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 · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Because lichen and tardigrades are believed to detect the amount of pollutants in the air, I took lichen samples from trees in areas known to be heavily polluted and in area…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To figure out what stresses on spiders changed web strength and web production. Methods/Materials We took twenty-four spiders and split them them up into four groups of six…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Curcuma longa has been known as an anti-biotic and anti-inflammatory agent in Ayurvedic medicine for 3000 years. Derived from the herb, turmeric, it is now being discovered…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if caffeine consumption has an effect on a person's typing speed and accuracy. Methods/Materials Materials used in my project include 7 2-liter bot…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This experiment sought to determine which was more effective, commercial products or home remedies for the prevention of whitefly on hibiscus plants. These solutions were co…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My experiment was conducted primarily to experience first hand the effects of cigarette smoke as well as possible types of pollution, such as car exhaust, on plants. Methods…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my research is to see if exposure to mercury effects the learning ability of planaria. My hypothesis is that planaria exposed to mercury either through their…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This study addressed the problem of how the human breast cancer cells responded to a natural product made from rice bran (MGN-3/Biobran). The human breast cancer cells (MCF-…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to investigate if C. elegans nematodes may be used as a bioassay to determine the health of an ecosystem. The human hormone estradiol is a comm…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if the pollutants in Lake Perris water are safe for the metamorphosis of bullfrog tadpoles. Methods/Materials The subjects were 61 bullfrog tadp…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The chemical allylamine oxidizes in the Drosophila melanogaster body by an amine oxidase function producing acrolein. Then acrolein, by bindings on its electrophilic sites,…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Irradiation of food offers the possibility of increasing the shelf life of many foods we eat. In this experiment I tested the effects of various doses of irradiation on meat…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of stormwater runoff (using various everyday pollutants which can be found in stormwater runoff) on marine life (…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if E. senticosus (Ginseng) causes mutagenic effects on D. melanogaster (fruit flies). A lethal mutation will result in the ab…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Problem Statement: Which stimulant will initially raise the heart rate of Daphnia the most, and which will stimulant will raise heart rates the most over time: nicotine, caf…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find if biologically active compounds isolated from Serratia marcescens compromise the integrity of Candida albicans and Pythium ultimum membranes and c…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Will formic acid be effective in removing Varroa jacobsoni, a species of bee mite, from Apis mellifera, the common honeybee? Methods/Materials Methods: We exposed bee hives…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The chemical properties of the local anesthetic bupivacaine (a weak base), the physiology of NaHCO3 in the CSF and the clinical literature all suggest adding bicarbonate to…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine how well vinegar inhibits bacterial growth at different acid levels. Methods/Materials The main materials in this experiment are…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The present project was undertaken to test the feasibility of a novel strategy- direct delivery of functionally active proteins to kill tumor cells. The commercially availab…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Ethanol is the number one drug abused in the United States today, the effects it has on people are understood. However, it is uncertain exactly how and where ethanol binds t…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The experiment that was conducted was #Are Penicillin Resistant Bacteria Also Resistant to Ultraviolet Light?# My hypothesis was that penicillin resistant bacteria will be m…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the LC50 of garlic extracts on root-knot nematodes exposed for twenty-four hours. I believe the LC50 of garlic extract will be 10-g/l, because…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see if a homemade natural herbicide, can be used to help control unwanted daisy growth. Methods/Materials HERBICIDE MANUFACTURE:I blended mistletoe plants…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Apolipoprotein E has been linked with the formation of senile plaques in neurons. ApoE collects at the ends of neurons, interfering with inter-neural communications. These p…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This experiment shows how the ingestion of Coke, a surrogate sugar solution, affects saliva pH and oral Streptococcus mutans levels. Sugar is digested by Strep mutans when i…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Evaluate the effectiveness of using a reporter gene (SEAP) to monitor ovarian tumor progression and to determine the efficacy of contortrostatin (CN) treatment on the progre…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals A correct dosage of acyclovir for the horse is not known even though it has been used by veterinarians to treat equine herpes virus (EHV-1). The maximum dose in humans is 80…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find if alcohol is really a depressant. I'll determine this by using a daphnia's heartrate after being exposed to various alcohol rates (by volume). Meth…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To whether a new long-acting human insulin, Lantus, causes less nocturnal hypoglycemia in a juvenile diabetic than the standard long-acting insulin, NPH. Methods/Materials A…