High School Science Journal

Articles Found: 71

Alternative Energy

August 05, 2007 - Karen Chen - As more and more fossil fuels are getting used up, the world should take steps toward alternative energy. Fossil fuels are sources of energy such as coal, oil, and natural gas. There is only a limited...

Contemporary Issue: Pesticides

August 05, 2007 - Michelle Arce - Every year billions of dollars are spent to control pests inagriculture. Every year the amount of money spent on pesticidesincreases. The United States spends such an enormous amount on this...

Deforestation of the rainforest

August 05, 2007 - Liora Jaffe - There are two well known rainforests in the world; the African rainforest and the Amazon rainforest. There are, however many others like the one found in Asia. The definition of a rainforest is a dens...

Fur Is Not Fetch

August 05, 2007 - Kelley Heleniak - One of the most offensive materials used in the fashion industry today is fur. Using fur or not using fur has been one of the most talked about fashion items. Some people believe that usi...

Hemp

August 05, 2007 - Jake Rappoport -   In the times that we live in now there is large panic over the lack of fossil fuel left for the people of Earth to use.  Every scientist in every c...

Inheritance: no DNA required!

August 05, 2007 - Ksenia Dyachok - Some plants can fix abnormal genes in their own chromosomes if previous generations carried the normal version, according to a new study by Robert...

Light Bulbs and their Impact on the Environment

August 05, 2007 - Heidi Lee - Recently, the European Lamp Companies Federation strategized that they would use public incentives in order to encourage consumers to purchase and use more efficient light bulbs, rather than the commo...

NFAT: A New, Feasible, Aggressive Treatment?

August 05, 2007 - Pavitra Viswanathan - Diabetes is one of the most serious global health concerns today. A growing problem in both developed and third world countries, diabetes mellitus results when t...

Pasteurization

August 05, 2007 - Olga Slobodyanyuk - Pasteurization is the process of heating milk to a specific temperature for a specific period of time to destroy harmful organisms such as bacteria, protozoa, molds, yeast and viruses.  The name...

personal watercrafts

August 05, 2007 - Carly Rowe - The Monterey Bay Sanctuary considers banning personal watercrafts to protect marine life. The proposal to ban tow-in surfers is creating startling reactions on whether big wave surfing is still going...

Ponderings About Fuel Efficiency...

August 05, 2007 - Jolene Walter - It’s interesting for me to sit back and look at the way my family lives when I’ve learned about all the environmental issues in this course. For example, in the utility bill lab we did a few...

Population

August 05, 2007 - Lauren Rickman - There are 6 billion people living in the world today. 6 billion. My intermediate family contains just 6 of those 6 billion people. In the old days, let
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Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice

August 05, 2007 - Nastasja Guerra - One of the most controversial issues in our society today is, abortion. Our world is one of Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice, a division between life and death. Many argue that a woman shouldn’t have the...

Pros & Cons of Biodiesel

August 05, 2007 - William Cafcules - America is facing a huge challenge regarding its source of energy for operating automobiles, as fossil fuels are diminishing throughout the world.  America must transition to altern...

The Effect of Cholesterol on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

August 05, 2007 - Brooke Hollyfield - Previous to March 2007, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) was deemed an unfortunate, devastating, and irreversible disease that resulted from a mother’s consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. ...

The Effects of Plastic Bags on Our World

August 05, 2007 - Laurie Recksieck - Paper or Plastic? Once a common question, but now you must request a paper bag for your groceries. With the recycling bins in front of stores, and the plastic industry’s claims that plastic gives...

The Himalayas

August 05, 2007 - Ethan Stern - The Himalayas are huge land mass located in the Indies.  The mountain rang...

The New Age of Intelligence

August 05, 2007 - Michael Skinner - In the modern era, the concept of artificial intelligence has become a subject of interest with movies such as I, Robot and AI attracting the curiosity of many people.  In the past,...

The Union of Sciences

August 05, 2007 - Paulo Onuchic - The future of the sciences no longer relies on the conventional disciplines, but on the interface of these disciplines. Over the last few years, some of the most progress has been see...

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August 05, 2007 - Alex Nizhnikov - Earth, our most invaluable resource, is being put under siege by humanity’sincessant desire for material goods. . Science and technology have exhaustedthe basic necessity to provide our s...

Who Killed the Electric Car?

August 05, 2007 - Marisa O’Toole Gelo - In 1830 Joseph Henry invented the first electric direct current (DC).  Interest in electric powered vehicles began to grow.  Engineers focused on making an electric powered vehicle for a com...

“Please Do Cry…”

August 05, 2007 - Vanessa Serrano - Probably more than once or twice, most of the people in the world have been caught shedding a couple of tears after a sappy movie.  Or perhaps they may have stubbed their toe on the side of a tab...

A New Definition to Power Walking

July 19, 2007 - Brandon Johnson - Imagine someone being able to power electric devices without the use of batteries or solar e...

