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 · 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…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if the acidification of Earth's oceans would have an effect on how sounds traveled through ocean water, and if there was an e…
CSEF · 2010
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals When jumping a horse, the biomechanics that the horse executes vary as the height increases. This experiment explores what adjustments occur as the height of a jump increase…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals This research investigates the potential for tree based oils as a substitute for diesel fuel. Firstly for an oil to be a viable substitute for diesel, it must provide compar…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals The recent SARS and novel H1N1 pandemics have rekindled interest in the spread of epidemics. Recently, Colizza et al. simulated epidemics on a 3100 airport network across 22…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Previous studies showed that soft drinks are harmful to the teeth because of their high sugar content and acidity that may cause the enamel of the tooth to erode. However, w…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Using chlorine to disinfect water can contribute to health hazards. I read an article this summer about a new method of water treatment through water electrolysis. The objec…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The present demand for energy is growing and fossil fuels are not a sustainable energy source. Emissions from fossil fuels significantly degrade air quality and the greenhou…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project was to evaluate the relationship between the degree of tinting on a car window and transmission of harmful ultraviolet light (UVA or UVB). A secondar…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to develop a computational model which would evaluate the effectiveness of a solar water heater in preheating water for hot tub or home hot wate…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals This project was made to find the relation between ducting on a fanwing propulsion system and its efficiency in thrust and lift. A fanwing works on Bernoulli#s principle & t…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objectives were to determine (A) how people make decisions when faced with uncertainty and (B) how the framing of a question influences their choices. I expected that tee…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine how the human brain classified superimposed sound waves # by, conventionally thought, differences in frequency, or by my hypothesis, differences…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Introduction- It has been recognized that when a person grows older, they experience a decline in muscle strength and stamina. To this day it is still unknown why this happe…
CSEF · 2009
Earth Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see if different mixtures of hardpan and sand could be used to help with California water conservation. Hardpan and sand are some of the m…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals I chose to do this project to understand the effects of pollution on aquatic plants to help better protect the ecosystems in the future. Of the several pollutants that can g…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to find out if talking on a hands-free cell phone while driving or talking to a passenger while driving is more distracting to your driving. Met…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My experiment was designed to test whether vegetation reduces the number of embers hitting or entering a house during wildfire. My experiment tested two hypotheses: Do trees…