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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,
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Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective and goals of my project is to see if swimmers or singers would have higher pulmonary functions by testing their resting heart rate, their forced vital compacit…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to test whether dogs, cats or humans have more acid (a lower ph level) in their saliva. Methods/Materials After receiving a signed waiver, saliva s…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to discover more about the California Condor social behavior and hierarchy. We want to know who is the most dominant and why, and how their do…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Can tritones can affect human memory, pulse, and blood pressure Methods/Materials Make an original sheet of music with different tritones Play the tritones on the two clarin…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find out if sense of taste changes with age and if the sensitivity to a certain flavor is more dominant in any particular age group than ot…
Animal Sciences
Water bears (phylum Tardigrada) are small metazoan animals which live in different environments, for example mosses or soils. Tardigrades have evolved many special adaptations to these speci…
Mammalian Biology
Third Award
Objectives/Goals This study was performed to understand the relationship between exercise and thermogenesis in Brown Adipose Tissue. Many researchers believe that studying BAT in addition wi…
Animal Sciences (inferred)
The purpose of this project was to learn if the herbicide glyphosate negatively impacts the navigational abilities of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera). It was hypothesized that if hone…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Venom from the sea anemone, Heteractis magnifica, has bioactive and cytotoxic compounds. In this study, cytotoxicity induced by Heteractis magnifica venom was investigated u…
Animal Sciences
Eggs are living things that interact with their environment. Eggshells may appear to be an impermeable layer, but gases and other chemicals are exchanged across the shell. This study investi…
Animal Sciences
The bond between horse and human is a crucial part of equine therapy, as well as various equine activities. This experiment studied the effect of different combinations of talking to and/or…
Animal Sciences
The disease Alzheimer’s is taking over the older generations of the world. Taking this into account, research began. Turmeric was said to be a helpful seasoning that can contribute to the re…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to identify whether visuomotor adaptation training, performed on one side of the body, positively affected the contralateral side. It was obs…
Animal Sciences
Monk parakeets are multi-decade inhabitants of Brooklyn that contribute to noise pollution; they make loud social calls in their communal nests atop trees, telephone poles, and utility struc…
Animal Sciences
One of the predominant insect disease vectors, the Aedes aegypti mosquito has been recorded in both fresh and salt water environments. Understanding the relationships between Ae. aegypti and…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to observe and record the behavior of the times bees pollinate and whether temperature and time affect the number of bees throughout the da…
Animal Sciences (inferred)
Nearly 20% of the population of the United States suffers from some form of anxiety, and nearly a third of the United States Mental healthcare budget is devoted to treating anxiety. Anti-anx…
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…
Animal Sciences
Ocean acidification is a stark reality and is only predicted to increase. This research will evaluate how future increase in acidification will affect organism’s reproductive abilities. Sea…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Animal Sciences
Macroautophagy is an essential process in eukaryotic cells, involving the degradation and recycling of cytosolic components during stress conditions such as nutrient deprivation. Obtaining a…
Animal Sciences
Vertebrate frugivores play an important role in forests by dispersing seeds and helping improve germination through gut passage. Some frugivores may also be seed predators, where the seed is…
Animal Sciences
Acheta domesticus is better known as the “common cricket” which is an orthoptera insect. High concentrations of Acheta domesticus can cause damage in crops. The purpose of this study was to…
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…
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…
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sunscreen products containing Oxybenzone on the coral Acropora cervicornis. Experimental fragments of A. cervicornis were obtained…
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…