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 · 2013
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals The Fitzhugh Nagumo Model is widely used to understand the behavior of neurons and other excitable systems, which are nonlinear oscillators with a distinct threshold and dyn…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this project is to investigate the effects of nitrate on aquatic microorganisms, such as plankton. Methods/Materials We built plankton net to collect p…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine if voice spectral analysis can characterize a human voice to identify a specific person. Methods/Materials The software used to char…
CSEF · 2013
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals 1. To construct a simple yet accurate force balance which can measure the static thrust of different types of small model aircraft propellers as a function of RPM and power.…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to design a system that would help people decide which antacid to take when they suffer from occasional heartburn. To do this, I created a six-step system f…
CSEF · 2013
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals The main objectives of my project are (1) to develop a simple and cost-effective detection method using an electrochemical sensor made with gold nanoparticles and (2) to eva…
CSEF · 2013
Earth & Planetary Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals Because of the observations made while playing in and near the ocean, the question arose as to whether normal tidal variation created larger wave heights. The objective was…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals To validate the feasibility and advantage of the novel hybrid floating foundation (NHFF) system in better surviving liquefaction than footing foundation (FF) and mat foundat…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Diabetes is a lifelong chronic disease where high levels of glucose are in the blood. The American Diabetes Association states that in 2011, 25.8 million Americans had diabe…
CSEF · 2013
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to test the effectiveness of biodegradable dye on the evaporation rates of a 20% brine solution. My hypothesis was that blue dye, as indicat…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals To find the optimal temperature range for endomycorrhizal radish root colonization and the effect of endomycorrhizae and temperature on production of radish biomass. Methods…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment is an investigation into the effect of Twitter# use in an educational setting on introverted and extroverted student#s engagement in class discussion, as mea…
CSEF · 2013
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Anemones and other cnidarians contain microscopic photosynthetic endosymbionts called zooxanthellae, with which they have a symbiotic relationship. Anemones are also incredi…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals In 2014, the Hyperion Treatment Plant will divert its effluent from the 5-mile outfall to the 1-mile outfall. This diversion may cause increased phytoplankton growth, theref…
CSEF · 2013
Earth & Planetary Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals Our investigation asked whether animal and plant fossils from the Barstovian Miocene period could be used to reconstruct an ancient ecosystem. We compared isolated Merychipp…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals An objective of my science project was to determine whether the consumption of various coffee bean roasts would affect the lifespan of Daphnia magna. In addition, I tested t…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals Objectives: My objective was to find out which earthworm best affected the soil (produced the best pH, N, P, and K levels). Methods/Materials Methods/Materials: I counted an…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals Gases normally do not conduct electricity. When a large voltage is applied, current will flow through the gas. This is called the breakdown voltage. At atmospheric pressure,…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if granular activated charcoal is more effective in removing organic pollutants than charcoal. I believe that granular activated charcoal that ha…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The study primarily attempts to explore: 1) which specific factors such as chronological age, gender, and developmental level are associated with the construction of self-co…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Lettuce is an important commodity in the Salinas Valley, and a popular vegetable. Four principal types of lettuce are grown in the Salinas Valley; and with the popularity of…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals This project was to determine whether aroma therapy of eucalyptus spearmint oil and lotion can really help to reduce a person's stress level or not. Methods/Materials A sphy…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals This purpose of this project is to study the California gnatcatcher(Polioptila californica)bird population in a newly restored California sagebrush(Artemisia californica)hab…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals The problem that is addressed in this project is that currently operation of greenhouses involves wastage of water and electricity as well as high labor costs for maintenanc…
CSEF · 2012
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Salmon populations are decreasing, in part because they can not reach their spawning grounds due to poorly designed culverts. Engineers have been putting baffles (devices th…
CSEF · 2012
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how the latent fingerprint revealing technique of dusting would be altered by the powder applied to the print, and whether these prints reveale…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to compare commercial, non-environmentally friendly weed killers with non-commercial, environmentally friendly substances to see which will kill weeds the f…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals Our project was to create a global positioning system (GPS) by building a device to measure the azimuth and elevation of the Sun and creating an algorithm to calculate the l…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if a mobile operating system could be developed to run on a wide variety of ARM based mobile processors while remaining portable…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals This study evaluates the physiological effects of ambient phosphate and nitrate concentration in the aqueous environment on quantitative fluctuation of intracellular zooxant…