Search past science fair projects
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.
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This study seeks to measure enclosure space utilization by the San Francisco Zoo's four Chacoan peccary and statistically quantify the animals nervous-frightened response to…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals 1. To test the hypothesis that a newly isolated stem cell line has the potential to differentiate into hematopoietic stem cells by using this line of stem cell to rescue let…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals For a long time natural substances have been used to cure different types of injuries. With the evolution of medicine, injuries are now being cured with chemically produced…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This project is meant to find out if drinking peppermint tea or chamomile tea can lower blood pressure. Methods/Materials First I asked each potential subject if they would…
Zoology
First Award
Objectives/Goals During winter, migratory ducks come to the San Elijo Lagoon from as far away as Canada and Alaska. The purpose of my project was to observe territorial relationships and soc…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to observe the regeneration of planaria exposed to an acid rain solution. Methods/Materials Using vinegar as a household substitute for aci…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to investigate how cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment can affect tumor growth and alter the effectiveness of different therap…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to investigate the correlation between sodium intake and urinary calcium excretion in mice using and comparing two different methods: colorimetric assay an…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the effectiveness of different landscape ground coverings to deter Argentine ants (Linepithema Humile). Methods/Materials Standard ground cove…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if an increased amount of physical activity affects sleep quality. I hypothesized that increased calories burned will improve s…
Zoology
Second Award
Objectives/Goals Haliotis sorenseni, or white abalone, are the first marine invertebrates to be listed as endangered due to overharvesting and reproductive failure. Many breeding techniques…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals If a young stingray with a birth defect is introduced to her own kind at a late age, will she accept the other Cownose rays? Methods/Materials We took a slightly deformed st…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to prove whether lizards are left or right brained. My goals were to find sufficient data and to learn more about the neurology of lizards. Methods/Material…
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…
Mammalian Biology
First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to observe whether or not stress from academic exams had an effect on the pulse rate and blood oxygen level of students (SpO2). It was hypo…
Mammalian Biology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to try to create a general model (using set parameters) of cancer stem cell (CSC) induced tumor growth by combining discrete mathematical models, automata…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals In recent studies, scientists have inferred to an inverse correlation between Vitamin D Deficiency and Obesity. The goal of this project is to recreate and reaffirm this hyp…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This project is designed to determine if a weight bearing device can be used in a regular MRI machine to mimic or resemble the effect of gravity on spinal anatomy as seen in…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This project will determine the risk factors for obesity in children and adults. The risk factors I will examine are lifestyle factors such as eating habits, physical activi…
Zoology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project objective was to determine if feeding chickens natural organic minerals combined with beneficial probiotics would promote a healthy intenstinal environment that w…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test whether ladybugs prefer to eat aphids, pollen, powdery mildew, or scale insects. Some gardening resources suggest that ladybugs eat pollen which wou…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine what type of meat will attract meat bees the most. Methods/Materials To do this procedure you must find a large bottle and cut a large hole and…
Mammalian Biology
First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to see if a device and a procedure can be created to strengthen the eye muscles and improve the peripheral vision range of children and o…
Mammalian Biology
Second Award
Objectives/Goals We sought to develop the first predictive model of alcohol dependence and analyze the model to pinpoint the biological mechanisms that underlie the onset of the disease. Met…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals A virtual workout is a type of workout that helps people lose weight by just using a simple video game to play with. A standard gym exercise is a workout that also helps you…
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…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if there was any possible correlation between eye dominance and hand dominance. Methods/Materials Subjects will be looking into a special box t…
Zoology
Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to identify which of the selected arthropods is covered in the most bacteria. Methods/Materials Bees, flies and pill bugs were tested for bacteria. Bees wer…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine who has a better lung capacity before and after running band students or guitar students. Methods/Materials the material i used were: a hot pla…
Zoology
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to determine if the color of birdseed would make a difference in how much birds would eat it. My hypothesis was that the color would affect how much the…