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 · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, I decided to find out how temperature would affect endothermic reactions compared to exothermic reactions. An endothermic reaction absorbs energy in the…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Hydrogen Fuel Cells are renewable energy cells, and a promising answer to the Earth#s energy crisis. My project was to determine if the pH of the electrolyte used in Hydroge…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to discover how efficient a hydrogen fuel cell car is. In order to do this, I#ll be using a small-scale fuel cell car and testing the dista…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine which drink contained the highest amount of electrolytes. Since electrolytes are lost during exercise through our perspiration,…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To measure the amount of electrolytes in various drinks and investigate if sports drinks has more electrolytes than daily drinks. Methods/Materials Materials: 1 digital mult…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to discover the relationship between electronegativity and reaction violence (energy release). Methods/Materials To measure reaction violen…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals The focus of my project is to select an energy crop that requires less fertilizer input, does not compete with food supply and can use low-value land. Plants from the grass…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals Photonic crystals have been the subject of intensive research during the last two and a half decades due to their usefulness in controlling the flow of light. More recently,…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to observe if there is the relationship between the index of refraction and the concentration of a sugar solution and to use the angle of refraction to esti…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals One of the most used medications for common illnesses are those that are dissolved in water. One of the most widely known medicines of this type is Alka-Selzer. The three ma…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The need to create a clean burning fuel is unquestionable, scientists all around the world are scrambling to find one. My project was designed to solve this problem with hyd…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I have seen many recommended nitration times for nitrocellulose. I would like to find out how the nitration time effects its solubility in acetone and its burn rate. Methods…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Goal: The aim was to see if plant material could be used to produce gold nanoparticles, and, if yes, to analyze the characteristics of the nanoparticles produced. Challenge:…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to improve the efficiency of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells by testing different factors including oxygen flow rate, methanol solution concentration, t…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the reaction of hydrogen peroxide, sodium potassium tartrate, and cobalt(II) chloride. The current literature does not prese…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In a world where green house gases are creating global warming, finding a way to capture carbon dioxide is essential. The goal of my investigation was to test a catalytic so…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals A simple way to check the sugar content of beverages would be useful in restaurants and when buying drinks with unknown ingredients. We developed a method of using an iPod o…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals We compared playing classical music to rock music during the freezing process of water to see if it affects the size, shape, count of the crystals formed. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Going green and organic is today's catch word. There is concern that we need to improve our overall health and well-being, but this comes at a higher price tag. The Federal…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this project I tried to mummify three hot dogs in baking soda over a period of 20 days. Methods/Materials Three hot dogs were placed in containers of baking soda for thre…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project has three objectives: To determine if chromium from stainless steel containers is capable of chelating when an acidic substance is stored in it; to see whether…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to discover if the sugar composition affects the time it took to construct a lollypop. Each sugar had their own composition. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Electronics has depended on the concept of miniaturization, building circuitry from increasingly smaller parts to maximize efficiency and minimize cost. However, this size r…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to discover if bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE), a relative of bisphenol A (BPA), is present in canned foods. Methods/Materials Materials: Agilent 1100…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This experiment was a physical simulation of a physical system. The purpose was to see if long polymers necessary in the creation of silicon-based life could be formed in co…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find out whether there was an optimum amount of Alka-Seltzer to water that would pop the lid of the film canister that they were contai…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to determine the effect of d-limonene in oils extracted from various citrus fruit rinds on disintegration of two different types of polystyrene foams-expande…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I investigated whether the electrolysis of water affects solar desalination. My hypothesis was that electrolysis of saline water will increase the solar desalination process…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the effect of water temperature on a surfactant's ability to decrease the surface tension of water. Methods/Materials Materials for the homema…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Every year, more than 475,000 structures are burned down due to fire. The purpose of this experiment is to create an affordable and practical flame retardant paint. Once thi…