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 · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To examine which soil textures can hold the most water (water holding capacity). To check that different soil textures have different water holding capacities. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals In 2004, ABA Energy noted a circular feature in their analysis of a 3-D seismic dataset in the Sacramento basin. The analyst's objective was to determine whether this featur…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether barriers placed offshore can effectively minimize the impact of tsunami waves. Which barrier design is most effective in reducing the a…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To find out if the natural creeks can support the beach without manmade help. Recently the County Parks Department put a large amount of sand on the beach to try and save it…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals There are two main objectives of this experiment: to create a mathematical model showing the relationship between turbidity, dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, time from high t…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The goals of my project are to determine the composition, diffusion, permeability and porosity of the soils located around the Sherwood Valley. My project is also designed t…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine which soil type (clay, loam, or sand) transports toxic gasoline fumes the quickest. Methods/Materials Three different soil ty…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The Goal of my project is that by testing how different types of contaminates travel through different types of soils, I predict that I will be able to estimate how far a co…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals From my project I learned how the weather affects various soils and for how long. I also learned which soils will cultivate better in different temperatures. I found a lot o…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the dominant soil type in Anderson Valley. Methods/Materials Our method was that we took soil samples from conveniently located mile markers f…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to study how likely it is that a large earthquake will strike, compared to how likely it is for small, or medium size earthquakes to happen. Thi…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals When pressure builds along a fault the earth can slip and move fast causing an earthquake.People build their houses on different kinds of soils. I believe an experiment coul…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to see if and how weather causes and / or affects the colors in sunrises and sunsets. Methods/Materials For 30 days, twice a day (at sunris…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objectives of my study were to 1) produce a high resolution soil uranium map of a radon-prone school site since uranium is the ultimate source of radon, and 2) to invest…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To determine the height of waves between water of different densities caused by a simulated earthquake. Methods/Materials Built wave tank.Next,filled with distilled water.Pu…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out which soil is the safest to build a structure on in the earthquake-prone area of San Francisco Bay. Methods/Materials I took two clear plastic cups and…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To determine the location of earthquakes by using the time differential for P and S waves. Methods/Materials A. Locate the Stations: 1)I Looked at USGS Web site to see the 2…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to measure the ratio of dune spacing to dune height of sand dunes on Mars. I expected this number would be different than ratios from other a…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My objective was to discover the drinking water source with the highest nitrate level. I hypothesized that Lake Hodges would have the highest nitrate level due to the fact t…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see how the hydraulic conductivity of water and crude oil is different. I conducted two separate set of experiments, and compare the data c…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Before modern-day science, different cultures tried to explain what Polar Auroras were. Eskimos thought that polar auroras were the souls of deer, seals, salmon, or whales.…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn what factors affect the acidity of rain. I thought that the rain would be more acidic after it had not rained in awhile, if it was not windy, and i…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Each year, people drown by getting caught in rip currents along coastal areas. Often this happens in places where sand dredged from the ocean has been added to the beach. My…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my study was to compare water salinity in estuaries and the open ocean. My hypothesis was that the closer you are to the estuary inlet, the less salty it will…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to measure the salinity at various points along Ballona Creek at both high and low tide. Methods/Materials Water samples were taken at vario…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals With my science fair project, I hoped to successfully observe and record the deposition of sediment particles within my apparatus. I used two different water velocities in m…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find out "What is the effect of different shapes on erosion?" Methods/Materials The experiment was conducted with four troughs made out…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The researcher's goal was to determine which soil additive out of polymers, bark or styrofoam, when mixed with soil, would be the most stable when water is added and after a…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective was to investigate how soil type and the degree of saturation of the soil affects slope stability. I believe that under dry soil conditions, sand will be less…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Can we predict future temperatures using the number of sunspots from 1856-2002, and the temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere during the same period? Methods/Materials com…