| Going to the 2004 CWSEF in St. Johns! Scroll down for their winning projects.  |
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Bonita Costigane (Trip to the Canada-Wide Science Fair) Gr 12, St. John's-Kilmarnock |
Project Title: Breeding Better Barley Is organic really better? Does breeding new varieties change more than the desired characteristics? "Breeding Better Barley" measures the nutritional quality of barley seeds, comparing organic to conventional growth, and newly bred varieties versus old varieties of barley seeds. Near-infrared technology and Dumass ovens have produced research-inspiring results. Project Report |  |
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Joanna Doody (Trip to the Canada-Wide Science Fair) Gr 9, Elmira District Secondary School |
Project Title: Sounds Good To Me Two experiments were designed to discover the effect that different materials, at fixed and varying frequencies, have on reducing the transmission of sound. The first experiment tested materials for their sound blocking abilities. The second experiment tested four materials to discover whether high or low frequencies were attenuated more. Project Report |  |
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Paul Emiljanowicz (Trip to the Canada-Wide Science Fair) Gr 8, Christ the King |
Project Title: Long Live The Bubble I was curious as to whether hydrating agents added to basic bubble formulas, along with their environment would have an effect on the lifespan of a manmade bubble. Would both factors play a role? I could conclude after my experiment that additives and controlled environments will produce amazing results. Project Report |  |
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Perryn Kruth (Trip to the Canada-Wide Science Fair) Gr 8, King George Public School |
Project Title: Attack of the Enemy Mutants! I studied the development of antibiotic resistance in a strain of Staphylococcus aureus. The rate of development of resistance to each of nine antibiotics commonly used to treat such infection was determined. Further investigation examined loss of acquired resistance and factors affecting numbers of exposures needed for resistance to develop. Project Report |  |
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Andrew Pittet (Trip to the Canada-Wide Science Fair) Gr 12, St. John's-Kilmarnock |
Project Title: Beat the Heat A study of how nozzle design for a gas turbine engine affects the exhaust’s thermal signature. Circular and rectangular nozzles with identical outlet area were tested for their cooling properties on the jet exhaust. Project Report |  |
| Benjamin Schmidt (Trip to the Canada-Wide Science Fair) Gr 11, Centre Wellington District High School |
Project Title: Robotic Sound Localization The objective of this project was to create an automated system capable of pointing towards a sound source. I created an algorithm to estimate the angle using a stationary array of directional microphones. The final version of the tracking system can point to the sound source as accurately as a human can. Project Report |  |
| Olesya Zadarko (Trip to the Canada-Wide Science Fair) Gr 8, Kitchener-Waterloo Bilingual School |
Project Title: Earth's Secret Filter This project examined the different filtering abilities of soils. The experiments conducted demonstrated soil’s natural ability to filter certain contaminants as well as demonstrated which types of soils work best in filtering out possible contaminants that enter into the soil and down into the water table. Project Report |  |
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| Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals are assigned on a relative basis to the top projects in each division and category. The awards at the CWSF may change. Up to date information is available from YSF Canada |
In each of the three age Categories in each of the six Divisions, the following general guide is used:
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