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The Secret of the Fibonacci Sequence in Trees
by Aidan, Grade 7

Butterfly Buffet: The Feeding Preferences of Painted Ladies
by Katelyn, Grade 7

Are Dogs' Tongues Really Cleaner Than Humans'?
by Abby, Grade 8

Plant Extracts as Natural Insecticides
by Kalia, Grade 8

The Effects of pH, Salinity, and Water Temperature on Palaemonetes pugio
by George, Grade 9

Tiny Allies: The Effect of Coprophilous Beetles on Brassica rapa and Lolium perenne Growth and Biomass
by Rachel, Grade 9

Hamadryas Baboons, Papio hamadryas: Captive vs. Wild
by Henry, Grade 10

Enhancing Algae Biofuels: The Effects of Nitrogen Limitation and Carbon Dioxide Infusion on Nannochloropsis oculata
by Sara, Grade 10

Memory Retention in Landscape Learning of Honeybees, Apis mellifera
by Jill, Grade 11

Evaluation of Fecal Contamination in Strawberry River
by Joshua, Grade 11

Effect of Neustonic Microplastic Debris on the Pelagic Insect, Halobates sericeus
by Marci, Grade 12

The Effects of DEET on Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates, Pyrocystis fusiformis
by Ryan, Grade 12


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