CSSF Project Listings: 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Junior Division
- J1601
- Aiyana R. Alaimo, Grade 6
Teresa H. Netro, Grade 6
Pendulum Variables
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Lindberg
School: Branciforte Middle School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- J1602
- Nathan G. Behrens, Grade 6
Attenuation of Eight Different Sound Frequencies over Distance through Four Different Materials
Advisor: Mrs. Peggy Greenfield
School: Stockdale Christian School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- J1603
- Lisa A. Brehove, Grade 8
The Speed of Sound
Advisor: Ms. Astrid Reichelt
School: St. John Fisher, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County
- J1604
- Jamie L. Ferrell, Grade 6
The Incredible Expanding Comet Holmes
Advisor: Ms. Nancy Serigstad
School: Valencia Elementary School, Aptos, Santa Cruz County
- J1605
- Aileen J. Fletcher, Grade 7
Refraction: Density's Child
Advisor: Mr. Richard Blair
School: Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley, Riverside County
- J1606 — Fourth Place
- April R. Gadsby, Grade 8
Light Curve of a Binary System
Advisor: Mrs. Kim Miller
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School, Goleta, Santa Barbara County
- J1607 — Honorable Mention
- Tim O. Hamersly, Grade 7
Gabriel N. Moss, Grade 7
Power of Sound
Advisor: Mr. Mark Hamersly, Ms. Christine Hutton
School: Kirby (Georgiana Bruce) Preparatory High Sch, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- J1608
- Foster S. Hengst, Grade 6
Faster than a Speeding Bullet
Advisor: Mr. Mike Judsen
School: Woodlake Valley Middle School, Woodlake, Tulare County
- J1609
- Jordan M. Hisel, Grade 8
It's an Alpha! It's a Beta! It's a Gamma! No, It's Cosmic Ray!
Advisor: Mrs. Marilyn Usher
School: La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- J1610 — Second Place
- Andrew P. Ho, Grade 8
Airplane Take-off and Landing Noise Comparison by Power Measurement and Position Geolocation
Advisor: Ms. Darshana Shah
School: Portola (Gaspar de) Middle School, Tarzana, Los Angeles County
- J1611
- Reed O. Hutcheson, Grade 8
Does Temperature Affect the Strength of a Magnet on a Magnetic Levitating Train?
Advisor: Mr. Bruce Hart
School: Fieldbrook Elementary School, Arcata, Humboldt County
- J1612
- S. Wali Kamal, Grade 8
String Systems in Musical Instruments
Advisor: Mrs. Susan Johnston
School: Livermore Valley Charter School, Livermore, Alameda County
- J1613
- Andrew V. Kelleghan, Grade 6
Why Knot? Experiments in Knot Formation
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Petoskey
School: St. Anastasia Elementary School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- J1614
- Shu Hee Kim, Grade 8
Which Roller Coaster Rolls for You?
Advisor: Ms. Sindy Shell
School: Miraleste Intermediate School, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County
- J1615
- Bryce H.C. Luna, Grade 8
How Do Weather Conditions Affect the Generation of Static Charge?
Advisor: Mrs. Michelle Manzanares
School: Blair International Baccalaureate School, Pasadena, Los Angeles County
- J1616
- Aashrita Mangu, Grade 8
C MY Kolor?
Advisor: Ms. Cynthia Rogers
School: South Pasadena Middle School, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County
- J1617
- Prutha V. Mehta, Grade 7
The Secret of the Sky
Advisor: Mr. George Thornburgh
School: Warren (Earl) Junior High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- J1618
- Camille L. Miller, Grade 8
The Soundpost: Why Is It Called "The Soul of the Violin"?
Advisor: Dr. JoAnn Kuchera-Morin
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School, Goleta, Santa Barbara County
- J1619 — Third Place
- Dylan E. Moore, Grade 8
How Does the Spectrum of an Ionized Gas Affect the Amount of Electric Current that a Silicon Photodiode Produces?
Advisor: Ms. Maafi Gueye
School: Anderson (Arthur) Community Learning Center, Alameda, Alameda County
- J1620
- Auggie W. Nanz, Grade 8
How Bright Is the Sky? A Study of Sky Brightness and Its Effect on CCD Imaging in Escondido and San Diego County
Advisor: Mrs. Donna Tomihiro
School: Rincon Middle School, Escondido, San Diego County
- J1621 — Honorable Mention
- Hannah R. Nelson, Grade 8
Liquid Heat: How Does a Liquid's Density Affect Its Heat Retention?
Advisor: Ms. Linnae McKeever
School: Nobel (Alfred Bernhard) Middle School, Northridge, Los Angeles County
- J1622 — Honorable Mention
- Andrew T. Nguyen, Grade 8
Active Noise Control: Searching for the Sound of Silence
Advisor: Mrs. Noreen Williams
School: Fairmont Preparatory Academy, Anaheim, Orange County
- J1623
- Maya A. Norman, Grade 7
The Shadow Knows Where You Are
Advisor: Mr. William Dolyniuk
School: Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, San Mateo County
- J1624
- Charlie P.Y. Paulsen, Grade 8
Anthony J. Rinaldi, Grade 8
The Effect of CO(2) on Ambient Air Temperature
Advisor: Ms. Rhonda Germano
School: Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- J1625
- Colin B. Ries, Grade 8
Temperature vs. Refraction
Advisor: Mr. Richard Blair
School: Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley, Riverside County
- J1626
- Vivian N. Rotenstein, Grade 8
The Case of the Hide and Seek Photons
Advisor: Mr. Troy Labnow
School: Medea Creek Middle School, Oak Park, Ventura County
- J1627
- Lori A. Shirajian, Grade 7
Faraday's Second Law of Electrolysis
Advisor: Mr. Haixiang Huang
School: Merdinian (C&E) Armenian Evangelical School, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles County
- J1628
- Lacey M. Smith, Grade 8
Its Not Easy Being Blue: Light and Color Underwater
Advisor: Mrs. Marilyn Usher
School: La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- J1629 — First Place
- Eli N. Weinstein, Grade 8
A Study of Galaxy Clustering
Advisor: Ms. Laura Berger
School: Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County
- J1630
- Daniel M. Winget, Grade 8
Buoyancy and Displacement
Advisor: Mr. Kenneth Cornell
School: Fairmont Private Schools - Anaheim Hills, Anaheim Hills, Orange County
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