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…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Increasing the accuracy and the range of specificity of MRI could enhance site-specific imaging and treatment. The most advantageous way to enhance site-specific imaging wou…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This project is a study to determine if aquaporins play any role in the movement of water in the inner ear. First I will localize the aquaporins in the inner ear, and then c…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out whic type of protein can help you more during muscle recovery by seeing enzymatic activity. Methods/Materials Materials used were: 10 mL of hydrogen…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research project was to improve the ice nucleation protein of Pseudomonas syringae a plant pathogen. Pseudomonas syringae produces an ice nucleation acti…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Simulate a model of a cancer cell in a tumor by using C. elegans mutants which had abnormal cellular growth in their germ cell area of their bodies. Then, kill/damage this c…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals P-450 is a family of enzymes involved primarily in drug metabolism and bioremediation. These enzymes catalyze a variety of reactions and are a promising alternative to chemi…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Neurotransmitter respecification is a recently discovered form of neuronal plasticity with enormous applications to disorders including stroke, Alzheimer#s and Parkinson#s d…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To see if the electromagnetic wave is a source of oxidative stress and the effects of it on antioxidant enzyme activities after the 2.4GHz exposure. Methods/Materials Method…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This research investigates whether binding oligonucleotide-based receptors (aptamers) to gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents can increase the sensitivity of the contrast ag…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to find a test in the form of molecular cytogenetic markers that can reliably predict prostate cancer prognosis at the time of diagnosis/biopsy…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my research project is to understand how protein specificity is determined. As one of the six Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Associated Factor (TRAF) family memb…