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
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine whether or not native Northern California Hermit Crabs prefer different shells, depending on whether they live in bay or coastal…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine the ideal combination of nectar sweetness and feeder color to attract Hummingbirds. Methods/Materials Six identical clear gla…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how age affects the ability to taste. Specifically, do the different tastes (saltiness, sourness, sweetness, and bitterness) decrease or increas…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to confirm if rupture of the rat tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta ova oncosphere is required for continued hatching and development to the cystic…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals In Phase I my research project goal was to arrest the development within the larval stage of Zophobas morio (mealworms). I applied UVB light to exposed Zophobas larva in a m…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether it is possible to identify flying insects using a photoelectric device and wing beat frequencies (WBFs). If an automated trap can be u…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I was interested in this project because my family has often had ant problems. Ants secrete pheromones to mark trails to food. I wanted to investigate how pheromones work an…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my scientific investigation on which post exercise therapy lowers and equine's heart rate and temperature the fastest was to determine which post exercise t…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals In our experiment we are going to determine if female dogs like a male or female human better and if male dogs like a male or female human as well. We are going to be doing…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was performed to compare the effects of eating Nutri-Grain bars and fresh strawberries on blood pressure. Methods/Materials I took the volunteer's blood pres…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if a person#s dominant side was more sensitive than their non-dominant side. I believed that the dominant side would be more sensi…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I investigated the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and sweet fungiform papillae. Fungiform papillae are the bumps on your tongue that give it texture, and this sp…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to test the effect of travel on sport team#s performance. Methods/Materials This experiment was performed using an online data search. D…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The experiment's purpose was to test the scientist's hypothesis: "if one were to apply a kick and a punch separately to an object with the dominant side of the body, then mo…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the Wii Fit Balance program, as compared to traditional physical therapy balance training. Our hypothesis was t…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals Mutations in the human gene, FOXP2, cause severe speech and language disorders in humans. This study examines the functional relationship between the transcription factor Fo…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To determine if speed and extent of regeneration of brown Hydra heads is affected by exposure to varying wavelengths of light after dissection. Methods/Materials Obtain 3 po…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals We are trying to prove that gender has influence over the intelligence level in mice. We believe that male mice will be smarter based on the fact that they may have evolved…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study is to better understand joint cracking. This experiment analyzes differences between the sexes, which joints are involved, what percent of people are…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to identify the most reliable and cost effective solution which will reduce nitrates, nitrites, and phosphates in poultry manure. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To study the prevalence of plaque rupture, plaque erosion, and fibrocalcific nodule in culprit lesions defined by optical coherence tomography in male and female patients pr…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to see if synthetic pheromone can cause mating disruption in the Indian meal moth. Methods/Materials Pupae were separated into glass tubes…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if chickens were blind to purple, or if it is an old family myth, and they stay away from it due to natural instinct from purple things being poisono…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Determine the role that mitochondria plays in Drosophila melanogaster lifespan Methods/Materials Flies and Daily Care: This experiment uses flies with mitochondria that are…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals If I lay out different colored towels on the beach and put food on each of them I predict that Seagulls are attracted to color and they are attracted to the bright color blu…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment tested a method of differentiating male and female Market Squids based on the squids' mantle to arm length ratio. Methods/Materials One hundred and fifty thr…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine side dominance for subjects and better understand how the body and brain work together. Methods/Materials 1. Set up a quiet room w…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Hummingbirds are amazing creatures, and many people hang feeders to watch the hummingbirds up close in their own backyards. The purpose of my project was to determine if Ann…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Stress is the body's reaction to a change that requires a physical,mental,or emotional behavior. Stress is a normal reaction that happens in our daily lives. Physiologically…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Mathematical models of the heart have proven essential to the study of cardiac arrhythmias, which are poorly understood yet the leading cause of death in the industrialized…