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 · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals If I were to use the process of electrolysis to extract hydrogen gas from clean H2O, would that hydrogen be able to be used as a renewable energy carrier to make environment…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals This project measures how much bacteria, both living and non-living (the dependent variable), is present in the water sources tested (the independent variable). The purpose…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals California is in the midst of a drought. My project's objective was to determine natural fire-resistance of locally available plants. Methods/Materials Propane torch and bur…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to test the correlation between fracking waste water disposal wells and seismic activity. I hypothesize that I can show deep injection well…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Do green roofs affect the internal temperature of houses and potentially help us conserve energy? Methods/Materials Build 5 16"x16"x8" wooden boxes without a top. Drill a ½#…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective is to study how water quality indicators change before and after a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) in Santa Cruz waters. Methods/Materials I obtained data from the So…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to bring awareness to water pollution and the importance of sea anemones in the environment. Methods/Materials Water samples were collected a…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether varying altitudes (the mountains-2185 meters, the Central Valley of California-113 meters, and the coast-5 meters) affect the aerial em…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Ocean acidification and effects of climate change are important areas of research due to global impact. Ocean acidification occurs primarily because the ocean is a sink for…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals In our project we tested to see which type of wood would burn with less pollution. Our goal was to gather particulate matter and count the vivible ones . The type of wood wi…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to measure the effect of habitat type in a local stream on biodiversity according to the Shannon-Wiener Index for the following habitats: 1) s…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if a bio-augmented design would increase the efficiency, as well as power production, of a Microbial Fuel Cell. Moreover, I aimed to analyze the exte…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether TiO2 nanoparticle (n-TiO2) contamination in the growth medium adversely impacts E. coli growth or viability when exposed to light. Meth…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our objective of the experiment was to determine which of the three filters we constructed would be best in removing particles in contaminated water. Also to build a simple…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals When carbon dioxide reacts with saltwater, hydrogen and bicarbonate ions are released. Hydrogen ions combine with beneficial carbonate ions to create detrimental bicarbonate…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Boat paint companies argue that copper antifouling paints do not harm marine life, even claiming that copper is an essential micronutrient to life. This study independently…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals To construct a fuel cell that utilizes microbes and plants to produce energy. To analyze and compare the energy production of fuel cells consisting of Enterobacter cloacae (…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the possibility of using easy and accessible materials along with plants to remove air and water contaminants. Methods/Materials In Phase I of…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine if milk provided by schools to students should be served in plastic bags or paper cartons. Methods/Materials Many schools have…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Nitrogen (N) compounds are carried into bodies of water as nitrogen runoff (NR). While NR may have higher relevance in farming areas, NR from commercial products can be sign…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The Bornean orangutan has been classified as endangered since 1986. They are threatened by illegal poaching and habitat loss, largely caused by land conversion to palm oil p…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to determine whether the height of tomato plants is significantly affected if they are grown in soil that has been restored by phytoremediatio…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Preproduction plastic pellets, called nurdles, are one of the most common pollutants along the coastline. The objective of this project is to determine if the presence of nu…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I estimated the amount of fuel used by idling cars in my school#s pick-up line, then calculated the amount of CO2 emitted and the cost of the fuel wasted. I compared the CO2…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals To figure out if cars and houses on my block form frost more often than cars and houses a few blocks away. My hypothesis: If I measure dew point within a few blocks from my…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate the effects of different essential nutrients and their concentrations on the rate of bioremediation Methods/Materials Obtain ne…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals We are seeing ever-increasing threats of contamination of fresh water, from industrial wastes, to nuclear power plant accidents, to pharmaceutical drug contamination of muni…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the effect of dry aluminum sulfate (alum) on phosphate levels in water from P2O5, or rock phosphate, fertilizer and then to use the experiment'…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Objective: The objective was to determine the effect of a water based cooling system/membrane installed underneath Astroturf on the amount of radiant heat given off the surf…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to see how the invasive species Brassica nigra (black mustard) grows when in competition with native Southern California coastal sage scrub species. By e…