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
Chemistry
Objectives I used a smartphone to build a low cost, but highly accurate instrument to measure contact angle of soapy water with a surface. Methods A compact, low cost optical tensiometer was…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives The science procedure that I will be testing is does size and distribution of reactants affect efficiency of a combustion reaction? The hypothesis I have created to go with this s…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives The objective of this project is to determine if the boiling point of water can be lowered by lowering the surrounding pressure. Methods Filtration flask, hand vacuum pump, rubber…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The magnetic targeted drug delivery system is one of the most promising strategies for delivering highly potent drugs, like the ones used in chemotherapy, to a specified site. Mag…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives In the United States one person dies from fire every three hours, and of those 80% of all fire related deaths are from smoke inhalation. Carbon monoxide is the element in smoke th…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Renewable energies, such as solar and wind, are intermittent sources of energy. For renewable energy to become practical, we need a cost-effective method for storing energy so it…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives Gold and silver nanoparticles exhibit intense colors, because of surface plasmon resonance. In this project, I demonstrate that this unique property can be exploited for the color…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives Currently, new alternatives for current greenhouse gases are of great interest, and hydrogen is a major player in the race for a new main source of fuel. Hydrogen can be produced…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives A recent study showed the global cost of corrosion is estimated at $2.5 trillion annually. Corrosion affects our lives directly include safety (collapsed bridges), health (contami…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry First Award
Objectives Heavy metal contamination continues to threaten the SF Bay & cleanup of mercury & copper from watersheds is costly & time-consuming. Designing a cheap & effective activated carbon…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives Understanding the chemistry of sulfites is necessary in viticulture and enology. The use of sulfite is important as it is one of the most safest and widely used preservative (Hann…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives Develop a method to effectively replace Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) anodes with inexpensive Silver (Ag) anodes in thin film solar cells. Methods Used spin-coater to deposit polymer fil…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives 3D printing promises to produce complex biomedical devices according to computer design using patient- specific anatomical data. However, the application of such techniques in bio…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives My project involved creating electrolysis of water using a battery to examine the pH of the water after it was affected by electrolysis. My hypothesis was that if we separate the…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives Bioplastics address some of the environmental and health concerns of synthetic plastics. A plasticizer makes bioplastics flexible and strong. The objective of this project was to…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives The objective of this study is to determine if the amount of electrolytes affect the rate of production of hydrogen gas during the process of electrolysis. Methods Water Salt (ele…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives The objective of this project was to determine which liquid contains the most electrolytes. Methods Multi meter, 9-volt battery, straw, 24-gauge copper wire, alligator clips, and…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives To extend the endothermic chemical reaction of ammonium nitrate by adding a hydrated polymer and alkaloid to create a survival shelter from a firetruck cab that will not exceed 37…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives In crime scene investigations, it is easy to miss evidence of blood stains without careful application of Luminol, a chemiluminescent substance. My objective is to study the impac…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives The objective of my experiment is to determine if iron absorbs faster on an empty stomach or a full stomach. Methods Iron detector tablets, iron color chart, test tubes, distilled…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives The objective of this experiment is to investigate which metal and pH of water would be most suitable and effective for the electrolysis of water. Methods equipment to fully compl…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives Hydrogen is a clean energy source. It can be generated from water by using electricity. In this project, I compare the rate of hydrogen production from water using solutions of di…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives I love to bake and enjoy sharing my baked creations with my friends and family. I especially like baking cupcakes and cakes and my friends love eating them. Unfortunately, cupcake…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives The objective of the experiment was to change the relative amounts of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and citric acid in bath bomb recipes to produce the optimum amount of fizz t…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives I wanted to study how vitamin C content is affected by cutting fruits well ahead of consumption. I grouped the test fruit into two categories: fruit that visibly oxidizes and frui…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives The objective was to determine what initial temperature for a hand warmer would create the most effective hand warmer in terms of warmth, crystallization rate, and voltage from it…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives The purpose of this experiment was to determine which common oil had the largest effect on the elasticity medical grade latex. Methods I tested which type of oil decreased the ela…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives Methane in the Martian atmosphere was first detected by a team at NASA s Goddard Space Flight Center in 2003. In 2014, the Mars Express Orbiter reported that concentration levels…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of this project is to measure the rate of corrosion in a wet/dry case in which the wet area of a given metal remains constant while the dry area exposed to air/oxyge…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives My objective is to build a model that can depict an image of the double diffusion occurring in the salt and sugar water solutions. The pictures from the model will then be observe…