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 · 2011
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals Larval California spiny lobsters, Panulirus interruptus, were reared on 5 different diets to study survivorship and metamorphic development. This species has never been succ…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The effect of physical impact on bone development has previously been studied in physical activities such as running and other high impact sports. Playing the violin, due to…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project will determine if body mass index (BMI) is related to cardiovascular (CV) fitness in children and adolescents aged 12-18 years. I will also examine if the relat…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the concentration of ammonium hydroxide masking necessary to purge the pheromones and scent-qualities of coyote urine (which has naturally occu…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine which colors a human's dominant and non-dominant eye distinguish the soonest through peripheral vision. Methods/Materials 4 cm by 21.4 cm sheet of red paper 4 c…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals For many living creatures, conditions have to be just right for hatching. I investigated hatching conditions for Triops longicaudatus, namely whether placing plant matter (c…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project analyzes the egg count and maturation time of the hermaphroditic snail Lymnaea stagnalis in cross-bred and grouped populations. My hypothesis was that cross-bre…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I want to know if a dog's attention towards its owner is affected if the dog can't see its owner's face. Methods/Materials Materials 50 dogs with owners 1 person each dog is…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine which of my typical daily physical activities burns the most calories. The three activities I chose are playing tennis, playin…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Determine feasibility of a novel concept of non-invasive lipolysis with a 1064nm Nd:YAG laser, a skin penetrating wave-length, far better absorbed by hemoglobin then skin an…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My experiment was to find out if hermit crabs have a color preference. Methods/Materials Hermit crabs are nocturnal. During the day they seek shelter from the light. They fi…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine whether a ladybugs vision will become impaired from a certain amount of Lasik exposure after 10 days. From my research, lasers…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to find out what temperature of water (room, warm, or cold) maximizes the vocal range. Methods/Materials Materials: 1. 7 singers; 2. 1 ke…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if adolescent (13-14 year old) girls blink more than adolescent (13-14 year old) boys. Methods/Materials Sixty Marshall Midd…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Populations of mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii on Hispaniola (H), Puerto Rico (PR), and geographic intermediate Isla Mona (IM) were studied through molecular, morphologic…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The project was to determine if the BHmax of a magnet would affect the regeneration of planarian. It was thought the magnet would not have any effect. Methods/Materials Fift…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals There are many species within the genus of clams Tucetona. Recently a clam emerged from Baja California that fit in the genus Tucetona, but did not fit into any of the speci…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of music on Heart Rate (HR), Blood Pressure(BP) and Mood(M), i.e. level of anxiety. We hypothesized that listening to…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to discover the seed color preferences of cockatiels. My hypothesis was that color of seeds will not affect the amount eaten by birds. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals In order to preserve and protect endangered giant pandas, I observed captive giant pandas at the Chengdu Base of Giant Panda Breeding and Research and looked at their foragi…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to evaluate how severely music affects a human#s ability to perform spatial tasks that require coordination accuracy and quick reaction time.…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals What is the difference between pigeon care and human care? I believe that pigeons taken care of by their parents will be at least 25% bigger and will start flying and eating…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how magnetic fields affect the behavior of pill bugs. Methods/Materials 6 shoe boxes were filled with 1/2 inch of soil, and separated into 3 eq…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The Imperial Valley is one of the top producers of many agricultural products and one of these products includes milk. Locally there are three dairies. The purpose of this e…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether or not low level electromagnetic radiation affects the time taken for a silkworm to spin a cocoon. Methods/Materials Small silkworms or…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis: If a person's foot arches are higher and longer, then supination will be more likely to occur. If a person's foot arches are lower and shorter, then overpronatio…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if dogs were right handed, left handed, or ambidextrous and expressed handedness at the 90% right handed incidence of humans. Methods/Materials 21 do…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of our experiment is to determine which of three shellfish species (mussels, clams, and oysters) filter bay water for food the fastest. We believe that the mus…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to answer the following question. How do different swimming strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly) affect heart rate…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals A new physical framework of perception based on modeling neurons as nonlinear oscillators has recently been developed to explain the stroboscopic Wagon Wheel Illusion. This…