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 · 2018
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to use crickets as models to investigate whether eating a caloric limited diet increased the lifespan of crickets compared to eating a n…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals With this experiment, I was aiming to gather information on how sounds could affect brainwaves. Previous studies have shown a correlation between brainwaves and mood. My goa…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This project investigates whether there is a stable average number of body mites on roaches and whether mites are morphologically different for males or female roaches becau…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if the medications: albuterol,erythromycin, and atorvastatin, all of which slow down mitochondrial function, have a positive…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to test the effect of heavy metals such as lead and copper on the neuronal cells. This project will also use 3 natural remedies and 1 medici…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to test the problem solving abilities of Steller's Jays. Methods/Materials Using clear plastic containers mounted on a wooden box I built tes…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Traumatic brain injury (TBI) damages cerebral cells and the annual cost to treat is $76.5 billion. CT scans are primarily used to determine extent of injury, yet are expensi…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The object of this project is to use color genetics to prove that rabbits will either ovulate more eggs when bred a second time 12-24 hours later or that the unfertilized eg…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Hematopoiesis, or blood cell development, is a strictly regulated process and the maintenance of blood progenitors requires various pathways in cells. Deregulation of these…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to create a 2ft high-density surfboard that repels leopard sharks using rare earth neodymium magnets. Methods/Materials 14 Neodymium magnets o…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to determine if magnetism has an effect on the rate/speed of regeneration of planarians, and whether or not magnetism does have an effect on the re…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals By conducting an experiment using natural sugar and artificial sugar substitutes, determine whether ants have the ability to communicate the quality of a food source through…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This science project aims to determine the presence of external and internal parasites on randomly selected fish samples from San Diego and San Pedro Fish markets and identi…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to see if worm castings could be an effective non-chemical fertilizer that is safe to use around children and pets. I wanted to compare diff…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals All animals within the Vertebrata subphylum develop a skeleton that is essential to life. Unfortunately, bones can fracture under heavy pressure or forceful hits. This proje…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to analyze if bromelain, which is an enzyme, has the ability to improve the feed conversion rates in Buff Orpington chickens. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Group foraging in coral reef fishes has been studied for many years, but the focus has mostly been on the benefits of participation to individual fish. Less is known about t…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals QUESTION: Can juvenile crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, control population levels of the snail Biomphalaria glabrata? PURPOSE: This experiment tested the ability of juvenile c…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether people can localize sound better with one ear or two. Methods/Materials Each test subject was placed in the center of a r…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The Osteochondral (OC) interface is composed of the subchondral plate (ScP), the attached articularcartilage (AC), and the calcified cartilage between. Histology has suggest…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find if dogs can distinguish the difference between three primary colors. Methods/Materials Blue, Red & Yellow Felt (all the same size), various food & p…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Sea star populations, recently hit by sea star wasting syndrome, have been declining at my local tidepools, and throughout the West Coast. Water temperature is rising, and r…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine if aloe vera can increase the regeneration rates in planaria. This is beneficial to determine how much aloe vera is needed to…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In this experiment I was testing whether different foods fed to Black soldier fly larvae in my custom designed self-harvesting bins affect the health and production rate of…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is glutamic acid is naturally present in our bodies, and in many foods like tomatoes, cheese, seaweed and other foods. MSG is used in the food ind…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the most effective, non-invasive method to measure glucose for diabetics by comparing the concentration of glucose in saliva and…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to discover if different levels of salt affect Brine Shrimp. I built 4 different brine shrimp habitats my controls are Oxygen given, amount o…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to discover which saddle pad material kept my horse's core temperature the lowest during work to minimize cooling time. Methods/Materials H…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To begin, the purpose of my project was to investigate if changing the circadian rhythm of gold fish affects their memory. My first observation was when I removed the cardbo…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if meat goats are able to see color or if they are color blind. If they do see color I wanted to know whether there is a specific…