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 · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was twofold. My first objective was to learn if the baking times of sugar cookies are affected by sugar grain size. Secondly, I wanted to learn…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Type 2 diabetes and obesity are major public health priorities because of their high prevalence and incidence in the U.S. population. Although the mechanisms underlying type…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This work evaluated the anticancer properties of dietary substances such as curcumin and Si-Wu-Tang (SWT) by measuring the activity of NF-kB in human cell lines. Our hypothe…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find the effect of cooking methods and time on the Vitamin C content in food, specifically spinach. Methods/Materials 20 grams of spin…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment will show if the amount of catalase enzyme directly affects its reaction rate. Methods/Materials Potatoes were cut and peeled and mixed with purified water i…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to test whether natural solar UV radiation is energetic enough to damage DNA to the point where cell cycle checkpoints are required. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a bacteria that injects its own DNA into plant cells causing cancerous tumors to grow. The objective of my experiment was to see if antioxidants…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see which riser would make blueberry muffins rise the most, either baking powder or baking soda, and what would happen to a blueberry muffin without any…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to discover whether or not hepatocyte apoptosis due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is mitochondria-dependent, and thus follows…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine which type of reading platform is better: Back-lit (LCD) eReader, Non- Back- lit (eInk)eReader, and a book. Methods/Materials There…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see how long it takes for an ultraviolet light sanitizer to kill more than 99% of bacteria on a toothbrush. Based on my research, longer exposure should r…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how variations in temperature would change the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction. I hypothesized that an increase in temperature would speed…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine what affect different cooking methods have on the nutritional value of vegetables.The reason I am doing this investigation…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to figure out how much carbon dioxide will be produced by yeast fermentation of three different types of sugars. Methods/Materials I observed yeast fermentt…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The reason I am doing this investigation is to find out how to slow down the freezing process of dew on orange trees. By doing this I will find a method for farmers to prote…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine how much gluten is present in four different types of flours bough at the local grocery store. A second objective of this proje…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Objective: The objective of my experiment is to determine which cleans hands better, wiping hands with hand sanitizer or washing hands with soap and water. Hypothesis: I bel…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment examines a possible method to increase the production of alcohol through fermentation with yeast by species competition. This is important because of the inc…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment is to find how much bacteria is in fast food restaurant water and ice. Methods/Materials All samples are melted and materials gathered. The are…