Falls Church Science Fair
Congratulations to all science fair winners!
Biology and Biomedical Sciences
1st place – Jenny Tran and Melanie Vargas – The Effect of Different Catlase Concentrations on the Decomposition Rate of Hydrogen Peroxide
2nd place – Sree Koganti – The Effect of Different Types of Water on the Growth of Aquatic Plants
3rd place – Sophie Tidwell and Audrey Schaal – The effect of different headphones on how bad it is for human ears
HM – Leo Goldblatt – How Accurately Can Crickets “Predict” the Temperature?
Chemical and Biochemical Sciences
1st place – Kevin Nguyen and Kenny Nguyen – The Effect of the colored light on how bright the bioluminescence is produced
2nd place – Michael Messeh and Bruke Yimer Wolle – The Effect of different brands of laundry detergents on t-shirt stain
3rd place – Claire Conley and Halima Hersi - The Effect of Polarity of Removal of Permanent Marker
HM – Newton Ma and Daniel Shutov - The Effect of Different Conductors on Amount of Hydrogen Produced
HM – Nolan Coughlin and Andrew Bryceland – The effect of ethanol concentration on the heart rate of Daphnia Magna
HM – Stephanie Terceros – The Effect of Different Antacid Brands of the Neutralization of Lemon Juice
HM – Minh Phan – The effect of water temperature on dyeing cotton with Rit dye
Computational and Engineering Sciences
1st place – Omer DoSantos and Andy Duong – The Effect of the Number of Blades on a Wind Turbine on the Amount of Watts Produced
2nd place – Avinab Shrestha and Minh Nguyen – The effect of the material used for soundproofing on the absorption of sound
3rd place – Michelle Long and Ngoc Quy Tran – The Effect of Different Biodegradable Materials on the Speed of Decomposition
HM – Anh Quach and Amanda Chiem- The Effect of Different Materials on the Amount of Motor Oil Absorbed
HM – Nicholas Lower-Basch and Lauren Santoro – The Effect of Different Voltage Levels on the Strength of an Electromagnet
Earth and Environmental Sciences
1st place – Hugo Liu and Ethan Maddox – Airborne chemicals and human health: the effect of vaporized oils on pH solution
2nd place – Harper Tran - The Effect Of Locality on Water Quality
3rd place – Jodi Tay and Jenna Khieu – The Effects of Water Filtration Using Natural Materials on Stream Water
HM – Chrisopher Palacios Salvatierra, Jeferson Rodriguez Espinal, and Jasmine Vargas – The effect of UV light on algae growth
Physics and Astronomy
1st place – Erich Patterson - The Behavior of wing sweep on the critical angle of attack of an airfoil
1st place – Duy Nguyen - The Effect of the angle of incident light on the output power of solar panel
2nd place – Zoe Bogan – The effect of different windmill blades and speed of the wind affect the amount of energy that can be generated
3rd place – Ngoc Anh Nguyen, Sylvan Carey, and Rachel Hirz - The Effect of Insoles Cushioning on the impact force