38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
CSEF · 2011
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals Larval California spiny lobsters, Panulirus interruptus, were reared on 5 different diets to study survivorship and metamorphic development. This species has never been succ…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals The fungus Candida albicans can enter the bloodstream in immunocompromised patients, infecting most organs of the body and resulting in disseminated candidiasis, which has a…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose is to develop a device to quantify wave force and, using this device, determine if wave forces affect the diversity of algae and invertebrates in the intertidal…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the concentration of ammonium hydroxide masking necessary to purge the pheromones and scent-qualities of coyote urine (which has naturally occu…
CSEF · 2011
Earth & Planetary Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether or not there is a relation between hail and tornadoes using F4 and F5 tornadoes for better tornado prediction methods. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if weed killing could be improved by adding the adjuvant, ammonium sulfate, to an organic weed-killer, D-Limonene, and to glyphosate, the most…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Populations of mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii on Hispaniola (H), Puerto Rico (PR), and geographic intermediate Isla Mona (IM) were studied through molecular, morphologic…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Last summer, I visited a landfill to explore ideas that I could address through an experiment. I was told that if I found a way to help get rid of the plastic coming into th…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to investigate the physical parameters and orbital properties of the NEA 2000NF5 to ascertain whether it would be a suitable target for an as…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals Urban air pollution is an ongoing and complicated problem for both residents and policy makers. One particular class of organic air pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic h…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Chemotherapy causes harmful side effects by destroying healthy cells in addition to cancerous ones. Attaching cancer seeking ligands to nanoparticles can direct drugs to can…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment is to determine if visual perceptual skills can be trained using the card game SET, and to compare taught skills to skills developed from one's own…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals The main goal is to try to create a cost-effective way to find information about a vehicle present in the blind spot. Our three calculation goals are the object's position,…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals Blokus is a new strategy board game that has won 26 worldwide awards since its launch in 2000. My objective was to investigate which strategy was more effective in winning t…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether or not low level electromagnetic radiation affects the time taken for a silkworm to spin a cocoon. Methods/Materials Small silkworms or…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which paper towel brands are strongest, and which are most absorbent. Does one-ply or two-ply matter? Is name brand better than store brand? D…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine the type of sound wave that is most differentiable to the human ear when layering multiple instances of that type of sound wave.…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals Reflective nanoplates, or nano-mirrors, have shown to be good candidates for applications such as liquid mirrors in astronomical telescopes, but currently no reliable method…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals Producing biofuels from algae is an expensive and energy intensive process. The major bottleneck is the dewatering process. The separation step with centrifuges provides the…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project is to find cost-effective methods to sterilize or pasteurize water and make it potable. Specifically these methods must be easy to use in countr…
CSEF · 2011
Earth & Planetary Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals Aerosols are liquid or solid colloidal systems suspended in the atmosphere and are crucial in establishing a radiative balance in the atmosphere, yet understanding of aeroso…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to learn if tasty levels of salt harm the health of mature Drosophila melanogaster. This was tested through cold stress and lifespan tests.…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find an ingredient that would make buttercream frosting heat resistant without changing the main properties of the frosting. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals Balloons are similar to many mammalian organs such as the heart, bladder, lungs and arteries. Balloons are also used in angioplasty to unclog blocked arteries. In all of the…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals Pesticides such as herbicides and insecticides are commonly used in domestic and agricultural settings to control unwanted vegetation and insect life. The goal of my project…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if the mutation controlling triforine sensitivity in primitive romaine lettuce (PI491224) is in the same or similar location…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals Design and build a device using simple electronic components and a microcontroller to detect weeds in vineyards. This eco-friendly system will lower farmers' operating costs…
CSEF · 2011
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal was to determine which adhesive would be the best to attach carbon fiber landing gear to a foam radio controlled airplane. Methods/Materials Two common lightweight…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether a turbine mounted on automobile can generate enough electricity to power the cars electrical components and if it can have any affect r…
CSEF · 2010
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Telomeres and their interactions with other structures within the cell is currently the subject of active research in the study of genomic stability. Cells undergoing tumori…