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 · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals Variation of geologic materials near the Earths surface can have a significant effect on ground motions from earthquakes. Shear-wave velocity (Vs) is an appropriate measure…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The project seeks to determine atmospheric conditions that affect the intensity of UVA and UVB at the earth's surface. Four test conditions are simulated: 1. unaffected atmo…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) is caused by tiny particles and vapors suspended in midair, created by salt, pollen, soot, smoke, water and even ice. The more concentrated t…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine the effect that slope and vegetation have on soil erosion caused by rain. I believe that there will be more erosion in areas with the…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our experiment is about measuring test sites for the amount of Sudden Oak Death Syndrome-caused fuel loads and how this disease affects fire danger in certain areas. Sudden…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals We want to know if the soil on our property has the right amount of nutrients in it for our new lilac tree to grow healthy and strong. Our goal is to find the best spot by t…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my study is to investigate which soil type is the stiffest and supports the most compressive stress. I hypothesized soils with larger size of particles will s…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is threefold: firstly, to create and test a mathematical model for fecal indicator bacteria determinations in coastal aquatic ecosystems; secondl…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find out if different ocean bottoms affect the height of a breaking wave. Out of my three bottoms sand,rocks,and gravel (which mimicks a ree…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine which type of soil is the most absorbant of which kind of pollutants. The information gained from this experiment will benefi…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to measure the water properties, such as pH, density, and non-volatile residue, at various points along Ballona Creek. The mussel population…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to examine the effect of compression on granular media. Specifically, I was interested in the phenomenon of the compression of wet sand, comp…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to investigate the effect of particle size and gradation on the erodibility of soil. Methods/Materials The experiment called for approxim…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals This study looks at whether the moon's gravitational pull affects the frequency, magnitude, and depths of earthquakes. Methods/Materials The location of the moon at the time…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The main objectives of this project were to study 1) the structural response of a building when founded on different soil types under similar seismic loading and 2) the seis…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine the profile of a desert wash from top to bottom.I hypothesized the profile of a desert wash would change down the length of the wash.I predicted…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals Liquefaction is a phenomenon that has been shown to cause dangerous problems in regards to structural dynamics and engineering of buildings during earthquakes. One potential…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals Recently there has been an effort to clean up the San Lorenzo River and reintroduce native fish. In this project we are monitoring Boulder Creek, a tributary of the San Lore…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to conduct an experiment that had to do with our local beaches. We decided to do a project on the ocean water. Our goal was to figure out what area in Vent…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The problem hoped to be solved is to find the best way to prevent surface erosion of earthen levees, by testing four different erosion prevention methods. Improved levees ar…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals Weather is an important part of our everyday lives. My science fair project analyzes the accuracy of seven different San Francisco Bay Area weather forecasters: weather.com,…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to study soil liquefaction during an earthquake. I wanted to understand what liquefaction is and how it is affected by soil density and different water satu…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether or not human activity was impacting Monteverde#s environment significantly. Methods/Materials Using visual assessment and macroinverte…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My project objectives were to 1) develop and demonstrate the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) as an effective and economical method for tracking individual parti…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals This project was based on measuring the concentration of arsenic in the local waters of Pasadena. The samples were from Eaton Canyon, which was obtained from a waterfall, So…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To determine what factors promote avalanches. Methods/Materials A mountain slope was simulated by constructing a flat board hinged on one end. The board could be raised and…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals This project aims to find how granularity affects the angle of repose based on the size and shape (regularity or irregularity)of the grains in the granular material. Methods…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to measure water properties, such as salinity, at various points along Ballona Creek at high and low tide. Samples were also tested for turb…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective to my project was to determine if the boiling point of water changed at different elevations due to atmospheric pressure. Methods/Materials My experiment start…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to compare the amounts of Carbon Dioxide in four common gas sources. The four gas sources were human exhalation, ambient air, pure carbon d…