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
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective in this project was to find the best milk product that would retain moisture and thickness in pancakes over time. Methods/Materials I used buttermilk, whole mil…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Diabetes mellitus, a disease affecting carbohydrate metabolism, is characterized by an inability of the endocrine system to properly regulate the amount of glucose in the bl…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out what in coke contributes to tooth decay the sugar or the acid. Methods/Materials Materials: Coca Cola, vinegar, water, 65 grams of sugar, measu…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of the research project is to discover if the quantity of mitochondria in Drosophila melanogaster affects its lifespan. Furthermore, if there is a correlation between mitochondri…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals There are many technologies to create proteins that bind well to specific antigens (chemicals or proteins), one of which is phage display. Phage display is a technology usin…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Paederus dermatitis is a dangerous skin irritation caused by a potent toxin found in the haemolymph of certain types of rove beetles (e.g. Paederus fuscipes). Although the danger of these ro…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this experiment is to test the possibility of learning techniques used on children with Autism can benefit children with ADD/ADHD because of the genetic similarities in the do…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Giardia intestinalis is one of the most common causes of protozoan diarrhoea worldwide, and leads to significant morbidity and mortality. The organism is ubiquitous and has been identified i…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I performed this experiment in order to determine whether using the Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) appliance would help reduce the dangerous symptoms of patients…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to find out which toothbrush performs the best by observing bacterial growth rates before and after brushing for multiple age groups. Methods…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal was to determine which growth factors, NGF and cAMP, stimulate the neurons to grow the longest axons, and the largest area of the growth cones. Methods/Materials PC…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this experiment was to test the efficacy of the nematophagous fungi Duddingtonia flagran's in reducing the L3 Strongyles migration. The hypothesis was: If Duddingtonia flagran…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find out if organic baby food has less sugar than non-organic by testing the glucose level in different brands. Methods/Materials To d…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to figure out what sunscreen product is more effective in blocking ultraviolet radiation, which can cause skin cancer if not properly protected. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Short noncoding RNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression by silencing mRNAs through degradation. Since miRNA dysregulation is linked with tumorigenesis, expression…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In many areas of the world where smoking is permitted, cigarette butts are often not properly disposed of. They get tossed onto the ground, where they eventually get washed away by precipita…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The seeing sense is the standard between the ability to vision and blindness. Often limits the ability of blind people to perform daily functions and affects the quality of life that that th…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Because of their wide range of behaviors and social structure, as well as ecological and economic influence, dolphins are highly important to oceanographers and therefore have been thoroughl…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The circadian clock regulates human activities; it can affect the well-being of individuals, including their life expectancy. Doubletime (DBT) is an ortholog of mammalian casein kinase which…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
It is known that after the 2011 earthquake in Japan, the sex ratio of the subsequent population was skewed in favor of girls. However, it is not known whether the environmental stress caused…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if ocean acidification could be causing damage to stem cell processes in aquatic organisms based on what effect varying levels of aquatic pH c…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the effect of Potassium Persulfate induced Hydrogen Peroxide in Human Hair Properties. Methods/Materials Tensile Tester, Diffe…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Geriatric, or late life depression is becoming an increasingly frequent problem amongst the senior citizens of our society. Many types of therapy have been tried in order to decrease the pro…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out if a sunscreen with a high Sun Protection Factor (SPF) is put on Ultra Violet (UV) color-changing beads, then the color of the beads will not c…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine how various levels of dextrose monohydrate (D-glucose) affect the regenerative capacity of dugesia dorotecephala (brown plana…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if the Rf value of carotene in red bell peppers would be affected by either growth environment or temperature. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To test if the process of pasteurization will effect the levels of vitamin C in raw cow milk compared to the pasteurized milk from the same sample. Methods/Materials MATERIA…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment's primary objective is to investigate how various marinades ranging in pH can denature the concentration of PhIP (a carcinogen and heterocyclic amine) preval…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study is to understand how the genetic modification to make soybeans Roundup Ready impacts how nutrients are absorbed in the human human gut - specially how…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The extract from the bark of Samoan medicinal plant ‘mamala’ (Homalanthus nutans, Family: Euphorbiaceae), is used to treat hepatitis in Samoa and other South Pacific islands. Its active comp…