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 The Orchid Grower A Juvenile Science Adventure Novel about Orchids and Genetic Engineering |
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How does colour affect the amount of light absorbed or reflected.
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How Does Color Affect Heating by Absorption of Light? R Why has the sky multiple colors at different times and places during the day? R Determine whether depth affects the ability to see color underwater. R How Do Different Color Filters Affect the Energy of a Laser Beam? R Use the wavelengths of primary colors to calculate the frequencies of additive colors, as well as white light. R Do some colors absorb more sunlight than others? R R A journey through a wonderful world of bright colors. S
What color light shines the brightest through fog? S The spectrum of light S Determine if different colors of light bulbs would have different percentages of light pass through a prism. S Find out the effect of different isolation tables and developing times on a holograms visible range of color. S Determine the effect of color on the characteristics of a heat barrier material. R Color vs. heat absorption: comparing the emissivity of light for different colors R |
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Use paper chromatography to see which dyes are used in the coatings of your favorite colored candies.
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A simple statistical analysis of the frequency of colors of M&M's in a bag R The Effectiveness of Various Preservatives on the Color of Applesauce S Determine spectrophotometrically how much food coloring is in soda pop and Kool-Aid. R Determine what color bell pepper (red, yellow, green) contains the greatest amount of vitamin C concentrate. R Which amount of carbon will best decolorize apple juice? S What is the effect of the hydrogen ion concentration on the colorants of foods? S |
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Do infants see colors differently? How language affects color perception?
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Explore how peripheral vision is influenced by the objects' shape and color. R Test the chromatic adaptibility of human eye using test pictures involving light and color. R The effects of eye color, skin color, and age on the retinal glare recovery test. R Determine if the color of your eyes affects your vision? S The Impact of Light Intensity and Color on Visual Acuity R How many people are color blind? S Research and demonstrate color-blindness. R R R R R R R R How does eye color affect peripheral vision? S Discover if the pigment of the eye has any effect of pupil size. S Determine if the color of a person's eye affects the vision in light and darkness. S Colors and the brain R Which shampoo for dyed hair keeps hair color from fading? S Which color hair lightens fastest under the sun and under an ultraviolet bulb? R |
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Investigate how hydrogen-peroxide based hair treatments change the color of human hair.
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The effects of a highlighting solution on various colors of hair R Which shampoo for dyed hair keeps hair color from fading? S Which color hair lightens fastest under the sun and under an ultraviolet bulb? R Thin-layer chromatography vs. spectroscopy: analysis techniques of color identification in cosmetics R |
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Test if soil color can be used to evaluate the moisture content of the soil.
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Identify the texture, depth, color, structure, moisture, presence of rocks, roots and free carbonates in your neighborhood. R See how weather causes and affects the colors in sunrises and sunsets. R |
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To determine whether bean plants, chives, or mint leaves will most suitable in a green roof.
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Which type of wood resist mold growth the best: redwood, pine wood, or white wood? R Find how colors represented by a CMYK (Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black) model reflects light. R How changing the contrast of a digital photo will change the colors and quality of the printed image. R Investigate the relationship between the number of bits in a digital image and the number of colors and file size of the image. R Investigate how different color profiles combine colors to produce an image. R Does the Color of Your House Affect the Temperature Inside? R Can the Color of Your House Reduce Your Energy Bill? R Long and Short Wavelength Colors: Will They Balance Out Interior and Exterior Temperature and Insulation Rate? R |
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Color Mixing with Red, Green, & Blue LEDs
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Color Mixing with Red, Green, & Blue LEDs R Build a color sensor R Infra Red (IR) Remote Control Tester C Build an Audio Light Modulator / Colored Organ (1 bulb) C Build an Audio Light Modulator / Colored Organ (2 bulbs) C Build an Audio Light Modulator / Colored Organ (3 bulbs) C Infra Red (IR) Links C C Infra Red Switch C Infra Red Remote Control Extender C C C C |
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Determine if tests printed on colored paper would affect math test scores.
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The effects of color on the brain's ability to complete mathematical and logical problems. S |
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Determine if dye-sensitized solar cells that implement berry pigments absorb more solar energy than dye-sensitized solar cells that implement leaf pigments.
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Light effects - intensity, wavelength (color), angle of radiation - on the energy developed by a solar panel (photovoltaic cell). R R R R R R R R R R R R R R S S |
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Investigate how temperature affects the blue glow created by the chemical luminol.
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Compare two colors (monochrome and contrast) and see which one is better for iris pattern analysis. R Find if adding a substance during the cyanoacrylate fuming process will make a latent print appear in color. R Find out if adding color in a liquid form during fuming would enhance the visibility of latent prints using the Superglue or Cyanoacrylate Fuming Method. S |
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| Discover if oil in Purple Sage leaves is allelopathic and whether it inhibits the germination of the California Poppy or Fennel the most drastically. R | ||||
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Inducing Anaerobic Conditions for Hydrogen Production in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (a single celled green alga)
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Try to reduce the amount of phosphate and nitrate in water in order to reduce the amount of blue green algae blooms. R The Effects of Environmental Nitrite Levels on the Reproductive Success of Purple Sea Urchins R |
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Use the patterns of fur color in tortoiseshell cats to determine if X chromosomes are inactivated in a random or in an allele-dependent manner.
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Using a Punnett square to help in acheiving the desired results when breeding Polish rabbits with specific color patterns. R |
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| Are the globular clusters in our galaxy just one color, and what might we guess from this about the ages and compositions of galaxies? R | ||||
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Use DNA Sequencing to Trace the Blue Whale's Evolutionary Tree
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Colors in Zoology |
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Colours in Behavioral Sciences & Psychology The Stroop Effect |
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