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 · 2017
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Atmospheric Rivers (ARs) are long, narrow plumes of moisture responsible for over 90% of poleward water vapor transport across the mid-latitudes. AR events bring significant…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals California#s local tide pools are home to thousands of species of organisms that are vital to our aquatic ecosystem. Largely due to human impacts, these ecosystems are becom…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to see if dangerous levels of E. coli are currently in Blue Lakes, a lake that is located in Lake County, California. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals Oceans make up seventy percent of our world#s surface, and contain some of the most diverse ecosystems. The ocean also serves as a gigantic carbon #sponge#, absorbing humani…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my research project is to isolate nematodes from collected soil samples, track their behavior and use this information and information about the soil they are…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to measure the effects of exposure to water containing nitrogen fertilizer runoff on the number of beneficial mycorrhizal fungi in the root…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Serious environmental consequences, like eutrophication, occur from the runoff from industrial fertilizers. The purpose of this experiment is to observe the advantages and d…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to measure the ignition times (in seconds) of drought resistant plants when they come in contact with an open flame. Methods/Materials 12 sa…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals In May of 2014 in San Diego County, eight to fourteen fires were burning at the same time. One fire was less than two miles away from my home.The purpose of this project, wa…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The experiment determined how water quality changes along an open water system that supplies drinking water (prior to treatment). Samples were obtained at different location…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The effect of two clay minerals, montmorillonite and kaolinite, on water retention in soil was investigated, along with how salt and pH changes these properties. Kaolinite i…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to find the ideal habitat for bass based on dissolved oxygen and temperature. Methods/Materials We used lots of technology including a temperature and diss…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals test environment waters to see if plastic microfibers are in waterways and water sources. hypothesis: there are microplastics in waterways leading to Monterey Bay. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I have noticed the difference in the water quality of the San Elijo Lagoon effluent which feeds into the ocean. I hypothesized that nutrients such as phosphates, and nitrate…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals We wanted to find whether log jams affect the number of macroinvertebrates in Freshwater creek. Methods/Materials Stopwatch, 170 cm kick-net. Counted macroinvertebrates at 2…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if there was a positive or negative correlation between relative humidity and particulate matter (PM-10) and flammable/combustible gasses. Meth…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the amount of light pollution at different locations within North and Central America and identify the main contributors of the lig…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals The Torrey Pine tree is well known for its ability to efficiently condense moisture and water itself to survive under drought conditions. However, the mechanism of Torrey pi…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals I studied plant numbers and species (native vs. non-native) that grew in burned (BA) and unburned areas (UBA) after fire in Coast Sage Scrub (CSS). I measured Artemisia cali…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals All over the world, heavy metal water contamination is a prominent problem; from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan to the wasteland runoff and unorthodox dumping contamina…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The pH of seawater was changed to test how different acidities affected the total composition of Mytilus edulis shells over time. Methods/Materials An equal number of Mytilu…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find the correlation between ozone concentration and altitude. Methods/Materials Ozone test strips with a scale to measure Reliable tr…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals According to the EPA, there are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic trash in the world's oceans with 300 million added each year. It is vital to understand how to decompose plas…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our purpose this year is two-fold: investigating the role of the PDO (Pacific Decadal Oscillation) on atmospheric inversions and developing a lower cost, more sustainable me…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals Of all Green House Gases (GHGs), CO2 causes highest surface warming and shows highest correlation with temperature. Currently majority of CO2 emissions are from fossil fuels…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals We strongly believe that urbanization has greatly impacted many watersheds in Silicon Valley due to the decrease of natural land, which increases chemical and ion concentrat…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to confirm the correlation between CO2 concentration and average global temperature and to create a simple climate model that can accurately p…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine the water quality of the Santa Ana River as a result of the effluent flowing through the water treatment plant located next to t…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the sound level variation between time periods and between zoning in a rural and urban interface in Northern Coastal Californ…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objectives of this project are to: Deliver near-real-time global plant productivity information from NASA's OCO-2 satellite to average farmers and researchers. Assist fa…