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 · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our science fair project tested to see if kitchen cleansers and hand sanitizers really kill 99.9 percent of bacteria like they claim. Methods/Materials We tested seven diffe…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I was trying to determine which mouthwash protected your mouth from cavities the best. I tested four agents:Crest,Scope,Listerine & Hydrogen Peroxide. Methods/Materials Firs…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objectives are to determine whether the 2009 H1N1 swine flu evolved by antigenic shift or antigenic drift and to explore the data and tools provided by the National Cent…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine what single, common, household product kills or impedes mold growth effectively and efficiently. I hypothesized that the 70% isopropyl rubbing…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals People all over the world use onions on a daily basis and get irritated eyes in the process. I wanted to discover a format in which your eyes would not be irritated while cu…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if lip gloss/ balm will increase the ability of ultraviolet (UV) light to kill Saccharomyces cerevisiae. To compare the abilities of various lip glosses/ balms…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Our basic Objective/Goal of the experiment was to see if there was any indication of a possible Origin of Transfer Point from the mitochondrial DNA that entered the nucleus.…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals One serious threat to the preservation of our streams, lakes, and ocean is pesticide run-off. Long-lasting synthetic pesticides that are sprayed throughout California can be…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if dog saliva kills bacteria and to compare dog saliva to Neosporin in this process. Methods/Materials Petri dishes, agar, latex gloves, sterile…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the inhibitory effects of novel three-membered heterocyclic compound-derived analogs on several nucleic acid polymerases in silico using molec…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To identify the optimum concentration of Leukemia Inhibiting Factor (LIF) for maintaining Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells (mESCs) in the pluripotent state. Methods/Materials A st…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether calcareous algae protect their enzymes from heat denaturation more than non-calcified algae. Methods/Materials Four red algae were test…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to examine which antibacterial cleaner has the highest sanitation rate as measured by exposing the antibacterial cleaners to Bacillus subtilus. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the amount of yeast used had an effect on the rise height of bread dough. I believed that using 2x the Amount of Yeast in the Recipe would cause t…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to find whether the dehydration process of a strawberry affected the amount of nucleic acid it contained. To do so, I had extract the nucl…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals I extracted DNA from three different foods. I weighted the DNA that I extracted from mushroom, onion and liver to see which one had the most DNA. My hypothesis was that the…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to ferment a variety of fruit juices and determine their ability to produce potential alcohol. The hypothesis states: fruit juices with greater sugar conten…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This study identifies genes within the remaining 80 plus genetic loci that have not been fully associated with hearing loss. If several hearing loss studies have found the o…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to learn if antibacterial soap does or does not inhibit the growth of bacteria and to find if regular soap stops bacteria from growing as well.…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to investigate the effectiveness of different types of hand sanitizers and their active ingredients on various types of bacteria. I hypot…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals In this experiment I wanted to test whether temperature causes any change in the overall rate of reaction between the enzyme, Catalase, and hydrogen peroxide. My hypothesis…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to test which method of purifying water is the best, filtering, iodine treatment, or solar treatment. Methods/Materials The main method I…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Lung cancer is the main cause of cancer death in the world, causing ~1.2 million to die annually. 90% of lung cancers are related to tobacco smoking; Furthermore, nicotine c…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Research was conducted to develop a novel three-part approach of immunotargeted quantum dots for Alzheimer's diagnosis and treatment. The system was composed of the primary…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The effect of fifteen different metal-chelate complexes (Al3+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+ with EDTA, DTPA, and NTA) on peroxidase activity was studied. The effect of molecula…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Determining which cooking method will retain the most Vitamin C in broccoli. Methods/Materials Dilute Lugols iodine 1:10 in distilled water for iodine titration solution. Ma…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals In my project, I wanted to determine if different types of vegetables and their food preservations would affect the amount of gas released. I believe that the canned vegetab…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goals of this project were to determine a) whether Copper-induced oxidation of Bilirubin leads to the bluish black pigment noted in Pigmented Gallstones in patients with…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals My first objective was to determine if a glycine serine linker could be used to attach an Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 (IGF2) tag to the enzyme alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This study was conducted in order to determine whether human mesothelioma cells express ion channels of the TRPM and SOCE families. I specifically tested these cells for the…