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VSF Notices Registration Open Register Now Projects Due April 30, 2010 Virtual Science Fair - Introduction (Flash Video) 2009 Cheques 2010 Info in Blog 2009 Results Here Please contact Larry with comments etc. larry@virtualsciencefair.com. VSF Blog News and Useful Links Doha, Qatar Trip VSF Project Do's and Don'ts 2010 VSF Schools Cummer Valley Mid. School, Toronto ON Simons Valley School, Calgary AB Arbutus Middle School, Victoria BC Ecole Dugald School, Dugald MB Ovidius High School, Constanta Romani Selwyn House School, Westmount QC Spring Educational Centre, Richmond BC St. Elizabeth Seton, Burlington ON Northern Secondary School, Toronto ON Camilla Road School, Mississauga ON Clavet Composite School, Clavet SK Newtonbrook Sec. School, North York ON St. Alexander, Fonthill ON Fisher Park Public School, Ottawa ON Marc Garneau Col. 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Selected 2008 Projects 2008 Grades 10 - 12 •Ethanol Based Jatropha Biodiesel •Passionate Passivity •Hot & Spicy •A Language Recognition Program •Fini les déchets estrogèniques •Ice: A Slippery Topic •Peeling Away Problems 2 •The Effects of Humanoid Avatar Gaze •Energy From Phase Shift in Water •Earthquake - the unseen vibrations •On Your Marks, Get Set, Remove? •Pascal like triangles and Josephus •Semi Trailer Major Drag •Biofixation of CO2 Using Algae •Renewable Power is the Future Selected 2007 Projects 2007 Grades 10 - 12 •Monocularized Binoculars •River Pollutants Effects •Too Much Texting? •Pascal like triangles •Toxicity of NDGA Corn Ash •Increasing Combustibility of Ethanol •An Application of Ultrasound •A Hole In a Wing •Eat Dirt and Live Longer •L'effet de l'estrogène •Underdog Superstar •Missing Link for Atherosclerosis •Prime Time •Distributed Robotics •Finding f(x) with Genetic Algorithms •Forget Me Not •Mass of an Electron •Improving Goaltending •Antimatter •Reinforcing Cellulose Acetate •Safe, Clean, Nuclear Power •The Power of Virtual Physics •Teeth Whitening •Synthesis of Ethanol from Cellulose •Oil Extraction •The Effects of Changes in pH Blood •The Truth About Eye Problems •Solar Powered AerialVehicle •Analysis of Chemicals in Chopsticks •WWDD: What Would DaVinci Do? •Ethanol: Fuel for the Future •Delivery System for Pesticides •A Peculiar Solution •Uses of Ethanol as a Fuel •Earthquake-Proof Skyscrapers •Trash is Trash No More! •Polyvinyl Chloride BioPlasticizers II •Green Transportation and Energy •Torque vs. Current •Break It Down, Power It Up •To Burn or Not to Burn •Organic Agriculture 2007 Grades 7 - 9 •Canada in Space •Hydromobile •Polyacrilics and Plexiglass •Star Light, Star Bright •Dans un océan de bactéries •Can You Keep That Noise Down? •Do You Measure Up? •Peeling Away Problems •Object Recognition •Gas Production, Waste Reduction •Ethanol: Answer, or Question? •Prime Design •Cloning •ACL Replacement •Black Holes •The Chances of Guessing Correctly •The Genius of Genes •DNA Replication and Repair •Renewable Energy - Ethanol •The Reactor That CANDU Anything •Backpacks: A Pain in the Back •He Shoots, He Scores •Ocean Biology •Ions or Chlorine: That is the question. •The Power Of H2O •Is Solar Heating Worth It? •Diabetes •Extra Terrestrial Life •The Life and Times of Phil, the Star •Biodiesel : Our Gas to the Future •The Battery •Nuclear Energy, The Next Main Fuel? •Solar Powered Hydrogen Fuel Cell •Dark Matter •The Pacemaker •Cardiac Arrest •Global Warming •Ethanol: The World's Future? •Heart Valve Replacement •Genetics •Acids vs Bases •The Toothpaste Test •The Functions of Wind Tunnels •Chromatography •Neuropyschology •Can't Stop the Signal •"Say Again" 2007 Grades 4 - 6 •Ethanol - Making Peace With Nature •Magnetic Levitating Train •The Process of Bread and Mold •Meeting the One-Tonne Challenge •The Link between Wind & Power •Invisible Ruler •What's Cooking with Solar Energy? •Heat in a Solar Oven •Can Animals Predict Natural Disasters? •Different Chemicals on Different