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 · 2012
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals Excessive nitrogen runoff from fertilizers results in an overabundance of algae blooms in water systems and also pollutes drinking water supplies. The goal of my project was…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals By collecting and testing various samples of water from fresh water lakes, then I can show that a moderate amount of bacteria will be found in the majority of these lakes, p…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My research experiment examined which soil medium would decompose different food waste particles the best to produce a better soil for producing the fastest, healthiest, and…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine if the speed of wind: high speed, low speed, or no wind, affects how oil disperses through water. Methods/Materials A 20" wide x 39" Tupperware co…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective is to study the effects of common airborne pollution on the wavelengths and luminosity of sunlight and its effect in photosynthesis on plants. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to use fluorimetric assay analysis to determine the activity levels of CBH, BG, BX, AG, NAG, LAP, and AP four years after the 2007 Santiago Fi…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to prove that a correlation exists between the presence of manufactured nanoparticles in wastewater influent and membrane fouling in Membra…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Cars and power plants release carbon dioxide. This dissolves into water and makes it acidic. This process is called ocean acidification. I want to know how this will effect…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to determine the transportation carbon footprint and price of locally sourced food versus wholesale food using a burrito as example. Methods…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The marine plant Halimeda, a genus of calciferous green algae have important roles in marine ecosystems that range from producing sand to removing carbon dioxide from the wa…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find the most efficient way of using Soil-Aquifer Treatment with different types of soils and different heights of soil columns to re…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to measure the effects the salinity of the water has on the germination rate of pea seeds. It was expected that as the salinity increase…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals There are 99 lakes in Los Angeles County that are not regularly monitored for water quality. The main objective of my project is to test four Los Angeles County lakes that a…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals I was drawn to studying fairy shrimp after hearing about how important they are from my neighbor who works for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He showed me different typ…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Diseases such as malaria and diarrhea are among the leading causes of death for the indigenous people of developing countries. Many of such diseases are spread primarily thr…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The Gulf of Mexico oil spill was a hot topic in the news this past year. There are many concerns about the lasting effects of the spill on the Gulf and surrounding area's pr…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that rainwater will be less pure (more acidic, more biological materials and other impurities) the further you get from the coast. Methods/Materials Between…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine whether large deposits of lead found in shotgun shooting ranges escape into the surrounding soil and water. Methods/Materials Me…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Biochar is the porous carbon residue left over from burning biomass by pyrolysis, a low oxygen, high temperature process. When added to the soil, biochar helps retain nutrie…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Is the carbon dioxide concentration in a St. Anne School classroom consistent with optimum interior air standards? CO2 is the best measurable indicator of interior air quali…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Two prominent feature of the Coachella Valley are golf courses and naturally occurring oases along the San Andreas Fault. I will test six bodies of water for biological (E.…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Fecal contamination of drinking and recreational water is a serious problem. This contamination is determined by measuring the presence of coliform bacteria, such as Escheri…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if planting seeds/plants in soil contaminated by battery acid will decrease the germination/growth process. I believe that planting seeds and pl…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals After collecting rainwater and stormwater samples for three separate rainy days and testing them for nitrates, ammonia-nitrogen, sulfide, phosphate, total dissolved solids,…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals If an environmentally safe dispersant can break apart an equal or greater amount of oil when compared to harmful dispersants, then a safer dispersant to animals and humans s…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how houses with rooftop gardens can be modernized to incorporate additional green practices, such as energy and water conservation, in order to…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The North Pacific Central Gyre (NPCG) is a key area of interest for investigating the effects of plastic debris on the lives of marine organisms because much of this debris…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to determine whether abundance of native floral species, and/or floral diversity (Simpson's diversity index), has a significant correlation with mammal sign…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals There have been several problems with restoring native vegetation to the San Dieguito Lagoon. We believed that the salinity of the soil had an effect on the type of growth w…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The Escondido Creek is surrounded by semi-urban development and agriculture. My hypothesis was that coliforms, including E. coli, from the horse barns nearby might be presen…