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 · 2018
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to discover how much bacteria is growing on new and used reusable plastic grocery bags. What happens if you spill liquids? My hypothesis was th…
CSEF · 2018
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if blocks of ice exposed to air with increasing levels of carbon dioxide will melt faster than a block of ice exposed to ai…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the ratio of how genes are passed on and how often they physically appear in the offspring. Methods/Materials Wild type male C. e…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals This study examined the impact of human and domestic dog presence on the species richness and movement of mammals in habitat fragments within a suburban matrix and possible…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, I wanted to find out if there was a relationship between the weave of a fabric (plain twill satin weave) and the strength stretch and fray of it. I teste…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals Microplastics are an increasingly problematic aspect of plastic pollution with an estimated 83% presence in tap water worldwide. Currently, there are no feasible water treat…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Dye waste generated by the textile industry is now the second leading pollutant of water worldwide and is expensive to remediate due to its chemical and physical properties.…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals I created the Smart Waste Management system to optimize garbage collection by efficiently identifying and gathering solid waste and transporting it to landfills to prevent t…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to create a buoy that can convert ocean swells into clean, efficient electric energy without polluting or harming the environment. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) causes chicken pox and shingles. Cells infected with VZV undergo cell-to-cell membrane fusion mediated by viral fusion proteins. The rate of cel…
CSEF · 2018
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to decellularize a leaf using sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), leaving only its extracellular matrix with an intact vascular system. If completely decellularize…
CSEF · 2018
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Our experiment's objective is to determine interrupted sleep's effect on cognition. Common diseases like sleep apnea and generalized anxiety disorder interrupt sleep instead…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals As many parts of the world are facing water scarcity there is a growing interest in reusing greywater. However, many commercial laundry detergents contain chemicals harmful…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals To test possible effects of application of abscisic acid on unstressed and water stressed Brassica rapa, and see if ABA's role in stomata and water usage in a plant would he…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, we will compare growth vs. fixed mindset in Honor and CP level senior high school students and see if there is any effect of early class separation and g…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis Second Award
Objectives/Goals The Foldscope is a microscope made of paper and a removable lense which costs 25 cents to make. In this project Foldscope is used to target Schistosomiasis, a parasitic dise…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The object of this project is to use color genetics to prove that rabbits will either ovulate more eggs when bred a second time 12-24 hours later or that the unfertilized eg…
CSEF · 2017
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to discover if video games affect depth perception in humans. This experiment compared subjects' depth perception after playing with thre…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Dyes are used in many industries, such as textiles, plastic, printing, and cosmetics. Because current methods of wastewater treatment are expensive and create toxic sludge,…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to create a 2ft high-density surfboard that repels leopard sharks using rare earth neodymium magnets. Methods/Materials 14 Neodymium magnets o…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals Over the past 3 years, I have conducted 3 experiments to improve the efficiency of photovoltaic cells, and I realized that they have 3 major flaws: they do not generate elec…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals There is an increasing need for assistive devices as expressed by patients in critical care, with speech and language difficulties, as well as those with disabilities. As a…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals Currently, there are not many options to heat or cool the body without adding or dropping layers. Additionally, there is no way to intelligently increase and decrease one#s…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals Algae blooms are becoming increasingly common worldwide and are environmentally and financially damaging. In this project, I wanted to find if Southern Californian waters ar…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Achieving solar powered photochemical synthesis has been the dream of chemists since Ciamician in 1912. Yet due to issues with current reactors and the inability of visible…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine which horse bedding is most absorbent. Methods/Materials Containers, four bedding types, measuring cup, strainer, timer. Poured wate…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis Second Award
Objectives/Goals To create a system to track, monitor, recognize, and diagnose Heart Rate Variability (HRV) in real-time, which can be integrated with or improve upon the current iWatch and…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of the study was to investigate which environmentally safe laundry detergent would be less detrimental towards plants in the effort to conserve household water…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Lung Cancer is the leading cause of all cancer deaths, with a 5-year survival rate of only 17%. Lung Cancer does not display surface proteins associated uniquely with tumor…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the Bacterial Expression Vector containing the M3-M4 fragment of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor (nAChR) Alpha-7 is to study Alzheimer's disease. I hypot…