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 My Hypothesis- If hot and cold water are placed in the freezer at the same time, under the same identical conditions, except temperature, then the hot water will freeze soli…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that oral bacteria will develop resistance to mouthrinses with repeated use, with maximum resistance buildup in mouthrinses containing chlorohexidine. This…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Cellulose is one of the main components of the paper waste stream. Ethanol can be used as a fuel. Last year I developed a pretreatment process using pressure cooking and mic…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals How do epidemics spread on the US transportation network? What is the role of air travel vs. long distance auto travel? Is the nature of epidemic propagation on the network…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals While watering the yard, I noticed the leaves beneath an African Sumac tree foamed up whenever water hit them. This made me wonder about the leaves of that tree. I did some…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals Our research objectives were to: -Study the properties of the oil coming from both oil yielding trees and annual crops to confirm their potential as a fuel. -Determine the p…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to learn whether hepatocyte apoptosis exists in the rat high fat diet (HFD)-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease model, and if so, wheth…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to characterize the role of the parabrachial nucleus (PBN) in regulating sympathetic cardiac reflexes during myocardial ischemia. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to identify how information such as age, gender, familial status, and criminal record affected whether or not a "prisoner" in a Prisoner…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment, as defined in the hypothesis, is quite simple. Using moderate energies and intensities of x-rays in combination with tin particles in close pr…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation is to evaluate the relationship between the intensity of the sun's Ultraviolet (UVA/UVB) radiation and the most effective sun preventativ…
CSEF · 2011
Earth & Planetary Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine if the addition of polyacrylamide (PAM) will help water percolate through a hrydophobic layer of soil. This is important be…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My science project was to build a wind tunnel in order to create an experiment that tested the efficiency of different winglet designs. Winglets are the physical extension o…
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…