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
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals Melamine is a nitrogen rich organic base chemical used in wood, plastics, and adhesives that has recently been in the center of a food adulteration scandal in Asia. Recent s…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project: to determine which base is best in recapturing and recovering CO2 from the atmosphere,which is the first step toward maximizing the efficiency…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Cellulose is one of the main components of the paper waste stream. Ethanol can be used as a fuel. Last year I developed a pretreatment process using pressure cooking and mic…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project asked, "Is it possible to synthesize scents? If so, then are these scents affected by temperature?" The author hypothesized that when the artificial scent is pl…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals Reflective nanoplates, or nano-mirrors, have shown to be good candidates for applications such as liquid mirrors in astronomical telescopes, but currently no reliable method…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This aim of this project is to discover why EGTA-decalcified gastrolith solutions produce Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectra with twice the number of expected peaks. My init…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find out if biodiesel was a reasonable alternative to diesel in model airplanes and, if so, which base oil type with which blend of biodie…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if temperature affects the ascorbic concentration of orange juices, and if there is an effect, what temperature affects it most and least? Met…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine the effect of various light sources on the rate of and Iodine to Iodide photochemical reaction. Methods/Materials Reference solutions were made with…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Each solute has different molecular properties that make them boil differently (colligative properties of solutions). This experiment is to see the difference between sucros…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals While researching the theory and mechanics of steric hindrance, I noticed that every example and description I saw for steric hindrance had to do with SN2 reactions. This le…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to see if I could make a functioning rocket using table sugar as fuel and to see which of three commonly available sugars, Sucrose, Fructose…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the electrolysis of water is affected by the type of electrolyte used, and the voltage of the energy source (battery). My hypothesis was that…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Determining whether the addition of readily-available, low-cost substances, when mixed with exterior or interior house paint, improves the fire resistance of the paint throu…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to compare the solubility of caffeine in liquid CO2, 1,1Difluoroethane and Methyl Alcohol. I believe that methanol will be the best solvent…