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 · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to see how water temperature (the variable) affects the development of eggs of Northern Red-legged frogs (Rana aurora aurora). I hypothesi…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This study follows the egg laying of a praying mantis (Iris oratoria). Over the course of 212 days she laid eggs 18 times. Last year (and completed this year) I studied how…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals -Problem Statement: Not enough adult steelhead are returning to the San Lorenzo River to maintain a healthy population. -Statement of Purpose: To determine the severity and…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was to deturmine the differnce between the pellets produced by owls and the pellets produced by falcons, by finding the percentage of bone that they contained. My…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals According to the Greek legend, one of the twelve labors of Hercules was to destroy the Hydra, a gigantic monster with nine heads. He found that as soon as one head was cut o…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Recently, the Federal and State Governments purchased thousands of acres of salt ponds. These salt ponds had been established a century ago through reclamation of tidal wetl…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I performed a series of eight related experiments and studies to determine if the black turban snail (Tegula funebralis) is well suited to its rocky shore habitat. I focused…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals A balance in ant species is kept because different ant colonies fight and kill off each other when together, being of different ant species or the same ant species. For some…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My main objective while conducting my experiment was trying to find out what color hummingbird feeders attracted hummingbirds the most. I also wanted to find out how many di…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out the effect of varying the number of freshwater snails in a closed aquatic ecosystem. I predicted that a closed aquatic ecosystem with two freshw…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see how light and temerature made a difference to the amount of time the Painted Lady butterfly was in its chrysalis. Methods/Materials As the Painted la…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To show that several types of DPM cells are present in the tooth where only some are able differentiatie into odontoblast, leading to dentine formation. Methods/Materials Ce…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In several studies it has been shown that urban development can affect the number and type of bird species in the adjacent habitat. This is known as edge effects. Edge effec…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The object of my experiment was to determine whether or not the foods we eat effect the pH of our saliva. I believe that acidic foods will cause the pH to decrease, and that…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out the effect of temperature on the activities of garden snails. I believe that snails placed in a normal room temperature will consume more food t…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the amount of cob a horse eats affects the number of strides (level of activity) that the horse takes. I feel that if more cob is fed, then th…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This project tested the ability to align an object accurately with a distant target while using monocular or binocular vision. It also attempted to discover whether monocula…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine an efficient way to hatch Alkali fairy shrimp (Branchinecta mackini) by observing the effects of water temperature and aeration…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Experiment combined isotonic exercises, a type of weight training, with aerobic exercise on a treadmill to assess whether lighter weights used with more repetitions or heavi…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Problem: Does the consumption of food high in saturated fat increase cholesterol? Hypothesis: I think that the consumption of foods high in saturated fat will increase chole…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This experiment explored the possible ability of purple sea urchins, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, to detect the location of a rock (one that they had previously crawled ov…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The object of our project was to determine if animals can sense natural disasters. We believe that animals do have the ability to predict some of these events. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to find out how much calcium carbonate is in the egg shells of free-range versus cage-raised chickens. Methods/Materials Eggs from several sources of cage-r…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To find out if I can manipulate a common frog into hiberntion due to temperature changes in its environment. Methods/Materials Adult frog (pet, purchased); large aquarium; m…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Throughout the course of history, many athletes have been forced into early retirement due to knee injuries and joint inflammation. The constant pounding on knee joints of a…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Are the chemicals and impurities in tap water toxic to living things? From previous research I have found that Vitamins help Planarias regeneration. This year I want to see…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to see what color food hummingbirds prefer. Methods/Materials Four hummingbird feeders were modified using a plastic container,with lids colored red, yello…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine if owls in different areas of California prey on different animals. Methods/Materials I obtained and collected owl pellets from Novato, San Diego, a…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To find out if non-vegetarians have their blood pressure lowered more easily than vegetarians. Both groups underwent the same methods for lowering their blood pressure, howe…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine how long a corpse has been somewhere, depending on the life spans of the insects on the body. Methods/Materials Two cans of Kal…