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 · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to determine if the sediments under the Salton Sea are more or less likely be blown into the air than surrounding soils. My question, If the Salton Sea r…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Can I collect enough water from the atmosphere, in the form of dew, to supply my daily drinking needs? Methods/Materials The materials I will need for my experiment are, a s…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see what potting soil mixture would have the greatest amount of fish weights standing up after five seconds, ten seconds, and fifteen seconds. My hypothe…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Can an artificial environment be designed to determine if the pennate and epilithic diatom, Synedra ulna, can be used as an indicator of changing water conditions such as ni…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of three selected chemicals on pond life, which are used to treat algae blooms in ponds. The best cheimcal was to be,…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Our project's purpose was to determine if the water quality of the Santa Ana River was being affected by the presence of dairy farms and if Prado Dam was effective in revers…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out how much gypsum would help my dad's soil drain water better. Methods/Materials I used three liter bottles with the bottoms cut of…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My project was to test the soil water holding capacity of three soil types. After meeting with a soil conservationist and learning how to read soil maps I selected three dis…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals What impact does the City of Hollister have on the quality of the water flowing in the San Benito River? We answered this question by investigating the quality of water in t…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to prove or disprove my hypothesis that as the pressure decreases within the core of a tornado, the size and speed increase. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals An impact crater is formed when a meteoroid strikes the surface of a planet, moon, or other land mass in space. In my research and experiment, I tried to find out how the an…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals This project's objective is to determine if temperatures change randomly or if there is a specific pattern of change, and also to determine if the elevation of a certain pla…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out how moisture and soil type affects landslides and mudslides Methods/Materials In this experiment I used: 1 complete apparatus with filter, 5 gallons of…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine how over the counter pollutants, if not disposed of properly, effect the percolation of water or liquid through the soil--ultimately effecting t…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My project shows how the type of permeable rock or the size of pore space affects the distance pollution diffuses in a model aquifer. I think the diffusion of pollution in a…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Objective: The objective is to predict where coastal bluff top erosion will occur. Methods/Materials Materials and method: (3 boxes, dirt, rocks and three water sources.) th…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how the salinity, water temperature and water level changed in Little River estuary from summer to winter, and to look for long-term changes in…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine the most effective water bar to use on dirt roads. A water bar is an alteration of the road terrain to divert water flow in…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective is to map out a record of sea surface temperature during the past through oxygen isotope analysis of the shells of fossil plankton foraminifera. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To find out what variables might affect the eruption cycles of geysers. Methods/Materials In this project, different variables were tested in a simulation geyser, to see how…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to show how the different saturation rates of soil samples effect erosion. I will test this by showing which of four soil samples can retai…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To determine if and how solar activities affect the Earth's magnetic field. The independent variable is the degree of solar activity. Dependant variables are the changes in…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To determine which speed creates the most dust in the air.I drove a farm truck through the desert and used a vaccumm cleaner to collect the dust that was stirred into the ai…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Determine an average percolation rate of toxic chemicals on different soil types and compacted soil types. Methods/Materials Using 5 soil types (farming/agriculture, playgro…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The main reanon I'm doing my science project on the engineering properties of soil is to show what soils are good for building on and why it is an important step in construc…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to explore whether or not pollution accumulates in storm drain water as it flows down a storm drain pipeline system. Methods/Materials I conduct…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Will a size and heat controlled geyser erupt on a consistant schedule allowing for mulitple advanced eruption predictions. Methods/Materials 7 gal trashcan, 3ft braided plas…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to find out how the chemical and biological factors are affected by golf courses along the San Joaquin River. Methods/Materials Chemical Test Materials/Met…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To calculate how much water Owl Canyon soil could hold, and compare this with how much water it does hold once saturated with autumn and winter rains. Also to observe increa…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out which type of soil will hold in the most moisture over a period of time: Potting, Sand, Clay, or Mixed soil. I believe that potting soil will ret…