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
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine which car color is best seen in fog. I tested these eleven different car colors: key lime, yellow, white, silver, orange, tan, red,…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals In July of 2009, Dr. Steven Chu, the current US Secretary of Energy and a Nobel prize-winning scientist, proposed something very simple to reduce energy cost and greenhouse…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The Belding's Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi) is an endemic and endangered species that lives year round in the salt marshes of Southern California and…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals For my experiment, I asked myself this question: Can one or more solar panels be connected to produce enough energy to charge an iPhone in the same amount of time it would t…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine at what frequency range people lose their ability to hear high frequency sounds. Methods/Materials An IPod Touch was downloaded with the 'Dog Whi…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to determine the effect of differing end mill length and diameter on dimensional control while cutting steel with an end mill. It is believed…
CSEF · 2010
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals To 1) provide computational (theoretical) data on 7 non-classical fullerene derivatives (all of which have no previously published characteristic values), 2) compare the cal…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals Paper towels are a very wasteful use of natural resources. Even though more paper is used to make newspapers and magazines than paper towels, paper towels cause more landfil…
CSEF · 2010
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Chronic abdominal pain occurs in 30% of children (ref. 1). A symptom of fructose malabsorption is abdominal pain (AP). Fructose is commonly used as a sweetener. Initial stud…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my investigation was to find a safe way to repel mosquitoes from laying their eggs in horses' water troughs. I tested this by mixing catnip extract with paint…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The main objectives of this project was to: a) clarify the existing definition of a "free face" in the currently vague and ambiguous lateral spread criteria and b) to provid…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Biosilification, or the biological processes responsible for silica deposition, is of growing interest in many fields of study from marine biology to nanotechnology. Since d…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal is to create a SGVS system for improving vehicle safety and reducing vehicle body motion caused by uneven road surfaces. The system scans the road with sensors and…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the Coriolis effect can be detected by its influence on water flowing through a coiled hose in a rotating frame of reference. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals To test the potential effects of fluoride as derived from toothpaste on the fertilization and developmental process of sea urchins. Methods/Materials Forced the release of g…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which manure, chicken, donkey, goat, horse, pheasant, or sheep, has the greatest effect on radishes' biomass. Methods/Materials Each type of ma…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The object is to determine if horses are magnetically oriented animals. Methods/Materials To study to prove the hypothesis, Google Earth satellite images were collected and…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals Goals: This project#s goal is to modify a mass manufactured (barrel-style) poultry feeder in order to raise the level of food in the feeder#s trough area to three centimeter…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals Hash tables are an efficient method for data storage and access. They allow accessing data without extensive search. When two keys hash to the same location, a collision res…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Prostate Cancer metastasis caused by the activation of cell surface receptors, such as EGFR, ERK, and AKT1. Cleaved high molecular-weight kininogen (HKa) is an anti-adhesive…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals Electrolysis must have an electrolyte in order to work. But what factors affect an electrolyte's effectiveness? My hypothesis is that it is either the pH of the solution or…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine how amplitude, weight, and length affect the period of motion of a pendulum. My hypotheses were as follows: 1) Higher amplitude w…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to answer the question whether swimming competitively is helpful in reducing the effects of asthma in children aged 11 to 13. Some research suggest…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day. In those hours we spend about one third of that time watching just commercials! These commercials basically te…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine which electrically conductive adhesive bond compares favorably to the electrical resistance (ohms) of solder joints. The most environmentally frie…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to examine the effect of light color and intensity on the electricity output of photovoltaic (PV) cells. Since short wavelength light is more energetic than…
CSEF · 2009
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals It is well known that cumulative doses of ultraviolet light can lead to deadly skin cancer and cataracts. In my project, I wanted to test the variation of UV light throughou…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine which nutrients would be most effective in increasing the density of oil-producing algae when grown in a photo bioreactor. Methods/Materials Five…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology Third Award
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that Jacuzzi water is dirtier than swimming pool water and bacteria can grow better in small warm environments. Because Jacuzzis are smaller bodies of water…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Alzheimer's Disease can only be diagnosed clinically by documenting the presence of dementia. The Alzheimer#s Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS) has become the de facto #gold-s…