2004 - PJAS state meeting astronomy projects
Grades 7-8:
Does Time of Day Affect the Visibility of Sun Spots?
Jack Braithwaite (Ancillae-Assumpta Academy; Region 1B)
What Materials are Best for a Spacesuit?
Matthew Creehan (St. Anne-Castle Shannon; Region 7)
Is There Meteor Dust in Precipitation?
Nicholas Lyons (Saltsburg MS; Region 9)
What Keeps a Satellite in Orbit Around a Planet?
Nicholas Pahountis (St. Joan of Arc; Region 7)
Distant Solar Furnace
Meredith Rosa (Northeast MS; Region 3)
Cosmic Rays
Andrea Appel (John F. Kennedy MS; Region 8)
How Does Light Pollution Affect Star Count?
Kristen Brotherson (Villa Maria School; Region 10)
1,2,3,4 Let's Test the Siderial Day Just Once More
Megan Brzustowicz (John F. Kennedy MS; Region 8)
Crashing Craters
Becca Crissman (Butler JHS; Region 9)
The Size, Shape, and Age of the Universe
Jeremy Enz-Doerschner (John F. Kennedy MS; Region 8)
Craters: Making an Impact
Skye Sankey (Butler JHS; Region 9)
Grades 9-12:
Equations of the Sunrise and Sunset
Jeffrey Neely (Freeport SD; Region 9)
Deep Impact: Asteroids and their Craters
David Riddell (Bensalem HS; Region 1C)
Predicting Solar Activity Using Satellite Computer Images
Dan Weber (Keystone Oaks HS; Region 7)
Solar Flares' Effect on the Earth's Magnetic Fields
Emily Wise (Trinity; Region 8)
Magnitude Comparison of Zeta Gem from One Year to the Next
Marla Palumbo (Trinity; Region 8)
Meteors and the Earth's Ozone Layer...Good or Bad?
Andrew Wise (Trinity; Region 8)
The Retrograde Motion of Mars
Nishi Dedania (Moravian Academy; Region 3)
Auroral Kilometric Radiation
Katherine Pazamickas (Lourdes Regional; Region 5)
Cepheid Variable Stars
Rebecca Entler (Delaware Valley SD; Region 2)
The Galactic Center...No So Accidentally!
Elessa Young (Seton La Salle HS; Region 7)