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 · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment aims to discover the differences in the way boys and girls (ages 6-13) and senior citizens (persons 65+) express emotions, including physiological, verbal an…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Build and program an autonomous drone that can carry out search and rescue missions in realistically dangerous terrain, without human control. More specifically, the drone s…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to see if age affects the conception rate in bovine. Methods/Materials Dairy Herd Improvement Association records (computerized recording sys…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Using "off the shelf" 3D & flight simulation software, I attempted to discover how weight effected the flight distance of Quetzalcoatlus Northropi. Methods/Materials Laptop…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out how well plants grew back after a fire. The reason I did this project was to investigate how the aftermath of a fire should be handled and how people ca…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The implications of ocean acidification on marine organisms, specifically intertidal relationships, are vast. As the acidity of ocean waters increases, we find severe impact…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine whether electricity could be generated from waste water. Methods/Materials To create electricity, I had to const…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to see if the regeneration of planarian flatworms were affected by the use of reclaimed water rather than spring water. The regeneration abil…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to develop a multirotor mounted net launcher that can disable unwanted multirotors. The technology must be robust, light and cost effective for wide implementatio…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This affiliated research delves into genetic modification of the aquatic duckweeds Azolla caroliniana and Lemna minor in order to elevate triacylglycerol, diacylglycerol, wa…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Caffeine and cisplatin's effects on NADH related energy production pathways within a breast cancer cell line. Methods/Materials Treated cells with different concentrations o…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is: If, a plant is exposed to the right light, right color, and right color temperature (kelvin), then, the growth of the plant will accelerate because, light…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the targets of more than 40% of all marketed drugs. However, in many existing drugs, significant side effects arise as a result of th…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals In order to fix the problem of climate change and increasing CO2 levels, we have to find a different fuel source to power our cars and our homes. Hydrogen is a promising can…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine if shape words can interfere with the simple task of naming shapes, I would also be looking for any crucial differences between ages and genders i…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Build a Smart Flood Sensor device that can be used in a network of flow sensors in a city's drainage system to collect, analyze, and predict rain and storm water flow data.…
CSEF · 2016
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine whether or not you can increase the power generated by a solar panel by using concentrated lenses and tracking the sun with a helio-tracker (Sun-tra…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to ferment lactic acid, purify it, and create an effective acne cream. Methods/Materials The first study was to ferment the lactic acid usin…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the efficiency of bleach in relation to the time it remains on drinking fountains' spigots in reducing the amount of microorganisms in its wate…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment was performed to see if changes in sleep cadence affected the retention of knowledge by mice. This project builds on the previous six years projects; each ye…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to study how the amount of risk a person perceives in a situation affects their performance of a task in that situation. Methods/Materials A…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between the magnitude of RR Lyra and its Temperature Methods/Materials Telescope, CCD Camera, Alpy Sp…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals In this study, the effects of stimulants and depressants were tested on the roundworm, C. elegans. Animals exhibit a characteristic thrashing behavior when placed in liquid.…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Hearing aids have a fundamental limitation - when used in areas of high ambient noise such as restaurants or public buildings, they amplify background noise as much as desir…
CSEF · 2016
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of the study was to see how UV levels changed as altitude increased. Methods/Materials A weather balloon is a large balloon that can go into the upper atmosphe…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals In this project, the effect of the size of magnets on their ability to serve as frictionless floating bearing was investigated. Methods/Materials Magnets (passive type, Neod…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to test various new materials for the use as a more affective means of protecting our firefighters in case of emergency situations during a wi…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To learn more about wireless power transfer, its current limitations, and begin to recognize future applications of this technology. Methods/Materials My research pointed me…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of treatments for fungal infections. Methods/Materials The method of collecting data for this study is water vo…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Our project enumerates and identifies trends in coliform and enterococcus bacteria levels throughout Newport Bay and its surrounding watershed using multiple methods assesse…