Fabrics •Projectiles •LEDs, Incandescent, Fluorescent •Plants: Is Water the Answer? •Ice Melters •Collingwood Rocks •Carpet Stain Removers •Mouth Temperature vs. Gum Types •How safe is our water? •Constipation •Battery Power •Science Behind the Radio •Vehicles Affect the Properties of Snow •Paper Towel Power •Experimenting with Rockets •Roots 2007 Grades K - 3 •Sage Grouse •Animals Near and Far •Yummy for the Tummy Dog Treats •Free Range Hens: Stronger Eggs? •Volcanoes •The Maglev Train •Electricity and Heat from Solar Energy		Special Awards Ethanol Awards 2008- Details Energy \| Environment Algae Ethanol - The Bug Power Ethanol: from crops to cars Ethanol Based Jatropha Biodiesel Ethanol: The Ideal Fuel? The Answer is Ethanol Transport Canada Awards 2008- Details Electric Bike Street Sponges Which Motor Oil? Harvesting Our Nature's Gas Station Energy \| Environment Ice: A Slippery Topic Semi Trailer Major Drag Ethanol Awards 2007- Details Ethanol-Making Peace With Nature Ethanol: Answer, or Question? Increasing Combustibility of Ethanol Transport Canada Awards 2007- Details The Maglev Train Magnetic Levitating Train Meeting the One-Tonne Challenge Hydromobile Say Again A Hole In a Wing Solar Aerial Research Vehicle Green Issues Projects River Pollutants Effect on River Bacteria Increasing the Combustibility of Ethanol Underdog Superstar Reinforcing Cellulose Acetate Safe, Clean, Nuclear Power Synthesis of Ethanol from Cellulose Solar Powered AerialVehicle Ethanol: Fuel for the Future Trash is Trash No More! Polyvinyl Chloride BioPlasticizers II Green Transportation and Energy Break It Down, Power It Up To Burn or Not to Burn Organic Agriculture Delivery System for Pesticides Hydromobile Can You Keep That Noise Down? Peeling Away Problems Gas Production, Waste Reduction Ethanol: Answer, or Question? Renewable Energy - Ethanol The Reactor That CANDU Anything Ocean Biology The Power Of H2O Is Solar Heating Worth It? Biodiesel : Our Gas to the Future Nuclear Energy, The Next Main Fuel? Solar Powered Hydrogen Fuel Cell Global Warming Ethanol: The World's Future? Ethanol - Making Peace With Nature Meeting the One-Tonne Challenge The Link between Wind & Power What's Cooking with Solar Energy? Heat in a Solar Oven Energy Aliens Among Us Salt Stress Managing Greenhouse Gas Exchange Poly(vinyl chloride) Bioplasticizers Ozone Levels Over Different Locations The Nerdy Tree Pollution Prevention at School Oil Spills In Motion Is BC's Coastline at Risk from Oil Spills Potty Training Cruise Ships Global Warming: Arctic's Shrinking Ice Cap Shrinking Ice Caps and Glaciers Cruise Ships Polluting the Ocean Gone With The Wind Decreasing Urban Heat Islands Solar Energy Acid! The Plant Killer? Selected 2006 Projects 2006 Grades 10 - 12 •Energy •The Power of Computer Graphics! •Aliens Among Us •Flow Simulation of L-Coronary Artery Bifurcation •The Best Detergent for Plentiful DNA Extraction •Salt Stress Induced Phytohormone Interactions •Biefield-Brown Lifters •Fire resistant paint •Managing Greenhouse Gas Exchange in a Constructed Wetland Model 2 •Engineering a Cure for Diabetes •The Genetic Transformation of E. coli •Poly(vinyl chloride) Bioplasticizers •Exploration Through Human-Robotic Interface •A Dynamic Analog Concurrently-Processed Adaptive Chip •Table Tennis: The Ideal Player •Ozone Levels Over Different Locations: A Study With OSIRIS Data 2006 Grades 7 - 9 •Email: Inside and Out •Yellowstone : The Hot Spot •Juice C'prise •The Nerdy Tree •Blood in our Body •The Effects of Antioxidants and Free Radicals on Seed Germination •One Shade Too Dark •Shakeless Structures: Designing an Earthquake Resistant Building •Blackout •.:Super Cool:. •Mathematical Inclination and Recreation Part 2 2006 Grades 4 - 6 •Mold •New Era : New Planes •Solar Flares -- How Are They Harmful? •How Does an Elevator Work •Which Liquids Evaporate Fastest? •Crystals •Astronomy •La vue aerienne •Bread Mold •Pollution Prevention at School •Discovery of The Human Eye •Fast And Furious - Off To The Races •Does Meditation, Exercise, or Sugar Improve Short-Term Memory? •Red Ants •Armpit Odor •Airplanes: a wonder of the world •The Five Human Senses •Hurricane Madness! •Chief Birding Sites in Victoria, B.C. •Oil Spills In Motion •Salty Zap •Skin Cancer •DNA Isolation •Sugar Sticks •Is BC's Coastline at Risk from Oil Spills •Great Basin Spadefoot Toad •Potty Training Cruise Ships •The Marbled Murrelet •Pesticides in Our Drinking Water •Painted Turtle •Global Warming: Arctic's Shrinking Ice Cap •Salmon Farming •Shrinking Ice Caps and Glaciers •Dolphin Bycatch: Is a Dolphin in Your Fishing Net? •Cruise Ships Polluting the Ocean •Disappearing Salmon 2006 Grades K - 3 •Swift Fox •Photosynthesis and How Plants Grow •The Highs and Lows of Air Pressure •Saskatchewan: Diamond Capital of the World? •Water Water Everywhere But Is It Fit To Drink? •Snow, Sun and Sky in Saskatoon
		2004 Grades 10 - 12 •Clue •Superstrings: Undoing the Knot of Physics •Alternate Forms of Energy •Bioluminesence of Armillaria mellea •DNA Database to Defeat Cancer •Whispering Woods •Inhibiting The Cyclooxygenase-2 Enzyme In Cancer •Hardwood versus Softwood •Do You Know What Your Kids Are Eating? •The Effects of Mitomycin on Stem Cells •Capek 1 •Eagle in a Rack: Real-Time Object Tracking •Directed Evolution of Hydrocarbon Degrading Enzyme •Combating Cancer: The Search for Synergy •The Hidden Power of Red Light •Effects of Essential Elements on Bioremediation •Mécanisme de propulsion pour sous-marin •Plant Exothermic Reactions •Holy Smokes! •Computer Security and Vulnerabilities of the WWW •Fusion - Energy of the Future •Outdoor Cooking Physics •Defying Age with Botox •Tomato Regenerated •X-Rays, CAT Scans, and MRIs •Snowflakes Without Water •The Future of Robotic Warfare •Blueberries: The Elixer of Healthy Aging •Effects of Immunosuppressants on Neural Stem Cells •Aircraft Technology •The Big Bang: The Mother of All Explosions •Are You Going to Drink That? •Les Mystères des Pyramides •Forensics Science •The Propagation of Soundwaves •Le Kevlar •Les ondes radio et radio de diode de Germanium •Genetic Engineering •The Benefits of Chinese Food •Viruses •Seeing Green •Synapse formation and Influencing Factors •L'ADN et comment extraire l'ADN •Les sept principes de base des biomechaniques •Effets des herbicides sur le sol et les plantes •L'avenir clandestin de l'eclair •Ideal Light for Plants 2004 Grades 7 - 9 •Watts up with Torque! •Gut Reactions •Development of an Embedded 3D Robot Visual System •Study of Tropospheric Ozone using OSIRIS and TOMS •Choose Them And Lose Them •Recyclage du Chauffage •Invisible Cryptography - A Medical Application •Information Teleportation & Time Travel •Third World Refrigeration Method •Nuclear Power •The EffAuto Body Plastic Filler •Breathtaking •Balancing Beams •-[ Artificial Neural Networks ]- •E=MC² •Gas-so-lean boat •"Flush" Away Those Symptoms •The Effects of Continental Glaciation-St. Walburg •Waste Washers: The Removal of E.coli k12 from Water •The Hydrogen Fuel Cell •The Effects of pH and Pollutants on Brine Shrimp •Plastique Biodégradable •Osteoporosis; The Silent Thief •Fruits Naturellement Frais •La chitine, un agent anti-bactérien? •Turbo Swiffer •Recyclons l`eau grise •Going Undercover! •Vitamin C •Flying Trains •Which cleaning products kill the most bacteria? •BSE & CJD •Prion Protien - The Cause of TSEs •Rotting the Stems •Pass Completion or Interception II Pump it Up! •Just Rollin' Along •Deep Space 2004 Grades 4 - 6 •The Secrets of Life •The Effect of Microwave Cooking on Vegetables •Dietary Fat - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly •Stressed Out Structures •Turtles and Tortoises •Constellations and Solar System •Stars and What They Turn Into •Fungi for the Fun Guy! - Yeast and Alcohol Product •Arsenic •Overpopulation vs. Overconsumption •Neuroscience: Brains and Neurons •Stars Birth Life and Death 2004 Grades K - 3 •Pollution Solutions! •Beautiful Butterflies •Hot Diggity Dog! •Possible Pumpkins •Growing All Year Long
