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 · 2011
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals Chemical nanosensors are becoming increasingly important in the nanotech field due to the reduction of cost and potential of real-time monitoring offered by portable devices…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to investigate the effect of pH on clam shells. I hypothesize that the lower the pH of the ocean water, the more weight the shells will los…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals A recent theory about the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the inflammation hypothesis, which suggests that the inflammatory response in the brain is central to the…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Chlamydomonas reinhardtii algae are a potential means for producing renewable hydrogen gas. However, current methods to produce hydrogen using these algae are inefficient, c…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals I am interested in spiders because they rely on the strength of their silk for their own support and to capture and hold their prey. Silk is expensive to make, but I thought…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals I have always been fascinated by tide pools and aquatic environments. I recently heard about a threatened species of limpet, the owl limpet, that inhabits our coastline. I l…
CSEF · 2010
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My project is about digital image forensics. I created a set of digitally manipulated images using Adobe Photoshop, a photo-editing software. The primary goal is to explore…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if lip gloss/ balm will increase the ability of ultraviolet (UV) light to kill Saccharomyces cerevisiae. To compare the abilities of various lip glosses/ balms…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if reducing the exposure to UV light on pea plants affects the plants' development, fruit production, rate of germination and fruit production over two generati…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals This project was conducted to determine how density of organisms affects the metamorphic development of larval red rock shrimp, Lysmata californica. Results from this projec…
CSEF · 2010
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine if and how temperature will affect the elasticity of nylon stockings. Research on thermoplastics, elasticity, entropy, and temper…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to generate a direct current using solar cells to power an apparatus that desalinates enough water for an average person's use. Methods/Materials Four diff…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objectives were: (1) to synthesize nanowires on FTO substrates using environmentally benign synthesis methods, (2) to integrate these into Dye-sensitized Solar Cells (DS…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to document the different rates at which the two generations of plants grew to determine if the salt percent threshold affects it next gen…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Lung cancer is the main cause of cancer death in the world, causing ~1.2 million to die annually. 90% of lung cancers are related to tobacco smoking; Furthermore, nicotine c…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effectiveness of natural pesticides in controlling leaf gall aphid development. Methods/Materials 250 leaves with galls from poplar cottonw…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals For almost five decades, linguists have actively pursued the questions: What is "creativity", how do we think, and where does meaning lie in our communication? Combining fun…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to discover the effect of a player's starting location on outcome in the game of RISK. I hypothesized that consolidation of a player's initial territories…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals Through personal experiences with peers, I made the assumption that adolescents feel pressure to dress or behave in ways that make them feel uncomfortable. For my science fa…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals To evaluate how various sounds, i.e. music, affect a human's resistance to becoming dizzy when spun around, and what sounds result in the quickest and longest recoveries fro…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine how the rate of flow of a liquid through a tube is affected by the following factors: (a) pressure driving the flow, (b) the len…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objective for this experiment was to see which roof truss design can hold the most amount of weight and how much the roof truss bends before breaking. Methods/Materials 5…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if CFL bulbs are as efficient as generally proclaimed when subjected to real life conditions. The hypothesis was that CFL bulbs are NOT as efficient as claimed…
CSEF · 2010
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Marine natural products have demonstrated potential in treating cancer and other diseases. The goal of this experiment was to separate, recover, and identify structures of c…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals I invented a medicine cabinet to address a pressing problem our society is facing today. The population of older people in the U.S. is increasing rapidly, and as people grow…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals While many people in poor countries don't have electricity, the fuels in wealthy countries produce pollutants. Solar power is a clean alternative but is unreliable due to cl…
CSEF · 2010
Earth Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals After seeing pictures and articles referring to stalactites and stalagmites, I wondered how they formed. Because stalactites and stalagmites usually grow in hard to reach ca…
CSEF · 2010
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals We in 8th grade have just started studying acids and pH. I wanted to utilize my limited after-school time to do experiments involving acids and learn practical aspects of ef…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals The Electrochromic Sun-Tracking Windshield (ESTW) is an automatic machine vision system for cars which determines when the sun is in the driver's field of view and rapidly d…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if an extract of the Dove weed could be used as an insecticide and be comparable to an over the counter insecticide, Acetamiprid, in the contro…