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 · 2009
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation is to discover which energy efficient light bulb is the most suitable replacement for a standard household 60-watt incandescent light bul…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals With the growing demand on a limited water supply, the use of recycled water for irrigation offers both a possible long term sustainable approach as well as a cost effective…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals 1.Compare the trade-off in performance between petroleum based Diesel and Vegetable Oil based fuels in Diesel Engines in terms of Emissions(CO2; CO;NOx; Hydrocarbons),Carbon…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Microbial fuel cell (MFC) performance is dependent upon many complex microbe-electrode interactions. To attain commercial viability, researchers must better understand the e…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine the effects of sucrose and xylitol on the growth of Streptococcus mutans. I hypothesized that sucrose would potentiate the growth…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if a system could be created to harvest and recycle excess irrigation and rain water in residential and commercial landscape areas. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals Of the three factors that stop a guitar string from vibrating, air resistance, absorption by the guitar, and absorption by the strings, the purpose of my experiment is to de…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine how changing the operating frequency of a tesla coil used as a radio transmitter will affect its ability to transmit energy wirelessly to light u…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Idli, a popular Indian snack, is a steamed rice cake made from a fermented batter containing ground parboiled rice and lentil. I became curious when I realized that a fermen…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals The Great "Spanish Flu" Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19 was the worst in recent history and is viewed by epidemiologists as a "worst case" scenario. My objective was to learn…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to model the spectral energy of blazar S5 0716+714. For the second-year study, the goal was to find a redshift for the target to allow the…
CSEF · 2008
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals To investigate magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) thrust, an intriguing force that can quietly power a boat without moving parts. To design, test and improve a series of MHD engines…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The California sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) has been highly endangered since being nearly hunted to extinction one hundred years ago by fur traders. The population is t…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether or not galaxies cluster, and if so, to measure that clustering. Studying this clustering could provide information…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The long term goal of this 7-year project is to understand the biochemical basis of cold tolerance in citrus, and develop methods to combat the problem. Methods/Materials Pa…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Goal 1-Find a filter paper that can be used for a dipstick test Goal 2-Make a color graduating test so that if there is more endotoxin, the shade of yellow would be darker a…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine the effect of organic fertilizer (in amounts of 0%, 50%, and 100%) and natural farming soils (clay soil and sandy loam) on c…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals Increasing the capacity of the swarm translates to holding the prices of commodities steady for long periods of time using swarms of individual agents while in the presence…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Does CD-R optical media degrade in fluorescent light under constant temperature and humidity? Degradation is measured as data loss using commercial, off the shelf, CD optica…
CSEF · 2008
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see if a cars speed would be affected by the presence of a childs bike in the street. My hypothesis is, I believe that the presence of a chil…
CSEF · 2008
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals Question - How do the concentrations of different solutes affect the conductivity of water? Hypothesis - I believe that the higher the concentration of solute in an ionic so…
CSEF · 2008
Earth & Planetary Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see which type of levee wall, an I-Wall Levee or a T-Wall, will better protect against a surge of flood waters as what happened with Hurricane Katrina. Th…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology First Award
Objectives/Goals For my experiment I wanted to see if I could increase or decrease the brightness of the dinoflagelates and the amount of time they glowed for by changing the amount of light…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals This project is about solar cells built using nanocrystals sensitized to visible light by plant-extract dyes. The objectives are: (1)To find which dye results in the best po…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals In worker honey bees (Apis mellifera), juvenile hormone III (JH) is responsible for regulating the division of labor within a colony. JH titers increase with age, and the ra…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals The phrase "mind-computer interface" conjures up images of the movie "The Matrix". There have been some different attempts at building commercially viable mind-computer inte…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology First Award
Objectives/Goals With an increased surface area to volume ratio, silver nanoparticles exhibit a more efficient antimicrobial potential than its metallic counterpart, silver ions. The abundan…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals Soil contaminants form negative impacts on our ecosystem: ruining groundwater supplies, killing organisms, and posing a threat to our health. Certain plants can decontaminat…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals California has lost more than 90% of its wetlands in the past 200 years. Environmentalists say that due to this wetland loss, artificial reservoirs and farm ponds have becom…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if there is a common perching distance between pigeons on different perches. One population perched on light post, the other on telephone wires.…