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 Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if caffeine would have an effect on the electricity flow from a microbial battery. I hypothesized that caffeine would incre…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of common Californian soil treatments in restoration plots on the development and activity of arbuscular mycorrhizal f…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effect microwave radiation has on radish seeds and dry yeast. Microwaving the seeds and the yeast before they are planted, will slow their…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals This project is meant to show the benefits of waste segregation under landfill conditions in producing more methane as a source of energy than assorted landfill. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if storm-water runoff would effect the Salvia leucantha (Santa Barbara Mexican Bush Sage) and its main pollinator the Anna's H…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Heavy metal pollution is an imperative problem worldwide. Two of the most problematic heavy metal pollutants are cadmium and mercury. If Lemna minor is proven to be a phytor…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals In 2015, Hyperion Treatment Plant (HTP) will divert its effluent from the 5-mile outfall to the 1-mile outfall, resulting in a significant nutrient input into coastal waters…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My science project is about the filter-feeding Olympia oyster (Ostrea Lurida) native to the Pacific coast of North America. I did an experiment to see if Olympia oysters cha…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, is an indicator of ocean pollution Methods/Materials One Carolina Bacterial Pollution of Water k…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to demonstrate what high acidity levels in the ocean will do to calcium carbonate sea shells. Methods/Materials 1500 milliliter samples of se…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals This project endeavored to find out what time of the day and which commonly used jogging path in Fremont, CA had the smallest amount of fine and coarse atmospheric particles…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals How will rising carbon dioxide levels in the ocean caused by rising fossil fuel emissions affect calcium carbonate shells of marine animals? Higher carbon dioxide in the oce…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Salt marshes are an important ecosystem, providing services to many species, but are declining due to factors such as global warming and pollution. This investigation attemp…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective is to analyze if CO2 or solar activity has more influence on the Earth's increasing surface temperatures. I conducted an experiment to determine the effect of…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of urban runoff on the water quality of Sycamore Canyon Creek. If the tests of various water quality components indica…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals We wanted to understand the impact of human land use on the health of a local watershed. This was motivated in part by news that a cement plant was polluting our local creek…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals This project is about the air quality around my local area. The purpose of this project is to answer the questions: 1. Does the pH and/or particle level vary from sample to…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if bioremediation occurs in the riparian zone of the Santa Ana River and if there is a seasonal difference. Methods/Materials I went to four sp…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to study how different environmental exposures affect Bisphenol A (BPA) levels in household items. Methods/Materials My materials included hard and soft pla…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of my study was to determine if population size affects the amount and type of trash found on Santa Cruz County beaches. I predict there will be a greater amou…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Ground level ozone causes many health problems, so when I found this out I started thinking: what about my town? My objective was to find out how ground level ozone levels c…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals A current environmental concern is the level of copper concentration in storm drainage runoff water into the ocean. Much of this copper originates from brake pad dust on str…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals Carbon Sequestration in Coastal Redwoods is a valuable resource to reduce Global Warming. My project#s purpose was to evaluate whether or not Coastal Redwood owners should c…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The overall goal of this project was to find a way to reduce the amount of nitrate contamination in groundwater. This project focused on the root systems to observe whether…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals In this study I tested the effects of fire on microbial communities in chaparral soils through DNA barcoding and the comparison of microbes found in burnt and unburned soil…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to explore water quality and answer a scientific question: Do bigger watersheds have more coliform bacteria? Methods/Materials Samples w…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals As the global population grows, it has become common for infrastructure projects (e.g. dams, solar farms) to adversely impact the habitat quality and overall viability of wi…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective was to deterine if using modern road building techniques implemented by the Mendocino County Resource Conservation District, would reduce sediment load to our l…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Recent studies indicate that Black Carbon (BC) is a major culprit of Global Climate Change, second only to CO2 as the most important climate-warming agent #BC is the most st…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine whether it is possible to remove salt from soil. The problem is, #Is it possible to remove salt from soils?# It is an attempt to find out whether methods exist…