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 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…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This project studied the type of fingerprint patterns that different people have. It also investigated whether the type of fingerprint was associated with different genetic…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to find out whether 7th and 8th grade boys at Fruitvale Jr. High have greater lung capacity than 7th and 8th grade girls at Fruitvale J…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The object of my project is to determine the affects of altitude on the oxygen content in the blood of a human being. I hypothesized that as altitude increased, the amount o…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My question was (1) can Argentine ants communicate the size of a bait, and (2) what happens during the recruitment process? Since Argentines are known as fast to discover fo…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to discover if filters and other optics could be used to improve color vision for people with protanomaly, red color deficiency, or deuteranomaly, green co…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to learn more about how bumblebees forage for nectar and pollen. Specifically, I tested the hypothesis that worker bees return to local patches…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether Natural Brooding of Artificial incubation produces healthier chicks. Methods/Materials A square wooden laying box built to these specif…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to determine how different aspects of a fish such as size, body shape, and fin design affect how a fish uses its pectoral and caudal fins w…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out which bait lured the largest quantity of yellow jackets; also which trap captured the hisghest amount of yellow jackets. Met…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To see if certain colors attract more dust mites more than others. I know that dust mites usually attract to areas where there is dust, bacteria, mould, or other materials t…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to test whether aphids, would live on their commercially grown summer host plants, if those hosts were planted in the winter. Methods/Materials Replications of 6…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The goal was to see if frogs see colors and, if they do, which colors do they associate with safety. Methods/Materials A. Each frog is tested by putting it into the large ch…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Determine which method of communication Ravens prefer when attracting other ravens to sources of food, predators or mates. Methods/Materials Seven life-size Raven cardboard…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I looked for any differences in population density and species diversity of shorebirds in the three areas that I observed. Methods/Materials Three of the most common shorebi…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Labstock and Wild Drosophila melanogaster, fruit flies, were collected and observed over a number of days in intrivals of about an hour. Methods/Materials During each observ…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine whether or not the pupils of cat#s eyes contract faster than the pupils of human#s eyes when exposed to light. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To find deer population in Anderson Valley. Methods/Materials 1. To sample randomly throw a rock. 2. Two students pull string taut. 3. Students walk in circle, while keeping…