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 · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals As individuals become more health conscious, they begin to feel afraid to indulge in sugary treats and desserts; however, when they succumb to these delectable temptations,…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Last year, the American Diabetes Association recognized 2.6 million people in the United States to be diagnosed with Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM), or more comm…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which pollutant is the most harmful to plant cells. I believe that the gasoline will damage the plant cells in the celery the most. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if #eco# cleaners are less harmful to plant germination than traditional cleansers. Methods/Materials Radish seeds were placed on paper towel m…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To prove lycopene's claim effects are true and compare difference effects with different percentage concentrations by testing it on the Daphnia Magna's Heart. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals Alzheimer's disease is a neurological degenerative disease projected to affect 13.2 million people by 2050. The many observed causes of Alzheimer's, varying from tau aggrega…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The problem of our experiment is to test and find out if there is an effective way to kill ordinary insects without harming the environment like DDT. Since DDT has been used…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to show that even though we live in an age where most ways of treating harmful organisms are chemical, such as bleach or pesticides, there are stil…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine the effect of a minor source of radiation(thorium containing lantern mantles) on plant growth. I hypothesized that the plants exposed to radiatio…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to observe how motor oil effected aquatic plant life. It was originally hypothesized that the higher viscosity, as well as a 25 milliliter am…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Due to legally withheld ingredient information, formulation specific pesticide studies are often difficult to complete. Glyphosate, one of the most widely used herbicides in…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by accumulation of beta amyloid (Abeta) plaques in the brain and activation of caspase pathway leading to neuronal apoptosis. Curcu…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The time limit for routine cadaveric lung transports in hypothermia is limited to 4 to 6 hours. This project identifies the effectiveness of antioxidant solutions in reducin…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Cellular senescence is a tumor suppressor mechanism which functions by permanently arresting cell cycle, while keeping cells metabolically active. Senescence may be triggere…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effect of different amounts of ammonium acetate on the population on phytoplankton living in the Oakland Estuary. Methods/Materials Ammoniu…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal was to find a fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitor that is both effective and restricted from the central nervous system. Such a compound would enable raising endoc…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This study assesses the capacity of mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) Shinorine (SH) and Porphyra-334 (P-334),secondary metabolites synthesized by macro- and microalgae, t…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to test the use of #bee friendly# essential oil pesticides to treat two major pests, Green Peach Aphids and Sweetpotato Whitefly. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Black walnuts (Juglans Nigra) are allelopathic trees that release toxic chemicals to poison neighboring plants. The purpose of my project is to observe the effects of black…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Why is it that some antibiotics don't work as well as others? Well, the math is in the matter! Everyone has different blood cells that react differently to any certain disea…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals If I put varying amounts of Tiger 90 Sulfur, diesel, motor oil, and regular gasoline in jars with live Daphnia magna, then the death rates will be higher in motor oil, lower…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NP) and silver ions (Ag+) have been shown to inhibit the nitrite production of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, a discovery that can affect the efficacy…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to see the effect of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) on the rate of planarian eye receptor regeneration. Methods/Materials I used 75 planaria f…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine whether oleandrin and neriin, the two cardiac glycosides in nerium oleander, can be as effective as digitoxin, the cardiac glyc…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. When CO2 reacts with saltwater, hydrogen and bicarbonate ions are released, resulting in ocean acidif…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if phosphates in the run-off waters that drain into the Madrona Marsh have any effect on the heart rate of the aquatic invertebrates inhabiting the…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine whether pureed orange peels, canola oil or vinegar can effectively kill termites. Methods/Materials Termites were obtained f…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if exposing Danio rerio (zebrafish) to citalopram, a contaminant of many waterways around the world, would decrease aggress…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The brain of the Manduca sexta, also known as the tobacco hornworm, has olfactory and memory systems. Scientists have shown that the larvae can be conditioned to avoid speci…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine whether natural anesthetics composed of Eugenol affected conduction velocity in earthworms. Since reflexes become slower under anes…