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 · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of temperature on salt marsh plant growth and cover. The study#s one-sided hypothesis states that an increase in tempe…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine how acid rain affects sunflower growth, and how each pH level affects the plants differently. Methods/Materials Five different solutions of pH…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to investigate how acid rain affects the growth of plants. I wanted to know about how acid rain kills plants, and how we can prevent it…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Sea grasses are one of the most important parts of the ocean ecosystem, providing both shelter and nutrients to all marine life. These sea grasses are also home to a communi…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our goal in this project is to inform and bring this problem about ocean acidification to the public to try and educate people to try and stop this issue before it becomes a…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether California Native Plants are more or less fire-resistive when dead or alive. Methods/Materials A propane torch was used to burn 7 speci…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals In the fall of 2015, Hyperion Treatment Plant (HTP) will divert its effluent from the 5-Mile Outfall to the 1-Mile Outfall, leading to an increase in bacterial levels at loc…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to evaluate water quality of the Santa Ana River with a "live biomarker" crustacean species (Thamnocephalus platyurus)to determine areas of pollution. Null…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to compare the waters of Europe and United States to the World Health Organization standardized guidelines, and to determine which one i…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective is to observe the effects of hard, surface pollutants on aquatic plants ability to photosynthesize and ocean acidification. Methods/Materials Goldfish and aqua…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Does the leeway coastal sand of Okinawa, Japan, along the East China Sea, transport from north to south due to the Black Current and other surface water processes? This expe…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see how acid rain will affect soil bacterial communities in agricultural soil. Methods/Materials I cut two plastic 250 mL graduated cylinders down to 7 ½…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This study seeks to determine a possible relationship between urbanized land and water quality in three streams in Santa Cruz County. Studies have shown that there is a stro…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if water filtered through a Brita carbon-based water bottle filter is more effective at lowering levels of bromine and chlorine and maintaining…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to develop a DNA electrochemical biosensor for the detection of lead nitrate in aquatic ecosystems. First, lead nitrate is studied through electr…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals This study was designed to 1) determine the change in population of keystone microorganisms with an increase in aqueous carbon dioxide, and 2) determine possible connections…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The warmer weather and current drought in California can stimulate a rapid growth of algae, or algal bloom. This process is also accelerated by the contamination of nitrates…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Objective: The experiment was to measure the presence or absence of Escherichia coli (E.coli) in different samples of sand collected from different locations. It was expecte…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Assess the levels of pollution in the fresnos rivers by testing and looking at the diversity of the macroinvertebrates. Methods/Materials After I selected three rivers I wad…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Benthic macroinvertebrates (BMI) such as mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies are highly sensitive to fine sediment and other types of pollution. This is why regulators oft…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The rapid rise of unnatural carbon dioxide is beginning to negatively impact our planet and will continue to do so. Biochar is a solution. The purpose of my project is to ma…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In my experiment my goal was to find out if solar ovens are more reliable and more cost effective than other pasteurization methods. Methods/Materials My method was to make…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Compostable utensils were made to reduce the ever-growing amount of landfill. However, it is not entirely clear about the compostability of compostable utensils and factors…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to determine which water source, between L.A River, Eaton Canyon, or Peanut Lake, was the least contaminated with bacteria, nitrate, and nit…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Sustainable energy never seemed so green. The use of cyanobacteria as a renewable energy source is highly innovative and current because the world has to look into new alter…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals This project explores a method of reducing the Urban Heat Island Effect, which has significant detrimental effects on densely populated cities. It is proposed that the addit…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Over 100,000 wildfires burn between 4 to 5 million acres across the United States every year. Wildfires cause over $800 million worth of damage in California every year. Wha…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this science experiment is to study the effects of gas stations on the surrounding environment. My goal is to determine whether local gas stations and its sur…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our purpose was to ascertain whether or not parking lot and playground sediment contain compounds that can harm aquatic animals, and if they did, to determine the LC50 (or c…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this research project was to study the effect of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch on the Phoebastria immutabilis population and to bring awareness to this gr…