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Ari Freedman, Grade 8
Testing the Relative Strengths of Three Arches Defined by Mathematical Equations
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Carmel Middle School, Carmel, Monterey County
Honeycombs: The Shape of the Future
Advisor: Ms. Kaitlin Rosichan
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
Balaji Rajan Kumaravel Rajan, Grade 7
Perpetual Motion: The Myth That Never Stops
Advisor: Mrs. Rima Bhumbla
School: Iron Horse Middle School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County
Tension on Knee Joint and Quadriceps Muscle
Advisor: Mrs. Chaya Yerrapragada
School: Challenger School, Newark, Alameda County
Internal Ballistics: How Do Different Gun Powder Loads Affect Performance in a Rifle Match Competition?
Advisor: Mrs. Diane Loflin
School: Quail Lake Charter School, Clovis, Fresno County
World's Strongest Shape
Advisor: Ms. Sharon Escalona-Olsen
School: American Martyrs School, Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County
Lessons in Speed Learned in My Soap Box Derby Car
Advisor: Mrs. Tanya Long
School: Literacy First Charter School, El Cajon, San Diego County
Trash Bags Away
Advisor: Mr. Rick Hewett
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County
Rac Attack
Advisor: Miss Ashley Alexander
School: St. Catherine of Siena School, Burlingame, San Mateo County
Give Me a Brake: A Study of How Various Brake Pad Patterns and Other Factors Affect the Braking Performance of a Bike
Advisor: Mr. Mark Hobbs
School: Fairmont Private - Edgewood Campus, Santa Ana, Orange County
Building an Earthquake Safety Desk
Advisor: Mr. Derek Lefkowith
School: St. John Fisher, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County
Wave vs. Barrier: Different Shapes of Barrier and Their Effects on a Tsunami
Advisor: Ms. Julianna So
School: St. Margaret's Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County
How Far Can That Potato Go?
Advisor: Mr. Greg Miller
School: St. John's Lutheran School, Hemet, Riverside County
Wave Bye Bye: Would a Different Jetty Design Reduce Tsunami Wave Amplitude in the Santa Cruz Harbor?
Advisor: Mrs. Carol Evans
School: Santa Catalina (Upper and Lower) School, Monterey, Monterey County
Making a Point: The Effects of Weight on the Velocity of an Arrow
Advisor: Mr. Robert Snodgrass
School: Miraleste Intermediate School, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County
Aggregate Size vs. Concrete Strength
Advisor: Ms. Sachiko Galassetti
School: Vista Verde School, Irvine, Orange County
Venice M. Pope, Grade 8
Kickin' Kinetics: When Kicking a Soccer Ball Does the Angle of the Foot Affect the Ball's Placement in the Net?
Advisor: Mr. Kevin Lane
School: Pacific Union School, Arcata, Humboldt County
Myth of the Juiced Baseball
Advisor: Mr. Chris Nestlerode
School: Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
Determining Strength by Measuring Strain
Advisor: Ms. Nicole Titus
School: Jefferson School, Tracy, San Joaquin County
Magnetic Body Armor
Advisor: Mrs. Becky Wilson
School: St. John's Lutheran School, Bakersfield, Kern County
Tsunami Slicer: Which Structure Will Best Reduce a Simulated Tsunami?
Advisor: Mr. Brian Dougherty
School: Bonita Vista Middle School, Chula Vista, San Diego County
Blasting Blades
Advisor: Ms. Rita Blickenstaff
School: Blessed Sacrament Elementary School, San Diego, San Diego County
Collapsed
Advisor: Ms. Amy Reeber
School: Buchser Middle School, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
Combustion Efficiency from Ozone Induction
Advisor: Mrs. Nicole Luckin
School: Fairmont Elementary School, Sanger, Fresno County
The Effect of Weight on an Arrow's Stability and Damage
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Redwood Middle School, Saratoga, Santa Clara County
Measuring Voltage with Robots
Advisor: Mrs. Margaret Wight
School: Rancho Community Christian School, Temecula, Riverside County
The Best Semicircle Arch Design: What Angle Voussoirs Are the Strongest?
Advisor: Mr. Ted Wakamiya
School: Pine Valley Middle School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County
Egg Drop
Advisor: Mrs. Gloria Brosky
School: Armstrong (Neil) Elementary School, Diamond Bar, Los Angeles County
Philip S. Zehnder, Grade 8
HOARD: A Study into the Cancellation of Car Window Buffeting
Advisor: Dr. Jamshed Ghandi
School: Central Middle School, San Carlos, San Mateo County