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 · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences First Award
Objectives Wetlands, extremely important as wildlife habitats, are under severe threat in the United States. Preservation and restoration of wetland habitats is therefore critical for improv…
CSEF · 2019
Zoology First Award
Objectives This study examines effective dosage of corn silk (Zea mays Linnaeus) aqueous extract on neuronal regeneration. Methods Using planaria (Girardia tigrina) as a model for neuronal r…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives It is estimated that 200 million gallons of oil is disposed of improperly in the United States annually, a portion of which is used engine oil. This project is designed to determi…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives Antibiotic resistance is thought to be one of the greatest public health crises of the future. Microparticles possess unique properties that may lend themselves to inhibiting the…
CSEF · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives The purpose is to measure the effects of a phase change material (PCM) unit on efficiency of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) waste heat recovery system and determine the appropri…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives My intent was to notice if microplastic particles are present in sea salts of different qualities. Methods Gathered salts of different price points. Dissolved 50 grams of each sal…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis First Award
Objectives/Goals Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is the 4th leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Patient prognoses can be significantly improved with site-specific therapy. Thus…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to successfully create tactile image by taking a digital image, breaking it up into a 6 by 6 array, and then assigning each array to one push ro…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Evaluate 12 grape characteristics to identify useful attributes for choosing the sweetest grapes in the store without tasting them. Methods/Materials 663 grapes from 100 bun…
CSEF · 2018
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals I was curious to see if the different north and south facing aspects in Lundy Canyon create substantially different temperatures and snow depths due to varying amounts of su…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals To enhance the formation and tensile strength of rice bioplastic using lignocellulosic fibers from garbage/recycled materials in bio.fiber.plastic. Methods/Materials Rice bi…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals This experimental study examines whether branding (in this case, Google) influences people's consumer choices and satisfaction with products (in this case, styli). I used a…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals Recently, microspheres have been receiving a lot of attention for their significance in the local release of drugs. This experiment sought to create a multilayered, biocompa…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals My project was designed to figure out if there is potentially a more environmentally sustainable coarse aggregate alternative that will have a similar compressive strength t…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine which dentifrice is the most effective in coffee stain removal. Methods/Materials Ceramic tiles were stained using coffee for one…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals Under UV light, scorpions fluoresce a bright bluish-green. A popular conjecture is that this allows them to sense UV light with their cuticle. Sensing UV with their cuticle…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to design and build a Data-Driven Dual-Axis solar tracker and to test its output relative to that of a fixed panel. Methods/Materials Plywood,…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if Equisetum hyemale can inhibit the growth of Penicillium italcium fungi. Methods/Materials Potato agar was mixed with Equisetum…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals The identification of new antibiotics and new methods for antibiotic testing can fight the antibiotic resistance crisis. The goals of this project are to (1) find antibacter…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals Fire return intervals (FRIs) are a key environmental factor in chaparral ecosystems. With increasing drought and anthropogenic fire ignition particularly in the past decades…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to test the effects on learning/memory and locomotion of a mutation of the gene D-Alpha 7 (Da7) (specifically the P-Delta-EY6 allele - PDEY6),…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals An explosion occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 due to sinking polluted soil. The use of chemicals and human industrial activity contributes greatly to soil contaminatio…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals Basic color terms can be defined as words representing a wide set of hues, like "red" or "blue". Color terms differ from language to language. The goal of this project was t…
CSEF · 2018
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine if six hours of sleep a night for a week made a difference in memory compared to sleeping for eight hours a night for a week. Me…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Our goal was to determine whether there is a significant difference in element composition between metastatic and non-metastatic breast cancer cells through the use of X-Ray…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals (1)Determine whether Gen and MEHP, alone or mixed, directly target macrophages and affect their pro-inflammatory responses in-vitro. (2)Determine whether Gen and MEHP, alone…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to develop and demonstrate an electric cello utilizing novel optical sensors directly monitoring the vibrations of each of the cello strings inde…
CSEF · 2018
Mathematical Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals Research on bar visibility graphs was originally motivated by problems about constructing VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) circuits, and were adopted in the 1980s as a ge…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals Infrared observations are some of the most important observations, allowing rare AGNs, deeply embedded stars, globular clusters, low luminosity stars, and much more to be di…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals With the pressing issue of antibiotic resistant bacteria, anti-virulence therapies have emerged as a non-antibiotic strategy for bacterial elimination through removal of bac…