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Vol. 2 · 2016-17Social Science
001

How does writing capabilities compare between students with English Only background and students from non-English Only Background (English Learner, non-English speaking parents)?

Molly W.

The gap between the writing capabilities of native English speakers and English language learners is a serious problem. This research project will implement an online service that will help ELL students with their writing. The program will be free by way of volunteers ranging from high school, parents, and teachers. After reviewing the common core standards and the JLS writing handbook, volunteers will be able to receive calls or texts from students using the site, and take a request for help.

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17Social Science
002

How effective is personalized mentorship through technology?

Alice Y. Z.

The growing concern of climate change is evident in the increased carbon dioxide levels, the rising global temperature, the melting of Earth’s ice sheets, the rising sea level, ocean acidification, an increase in the number of extreme weather occurrences, and more. Using R and MatLab, this project will impose the various approaches the U.S. and other countries have taken to combat climate change onto the data measured for each of these aspects of global warming to analyze the effectiveness of climate change policy.

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17STEAM
004

What are the daily effects of familial hypercholesterolemia and other inherited heart diseases on patients?

Ria S. & Brian C.

This study will assess the concerns of individuals with Familial Hypercholesterolemia both qualitatively and quantitatively. For the former, structured interviews will be conducted for individuals with FH. For the latter, analyses of data taken from a national patient registry of FH called CASCADE FH will be performed. This research will demonstrate what the patients are experiencing and what their primary concerns are through a firsthand perspective. FH poses complex psychosocial challenges for families. These inc

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17STEAM
005

How can implementing t-shades and other renewable sources of energy affect Palo Alto Airport's sustainability?

Simran P.

This research project is in collaboration with the Palo Alto airport to develop a plan to make the airport sustainable. The airport is at a point where they would like to make improvements, and they want to implement sustainability into their new plan. One aspect of sustainability is renewable sources of energy. This project will focus on planning and implementing solar power into the airport in the form of t-shades.

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17STEAM
006

How can all polygons that can arise as tile shapes in Voronoi grid deletion tilings be characterize?

Michael N.

This research project utilizes Mathematica to predict the possible combinations of Voronoi deletion tiles. The goal is to understand which patterns emerge and why. The anticipated results will demonstrate a correlation between impossible shapes and number of tiles deleted.

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17Humanities
007

What are teen pregnancy risk factors?

Tiaira W.

This research project will investigate how the lack of sexual education and other factors correlate to teen pregnancy. Data will be collected by conducting interviews with teen parents and counselors, reviewing the current sex education curriculum, and health publications in an effort to heighten awareness of the various risk factors contributing to this public health concern.

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17Business
008

What is the feasibility of starting a housing venture in college residents in Portland? Connect these findings to why college housing opportunities aren't as prevalent in the Silicon Valley.

Hannah P., Julia Q., & Allison W.

This project is investigating the feasibility of buying a house and renting it to college students in residential areas surrounding colleges and universities. Some college students report having a hard time finding housing near their campuses. One goal of the research project is to investigate housing trends and alternatives. Additionally, this project is analyzing housing data in areas near Reed College and Stanford University to determine the variables affecting students in off-campus housing.

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17Social Science
009

What factors have historically affected the homicide rate in the United States, the rise of homicides in 2015?

Amar S.

Homicide in the United States has been trending downwards since at least 1990. 2014 had the lowest homicide rate in 51 years. However 2015 has had an increase in homicide rate by 10.8%. Why did this happen? This research project will attempt to answer that question by analyzing historical data and creating a model to determine what factors affect the homicide rate.

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17Social Science
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What variables affect women living in poverty in California from accessing reproductive health care? What would be the most effective ways to mitigate these variables to ensure equality in access to reproductive health care?

Avery P.

This research project delves into the causes of the lack of access to reproductive health care in California. The goal is to determine the most effective ways to dissolve the barriers to ensure universal access. The preliminary stages involved conducting research regarding these barriers (poverty, race, socioeconomic status, disability, location). Conducting interviews with employees at Planned Parenthood to ascertain the most effective ways to make a difference is the next stage in this project.

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17STEAM
011

What are some of the effects of Natural products and substances, such as Panax ginseng, on tau pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease patients?

Lawerence C. & David S.

Our project involves experiments to see if Panax Ginseng has a correlation to tau proteins in Alzheimer's Disease patients. Alzheimer’s is a disease affecting more than 3 million people in the United States. While we know it's a neurodegenerative disease, the root cause is still debated. Out of the three most prominent hypotheses, the Tau Hypothesis has recently become more salient in regards to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) patients. Recently, there have been studies that show many neurological benefits from Panax Gins

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17Business
012

How can we market new goods and products to most effectively target Palo Alto High School students?

Andrew S.

This study aims to determine the best and most effective way to target high schoolers from Palo Alto High School in order to market a new social media application. High school students are a very enticing audience for new social media applications as their influence carries far to friends, family, and often, pop culture. Thus, finding a reliable way to market products to high schoolers enables companies to sell their product in the most efficient way.

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17Social Science
013

Analyzing Perception of Satisfaction of Artwork

Katie H.

This project is focused on interpreting an artist's relationship to their work. A diverse collection of artists will be surveyed to collect the details of their feeling towards their art pieces throughout the stages until completion.

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17Social Science
015

What are the frequency trends of marijuana substance abuse among teenagers in California?

Annalise W. & Audrey L.

This research project aims to assess cannabis misuse effectively by creating a survey that will be administered to Palo Alto high school students. The results will be used to compare Palo Alto high schools to the national high school trends. This will better equip entities to combat substance abuse through a clear gauge of the numbers.

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17STEAM
016

What algorithms power self-driving vehicles’ fully autonomous driving systems?

Michael B.

This research project explores all the different types of algorithms fully autonomous, unmanned vehicles use and compare and contrast aspects of each algorithm in order to determine which algorithms are more efficient. Gaining a clearer understanding of all the algorithms used can allow us to detect current flaws within the algorithms faster and improve the algorithms. Over the course of this project, the data collected will be both qualitative and quantitative data from reputable sources, including academic papers

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17Business
017

What is the most efficient way to dispatch taxis to optimize time and maximize revenue?

Rachel C.

With large companies like Uber and Lyft relying on taxi dispatch optimization, it has become important to find the most optimal way to dispatch drivers to passengers, while maximizing efficiency and revenue. The research will commence with writing simple and cost-effect computer algorithms that will be put into a simulation to find which ones would make the most revenue. Whereas previous attempts have been focused on finding the one optimal solution, which would be computationally expensive, this research will find

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Vol. 2 · 2016-17Social Science
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How can Palo Alto Senior High school work to address gap in diversity within laned and unlaned classes?

Jessica W.

This research project looks at ways that courses and teaching staff affect class diversity between honors and regular courses. The goal is to find ways to encourage students that are traditionally underrepresented to enroll in H/AP classes. After collecting data from master schedules, AP results, and enrollment trends, interviews will be conducted involving the faculty and students to combine journalism with factual evidence to find the most effective way to create more diverse H/AP classrooms.

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