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
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I predict that more honey bees will land on the yellow disc compared to any other test surface, per ten minute exposure time. Pollination of food crops by "portable" bee col…
CSEF · 2010
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to explore and determine the effects of the body mass index on median and nerve conduction velocity, latency and amplitude. My hypothesis sta…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if the fat content of a Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, can be a factor contributing to colony collapse disorder. Methods/Materials I used a CardioChek Portable Bloo…
CSEF · 2010
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to investigate the physical effects of exposure to constant auditory stressors on Mus musculus (mice) by observing changes in weight, food…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project is to learn how to effectively collect accurate data (biodiversity counts) from the tidepools at Davenport Landing and to compare our data with ot…
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 · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I and doing an experiment in which texture ladybugs are most attracted to. I am doing this project because I want to know which types of terrain have a texture that ladybugs…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the best alternate solution (instead of surgery) that would decrease the size of an enterolith to the greatest degree. An ente…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals If I expose six sets of (5) bisected Planaria to 3 different magnetic fields of increasing strength (2 sets of 5 bisected Planaria per magnetic strength), will the Planaria'…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine which worm compost produced the best fertilizer based on the plant root that grew the fastest in a period of four weeks. Meth…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine whether the absence of light will effect the time it takes a trained rat to navigate its way through a maze. Methods/Materials Ma…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The California sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) has been highly endangered since being nearly hunted to extinction one hundred years ago by fur traders. The population is t…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether the presence of native ants indicate a potentially healthier habitat for the endangered Palos Verdes blue butterfly, Glaucopsyche lygd…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether Eublepharis macularis (Leopard Geckos) have a taste preference for crickets that have been gut-loaded and flavored with either sweet or…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The menstrual of placental Mammals is speculated to be related to the gravitational effect of the moon. The moon is theorized to regulate the menstrual cycle and trigger ovu…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to see if placing a crushed L-Lysine tablet in my brine shrimps' habitat would help them grow larger, compared to the regularly grown shrimps. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our monitoring project is to raise environmental awareness of an ecosystem's health by using riparian birds as indicator species. We monitor two sites, the Co…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine whether birds prefer the upper or lower level of birdbaths. The materials I used were a two-level birdbath, water, and a video cam…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine whether caged or free-range chicken eggs have stronger shells. This project will prove whether caged or free-range chicken eggshe…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To see if bees can connect shapes with food sources. Methods/Materials Provide bees with two dishes: one with honey water and the other with water. Each dish has a different…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Our Science Fair Project involves our dogs, Bricky and Indy. Our question is Can Bricky and Indy coexist? Prior to this project, our dogs could not interact together, and ac…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I think that cats are right of left pawed. My objective was to determine if cats have a dominant paw. Methods/Materials The materials I used included a small box with a hole…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I tested whether a planaria's learned behavior turning left in a T maze could be transferred through either regeneration or consumption of cells and, if so, which worked bet…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our purpose for this project is to see if snails can detect changes in the environment around them. Based on research done, we believe that snails will turn away from the gi…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was to try to determine which typically used household products adults ranged from 50 to 90 found hardest to open. The purpose was to find a possible alterna…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Is it possible to breathe with an extended snorkel at a depth of 396.24 cm (13 feet). If not, what depth and pressure will restrict the ability to breathe? Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals 1. Determine whether the chemicals that define ant nest mates can be extracted, and used to stimulate different behavior in ants from the same and foreign colonies. 2. To be…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My purpose was to see if Anthopleura elegantissima clonal wars are affected by the amount of food available to them. My hypothesis was that A. elegantissima clonal wars will…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To test my hypothesis that pill bugs will seek moisture in their environment over light (color or darkness) and soil type. My hypothesis is based on the fact that a pill bug…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals Populations of Spurilla neapolitana and S. sargassicola in the tropical Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic are assessed through genetic and morphological analyses of speci…