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
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…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In my science project, Flipped Out Fish, I gave goldfish different substances to see how the goldfish reacted. I used caffeine, nicotine, sugar, and alcohol. I tested the go…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out if a flip turn is truly faster than an open turn in competitive freestyle races and whether the extra breath you get in an open turn makes a differen…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine whether an acidic solution (acid rain) affects the rate in which a radish shoot emerges from the soil. My hypothesis was that t…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair project is to discover a less toxic and less expensive way to kill undesirable plants by altering herbicide temperature before its application…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I am concerned about global warming and its impact on the environment. Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases that is increasing in concentration in the world's atmos…