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 · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals THIS PROJECT WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT THAT URBANIZATION HAS ON SYCAMORE CANYON CREEK IN THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE. IT WAS PREDICTED THAT THE CONCENTRATIONS OF ALKAL…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Can fluorescent black lights be used with a solar panel to produce electricity without the sun? Methods/Materials 1. Mount three 18 inch black lights on the top of a wooden…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The prospect of this investigation is to ascertain whether an autochthonous greywater reuse and filtration complex can minimize unfavorable indicators of water quality (e.g.…
CSEF · 2009
Earth Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if rocks were affected over time by varying levels of salinity as reflected in a freshwater environment(0% salinity), the average ocean (3.5% sa…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the presence of nitrate can cause denitrifying bacteria to grow in wetland environments and thereby inhibit methanogenic bacteria, thereby r…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how different soil textures affected the permeation rate of water. Methods/Materials A device was constructed that effectively measures water p…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In light of depleting fossil fuels and their harm to the environment, there has been development in renewable sources of energy. The microbial fuel cell (MFC) is one such de…
CSEF · 2009
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine which types of land including sand, potting soil, bark chips, and grass, would hold up the best against water erosion. I hoped that figuring this ou…
CSEF · 2009
Earth Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The point of this project was to see if the style of jetty on barrier islands affected the amount of erosion on the beach. I modeled my project after barrier island, Plum Is…
CSEF · 2009
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine the effect of different gases on the greenhouse effect. I am doing this project because of the strong interest in the effect of gases like CO(2)…
CSEF · 2009
Earth Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals By adding vinegar to different types of soil, which soil will change in pH level the most? Methods/Materials Materials: Digital pH meter, pH calibration liquids, 2.268 kg ea…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals 1.Compare the trade-off in performance between petroleum based Diesel and Vegetable Oil based fuels in Diesel Engines in terms of Emissions(CO2; CO;NOx; Hydrocarbons),Carbon…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if sand, soil, and lime can lessen the acidity of simulated acid rain. Methods/Materials Glass column was filled with sand (…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Contaminants such as fertilizers, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, bacteria, viruses, and various salts are a significant problem for urban vernal marshes. When pollution levels…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see how much power could be generated by placing a thermoelectric module on the exhaust pipe of the car. From the data recorded I could th…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal is to convert ocean waves into electricity and make more energy then solar panels. Methods/Materials 1 Boogie Board (Styrofoam board) 1 Flat wood board A shake up f…
CSEF · 2009
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I was trying to find out whether depth and wave height will have an effect on dissolved oxygen levels in three different dive sites around Monterey, Carmel, and Point Lobos.…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To compare barrier effectiveness of 7 realistic barrier designs based on sand obstruction, amount of sand deposited, and wind speed variation. Methods/Materials A wind tunne…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to identify optimal sites for wind power generation for Ventura County. Objectives: to estimate (calculate) and compare the wind power potential fo…