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 · 2011
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose is to develop a device to quantify wave force and, using this device, determine if wave forces affect the diversity of algae and invertebrates in the intertidal…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Currently, California and many other places are experiencing fresh water shortage crisis. A major portion of this fresh water shortage comes from excess use of water in home…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Does environmental soap have a harmful effect on brine shrimp? Regular soap will have a more harmful effect on the brine shrimp compared to the ecological brands. First, I p…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find out if greywater benefits plant growth and health more than tap water. Methods/Materials Methods/Procedures: Select 3 different types o…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals If chemical fertilizers that simulate runoff are applied to the biofuel algae Dunaliella salina, growth will be accelerated. Methods/Materials A culturing station and light…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Salt accumulation in agricultural soils is threatening world-wide crop production. We believe a new approach in high saline soils using a natural chemical source Humate mole…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals To conduct my investigation, I will use multiple liquids (acids, bases, and neutrals) to simulate rain. The liquids will represent the independent variable as it will be cha…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the survival rate of aquatic plants after an acidic rain. My hypothesis was that the greater amount of acid in the tanks, the lower the surviva…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals By studying micro-invertebrates as bio-indicators and measuring water quality indices we want to determine the health of our local wetland in order to determine the effect t…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals To utilize the isotope and element signatures of lichen tissue to identify air pollution patterns across Southern California. Methods/Materials Some of the lichen samples we…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science investigation is to determine if the use of concrete in cities is contributing to global warming. The reason that I am doing this experiment is to…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective was to investigate the effects of the inland contamination rate of oil in various soil types. My goal was to determine how far inland an oil spill will affect p…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this work was to determine the effect of common soil treatments, such as fertilizer, herbicide, and compost, on the microbial count of healthy soil. Methods…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine if different sites on the Jolly Giant Creek are consistently healthy enough to sustain aquatic life forms by measuring the viabil…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the changes in pH,turbidity,ammonia and dissolved oxygen along the Los Angeles River water upstream and downstream of the Glenda…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals Urban air pollution is an ongoing and complicated problem for both residents and policy makers. One particular class of organic air pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic h…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to explore the biodiversity of the Davenport Landing tide pools along a pre-established vertical transect. Our investigative question is: How will biodiversity o…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The goal of this apparatus was to create a portable, cheap water filtration system that could be used in survival situations, in countries where access to filtered water is…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to simulate the use of dispersant by British Petroleum (BP) to clean up oil in the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. The experiment tested whether…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see if hair , using hair booms which are nylon stockings stuffed with hair, are able to absorbs three different types of oil. Those three…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals While a lot of attention has been given to conserving water through techniques such as the use of low flush toilets, not enough attention has been given to tackle the larges…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Heavy metal contamination is a major issue in the world, especially in developing countries that lack resources for sophisticated water purification systems. This experiment…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine how different plants respond to different extreme conditions, specifically whether or not natural disasters play a role in the invasi…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine which biomass produces the most gas (manure and apple, manure and banana, or manure). My hypothesis states that I believe that manure plus apple…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to develop a tank in which I could study the effects of ocean acidification on the dinoflagellate L. polyedra, and then study the effects of oce…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to reduce the amount of gaseous emissions released by cattle into the atmosphere by adding lipids to their feed and also to their fecsl mstter. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our investigation was to remove nitrate ions from water. Nitrate ions are common pollutants found in water bodies and wastewater due to the use of inorganic f…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find the function of rooftop gardens, if they are insulators or coolers, and how they insulate and/or cool the internal temperature of a structure. Metho…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals We tested as a continuation of the previous 4 years to see if decaying kelp at the high tide line could be a source of sand contamination causing many California beaches to…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to test the water quality in terms of the number of colony forming units(cfu) of Enterococcus bacteria per 100 milliliters of seawater at three different s…