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.
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Silver Medal
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects up to 1/3 of the global population (Habtye et al., 2023). Immunocompromised individuals face a high risk of parasite reactivation, which can cause seve…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
This project looks at human stem cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) and how they respond when one of the PRPF4B alleles are made non-functional using CRISPR Cas-9. The goal is to see if…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology Silver Medal
EvoNash: Accelerating Convergence to Nash Equilibrium Investigating Adaptive Mutation Rates in Genetic Neural Networks This experiment investigates the efficiency of evolutionary algorithms…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Our project is about the phenomenon known as face pareidolia and how others perceive objects around them.
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
My experiment is what type of filter materials removes the most contaminants from water.
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology Silver Medal
I chose this project because wildfires are becoming a bigger problem in Canada. they can affect forests, wildlife, air quality, and nearby communities. I wanted to see if a machine learning…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
I am proposing to harness earthquake wave energy to generate electricity using piezoelectric disc through an inventive experiment, which will be most useful in earthquake-prone areas like th…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology Silver Medal
Growing labour shortages and an aging population have created urgent demand for robotic systems capable of assisting across healthcare, elder care, and household settings. Existing approache…
CWSF · 2026
Natural Resources Silver Medal
Every year, millions of tonnes of old clothing end up in landfills. But what if your worn-out jeans could keep a house warm instead? This project explored whether recycled materials could wo…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
This project is a simple way to solve a big problem: generating reliable and sustainable energy with piezoelectric roadways.
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Silver Medal
I am working to create a biodegradable alternative that could help replace plastic because I am worried about the effects of plastics, particularly microplastics on animals, human health, an…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Investigating the Antimicrobial Effects of Lactobacillus Acidophilus metabolites against Staphylococcus epidermidis
CWSF · 2026
Curiosity & Ingenuity Silver Medal
Symbioses between algae and heterotrophs offer blueprints for bioengineering, challenging standard views on autotrophic efficiency. The partnership between the green alga Oophila amblystomat…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Silver Medal
Cement manufacturing currently accounts for 8% of global anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, largely due to the calcination of limestone in the mass production of Ordinary Portland…
CWSF · 2026
Curiosity & Ingenuity Silver Medal
Cleaning eavestroughs is dangerous. Each year in the United States alone there are over 300 deaths caused by falls from ladders (American Ladder Institute, 2018). I made Gutterpillar to asce…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
We are doing an experiment to see how blonde hair reacts to chlorinated-salt water. Based on the results of the experiment we will also create a formula for a chlorine clarifying shampoo.
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
were going to build a couple water filters with different materials to see which materials clean dirty water better.
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
I will be testing how different stud patterns on soccer cleats change how fast and agile a player can be.
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
I am going collect some samples of snow from several different places, let them melt, filter them to see how dusty it is, do some other stuff to see what else is hiding in the snow, and pres…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
This project tests if physical activity affects how "smart" we are. In a series of multiple cognitive tests and types of physical activity, we learn how the mind and body works together, if…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
I dropped three different shapes (cone, crumpled ball, and parachute). They all had the same weight. After dropping them from the same height, I measured the time it took for them to fall. A…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Comparing brain and muscle signals to demonstrate how a hybrid approach can enhance accuracy, reliability, and user confidence.
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Testing if different piston placements in a hydraulic arm effects its efficiency
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
PLA and PET plastics will be put through tensility, flexural, creep, and heat resistance test to test their structural integrity.
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Immunodeficiency in women is rather common, but Immunodeficiency in pregnant women can have detrimental health effects on both the woman and her baby. We created an application which helps t…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Algorithmic trading is often viewed as a "black box", creating barriers for retail investors. The goal is to identify how narrative & visual explanations impact user trust & mental model acc…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
This study aims to promote awareness regarding how endometriosis is a painful and debilitating condition, and advocate for further research on the disease
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology Silver Medal
Every 9 seconds, one person dies from diabetes, yet current technologies have significant limitations. I engineered a first-of-a-kind hybrid Physics-ML "glass-box" engine reconstructing each…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), affecting about 1 in 4,000 people, is the most common inherited retinal disease. A common cause of RP is the P23H mutation in rhodopsin, which causes the protein t…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Silver Medal
The prevalence of microplastic pollution in aquatic environments is a significant global concern. However, quantifying microplastics using conventional laboratory-based methods is costly and…