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 · 2019
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives WGLS has become and increasingly prevalent pest, especially in organic vineyards and backyard wines because of limited availability of pesticides for these situations. The main ob…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The purpose of this experiment is to test the effect of commonly used herbicides to see whether or not they cause neurotoxicity on planarian flatworms, which have a very similar n…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective was to test if the planaria Dugesia dorotocephala could be used as a model to predict toxicity. Methods Planaria were cut in half and tails were placed into petri di…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives The objective of this project was to determine if sodium bicarbonate can be used as an economical, efficient, and environmentally-safe method to control the mosquito larvae popula…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) estimated that in 2016 lead exposure accounted for 540,000 deaths and 13.9 million years of healthy life lost worldwide due to i…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of my study is to determine if there is a natural repellent for the vine mealybug. My goal is to prove that organic neem oil will eliminate the vine mealybug the bes…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives I wanted to learn how the Central Valley s most common water pollutants, which are chlorine, motor oil, and pesticide, affect the heart rate of Daphnia magna. My hypothesis was th…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives To determine if organic produce contains detectable amounts of pesticides, and to determine if there are options to remove pesticides from non-organic produce. Methods Organic and…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives I wanted to see if there was a safe way to use pesticide around the house. Something that would harm ants but not humans or pets. I decided to use certain foods. Oranges, lemons,…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The purpose of the project was to find a plant-friendly alternative to road salt (NaCl). Four types of salt were tested: calcium chloride (CaCl2), potassium chloride (KCl), ammoni…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The objective is to determine if Wi-Fi signals affect the growth of pea shoot plant in terms of height, weight and number of leaves. Methods Materials required were:- Wi-Fi router…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The addition of fertilizer in controlled amounts determines the effects of agricultural pollutants on the mortality rates of freshwater Daphnia and Cyclops in varying concentratio…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology First Award
Objectives FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb declared the rampant youth nicotine addiction achieved through JUULs, the widely popular e-cigarettes, to be an epidemic, while UCSF researchers ha…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The objective of this study is to examine the effects of microplastics in the soil on plant health and on soil properties. Methods A group of lettuce was grown in soil with a 10%…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The objective of this experiment was to determine the effects of electromagnetic radiation on seed germination and plant growth. Methods I planted groups of radish seed that were…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives Utilizing 12 different concentrations of silver nanoparticles in Arcata Marsh water, determine and measure the effects of silver nanoparticles on the mortality rates of 10 freshwa…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The objective of the experiment was to find out how different commonly found contaminants around the world effect a plants (radishes) overall growth after a certain amount of days…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives We aimed to explore the effects of low-frequency EMFs on selective inhibition of cancer cells, associated biological/molecular responses and cell-death pathways. Our in vitro stud…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology First Award
Objectives Recent studies have shown that puberty is occurring earlier in both boys and girls for unknown reasons. Some studies suggest essential oils may disrupt the hormonal system, trigge…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The objective of this study is to see if different Varroa Mite (Varroa Destructor, parasitic mites) treatments that beekeepers are using are effectively killing and containing the…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives Studies reported that decongestant increased the heart rate of human, while coenzymeQ10 helped stabilize the heart rate. The goal of my experiment is to find the effect of deconge…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives Dinoflagellates are bioluminescent planktons that float near the ocean's surface and flash brightly when disturbed to scare or distract predators. This project examined how four c…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The objective of my project is to see/show the affects of different types of drinks on human teeth. Methods The materials I used in my project were 6 different types of drinks, hu…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives Determine the concentration of sodium that become toxic Lactuca Sativa seed germination. Methods Germinated Lactuca Sativa in petri dishes with varying moles of sodium. Allowed ge…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives I added measured sea salt to samples of Arcata Marsh water to create differentiated salinity concentrations and determine the salinity tolerance of freshwater green algae. Methods…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology Third Award
Objectives Many products advertise silver nanoparticles as an immune supplement. The purpose of this experiment was to evaluate the potential toxicity of silver nanoparticles marketed as a d…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology Third Award
Objectives This project was done to determine if recent studies suggesting that sunblock is harmful to coral reefs are true. Methods Over a period of weeks raise Brine shrimp (as a proxy for…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The objective of this project is to study the impact of environmental changes on the survival of brine shrimp. Methods 18 petri dishes, 180 brine shrimp. Recorded survival rates o…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The problem I am researching is how perfume is affecting plants in the natural world. Many people consistently use perfume in their everyday lives, but they do not realize how muc…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The purpose to this project is to test what the effects of different concentrations and varieties of electronic cigarette liquid have on the pulse rate of Lumbriculus variegatus.…