This project discusses the achievement gap between Palo Alto and East Palo Alto, specifically focusing on what the effects and outcomes are of children of lower-income families in underserved schools. Data from Project Rally (report cards) will be used to analyzed the effects of after-school programs on the achievement gap.

This research project will focus on gathering and analyzing data about the Wernicke's area in the superior temporal gyrus. This data will then be used to explore the differences in twins, specifically the difference when one twin has Autism Spectrum Disorder.

This research project looks at the growing disparity between students enrolled in the ‘advanced’ and ‘lower’ lanes of each core subject, specifically math and english. The goal is to determine the types of stigmas that are created through laning, and if any demographic is particularly affected. After surveying a range of students from each grade level, we hope to be able to identify core issues shown in each grade, especially grades that offer Advance Placement (AP) courses, and relevant district wide solutions.

Stereotype threat is a prevalent issue in educational and work environments, where it may influence historically underrepresented minorities to underperform and hinder their ability to succeed to their true potential. This research project will address issues of stereotype threat by carrying out interventions. These are theoretical strategies to alleviate stereotype threat. Interventions will focus on changing the narrative, positive self-awareness of one’s gender and/or racial identity, and growth mindset.

This research project questions the effect of mindfulness meditation and how it can help to reduce pain. The goal is to compare the level of pain the people rate before and after they do meditation to figure out if mindfulness meditation can help reduce the level of pain people feel/think they have felt. After asking students to stretch for 10-15 seconds, they will be asked to rate their pain level from 0-5(none to extreme). Then, they will start a 30 day meditation using an app called 'Headspace'. Each student will go through the same meditation course to minimize variation.

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.

Living in the San Francisco Bay Area, a location of high seismic potential, this research project will investigate the potential seismic hazard of school buildings is important for the safety of students and staff. Using a handbook that guides the evaluation (screening) process of buildings to estimate their potential seismic hazard, this research project can check if any Palo Alto High School (Paly) buildings are potentially dangerous. Data will be collected by visually examining each building, and online research will be done to find other factors considered in determining the result.

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.

This research project involves looking at the obstacles that families/individuals find in the financial aid application process. Some research has indicated that many people get confused, don't have proper information, or simply find out about their options for aid too late. This research project focuses on this issue at Palo Alto by developing materials and courses that students can take for college preparation.

This research project will examine the resources the city of Palo Alto allocates to the homeless and combat homelessness. In addition to examining the city's resources, the development and implementation of portable housing and feasibility will also be investigated.