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 · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see if even the smallest percentages of pesticides and detergents would affect life in the creeks that lead into the ocean and which would…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My Hypothesis is that the water in the creek is very. I also think that there will be some kind of really unhealthy bacteria that is growing in the creek. I think that becau…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Xeriscaping is the use of drought resistant plants for landscaping. The purpose of my project was to see if certain dry plants used in xeriscaping may burn easily and be a r…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see if a difference in biological diversity on the macroscopic invertebrate level can be observed between an area with mostly native ve…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine how storm drain pollutants affect creek health. Methods/Materials I simulated trace contamination and chemical spill of storm drain pollutants o…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to determine how much the ocean pH can decrease before calcite shells of marine organisms show significant morphological changes due to diss…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals There were two objectives--to collect data on levels of particulate air pollution, and to analyze them by distance from various traffic and industrial sources in order to dr…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine in which environment of the Monterey Peninsula plants thrived most, and to determine if this correlated with the soil of that en…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I have been studying different ways of remediation for oil spills, for the past 4 years. This year my project was comparing two components of one form of a severity and a we…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to investigate whether or not unmonitored urban lake water is consistently healthy enough for game fish, specifically trout, which are routinely stocked in…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Carbon dioxide and ozone are two pollutant compounds found in our atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is part of the photosynthesis process and can be beneficial to plant growth. How…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine a numeric correlation of the effects of nitrogen and phosphorus on eutrophication and aquatic primary productivity. Although…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find out which type of soil fertilizer, organic or synthetic, will leach the fastest when water passes through the soil, mimicking diffe…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine and compare how much and how fast motor oil can pollute and harm our soil. My goal was to find which soil could withhold motor o…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see if toxins are able to travel through the water cycle. If It remains toxic? How Toxic? Can this effect our crops and does this provide dan…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if there is a difference in the amount of carbon dioxide in car exhaust emitted from the use of the 3 different gas grades to find which gas gr…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective or goal in my project was to understand which surfing beaches in my area would be more likely to be unsafe due to the presence of E.coli bacteria. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the quality of tap water in various regions of the United States for unsafe quantities of certain contaminants. Methods/Materials Untreated tap…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Does the distance from a freeway affect the air quality on a school campus in the form of air borne particle pollution? Based on the research I have found, the air quality o…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if global warming is affecting the number of Giant Green (northern species) and Sunburst (southern species) sea anemones at the Almar Avenue si…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see which ecosystem could out last, out live,and out grow all the other ecosystems. Methods/Materials I used, 6 2-litter,soil,3 pieces of cloth, 2tsp of lemon ju…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine which environmental pollutant has the most effect on plants and animals. The pollutants I used were used motor oil, used transmissi…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine if contaminates, such as perchlorate, and other properties found in drinking water would transfer to broccoli when raw broccoli was washed or cooked in the wate…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to see which type of water; tap, distilled, or recycled, would make grass grow the fastest and greenest. Methods/Materials We grew 2 strips of fescue grass…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if higher water levels in the Kern River, following a storm contribute to higher levels of fecal coliform and bacteria. Methods/…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals A large number of fish died suddenly in the Palo Alto Flood Control Basin in Fall 2002. My objective was to determine if this fish die-off was caused by low dissolved oxygen…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine which popular North County, San Diego Surf Beaches were the safest and most hazardous regarding Enterococcus bacteria. The follo…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine how long pesticide will remain toxic in different soils and in different environments. We also looked at how advertising can be misleading on…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To measure fecal levels in Aptos Creek before, during, and after a rainstorm, to determine when it is safe to swim. I believe that the levels will increase dramatically duri…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this enviromnental science project is to demonstrate that lichens, which are a symbiotic union of fungus and algae, can be used as effective bioindicators. Si…