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 · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine which soil of the four basic types was the strongest in its grabbing ability, and then to see if changing the composition of the s…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair experiment was to test the porosity and permeability of different types of rocks and minerals. Methods/Materials The materials that I used wer…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project is twofold: (1) to determine the affect of object size on crater and ray size and (2) to determine the affect of the altitude an object is dropped…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find if the amount of haze coming from Owens Valley has been reduced from 1997 due to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's dust miti…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out how much water a Douglas fir tree can pull from fog and turn to drip during the coastal fog season. Methods/Materials For seven months I measur…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to measure and compare the growth rates of Pleistocene bivalves of the Las Animas region with those of modern-day bivalves of the same species. T…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My objective in this project was to determine how effective gypsum is when applied to the soil in helping an almond tree absorb water. I wanted to discover how much faster t…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My objective was a comparative study on four different types of rocks to determine which type of rock is the hardest based on how fast it erodes. Methods/Materials Four diff…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To prove whether or not rock dusts rapidly add a great deal of nutrients to soils, as opposed to chemical fertilizers. Methods/Materials Firts, four soils from four areas we…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if southwest Bakersfield's groundwater gets less pure (total dissolved solids increase) and the water chemistry (Total Alkalini…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals How do Hurricanes occur? According to my research I think hurricanes occur over warm waters and when the warm air rises. Cool air will come in and take its place. The rising…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals We are comparing the observed temperature, barometric pressure, precipition, and humidity from our personal weather stations to what was predicted in our local newspapers wh…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The intent of this project is to find out if the wind is predictable within a day. And if so, with this information, can a sailor optimize his route around a racecourse. Res…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective is to explore the susceptibility of certain soils in Santa Cruz to liquefaction, a process by which soils that are shaken, most often by earthquakes, liquefy a…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Can sedimentary features be formed from a process differing from the normally accepted depositional processes? Methods/Materials - Build a sedimentary tank that simulates a…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The factors I will correlate to determine the soil's susceptibility to mudslides are the grain size of the soil, the water absorbency of the soil and the speed at which the…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether nitrate contamination in ground water is more prevalent in an agricultural area versus a rural residential area. Methods/Materials A co…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out which city in Mendocino had the cleanest air. And how clean is the air that we breath. Methods/Materials microscope microscope slides push pins vasel…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The object of the experiment was to find the most accurate way to predict the weather without using advanced technology, like satellites and computers. The two methods compa…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine which characteristics of an artificial surfing reef prevent beach erosion best. Methods/Materials A wave chamber constructe…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to find out what caused the low pH (as low as 3.4) in the Penn Mine wetland during and after the rainy season in 2002. I also wanted to find out…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see if there was a relationship between water temperature and flow on the Mad River. Because of the Klamath River fish kill that claimed t…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine the hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) of four soil textures, clay, loam, silt, and sand. My hypothesis was that a sandy textured soil would have the…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to find a way to track storms in the Ionosphere and then measure storm intensity. If I can measure Radio Frequency signal delay through the…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out whether or not the atmospheric pressure is higher or lower at a higher altitude. Methods/Materials Materials: one barometer, two…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine whether a man-made headland could rival the effectiveness of a groin in protecting the shoreline, but maintain a more natural…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Impact craters are formed when pieces of asteroids, meteors, or debris strike the surface of a planetary body. This project is to find how both the mass and velocity of an i…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals This investigation was designed to determine if two-stroke motors will cause pollution harmful to waterlife in our local lakes. Methods/Materials Ten minnows were put into s…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objectives in this experiment are to determine which companies fire-retardants, when dropped aerially,will be the least toxic to rainbow trout,and at what coverage level…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To determine the water quality of the San Lorenzo River by analyzing the benthic macroinvertebrates, their diversity, and by finding good, middle, or poor water quality indi…