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 · 2018
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project studies the effects of introducing photons into polarization sets. Specifically, this project applies and extends Malus' Law, which states that…
CSEF · 2018
Mathematical Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Develop an open-source software application to simulate circle inversion and prove Pappus' theorem. Methods/Materials MacBook Pro to develop a web page in HTML5 and JavaScri…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find easily accessible solutions to kill bacteria and yeast found in the infected ears of dogs. The hypothesis is, if bacteria grown…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the effect of sediment on water quality in lakes and the marine organisms that inhabit it. Methods/Materials Sediment was collected from three…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal is to develop a vertical-axis wind turbine that will work for regions below 30m or the turbulent area in suburbs/residential areas. Methods/Materials The design cri…
CSEF · 2018
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to find how the addition of waste materials effects the superiority of concrete. Methods/Materials Part 1: Collect waste materials, coffee groun…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of cancer, and tumor cells with defective mitochondria use alternative, efficient metabolic pathways to produce ATP energy when the ele…
CSEF · 2018
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to show how acidity level is currently affecting plankton in the Monterey Bay. What I am hoping to accomplish is to spread a higher level of a…
CSEF · 2018
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how gender affects short-term memory recall of pictures, numbers, and words in 11-13 year olds. We predicted that girls would have a higher rec…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find out if nanosilver found in consumer products is harmful to Daphnia Magna, and if the temperature of the water affects the way nanos…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which amendment to soil, chicken manure or Miracle-Gro fertilizer, would help a snow pea plant develop quickest. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To attribute trends in black carbon, or BC, concentrations in personal exposure to micro-environments of certain conditions as accurately and reliably as possible, and to be…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals With this experiment, I was aiming to gather information on how sounds could affect brainwaves. Previous studies have shown a correlation between brainwaves and mood. My goa…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to analyze how the enzyme invertase converts sucrose into glucose and how this affects the amount of actual glucose digested from different fo…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Hematopoiesis, or blood cell development, is a strictly regulated process and the maintenance of blood progenitors requires various pathways in cells. Deregulation of these…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of creating an anthocyanin-based solar cell is to realize the efficacy of using fruits containing this specific pigment. Utilizing several fruits with this pig…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To create an accurate diagnostic and prognostic machine learning based methodology for Alzheimer's early detection by using polygenic risk scores constructed from single nuc…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of different nitrogen sources on the degradation of crude oil by a common soil microorganism, Pseudomonas putida. Me…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The formation of a hairpin core structure by the HIV-1 virus transmembrane glycoprotein gp41 is the critical event that triggers viral fusion to the host cell. Fusion inhibi…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Atmospheric Rivers (ARs) are long, narrow plumes of moisture responsible for over 90% of poleward water vapor transport across the mid-latitudes. AR events bring significant…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I am very interested in aviation, and I know from past research that bird strikes are a danger to air travelers. I decided to try to test devices I developed to find the mos…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to see both the individual and synergistic antimicrobial effect of Azithromycin and Hamamelitannin on common bacteria in Surgical Site Infecti…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment I am conducting consists of testing the amount of voltage produced by different materials in galvanic cells as well as the best way to connect the parts that…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Food wastage is a massive problem globally, with one-third of all the food produced getting wasted. Roughly one trillion dollars worth of food ends up in landfills every yea…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Recent outbreaks of Zika (ZIKV), Dengue (DENV), Chikungunya (CHIKV), and Ebola are neurovirulent. Trends in congenital and neurological manifestations (microcephaly, Guillai…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether various store-bought products or various peppers are more effective in repelling mosquitoes. I believe that one of the st…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to compare the amount of ethyl alcohol (ethanol) distilled from fermented solutions of granulated sugars derived from plants. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the science project was to build and then study the performance of a magnetically levitated vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) compared to a vertical axis wind…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The object of this study is to develop a novel flexible MoS2 biosensor to detect very lower-concentrated biomolecules. Methods/Materials I successfully fabricate a MoS2 bios…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Access to clean water is a pressing issue worldwide. Large-scale, solar-powered desalination systems are viable but the investment is too costly for developing countries or…