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 · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Fevering occurs when chemicals produced by the body interfere with the proteins in the brain which regulate body temperature. Current fever-reducing drugs work by preventing…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals I heard of an intertidal animal, the owl limpet, that was at risk due to poaching, and I wanted to learn more about this species. Owl limpets start out juvenile with no gend…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if speed and extent of regeneration of brown Hydra heads is affected by exposure to three different types of green algae. Methods/Materials Obtain three differe…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if mealworms are able to digest and ingest polystyrenes safley and without adverse health effects. Methods/Materials Eight colonies, each conta…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to see if the regeneration of planarian flatworms were affected by the use of reclaimed water rather than spring water. The regeneration abil…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Fish may use scent to sense their environment. Last year I studied homing behavior in Monkeyface prickleback based on scent. This year was focused on predator avoidance. My…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Commercial energy drink companies advertise that products will provide consumers with energy, increased performance, alertness, etc. This project was designed to determine w…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this big data project was to determine if gene mutations impact response to Atorvastatin. Hypothesis was that if the genes involved in the biological signal…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project is about fish called African Cichlids that protect their young and raise their eggs, by incubating them with their mouths. I want to know if Artificial Incubation…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine the growth rate percentages by weight to a common goldfish raised in nitrate rich well water vs. purified drinking water with a…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Keratoconjuntivitis Sicca, the medical name for dry eyes is a common problem occurring in 10-20% of people.Patients experience itchy or a gritty or tired sensation and can h…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is discover whether dogs have a dominant paw that they prefer over the other, and whether this correlates to the dominant side of their brain.…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which color (out of red, yellow, green, and blue) an adult could see most easily using their peripheral vision. Research done on this says tha…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to discover the different effects, if any, of aloe vera and caffeine on the regeneration of planaria. Methods/Materials Planaria, Aloe Vera…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To search for patterns, trends, and commonalities among patients with a bicuspid aortic valve in order to help diagnose or predict the condition in others. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The Shark Stopper Experiment tested if Samarium or Magnesium attached to a wetsuit, can prevent shark attacks. Methods/Materials Based on the shark's senses in it's head, th…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to examine whether E(z)/EZH2-dependent H3K27me3 may be one epigenetic mechanism underlying transgenerational programming of longevity, and EZ…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine what scent insects are most attracted to. Methods/Materials I chose to test five different scents: blood orange, exotic spices, v…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals We wanted to learn if dogs showed paw preference similar to human handedness. Methods/Materials We performed two tests for paw preference, ten trials each, on twenty differe…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine which amount of nitrogen concentration is the most effective to reduce whitefly fecundity while benefiting the host plants. Met…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if fully incorporating the lower body mechanics, while pitching, will affect the speed and accuracy of a pitch. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine what gender (at an adolescent age) developed better hearing during the past few millions of years of evolution. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Chickens need 14 hours of light to lay the the optimal amount of eggs. They get this in the summer, and lay over twice as many eggs then. My goal was to trick the chickens i…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment was performed to see if changes in sleep cadence affected the retention of knowledge by mice. This project builds on the previous six years projects; each ye…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Our objective for this study was investigating any possible correlations between physiological differences, biological differences, and various environmental conditions from…
ISEF · 2016
Animal Sciences
Local anesthetics are widely used in a variety of medical procedures. Although they are relatively safe and efficient in managing pain, complications can arise in what is known as local anes…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To examine the overall result of applying an abundant pharmaceutical (naproxen) into an environment that can be easily susceptible to any amount of changes. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine whether frequent texters have greater finger dexterity as compared to those that rarely text. This project is influential to presen…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To study the effects of calorie restriction on the longevity of drosophila and to compare these results with a control group. Methods/Materials Drosophila, culture tubes, dr…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project studied the effects of disc golf on plethodontid salamanders. My hypothesis was that, because of the constant passage of players, salamanders would be less likely…