				2005 Grades 10 - 12 •Robotic Vision Gait Coordination •The Science of Tennis •Tsunamis •Quantum Magnetism •The Toxicity of Amalgam Fillings •Bean Beacons •Phytoremediation (Use FireFox) •Effect of Guanosine on a-Synuclein in a Parkinson' Disease Model •Managing Greenhouse Gas Exchange in a Constructed Wetland Model •Des siARN pour réguler l’expression de a2 Na+ •Weapons of Targeted Destruction: Using Viruses to Kill Cancer • Gone With The Wind •VORTECS 3D-VLSI Object Recognition Trainable Embedded CMOS System •Detection of Mutations in Human Chromosome 8 •The Physics of Car Safety •Light's Effect on an Autotrophic Life Form •Cloning •Separating the Chaff From the Wheat •Mating Type of Leptosphaeria maculans • Scars •The Butterfly Affected •Weather Anomalies and Natural Disasters •Automotive Seat Design •A World With Hydroponics •A Deadly Mix: Grapefruit Juice and Anti-Cholesterol •Can an Apple a Day Keep the Neurologist Away? •Making a Magic Herb Against SARS •Oil Industry •Electromagnetic Linear Accelerator 2005 Grades 7 - 9 •The Brain: A World of it's Own •The Coughing Truth •The Awe of Nebulae •Amphibious Cars •Computer Security Landing •la Filtration des eaux usées •Decreasing Urban Heat Islands •.:Powered?:. •Salt Tolerance -----Will Biotechnology Help? •Structures, Strengths and Stresses •What's Good for Moulds? •Solar Energy: A Practical Alternative to Fossil Fuels •Acid! The Plant Killer? •Oxygen, The Key to Life • Dr. T's H.E.P. Freeze • Mysteries of Color • Shampoo: The Wow Factor • Natural Disasters 2005 Grades 4 - 6 • Komodo Dragons • Lung Cancer • Hypnotism • Color Blindness • Landslides • Lenses and Vision • The Synchrotron • Oh Ozone • To Clean or Not to Clean • Corrosion • Tsunamis • Air Pressure • Do You Hear Voices? 2005 Grades K - 3 • Ord's Kangaroo Rat • Smartie Pants • Cheese Fractures • Print Those Fingers • Formula Fuelers •Are Plants Thirsty? •Lemon Battery •Swirling Milk •Growing Plants with Milk 2003 Grades 10 - 12 •The Missing Piece of the Puzzle •La Guerre des Désinfectants •Urban Rapid Transit Networks •Black Holes •A Universe in a Jar •Fats that Kill Cancer •La solution par l’évaporation •Atlantide •The Simple Science of Flight •Jonny Five •Nuclear Energy •Sports Drinks and Reaction Time •Fire, Soil & CO2 •Imagerie •Moon Struck: The Sequel •A Study in Colour •La Pile Maison •La Réfraction •Transposon Tn5398 •PAX 3 Protein •Radiosensitivity of Glial Cells •Way the Chimney Crumbles •Genetically Modified Organisms •Hair Today Gone Tomorrow •Tourette Syndrome •Acupuncture •Traditional Chinease Medicine •Vortexes of Fire •A Potential Bio-Insecticide •Macrophage Stimulation •XYY- Super Male Syndrome •Bioremediation •Nice Rice •Ion Channel Proteins •Artificial Intelligence •L'alcooltest 2003 Grades 7 - 9 • Cleanse & Conquer •Alternative Energy Sources •Fuel Cells •Stinky Hockey Bags •Higher Fire •The Petroleum Industry •Limits of Steganography •Energy Remix •Ultrasound •Trimethylxanthine Degradation •Torque it up •The Science of Deserts •Light and Colours •Alternative Energy •Hydrogen Cars •De la teinture et du bois •Telepresence Robotics •Hurricanes •Aloe Barbadensis Miller •Un Souffle de Vent •Get a Grip •Climate Change •Effect of Wasabia Japonica •Le Yogourt du Millénaire •La Croissance des plantes •Salmon •Ruban Pointu •Towers •Sound ou Sauf •La Memoire A' Court Terme •Better Browsing •Sugar to Alcohol •Batteries •Biotechnology •Heads and Tails •Friend or Foe •Effects of Salicylic Acid •Les dentifrices blanchissants •Stick Your Tongue Out •Biospheres •Buckyballs2Buckytubes •Utilizing Epithelial Cells •Trapped •Swing Science •Quel détergent? •Mobile Phone Radiation •Aqueous Solar Photo Catalysis 2003 Grades 4 - 6 •Erosion Explosion •Erosion Explosion! •Biodegradable Cups •Anti-Bacterial Soap •Automatic Irrigation •Biolixiviation •Sharks •Powerful Produce •Ferry Motors •Saskatchewan's Oil 2003 Grades K - 3 •Terrific Tadpoles •Natural Reflectors •Piping Power •Burrowing Owls