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Is Plywood Stronger than Solid Wood?
Advisor: Mrs. Lina Arslanian
School: Merdinian (C&E) Armenian Evangelical School, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles County
Trevor S. Foss, Grade 8
How Does Changing the Air Pressure of an Air Gun Affect the Average Speed of the Pellet?
Advisor: <none acknowledged>, Mr. Bud Smith
School: All Saints' Episcopal Day School, Carmel, Monterey County
Distances a Catapult Can Propel Spheres of Differing Mass and Density
Advisor: Mrs. Peggy Greenfield
School: Stockdale Christian School, Bakersfield, Kern County
Need for Speed: Optimization of a 1:18 Scale Radio Controlled Car for Speed
Advisor: Mr. Chris Kuhn
School: St. John School, Encinitas, San Diego County
A Comparison of Bridge Type and Bridge Strength
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Norris Middle School, Bakersfield, Kern County
Goal! Can You Handle the Pressure?
Advisor: Mr. Joe Condon
School: Lipman Middle School, Brisbane, San Mateo County
Urban Solar, Year Two: Dual-Axis Panel Tracking Tests
Advisor: Mr. Hunter Pashkow
School: Warren Walker School, San Diego, San Diego County
Ashu Shrestha, Grade 8
How Much Energy Is Lost to Friction?
Advisor: Ms. Jean Schumpelt
School: Folsom Middle School, Folsom, Sacramento County
Supporting Bridges
Advisor: Mrs. Cherie England
School: Shorecliffs Middle School, San Clemente, Orange County
Tensile Strength of Wood
Advisor: Ms. Sue Song
School: Palos Verdes Intermediate School, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County
Adam W. Goldman, Grade 8
How the Materials of Bushings Affect a Skateboard's Turning Performance
Advisor: Ms. Jana Wiener
School: Crossroads School for Arts and Science, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County
Sergio I. Ramirez, Grade 8
Trebuchet 3... 2... 1... Fire!
Advisor: Mrs. Maria Lyn Genota
School: Monroe (Albert F.) Magnet Middle School, Inglewood, Los Angeles County
Frenetic, Kinetic Coaster
Advisor: Mr. Christian Christiansen
School: North Creek Academy, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County
Which Web Withstands Weights? The Application of Force Decomposition to Spider Webs
Advisor: Ms. Sherri Kilkenny
School: Mission Hill Junior High School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
"Truss" That Structure
Advisor: Mr. Charles Nelson
School: University Park Elementary, Irvine, Orange County
Bridges: Which Design Is Best?
Advisor: Mr. Duane Lamoureux
School: North Creek Academy, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County
The Physics of Cheating in Baseball
Advisor: Mrs. Jamie Viveros
School: Stonecreek Junior High, Bakersfield, Kern County
Football Kicking Comparison
Advisor: Miss Carrie Given
School: Sanger Academy Charter School, Sanger, Fresno County
How to Build a Better Bridge
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Central Middle School, San Carlos, San Mateo County
Bridging the World
Advisor: Mrs. Catherine Njoroge
School: Patriot Elementary School, Bakersfield, Kern County
IED Defense
Advisor: Miss Kaitlin Kruser
School: Reyburn Intermediate, Clovis, Fresno County
What's The Breaking Point?
Advisor: Mr. Mark Hobbs
School: Fairmont Private - Edgewood Campus, Santa Ana, Orange County
How Different Surfaces Affect the Velocity of a Rolling Object
Advisor: Mrs. Pam Savage
School: Coastal Academy, Oceanside, San Diego County
Ready, Aim, Fire! Maximizing the Trebuchet's Range
Advisor: Mr. Richard Wallace
School: North Star Academy, Redwood City, San Mateo County
Catapault: Variables and Distance
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Vaccaro
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County
What Is the Effect of Admixtures on Concrete Strength?
Advisor: Mr. Justo Padron, Jr.
School: Washington Academic Middle School, Sanger, Fresno County