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 · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
Problem: Microplastic pollution requires effective removal methods. This project tested whether combining ferrofluid magnetic separation and ultrasonic filtration removes PETE from ocean wat…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
This project aims to use drone-based aerial imaging to implement an Artificial Intelligence model to detect and map pampas grass on a large scale. To experiment, I went to the field and coll…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
The purpose of my project is to discover if mineral oil, olive oil, soybean oil, or just water works best to extract microplastics using ferrofluid extraction. For my hypothesis, I believe t…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Track 2) (Junior Division)
Global warming is a current, growing problem affecting all our lives. My science fair project discovers what happens to mollusk shells when oceans become more acidic due to global warming, a…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
Harmful algal blooms cause over $1 billion in damages annually, and microplastics compound this threat by transporting toxins, fostering algal biofilms, and accelerating cyanobacteria growth…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
Abstract My experiment helps people understand that you can filter water with resources from a mountain but it will not be clean enough to be drinkable. For my experiment I filtered dirty wa…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
Plastic nurdles—small industrial plastic pellets used in manufacturing—are a major yet under-monitored source of global microplastic pollution. An estimated 445,970 metric tons of nurdles en…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
Microplastic pollution, an immense environmental issue that has affected our world for decades, has impacted humans, organisms, and even whole ecosystems. One way to address this problem is…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
To combat drought, runoff, and costly, synthetic commercial hydrogels, this project evaluates whether hydrogels derived from fruit waste, banana peels, orange peels, and apple pomace, serve…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
California will inevitably experience future damaging earthquakes, but the exact timing and location of large events remain unpredictable. This study asked whether near-term hazard can be es…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a massive accumulation of microplastics located between the coasts of Hawaii and California. In 2016, the enzyme PETase showed its ability to depolymerize…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
Saving water can give us long-term food security, we can help others who need it more than us, and we can donate to other people who need electricity. The average farm uses about 1,000 to 7,…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
Our project goal is to find out how effective water hyacinth roots are at removing microplastics from the water. We hypothesize that water hyacinth will be effective at removing microplastics,…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Track 2) (Junior Division)
Wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity across California, producing long-term ecological impacts that persist beyond vegetation loss. One of the most significant effects occurs…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
The purpose of this project was to determine which site along the Sacramento River had the highest water quality. Understanding water quality is important for farmers because water is essent…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Track 2) (Junior Division)
Amphibians need to have moist skin and be able to move between habitats to gather different resources such as food and shelter and to breed. For this project I did a survey of amphibians kil…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Track 2) (Junior Division)
Last year in Southern California, multiple fires damaged many cities. These cities are now experiencing mudslides and erosion whenever it rains. As a Southern California resident, I saw a ne…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
Soil salinization is a growing problem on agricultural lands, especially in the central valley of California and areas where irrigated agriculture is present. Salinization damages plant root…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Track 2) (Junior Division)
Kelp forests declined across California in 2014 from sea star wasting disease and a heatwave, though some are now recovering. I was inspired to use accessible technology to explore this hidd…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
With over 5.25 trillion plastic fragments currently suffocating our oceans and decimating coral reef ecosystems, the search for a viable recovery method has become a race against time. Tradi…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
Urban microclimates, which are small variations in temperature, humidity, air quality, and carbon dioxide, have a profound effect on human health, energy consumption, and environmental susta…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Track 2) (Junior Division)
Our Essential Question was "How does oil affect aquatic plants?" Our Hypothesis was "If we increase the amount of oil in a water like habitat the elodeas health will decrease." We were able…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
Many articles of commercially mass produced clothing are dyed with very potent pigments. Azo dyes, a group of pigments that range across the color wheel, are some of the most potent. A few g…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Track 2) (Junior Division)
My experimental question was: Does wildfire smoke affect the health and growth of vegetation and how? I chose this project because I want to know how we can protect our plants before, during…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
Microplastics are a growing environmental concern due to their presence in water systems and potential impact on potential ecosystems and human health. The purpose of this experiment was to…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Track 2) (Junior Division)
Carbon dioxide, more commonly known as CO2, is a gas that naturally occurs as a product of human respiration or as an engine byproduct. An environment with too much CO2 can cause health issu…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
Microfiber pollution from household laundry is a significant environmental concern. Synthetic textiles release microscopic plastic fibers during washing that enter aquatic and terrestrial ec…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
Microplastic pollution is associated with neurological, inflammatory, cardiac, and cancerous effects. Current water treatment approaches remain costly and environmentally damaging. This stud…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
I Investigated whether or not agricultural runoff could be mitigated by using a homemade bio-filtration system to limit pollution and improve wild fish habitat. I wanted to discover if a sim…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
I would like to test different water sources in Merced to figure out which are likely to have the most microplastics versus other particulates. Using two different identification methods, I…