

![]() | Does nature prefers strands and helices in building biomolecules? ![]() I used a computer to make model peptides with repeating pentapeptide blocks of the type of [AAAAA](n) and [DAAAK](n), where n is the number of blocks; n=1-4. I modeled extended, strand, and helical structures. I measured and compared the stabilities of the peptides with and without energy minimization. I used the programs Insight II, IsisDraw, and DeepView. | ||
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![]() | Does classical music help plants grow? ![]() My hypothesis is that classical music will help the plants to grow. I also believe that the plants that listen to country will have their growth stunted. | ||
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![]() | What environmental factors favor decomposition by soil microbes Students will be able to: describe the role of decomposer organisms in nutrient recycling and their importance in maintaining the flow of energy through an ecosystem, relate the presence of soil-dwelling organisms to soil quality, and describe physical conditions that are favorable to these organisms. This activity addresses Competency Goal 1 of the NC Standard Course of Study for sixth-grade sci | ||
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![]() | This experiment teaches you how to build your own homemade stethoscope and how to use it to measure ![]() Over 170 years ago, a man named Laennec invented the first stethoscope. Before your class goes into the Institute's Giant Heart in the BioScience Exhibit stop and see it. It is a wooden tube about 1 inch in diameter and about 10 inches long. This experiment teaches you how to build your own homemade stethoscope and how to use it. | ||
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![]() | How hand-Eye coordination is influenced by age ![]() ![]() This experiment was performed to find out how hand-eye coordination improves as we grow older. | ||
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![]() | A comparison of response time across genders - the "Ruler drop test" ![]() This experiment was performed to compare the response time of boys and girls. The "ruler-drop" test was used. | ||
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![]() | Cold water and your voice ![]() ![]() This science fair project was conducted to find out how drinking cold water will affect the ability of a person to sing. The tests were done by comparing the high notes a person can reach before and after drinking cold water. | ||
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![]() | Are ants picky over their food? Do they have any preference? ![]() The purpose of this experiment was to determine which flavor ants are most attracted to. | ||
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![]() | What are the effects of heat, moisture, and ventilation upon the development of the chicken embryo in an incubator? ![]() The avian embryo is amazing and exciting. In only three weeks, a small clump of cells with no characteristic features of any single animal species changes into an active, newly hatched chick. A study of this transformation is educational and interesting, and gives us insight into how humans are formed. | ||
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![]() | The relationship between the size of a bird and its perching behavior ![]() ![]() This experiment was conducted to investigate the relationship between the size of a bird and its perching behavior. Specifically, does the size of a bird affect the distance that it puts between itself and another bird, when both are perching on a wire? Crows and house sparrows were used as subjects for this experiment. | ||
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