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 · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project is to see if ear candling actually sucks up ear wax. I believe that ear candling works because my ears get full of ear wax and my mom candles my ears and they fee…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if left-brain and right-brain hemisphere activity could be recorded on an EEG to indicate (left brain) mental imagery/preparatio…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Octopuses in the wild live in an environment in which they can manipulate their surroundings, though this is not always true in captivity. This experiment strived to determi…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, animals will use their paws for many things but, some scientist don't know what paw the animals favor. My hypothesis is that cats will be more left-pawed…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective of my project is if the type and pattern of fingerprints are passed down from parent to offspring and if they show resemblance between family members. My hypoth…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if string players do have longer left hand fingers. Wolff's law states that human bones will adapt to the pressure it receives. Supported by that…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals While observing birds in coastal salt marshes along the California coast, I began to speculate on the possible impact of human presence on birds in these habitats. The goal…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Drosophila melanogaster, a small fruit fly, feeds and lives on fruit because of the high sugar content of most fruits. D. Melanogaster originated in Africa, about 10,000 yea…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Roughly 20 percent of the autism spectrum disorder population suffers from co-morbid diseases (co-occurring conditions that affect the individual in addition to ASD). While…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My goal is to produce glow-in-the-dark silk by manipulating the diet of Bombyx mori. Methods/Materials Four separate batches or eggs were ordered. The first two never hatche…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal for this project is to discover which browsing plant goats like the best and their least favorite plants. The hypothesis for this project is if two goats are offere…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine if a person's Dominant Hand was more sensitive to touch than their Non-Dominant Hand. Methods/Materials Methods: 1. Gather 50 subje…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals I play soccer, so sometimes I get hurt and get a bruise. Bruises and other aches take quite a while to heal, so I researched on how to speed up this process while still maki…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine whether or not native Northern California Hermit Crabs prefer different shells, depending on whether they live in bay or coastal…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine the ideal combination of nectar sweetness and feeder color to attract Hummingbirds. Methods/Materials Six identical clear gla…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how age affects the ability to taste. Specifically, do the different tastes (saltiness, sourness, sweetness, and bitterness) decrease or increas…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to confirm if rupture of the rat tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta ova oncosphere is required for continued hatching and development to the cystic…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals In Phase I my research project goal was to arrest the development within the larval stage of Zophobas morio (mealworms). I applied UVB light to exposed Zophobas larva in a m…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether it is possible to identify flying insects using a photoelectric device and wing beat frequencies (WBFs). If an automated trap can be u…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I was interested in this project because my family has often had ant problems. Ants secrete pheromones to mark trails to food. I wanted to investigate how pheromones work an…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my scientific investigation on which post exercise therapy lowers and equine's heart rate and temperature the fastest was to determine which post exercise t…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals In our experiment we are going to determine if female dogs like a male or female human better and if male dogs like a male or female human as well. We are going to be doing…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was performed to compare the effects of eating Nutri-Grain bars and fresh strawberries on blood pressure. Methods/Materials I took the volunteer's blood pres…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if a person#s dominant side was more sensitive than their non-dominant side. I believed that the dominant side would be more sensi…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I investigated the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and sweet fungiform papillae. Fungiform papillae are the bumps on your tongue that give it texture, and this sp…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to test the effect of travel on sport team#s performance. Methods/Materials This experiment was performed using an online data search. D…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The experiment's purpose was to test the scientist's hypothesis: "if one were to apply a kick and a punch separately to an object with the dominant side of the body, then mo…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the Wii Fit Balance program, as compared to traditional physical therapy balance training. Our hypothesis was t…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals Mutations in the human gene, FOXP2, cause severe speech and language disorders in humans. This study examines the functional relationship between the transcription factor Fo…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To determine if speed and extent of regeneration of brown Hydra heads is affected by exposure to varying wavelengths of light after dissection. Methods/Materials Obtain 3 po…