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 · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine the effects of heavy metals on the survival of plants and the tropic responses of their roots. We also wanted to determine if the response is…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My Objective was to understand how runoff detergents affect plant growth. I hypothesized that runoff detergents would affect plant growth because detergents contain harmful…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out if it is possible to determine how exercised an individual is by measuring how dilated their pupils are. Methods/Materials M…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide and the first leading cause in Sub-Saharan Africa as noted in a report by UNAID. Infection…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I am testing if Body Mass Index (BMI) in non-obese adolescents is related to the rise in blood glucose levels two hours after a high carbohydrate intake. I hypothesize that…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To find if homeopathic solutions are too dilute to potentially be effective remedies. Methods/Materials Q-tips were used to streak petri dishes with Staphylococcus aureus an…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals I chose to do this project to understand the effects of pollution on aquatic plants to help better protect the ecosystems in the future. Of the several pollutants that can g…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to find out if talking on a hands-free cell phone while driving or talking to a passenger while driving is more distracting to your driving. Met…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to test possible negative effects of estrogen pollution in water on wildlife and to prove that this particular drug pollution, which is a re…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My family recently began to purchase organic fruits and vegetables. I became curious about the actual health benefits of organic fruits versus commercial fruits. I decided t…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Noise pollution is displeasing sound created by humans, the environment, or machines that disrupts the balance or activity of human life. The experiment was designed to see…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Determine the effects of vitamins on a mouse's ability to complete a maze. Methods/Materials 250 Ball Point Pins, 1 304.8cmx609.6cm bag of pine shavings, 2 boxes of mouse pe…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the toxicity rate of household liquid cleaning projects by timing the time of death of gryllus assimilis (field crickets). I s…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Pampas Grass, Cortaderia selloana, is an invasive plant originally from South America. It is causing problems along the California coast, including areas of coastal sage scr…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if bicep size affected an adolescent girl's endurance by using a free weight. I believed that the larger the bicep size, the more repetitions would…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if inorganic mercury is able to penetrate the cell membrane of mammalian neurons. Methods/Materials Materials: The Mutant GFP and mercury (HgCl2)The fluorometer…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I conducted my experiment to determine which of the two senses, taste or smell, takes less time to recognize a particular food. Methods/Materials Students ranging from twelv…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if age or gender affects the speed of a human's resting heart rate. I thought age and gender would affect it and I thought younger children wou…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project objective was to find out how eco-friendly cleaning products would affect the growth of plants. Methods/Materials 1.Ten garden bean seeds were planted in identica…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To see how holes in the eardrum affect our hearing. Methods/Materials I built a model of the ear and made holes in the "eardrum". The vibrations of each sound were picked up…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to study how being in a room with a dog affected the blood pressure of people over the age of forty, the age group at highest risk for hypertension. I hypot…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals While it is already known that distractions can affect a person's reaction speed, my project sought to verify that a person's reaction time is decreased while talking on a c…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Introduction: Increasing amounts of ionizing radiation are passing through to the earth because of ozone depletion. What is the effect of ionizing radiation on plants? Metho…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals To study the effect of caffeine and dexamethasone on osteoblast cell line MC3T3-E1, and determine the toxicity level of caffeine in these cells in vitro, so as to better und…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I hypothesize that the prescreened small molecules will have distinct functional groups that will show inhibitory activity. Methods/Materials Conducting Enzymatic Assays Ste…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the study is to test whether urine (Latin name:Urina) could be used as a cheap alternative to preventing wrinkles and acne especially in middle-aged women. Me…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine if water containing trace amounts of automotive fluids has an effect on planarians regeneration. Methods/Materials I conducted my experiment by fi…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see how different pollutants in the environment will effect the growth of plants. Methods/Materials Collected pollutants (Exhaust, motor oil, fertilizer, soapy w…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In past experiments, I found that 70 % of human subjects malabsorbed 50.0 g of fructose dissolved in 8 oz of water and that none of the same subjects malabsorbed 29 oz of 7u…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine if there is a direct correlation between relative pitch and gender. Methods/Materials 1. Gather the necessary materials. 2. Re…