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 · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals Pesticides such as herbicides and insecticides are commonly used in domestic and agricultural settings to control unwanted vegetation and insect life. The goal of my project…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether crickets exposed to lead contaminated water would develop more aggressive behavior and exhale a lower level of carbon dioxide. My hypo…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the effect of used motor oil on bean plants by measuring plant height. The prediction was that the plants placed in the contaminated soil woul…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if cell phone radiation is harmful to living creatures. I am interested in this project because I just got my first cell phone and…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to determine if different juices and green tea would help my test antibiotics create a larger area of bacterial inhibition than the ant…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine if local plant extracts will kill mosquito larvae and still be safe for other aquatic life. The reason I am doing this proj…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Based on the theories of osmosis and diffusion, my project is about testing which drink will dehydrate human cells the most: Coffee, Soda, or an Energy Drink. I believe that…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Does the style of grasping a pencil affect the quality of the penmanship? Hypothes:Peoples penmanship depends on the way of grasp Methods/Materials Materials # 15 Pencils, #…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This study sought to identify the potential of a novel biocide system consisting of chitosan nanoparticles encapsulated by the peptides found in green coconut water (GCW). M…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My main goal was to discover who has a better lung capacity athletes or musicians. Methods/Materials My materials were a air flow meter, fifteen musicians between the ages o…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals After noticing whiteflies on a plant at school, we decided that we would like to test ways of controlling them. After doing research and learning that synthetic pesticides a…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to examine the affects of caffeine on humans and then on Daphnia and compare the results to see if they are related. Methods/Materials We started with our human…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In my experiment I compared the digit ratios of San Carlos School male students (ages 12-13 years old) to their times in a 90 yard dash. I wanted to see if there was a relat…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Many people avoid the fat-free variations of their favorite foods, mainly due to their perception of taste differences in fat-free versus regular foods. However, do the food…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To discover the reaction of ubiquitous freshwater invertebrates such as brown planarian (Dugesia tigrina) towards external manmade chemical stimuli from acid rain and eutrop…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project was done in an attempt to answer two questions: Were these inflammatory molecules, and thus the inflammatory response, also associated with breast adenocarcinom…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine the Vitamin (A, C, or E) that would most effectively neutralize free radicals, thereby creating a favorable environment for seed germ…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine which fuel, gasoline or diesel, is most damaging to a bird's ability to insulate itself. Methods/Materials Nine chicken breasts (bone in, skin on)…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if lowering the pH of the mix water to a pH of 5 would decrease the performance of Glyphosate on Bermuda grass. Methods/Materials Take a Glypho…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Will the liquid that I take with Aleve affect the time for it to dissipate? Does it matter whether it is a tablet or gel? The purpose of this experiment is to determine if v…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to discover the effect of various liquids on the subjects' vocal ranges. I hypothesised that the drinks milk, iced water, root beer and coffe…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Does everyone see colors the same? Do either gender or age affect color perception? My hypothesis is that people see colors differently, especially as they age. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to investigate if while using the compouter there is a higher incidence of a human having a dry eye. Methods/Materials 17" MacBook Pro (with hid…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to study the dynamics and drug-drug interaction of lovastatin and acetaminophen (APAP) in affecting the health of human muscle and liver cells…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose for this experiment was to understand how the chemicals we use to wash our cars effect our environment. Also to see if the eco-friendly car washes actually do wh…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I want to see which type of song will effect a person's blood pressure and heart rate. I have four different song genres testing on various people; Classical, Jazz, Hip Hop,…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find out the effect that Children's Tylenol Plus Cough and Runny Nose has on rosemary plants. Methods/Materials Fifteen rosemary plants…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if engine exhaust had an effect on the growth rate of plants. I also wanted to determine if exhaust from a lawnmower had more of an effect on g…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I investigated the importance of filtering polluted water using three different pollutants in varying concentrations mixed with 200 milliliters of water. For accuracy, I tes…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals An individual's fingerprints are unique thus giving all humans an identification barcode. Fingerprint patterns, however, are limited to eight different types. This study exa…