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 · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals To figure out if people react faster to sight or sound. Methods/Materials Materials: 1) Computer program written by Sebastian Roeder-Hensley, testing reaction times to sight…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Soil compaction, the compressing of soil particles which lessens pore space, limits circulation of water, air, and nutrients throughout the soil. A major issue in many agric…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals (abbreviated version) My project, Sugar, Salt, Ice, and Everything Nice, is a second year study of freezing point depression. The purpose of this project was to see if I cou…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study is to understand the impact of different sugars on blood glucose. After eating, some foods process more quickly and cause the blood sugar to temporari…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find the best firewood in terms of most heat with the least smoke at a good price. It is important because more and more people in our commu…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment examined the ability of four antioxidants (vitamin C, alpha-lipoic acid, coenzyme Q-10, and selenium) to dampen the harmful effects of hydrogen peroxide on S…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals For centuries, researchers have been trying to find the factors of humor. Many of those studies, however, look at what in the jokes themselves strikes a nerve, such as incon…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to determine whether there was a correlation between academic success and happiness levels among high school students who are fixed minded (i.e. they believe…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see if an increase of pH in the root environment of C(3) plants would induce stomatal opening. Methods/Materials With 14 C(3) plants in each group, (Trad…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, is an indicator of ocean pollution Methods/Materials One Carolina Bacterial Pollution of Water k…
CSEF · 2014
Earth & Planetary Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to investigate how the presence of solutes, CO2, and acidity in water, as well as organic compounds in soils, may interact with soil textures…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to design, build and test a prototype hardware and software to detect fire in its infancy and produce an automated warning response via Bluetooth. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have the ability to regulate large gene networks and are estimated to regulate 50% of the human genome. The primary objective of my project is to investig…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Biofilms are strong bacterial communities that adhere to surfaces due to certain gene expressions in reaction to the environment. They are 1000 fold more resistant to antibi…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals In this project, the antimicrobial effectiveness of cinnamon oil and the antimicrobial effectiveness of clove oil were tested against the Gram-negative Escherichia coli. The…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals Do you ever give a second thought to the fact that every time you use WiFi you could be sending your passwords not to the Internet, but to a hacker? My hypothesis is that if…
CSEF · 2013
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to debunk a study by neurologist Michael Merzenich at the University of California San Francisco linking breastmilk as a contributing factor to aut…
CSEF · 2013
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to test my hypothesis that previous knowledge of chess interferes with a person's ability to play checkers with chess pieces. Methods/Materials Consent was…
CSEF · 2013
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals One of the most difficult questions of cancer biology is how cancer spreads.Understanding the physical behavior and nature of cancer cells helps answer that question.A cost…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals There is a growing demand for small on-site electricity generators to power wirelessly networked sensor nodes that are suitable for monitoring the built and natural environm…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals My project's objective is to determine whether the temperature of a magnet will affect the strength of a magnet and its magnetic field. Methods/Materials I used 80 1.25 cera…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to investigate the use of duckweeds, Lemna minor and Spirodela polyrhizza, in phytoremediation in removing acetaminophen, caffeine and e…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Downy mildew is one of the most destructive plant pathogens across the globe, and the major production constraint on the $200,000,000 spinach industry in California, the maj…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a prevalent and deadly primary brain tumor in humans. It is reported that glycoprotein Prominin 1 (CD133/1) expression is associated with a…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals Over 300,000 sports related, traumatic brain injuries are reported yearly in the U.S.A. alone. Most of these injuries are because of receiving one or more blows to the head,…
CSEF · 2013
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to explore how some common metals of different thermal conductivities can be used to achieve good thermal management in various applications. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2013
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Praying mantids use camouflage to avoid predation and to ambush their prey. Research shows that mantids pay attention to structural cues, by demonstrating a preference for a…
CSEF · 2013
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals As new ways for clean energy are introduced, it is important to find out which ways are more efficient and cleaner than others. The purpose of this project is to understand…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals To test the durability and drying time of five(5) different nail polish samples. Methods/Materials Five unique nail polishes were tested for efficiency in two related experi…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals The main aim of this research is to develop new, more effective methods of Artificial Intelligence and Fuzzy Logic Techniques and integrate them with biomedical imagery and…