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
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To use various forms of science including biochemistry and microbiology to preserve Madrona Marsh a vernal marsh in Torrance, California from harsh contaminants in local run…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this project is to define the biological mechanism(s) by which multidrug resistance (MDR) to a fatty acid synthase inhibitor occurs. Hopefully this inv…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Multi-touch sensing touch screens are rapidly revolutionizing the tech industry. With capabilities of sensing multiple touches at once, multi-touch screens are becoming usef…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find differences in the nucleotide sequences of a highly conserved chloroplast gene of different native plant species. This involved extra…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Bacterial transformation is widely used in commercial applications and research laboratories as a way to introduce or transfer one or more new genes into a cell. My project…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Which turn is the most efficient for the transition between Backstroke to Breaststroke: the "Dropdown" turn, the "Swivel" turn, of the "Flip" turn? Methods/Materials Materia…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Our underlying goal of the entire project was to find a non-toxic, environmentally safe, pheromone based ant repellent. Methods/Materials We tested for the existence of each…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how light of different wavelengths penetrates smoke. The hypotheses that I tested were that light penetration through smoke is independent of th…
CSEF · 2009
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if extreme climatic temperature changes would affect the bounce height and pressure of basketballs and if a recycled ball would perform as well as…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to determine if dye-sensitized solar cells that implement berry pigments absorb more solar energy than dye-sensitized solar cells that implem…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine how changing the size of ellipsoids along one axis changes the speed at which they fall through liquids of varying viscosity and how the non-s…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To determine the correlation between conductivity and corrosion rates in various solutions in simulation of a typical oil field environment. Methods/Materials Part I: Carbon…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Rhus integrifolia is an extremely common coastal sage in Southern California. It is classified as a drought-resistant, evergreen scrub. These characteristics enable it to th…
CSEF · 2009
Earth Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The point of this project was to see if the style of jetty on barrier islands affected the amount of erosion on the beach. I modeled my project after barrier island, Plum Is…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if healthy full term children between the ages of 10 and 12 who were breastfed for the first six months of their life are smarter than healthy full term…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project was done to create fully functional nanowires that could be used as a battery electrode. An objective is that the synthesized nanowires be uniform in structure.…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Research on the optimal release angle for shooting a free throw compares effectiveness for low (35-45º), medium (45-50º) and high (50-58º) release angles. My hypothesis stat…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals 16s rRNA is a region of highly conserved RNA found in ribosomes that is extremely important in the identification of organisms. Through the process of PCR amplification, RNA…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study is to compare the efficiencies of ancient water purification methods against the efficiencies of modern water purification methods. It was hypothes…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see if Helix aspersa or Gastropoda pulmonata would exhibit any preferences for anthocyanin pigments over anthoxanthin pigments in pansi…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The periodicity of X-ray bursts from Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) appears to be dependent on the recovery interval between mass-infall events. This recovery interval is prop…
CSEF · 2008
Earth & Planetary Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to measure the dissolved oxygen at various test sites throughout Ballona Creek. I compared the dissolved oxygen to the salinity of the creek wa…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to engineer a noninvasive methodology for precisely determining the volume, mass, and density of the liver. The secondary goal is to apply this method to ob…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Title & Purpose of Exhibit: Corn, Cornstalk, Bamboo, or Sugar Cane? The theme of this exhibit is ethanol production using different materials. Ethanol is alcohol that is pro…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine whether crossed hand-eye dominance has an effect on free-throw shooting. Methods/Materials I received the help of three subject groups with diffe…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Laser communication has many advantages over wired devices. Lasers can carry messages near the speed of light with little interference whereas electrical signals travel at 6…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Despite advances in technology, modern fossil fuel powered cars still contribute significantly to pollution and the greenhouse effect, emitting CO2 and other pollutants and…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to design a method for identifying transgenic lacZ positive fruit fly larvae by their appearance, using a reporter gene assay. I used the E. coli gene set Lac Op…
CSEF · 2008
Earth & Planetary Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I want to see how geomagnetic storms affect GPS precision. Methods/Materials I used a Garmin GPS device, NOAA Space Weather Now, and a computer. I went on Google maps to fin…
CSEF · 2008
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Many of the approaches for synthesizing superparamagnetic iron oxide nanocrystals require complex processes and the use of toxic materials. I selected a co-precipitation met…