana Shah
School: Portola (Gaspar de) Highly Gifted Magnet Middle School, Tarzana, Los Angeles County
- J2207 — Third Place
- Joseph A. Huitt, Grade 8
Honey! Where Is All the Honey? The Effect of Stored Pollen Supplies on Honey Production
Advisor: Mrs. Darcy Lawson
School: Notre Dame School, Chico, Butte County
- J2208
- Timothy Lindsey, Grade 8
How Do Different Colors Affect a Testudines' Movement through a Maze?
Advisor: Miss Laura Stafford
School: Village Christian School, Sun Valley, Los Angeles County
- J2209
- Carolina Medina-Fernandez, Grade 8
The Effects of the Specific Gravity of Sea Water on the Vitelline Layer and the Formation of the Fertilization Envelope
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Morse
School: Baca (Joe) Middle School, Bloomington, San Bernardino County
- J2210
- Cassidy J. Mullins, Grade 8
Sea Urchin Reaction to UVA and Various Wavelengths of Visible Light
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- J2211
- Cherrie Mae C. Paghasian, Grade 7
How Do Rising Sea Levels of Tides Affect the Population of Emerita analoga?
Advisor: Mr. Alex Hofsteen
School: International School of Monterey, Monterey, Monterey County
- J2212
- Moshe M.P. Parnas, Grade 8
Effect of Reversing Magnetic Fields on Darkling Beetle Larvae
Advisor: Mrs. Marilyn Sniffen
School: Chabad Hebrew Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- J2213
- Jessica A. Pate, Grade 7
Monitoring the Flight Patterns of Local White-Faced Ibis
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- J2214
- Angelina J. Taylor, Grade 7
Planarian Regeneration
Advisor: Ms. Cindy Ligeti
School: Medea Creek Middle School, Oak Park, Ventura County
- J2215
- Saida M. Woolf, Grade 6
The Quest for the Easy Peeling Egg
Advisor: Ms. Samantha Bryant
School: Valley Oaks Charter School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- J2216 — Second Place
- Xi-Kai I. Wu, Grade 8
Memory Duration of Natural Memetics for Tetras in Reintroduction
Advisor: Mrs. Elaine Gillum
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
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