America’s Concerning Correlation Between Population and the Economy

July 19, 2007 - Kukura, Jared - Recently my Environmental Sciences professor lectured the class on his belief that Americans that were born at the end of the era of the “baby boomers” will have increased hardships brought...

An Aching Enigma: The Migraine

July 19, 2007 - Snigdha Poddar - Ap...

Animal Testing

July 19, 2007 - Curtis Weingel - Animal testing is often used to obtain results in the medical field or to test the effects products may have on the public. Is it truly ethical and possible to yield accurate results from it. I b...

Malaria

July 19, 2007 - Kalli Kappel - Malaria is a terrible...

Most Potent Potions – The Regeneration Recipe

July 19, 2007 - Christy Chao -       Meet Lee Spievack’s new middle finger. H...

Organic Farming

July 19, 2007 - Ari Schechter -    &nb...

Regents Road Bridge

July 19, 2007 - Evan Smith - In 1959, the city approved a plan that would call for a bridge to “Soar” over Rose canyon, connecting Regents road on both sides of the canyon.  However, there are many steps that must...

Saving Polar Bears from Extinction

July 19, 2007 - Amy Luu - Th...

Sleep

July 19, 2007 - Connor Creagh - ...

The Consequences of Sun Exposure

July 19, 2007 - Carly Pinzini - Today our society is...

The Controversy Over Genetically Engineered Foods

July 19, 2007 - John Wilbur - Tomatoes, corn, squas...

Using Microwave Ovens: Healthy or Not?

July 19, 2007 - Arjun Patel - A microwave oven work...

Water Issue

July 19, 2007 - Nandan Thor - Will there be enough water to grow food for this rapidly growing population?  No....

What’s Really In Your Fast Food Meals?

July 19, 2007 - Drew Mason - We all love some fast...

Why the Hate on Stem Cells?

July 21, 2006 - Anthony Custodio - Why does it seem that so many people crusade against stem cell research due to ethical reasons? I honestly think that stem cell research will be worth it in the long run, despite the moral conseque...

Alternate Car Fuel

July 12, 2006 - Lauren Miller - It has been all over the news for years now: kids have discussed it in their science classes, environmentalists have spend countless hours researching and advocating its use, and companies have cre...

Analysis of Hydrocarbons for the 21st Century

July 12, 2006 - Dane Gapuz - Hydrocarbons For The 21st Century - The Work Of The Loker Hydrocarbon Research Instituteby George A. Olah1994 Nobel Laureate in ChemistryLink: http://nobelprize.org/chemistry/a...

Animal Testing

July 12, 2006 - Karen Chen - Animal testing has been a controversial issue for many years. Some people are for animal testing to help find cures for certain illnesses, and to test the effects of new products before the product...

Clean Air?

July 12, 2006 - Meagan Chasteene and Klari Olenski - In the summer of the year 2000, the United States electrical demand was at its highest at approximately 700,000 megawatts. Burning fossil fuels to attain high amounts of electricity causes air poll...

GMC Foods

July 12, 2006 - Peter Kang and Alliena Johnson -         The last time you ate food, have you ever though about how it was made. Did you know that genetically processed food is possible? If you knew about it would you be concerne...

India's Population Problem

July 12, 2006 - Kaylie Hwang, Analissa Sarno, Gena Katzer - India is the seventh largest country in the world; it occupies more than three million sq km. Behind China as the most populous country, India has more than one billion inhabitants. India supports...

Is Nuclear Waste Disposal Safe?

July 12, 2006 - Lani Bellegarde - I chose to research the disposal of nuclear waste because I feel that it is important for the environment that nuclear waste be disposed properly. I thought it would be interesting to learn about how...

Nuclear Disasters and Energy of the Future

July 12, 2006 - Mikhail Stal - The reason for choosing this topic was that nuclear reactor accidents seemed the most enjoyable to do out of all the other topics. Another reason why I chose this topic is that I was born in Kiev,...

On the Reliability of Internet Polls

July 12, 2006 - Timofey Titov - Everyone has at least once participated in an internet poll. It is an easy way for a specific group of people on a forum or an internet portal to see the general opinion of members or visitors in t...

Overpopulation: Thank You for Not Breeding

July 12, 2006 - Kim Pham - Overpopulation has become, more than ever, an increasing problem over the past years. Overpopulation has always been an issue that each country must face; however, many individuals are currently be...

Regents Road Bridge

July 12, 2006 - Alyssa Jauregui - Why does the city need to connect Regents Road? Environmentalists and some residents oppose the project, arguing it would degrade Rose Canyon, one of the city's few open space parks. The effects of bu...

Testing on Humans

July 12, 2006 - Alexander Javier - There is much controversy on the ethics of testing on animals in today’s society. Animal rights groups such as PETA are in a frenzy of media protesting the tests that are helping advance our scie...

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