Selected proceedings papers of first year students participating in the Authentic Science Research class at Freeport High School. To cite the following papers, append the following to the names and titles below: Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Freeport High School Science and Engineering Fair, 2009-04-02 / 2009-04-03, Freeport NY USA. http://www.freeportproceedings.info/2009/

Abdullah S. The Effect of Nozzle Size on the Static Force Produced by an
Air-powered Rocket Car

Abreu E. A Novel Device to Measure the Speed of a Rodent Wheel

Adams T. Hamster and Mouse Performance in a Maze

Araya J. Effective Methods of Teaching Factual Material through Lessons Based on Gardener's "Musical Intelligence"

Assifuah K and Spell B. A Survey-Based Study of the Eyewitness Accounts of the Gender and Mood

Baker B. Distribution Patterns of Genetic Alleles: Towns vs. Cities

Barnes I. Characterizing the Mineral and Biological Content of Local Bodies of Water

Bedney CE. Cognitive Enhancing Compounds and Goal Oriented Murine Behavior

Berryhill K. Design, Construction and Calibration of a Laser-based Fog Detector

Betancur L and Buitrago J. A Survey of Short-Term Mood Effect of Music

Bonifacio B. A Comparison of Visual Memory of Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Objects

Curry J. The Human Hand Maze: Concrete and Abstract Pre-
Visualization

Cammarano S and Castillo R. Human Interpretation of Dog Barks: A Randomized Psychophysical Study

Cole D. Affects of Appealing and Unappealing Music on Test Scores

Dawson KN. Brachytherapy Treatment of Prostate Cancer: a Post-Operative Case Study

Desir M. Wind tunnel test of the dynamic stability of small
unmanned aerial vehicles

Ehomo V. Gender, Age, and Cognitive Ability: Word Search Puzzles

Elliott N. Peripheral Vision Detection under Colored Light

Espinal A. The Use of False Color to Enhance Images from the Hubble Space Telescope

Hussaini M. A Novel Aircraft Design Employing Winglets to Reduce Turbulence

Lopez S. The Visual Comparison of the Inheritance Patterns of Fingerprints

Robinson M and Walden S. The Effect of Auditory Distraction on Short-Term Visual Memory

Simmons LR. The Determination of the Activation Energy of the Briggs -
Rauscher Reaction Via Temperature - Dependant
Oscillation Period

Watt DM. A novel mechanism for the construction of an 8x8x8 Rubik's cube type puzzle

Whiteman K. Gender-based Perception of Visual Details in a Short Movie

Zvitcovich B. Spectrophotometer Measurements of Bacterial Colonies
Exhibiting Increasing Antibiotic Resistance