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| # | Team Name | School | Hypothesis (or design brief) and Tests | Award |
| 1 | Muon |
PRHS-5 |
Muon Intensity increases with altitude in free air in the same proportion as it does with increasing ground elevation. | Best Use of Electronics |
| 2 | HOBO |
PRHS-4 |
Relative Humidity in the atmosphere increases while temperature decreases with increasing altitude. | Best Error Analysis |
| 3 | WPN |
PRHS-4 |
1 Terminal velocity of a falling object is proportional
to the square root of its weight and to the inverse of its diameter. |
Most Unusual Idea |
| 4 | Magneto |
PRHS-4 |
The Earth's magnetic field strength decreases with increasing altitude. | Balloon Fest 2nd Place |
| 5 | SWAT |
PRHS-4 |
Air pressure and temperature will decrease linearly with increasing altitude | Accuracy Award |
| 6 | DGAF |
PRHS-4 |
1 Air drag resistance will decrease linearly with altitude. |
Balloon Fest Champion |
| 7 | Centuria | PRHS-2 Intro |
Design a device using a one-way valve to record lowest pressure and calculate max. altitude accurately. | Best Project Plan |
| 8 | PacMan | PRHS-2 Intro |
Design a device using a one-way valve to record lowest pressure and calculate max. altitude accurately. | Fastest Finish |
| 9 | Sparta | PRHS-2 Intro |
Rate of cooling decreases with altitude | Best Use of Mechanics |
| 10 | Intensely Intensified Intensity | PRHS-2 Intro |
Temperature drops linearly with altitude | Keep on Plugging |
| 11 | Air Waves | PRHS-2 Intro |
Design a device using shaving cream to record lowest pressure and calculate max. altitude accurately. | Balloon Fest 3rd Place |
| 12 | HP | PRHS-3 Intro |
Temperature inversions are likely in this area and can be detected reliably by graphing temperature and rel. humidity vs altitude. | Best Organization |
| 13 | Z3R0 | PRHS-3 Intro |
Design a device using a one-way valve to record lowest pressure and calculate max. altitude accurately. | Most Comprehensive |
| 14 | The Unit | PRHS-3 Intro |
Design a device using a one-way valve to record lowest pressure and calculate max. altitude accurately. | Team Spirit Award |
| 15 | AVP | PRHS-3 Intro |
Design a technique to graph the free-ascent path and measure the rate of rise from GPS data. | Perseverance Award |
| 16 | Atmospheric Phenomenon | PRHS-3 Intro |
Temperature and rel. humidity decrease linearly with increasing altitude. | Most Promising Award |
| 17 | The Core | PRHS-6 Intro |
Design a device using a one-way valve to record lowest pressure and calculate max. altitude accurately. | Best Presentation Award |
| 18 | Blue Dinosaur | PRHS-6 Intro |
Temperature will decrease linearly with increasing altitude. |
Surprising Results |
| 19 | Project Plaga | PRHS-6 Intro |
The intensity of ultraviolet sunlight (UVA & UVB) reflected by the ground is proportional to the Earth's insolation rate multiplied by the Sine of the Sun's altitude angle. | Most Complex Project |
| 20 | No Namers | PRHS-6 Intro |
Design a device using a one-way valve to record lowest pressure and calculate max. altitude accurately. | Most Cost Effective |
| # | Team Name | How Many | School | Description of Experiment | Exp. Design |
Exp. |
Event Log Report |
Val. |
Data Files | PowerPoint Presentation |
| 1 | Muon |
5+4 |
PRHS-5 |
Aerial Detector of Muons | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 2 | HOBO | 4+2 |
PRHS-4 |
Rel Humidity, Bar Alt, & line length | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 3 | WPN | 4+1 |
PRHS-4 |
Falling speed vs alt & Ground Stn | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 4 | Magneto | 4+3 |
PRHS-4 |
Magnetic field vs alt | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | PPT | |
| 5 | SWAT | 4+2 |
PRHS-4 |
Pressure and temp every 100 ft | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 6 | DGAF | 4+2 |
PRHS-4 |
air drag vs alt using DC motor and prop | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 7 | Centuria | 4 | PRHS-2 Intro |
One-way valve alt | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 8 | PacMan | 3+2 | PRHS-2 Intro |
One-way valve, insulated | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 9 | Sparta | 4+3 | PRHS-2 Intro |
Rate of change of state for water vs alt | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 10 | Intensely Intensified Intensity | 4 | PRHS-2 Intro |
Temp vs alt w/camera | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 11 | Air Waves | 4+1 | PRHS-2 Intro |
Shaving cream expan. vs alt | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 12 | HP | 4+1 | PRHS-3 Intro |
Temp Inversion: Temp vs pressure | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 13 | Z3R0 | 5 | PRHS-3 Intro |
One-way valve, 200 ft intervals | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 14 | The Unit | 5+2 | PRHS-3 Intro |
One-way valve, 100 ft intervals | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 15 | AVP | 5+2 | PRHS-3 Intro |
Balloon Rise rate using GPS | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 16 | Atmospheric Phenomenon | 4+7 | PRHS-3 Intro |
Rel Humidity and altitude | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 17 | The Core | 4 | PRHS-6 Intro |
One-way valve | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 18 | Blue Dinosaur | 5 | PRHS-6 Intro |
Pressure & temp vs alt with camera | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 19 | Project Plaga | 4+2 | PRHS-6 Intro |
UVA & UVB: insolation rate | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data-1 Data-2 |
PPT |
| 20 | No Namers | 4+2 | PRHS-6 Intro |
One-way valve, 100ft intervals | Design | Procedure | Log | Val | Data | PPT |
| 84+36 |