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
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals This is an experiment designed to investigate the effect of color in relation to recognition of selected scents, based off of the Stroop Effect (Stroop, J.R,) 1935, and dete…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I have always had a memory problem. During a conversation I am not always able to remember certain words. So I began to wonder, what can I do to help me remember theses word…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals This experiment is designed to investigate the effects of a digitally based learning environment and a traditional based learning environment on reading interpretation using…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine how different forms of distraction effect Child memorization I will be using music and cartoons as a distraction Methods/Materials 1. Show child a computer file…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals This is an experiment designed to investigate the effects of distance learning via a two-way telecommunication service and traditional classroom learning, demonstrated throu…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals For centuries, researchers have been trying to find the factors of humor. Many of those studies, however, look at what in the jokes themselves strikes a nerve, such as incon…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to determine if there was a difference in reading comprehension from a book to a tablet. I hypothesized that the subjects would have better…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Arousal-biased competition theory states that emotional arousal has an enhancing effect on memory for high priority information. However, there is a lack of understanding on…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to determine whether there was a correlation between academic success and happiness levels among high school students who are fixed minded (i.e. they believe…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see the effect of stress on a persons ability to multi-task. I hypothesized that the test subjects performance level would be impaired by about 25%. Meth…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if students retained and recalled more information if they were taught with Higher-Order (Critical Thinking) versus Rote Me…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if one's time perception is altered based on the activity one is performing. I believe that someone involved in an activity will feel that less time…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I've always listened to music when completing schoolwork, so I wanted to know: How does music actually affect my ability to work? This project, 'To Music, or Not To Music' l…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My purpose of doing this project was to find out how teenagers are responding to the drug caffeine while being immersed in the world of technology and how that affects their…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our science project investigates the effects of video games on athletic ability, specifically hand-eye coordination. We don't predict that video games have an impact on natu…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which physical feature of computer generated characters in animated movies has the greatest negative effect on responses to the Uncanny Valley.…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our experiment is to see whether the eye color affects a persons ability to see different colors through dark light. We believe a darker eye color will see be…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals I decided to do my project because my father and I always enjoy watching people pick up coins. I have always been intrigued by psychology. One day, my dad and I were bored w…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine when the brain stops confusing the character(words) with the color. Methods/Materials I took the original stroop effect and began to distort the words into vary…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Fonts are described in terms of their aesthetic qualities such as face style, size, and color. The objective of this investigation is to evaluate the relationship between fo…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals This project is a second-year study, in which I worked on developing and studying an algorithm to model successful learning from an inconsistent source. It has been reported…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine why people go over the speed limit in their cars. I expected that men would drive faster than women, and that drivers with kids in their car woul…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The initial goal is to demonstrate the occurrence of Inattentional Blindness. If Inattentional Blindness is demonstrated, then the objective is to determine if Inattentional…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to measure which out of three fluency improvement methods works the best or shows more improvement in children's words per minute in flue…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to find out if children who are younger that the rest of their classmates being misdiagnosed with ADHD/ADD just because they are more immature…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals People's perceptions can affect their health. For example, perceptions about pain can affect how much pain someone feels. Only 7.6% of teens get the needed 9 to 10 hours of…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that substance abuse and addiction cost American society $559 billion dollars a year in increased health care costs, crime, and…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the performance of an altruistic act would positively affect cognitive function and self-esteem. Methods/Materials Consent…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals According to Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, there are two methods of thinking: System 1 (intuitive) and System 2 (rational). When an individual is stressed, they are less a…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals To study the behavior of the saltwater fish during feeding time with a simulation of Pavlov's bell both on the open space and isolated chamber in the aquarium. Methods/Mater…