Grades 9-12
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Growing Up at Espenberg: Eggstatic About Foxes
This Alaskan senior wanted more from her summers than being her parents' research assistant. Travel north of the Arctic Circle, and take a close look at her hands-on—and hand-off—research on foxes.
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Pillbugs: Little Creatures in My Backyard
This junior from Kansas found a swarm of "roly-polies" wreaking havoc in her family's garden. Learn about her successful search for peaceful cohabitation.
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Turtle Basking in New York City
With so many rocks to choose from, why were the turtles sticking to this group of three, some piling on top of one another? Follow along as this ninth-grader from New York investigates basking behavior.
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Salmon Creek: A Search for the Missing Salmon
One hundred years ago, salmon were so plentiful that children could stack them along the banks like firewood. This seventh-grader wanted to know what happened to all the salmon in Salmon Creek.
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Emit What You Eat: An Investigation of the Link Between Bovine Diet and Their Excreta Methane Emissions
Just like humans, cows are what they eat. Why is this important? Because their manure can be used to produce methane gas, an alternative energy source that is both viable and renewable.
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The Oxidation Potential of Mineral Assemblages in Rocks From New York and Washington State
While on an internship in Washington State, this New York senior collected over 36 pounds of rocks. See what he learned about their oxidation potential compared to similar rocks in New York.
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A Study of the Indigenous, Endemic, and Exotic Fungi in the Pu'u Maka'ala Natural Area Reserve in Volcano, Hawaii
"Maka'ala" means to be alert or vigilant—the same qualities needed when searching for fungi in this dense Hawaiian rain forest. Follow along as this sophomore searches the forest floor.
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Investigating the Effects of Water Pollution on Daphnia magna
This Iowan eighth-grader turned her love of nature into a long-term study of water pollution. She's continuing to investigate the mysterious growths that have formed on her Daphnia magna.
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Deformed Frogs: The Big Mystery
Frogs with a single hind leg were not the most surprising discovery this seventh-grader from New York made. Read what he learned about the nationwide increase in frog deformities.
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My Expedition to the Lava River Cave
To gain a better understanding of volcanoes, this eighth-grader from Arizona decided to go spelunking. Take her tour of the Lava River Cave, formed by a volcanic eruption 675,000 years ago.
