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 · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals 3D-printing is a form of additive manufacturing where materials are added layer by layer to create a three-dimensional object. If the orientation an object is 3D-printed at…
CSEF · 2013
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the presence of CO(2) in a trumpet coral polyp's environment would cause the water to become more acidic and break down the polyp's outer shell. M…
CSEF · 2013
Earth & Planetary Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project studies how the Arctic Ocean is responding to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO(2)) and global warming. Sea surface temperature (SST) and chlorophyll a…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to examine the effects of light shelves on the distribution of natural light in the interior of a building and the reduction of glare in the area near the p…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. However, harmful bacteria may contaminate them. Nearly one-third of the major foodborne illness outbreaks were…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Year 1 I designed an experiment to determine if oil inhibits water flow through porous materials by studying the infiltration rates of H(2)O with soybean oil (nontoxic proxy…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To determine whether beetles of mealworms irradiated with UV-C rays will have a higher percentage of mutated beetles than that of non-irradiated mealworms. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2013
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to see the differences in burning time, caloric energy, and carbon emissions of gasoline, diesel, and ethanol. Methods/Materials Materials:…
CSEF · 2013
Earth & Planetary Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals We wanted to find out if it always gets colder as you get higher in the mountains. Methods/Materials We used thermochrons (called iButtons) which are thermometers about the…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Computers are expensive. It would be good to have computers that are affordable for everyone. Two methods to make them more affordable are to use less expensive, non-compute…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The focus of my project was to investigate if two of the most widely used brands of fish feeds, Rangen and EWOS, are one of the major sources of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PC…
CSEF · 2013
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals As echinoderms, sea cucumbers share many characteristics with other species in their phylum, including the presence of ossicles. The objective of this experiment was to dist…
CSEF · 2013
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My research is to study the effects of Reactive Oxygen Species(ROS) and Oxidative Stress that affect our environment and everyday life. I harnessed the power of the natural…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals While shopping with my peers I have noticed their opinions of brand names and articles of clothing influence each other. I am interested in fashion, and I was curious to dis…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine scientifically if percussing a watermelon predicts how sweet or ripe it is. I hypothesized that ripe watermelons transmitted a different sound…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This study's objective is to 1) Discover novel druggable sites absent in the crystal structure of aromatase by incorporating flexibility with molecular dynamics (MD) simulat…
CSEF · 2013
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Our main objective in doing this project is to spread awareness on pet obesity and get pets to lose weight, therefore giving them a better life without always being tired, a…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by accumulation of beta amyloid (Abeta) plaques in the brain and activation of caspase pathway leading to neuronal apoptosis. Curcu…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to study how temperature affects the maximum power produced by a photovoltaic. The performance of batteries decreases when the temperatu…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment's intent was to find the effect of biodiversity (more specifically species diversity as measured by the Simpsons Diversity Index) on the overall health of an…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Plants are all around us and are essential to our survival, providing us with oxygen, food, medicine, and so much more. Despite years of research, there is still so much tha…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals We aimed to determine the effects of age, gender, and the plastic bag ban (with 10 cent fee per paper bag) on consumer bag choice at Santa Monica grocery stores by comparing…
CSEF · 2013
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to see how vibrational force affects the properties of dilatant fluids and how the effects can be implicated in new technology. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2013
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To determine which of three memory techniques, the loci method, rote memorization, and picture flash cards, is the most effective; and to determine if longer words are harde…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if macro, micro, and nano scale diamagnetic materials can be self-assembled into three-dimensional structures using a magnetic field in a superpa…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Using graphene oxide to improve power output of a PEM fuel cell. Methods/Materials Graphene oxide was created using the Hummer's method and thin films were created on the po…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine if common foods from Los Angeles grocery stores contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). I believe that many of the foods…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Computer languages such as Java can be used to code programs which simulate future generations of data based on a solid mathematical model, such as in the case of generating…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to determine if the color of birdseed would make a difference in how much birds would eat it. My hypothesis was that the color would affect how much the…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment measured the effects of pressure, at 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 meters underwater, on air contained in multiple containers of varying lengths, widths, and volumes.…