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 · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Abstract For my project I tested how adding different contaminants to pond water affects the amount of oxygen in the water. My hypothesis was, if nutrient contaminants are a…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine whether changing the pH level of cherry juice, carrot juice, water, and vinegar with the addition of sodium citrate affects the ability of liquids t…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test the effects of salt, sugar, and sand, on ice. The purpose of this, was to try to find a substitute to salt to melt ice effectively,…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The amount of acetaminophen and aspirin that is retained by plastics placed in saturated solutions was measured to determine if plastics treated with either of these molecul…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to measure how different substances cooked with beans affects bean hardness and cooking time. My goal was to determine what substances short…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to see if NaOH as a catalyst (substance used to speed up transesterification) or Hydrochloric acid as a catalyst would produce more biofuel…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to find out what type of basic salt melts ice the fastest. Methods/Materials The materials used were a scale to weigh the salt (30 grams), tab…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To increase the efficiency of the electrolysis of water process with the use of cobalt nitrate catalyst. Methods/Materials Tested the efficiency of electrolysis of water pro…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if, and to what extent, carbohydrate contaminants on the skin raise blood glucose measurements made with a glucometer. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine what affect temperature has on the rate of a simple chemical reaction. Methods/Materials 3 clear glass cups, a measuring cup, w…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to see the effect of different magnesium sulfate concentrations on hydrogen and oxygen gas production through the process of electrolysis…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if glycerin or corn syrup will improve a regular mixture of bubble solution by making a better bubble. We will be observing the c…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This study is aimed to determine if more electric current is produced with more concentration of anthocyanin after electrolysis. Methods/Materials Anthocyanin was extracted…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I think spheres (I call Chameleon Eggs for the rest of my experiment) will change color after sitting in lemonade (an acid) if the liquid used to make the spheres has a low…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals With global warming taking the center stage, more and more research is being done on CO2 and greenhouse gases. However, another lesser known, but equally important contribut…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals Dirtier, nonrenewable fuels, like diesel and gasoline, seem to be used much more extensively that the cleaner burning and renewable fuels, like biodiesel and ethanol. This e…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My goal was to compare the heats of combustion of three different fuels I made from peanut oil, olive oil, and canola oil. Methods/Materials I used a mini camp stove, water,…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to stop or slow the rate of corrosion in a saltwater electrolyte using either magnets or petroleum jelly. Methods/Materials AC/DC transformer mult…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Our project was to determine if using different materials like silica gel and space sand as a stationary phase in column chromatography affect the way sodas' dyes separate.…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals The main goals of my project are (1) to develop simple, cost-effective, reusable electrochemical sensor arrays (electronic tongue and electronic nose) that can simultaneousl…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Solar-driven water splitting with earth-abundant, efficient and robust photoelectrode and catalyst materials can meet the challenges of providing sustainable energy globally…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this research was to detect and quantify three heavy metals (cadmium, lead, and chromium) in dry dog foods in order to investigate if a heavy metal was pres…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to determine the effect temperature has on the chemical reaction rate of Alka-Seltzer and water. Methods/Materials Four clear identical c…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals What are the relative conductivity of salts compared to one another? Is there a conductivity trend across the periodic table among the cations of salts? Theoretically, elect…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals About 17% of the energy used daily in the US is used for heating water. If heating water became faster and more efficient, people wouldn#t waste time and money trying to hea…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine which type of food oil makes the best biodiesel fuel. Methods/Materials Five different types of edible oils were used in this ex…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Every day people manipulate fruits and vegetables in their diets. They are either eaten fresh, frozen for later use, or heated in the cooking process. The vitamins and nutri…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if wearing sunscreens with high sun protection factors provides users with more protection from ultraviolet radiation. Method…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine if the energy released by ethanol is increased when mixed with various concentrations of hydrogen peroxide: 95% ethanol 5% H2O2 v/v, 90/10 v/v, 85/15 v/v, 80/20…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project is to find the most flammable chemical between nail polish, rubbing alcohol, and hand sanitizer. We wanted to test and show people how dangerous s…