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 · 2008
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Certain facial features will affect the way people perceive one#s honesty and I believe Race, Demeanor, Expression, Smile, and Eyes will be shown as the top five most affect…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to discuss how different surfaces would affect the velocity of a rolling object. I used a fifteen centimeter ramp, a pool table, and a pool bal…
CSEF · 2008
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine the melting rate of ice with different concentrations of salt and sugar solutions. Methods/Materials 20 100 ml plastic cups 4 8…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if the network of major roads on the Monterey Peninsula is subject to single point failure Methods/Materials Google maps was used to identify about 30 bridges,…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Identify the functions of five novel transcripts by replacing with a selectable marker gene (Geneticin resistance). Compare cell growth rate of those with to those without t…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to see if the ice in fast food restaurants meets water quality standards. My hypothesis was that some of the restaurants I tested would show bac…
CSEF · 2008
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to test various materials in a solar water panel, to see which materials would absorb the most heat to make it the most efficient. Using four different mat…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if you can tell from a light curve if a variable star is a binary system. Methods/Materials I used the Muhlenberg Observatory 35m telescope to take images of th…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Cylindrical shapes are commonly used in items ranging from soda cans to the body of a wind turbine. Researchers are constantly testing building materials to minimize the ris…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to research the occurrence of Ozone at ground level and investigate Ozone levels in the local area. I wanted to see if there are harmful levels…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to discover if oil in Purple Sage leaves is allelopathic and whether it inhibits the germination of the California Poppy or Fennel the most drastically. My objec…
CSEF · 2008
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals If 40 individuals [indivs.] take 4 similar math tests, each test taken while listening to a louder volume [vol.], then each indiv. will receive the highest % w/ the lowest v…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of a surgical simulation is to a) Simulate as precisely as possible a real surgical procedure b) Gauge user performance based on a set of metrics c) Augment us…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Question: Can robots be applied in the medical field so that they can deliver blood bags from laboratories to nursing stations within the hospital? Hypothesis: If the curren…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to indentify the key aspects of a showerhead design that transfers the maximum amount of heat to the body using the least amount of water. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I examined the effects of cigarette smoke exposure on the rate of mold growth on bread. My objective was to find out whether or not cigarette smoke halts natural growth proc…
CSEF · 2008
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate to see if the size of blades and number of blades affect the voltage output of a water wheel. Based on my research, the hypothe…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the effects of different electrostatic field directions on the growth of radishes. Methods/Materials Twelve apparatuses were cre…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effect of a fatty acid synthase inhibitor on multi-drug resistant ovarian cancer cells compared to drug sensitive ovarian cancer cells. Hyp…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The tobacco mosaic virus is a very common plant virus which infects more than 100 types of herbaceous, dicotyledonous plants including many vegetables, flowers, and weeds. T…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to use a y-maze to provide evidence that male Iris oratoria produce pheromones to signal their presence to female Iris oratoria. If all factors that could…
CSEF · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if a person's behavior will change after reading hidden keywords in a scrambled-sentence test. Methods/Materials Using a stopwatch, I secretly t…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project aimed to find the best property to buy in the game of Monopoly based on its probability of being landed upon, by mathematical calculation and actual game play.…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this projects was to construct a Spectral Energy Distribution (SED) diagram of blazar S5 0716+714 using images from the Spitzer Space Telescope, ground based opt…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment shows the relationship between the spin of a thrown ball & the movement of that ball off a straight-line path. Methods/Materials A double-wheeled baseball-pi…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine if common household items can be combined to produce and store enough energy to power small electronic devices. Also, to compare the results of the…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to develop an algorithm to balance a two wheeled, one axle autonomous robot. Methods/Materials For my project, I used a vex robotics kit and t…
CSEF · 2007
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals When tempering, what mix of temperatures (recommended-recommended, higher-higher, higher-recommended) creates the highest temper in chocolate? Methods/Materials Clear your w…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to add the comparison of Brunneria borealis to an ongoing study of Iris oratoria and to test for the presence of pheromones. My hypothesis fo…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Since water refracts more than air, and water is denser than air, it would appear that denser substances generally refract more. Is this always true? My hypothesis is that d…