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 · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Reverse electrowetting is the process in which conductive fluid drops generate electric potential when made to flow between electrodes. The purpose of this research is to ge…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals Often, when working with electronics, one needs more than one multimeter. Which takes up more space on the bench, can be expensive , and requires one to have more back up ba…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Goal: The aim was to see if plant material could be used to produce gold nanoparticles, and, if yes, to analyze the characteristics of the nanoparticles produced. Challenge:…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals How much of an incandescent lamp's electric power input is wasted by thermal conduction from the filament? If these losses are substantial, their reduction could significant…
CSEF · 2012
Earth & Planetary Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals Find out which topography is most effective in reducing water erosion. Measure the amount of water erosion in a soil filled tray using different types of topography. Each ty…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals Many children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) struggle with social, communication and behavioral issues. One of the most common, stereotypy (repetitive motions), can cr…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals To investigate differences in low light color vision between genders and ages, so that if older adults have trouble seeing color in low light, we can help people be aware of…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the presence and levels of inorganic (harmful) arsenic in apple and grape juice. I hypothesized that organic juice, from fruit grown without pe…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals In four experiments,my goals are to determine why the galls jump, at what optimum temperature range,how much energy do the galls require to jump/how do the galls jump (with…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals To formulate a new method that is more efficient than that of Lehmer and still creates a relatively thorough solution set. Methods/Materials An initial set is augmented with…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals This project applied a novel physical framework of perception, based on modeling neurons as nonlinear oscillators. The objective was to understand the underlying physical ba…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Tomato plants often suffer from a fungus, Verticillium dahliae, which stunts the plant and wilts their leaves. In the fields, for commercial production, farmers fumigate the…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Whooping cough, a disease characterized by a paroxysmal cough, is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The current study aims to demonstrate that the pertussis toxi…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine (a) how much color variation in a digital image is noticeable by average human eyes, (b) how can digital images hold covert informat…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals The focus of my project is to develop an armor that reduces blunt-force trauma [Goal 1] and supports flexibility [Goal 2] for the wearer without compromising safety. Methods…
CSEF · 2012
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment was to measure the effect of the size and the angle placement of a rear spoiler on the amount of drag and lift/downforce on a SUV-type automobile. It was hypo…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals There is a lot of talk these days about high protien versus no protien, and high carbohydrate diets versus low carb diets. I wanted to see which one of these diets would pro…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Electronics has depended on the concept of miniaturization, building circuitry from increasingly smaller parts to maximize efficiency and minimize cost. However, this size r…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Deer antler, an intriguing natural substance, is the only mammalian organ capable of regenerating, and has been extensively used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 200…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to prove that a correlation exists between the presence of manufactured nanoparticles in wastewater influent and membrane fouling in Membra…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if there is a correlation between the growth mindset (defined here as perceiving intelligence as a changeable attribute, especially by effort--contra…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to measure the effects the salinity of the water has on the germination rate of pea seeds. It was expected that as the salinity increase…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to find a natural and cost-effective method that does not use pesticides to control the spread of star thistle, genus Centaurea, a family of plan…
CSEF · 2012
Earth & Planetary Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this investigation was to determine if horse bones and other fossils found in the Barstow Formation from the Miocene period could be used to reconstruct the t…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals Herbicide is wasted every year by farmers who spend 8 billion dollars to control weeds. Farmers lose money and harm the environment when using the full spray method in which…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals When you start raising worms, which food / bedding should you choose? According to many online articles, worms can be fed on many things including paper, coffee and tea. By…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine the topography where mule deer bucks winter when shedding their antlers on the East Fork Winter Range in northwest Wyoming. I wan…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals We examine the consequences of using mathematical and statistical modeling to characterize the functional performance of a novel catapult design. Real-world projects are com…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The Gulf of Mexico oil spill was a hot topic in the news this past year. There are many concerns about the lasting effects of the spill on the Gulf and surrounding area's pr…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals The preparation of low cost, non-toxic chitosan coated magnetic nanoparticles and their application for heavy metal ion removal from water are the main goals. The nanopartic…