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 · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals With recent news report of E-Coli outbreak contamination of our farm crops, I wanted to investigate the effects of dairy farm animal waste would have in our ground water sup…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals One Hundred Years Ago, Swedish Chemists developed the first theory connecting pollution to warmer global temperatures. They claimed emissions from coal combustion would rais…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal for this project was to see whether or not it is healthy for Los Angeles residents to eat Channel Catfish caught from Echo Park Lake. I expected to find high concent…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals On January 23, 2006 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lowered the allowable amount of arsenic in drinking water from 50 parts per billion (50 ppb) to 10 ppb. Arsenic…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We had two objectives: First we wanted to determine how plant growth is affected by varying degrees of acid soil. Our second objective was to determine what pH level will ne…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In 1978 paint containing > 0.06% lead was banned but there were still old paint stocks available and being used. EPA#s action level for lead is 0.5 % by wt. ( 5000 m/kg) for…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the pH is different for different beaches along the Pacific Coast. Methods/Materials I went to different beaches along the Pacific Coast. There I…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the variation of pH in the water of a large lake over the entire circumference at about the same time. My hypothesis was that the pH would vary…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals altwater intrusion is threatening agricultural land in California. The objectives were to determine how salinity affects the rate of radish seedling growth and also to inves…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals We tested if beach sand could be a source of bacterial contamination of the ocean water causing many California beaches to be closed frequently. Our local beach, Capitola Be…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals As the San Luis Rey River flows along its course, does it clean itself or is it dumping unhealthy water into the Pacific Ocean? I believed the pollution and debris this rive…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal for this experiment was to find out what the environmental impact of placing solar panels in the desert would be. Methods/Materials Three boxes were built from plyw…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to observe fire#s effect on the germination of plant seeds from chaparral and riparian habitats. I hypothesized that burned chaparral seeds g…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To prove that black roads and buldings have an effect on the rise in temperature of our planet. However, the clouds in our atmosphere may cause a cooling effect. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to measure the effects of atmospheric pollution on the electrical current produced by two types of solar cells that were exposed to constant s…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to determine if the residue of oil from different marine environments is just as toxic as the oil itself. Methods/Materials Made a 3:1 water to oil…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I started this project because I was curious about the greehouse effect and global warming. My objective was to research and educate myself. I found it all starts in the atm…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to determine the diffrences of water in the High Desert. I looked at the water quality at my school{AAE}, the Mojave River and Arrowhead bottled wa…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project is a comparative test of reclaimed water from Lake Balboa with and without rain runoff to Los Angeles tap water, using distilled water as a control. These types…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our world is water. I wanted to show how chemicals like sodium phosphates can effect algae growth and the water it's in. I wanted to show something that is happening in the…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal is to find out which area of the Santa Ana River contains the highest degree of pollution contaminants. I hope to get a better understanding of the quality of the Sa…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals There is a lot of concern by the farm community that applying class B biosolids to farm ground is putting their groundwater supplies in serious danger. Anywhere the biosolid…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine whether the road or the woods caused the most polluting particles in the air. Methods/Materials To collect particle samples,four, 4" x 2" inch pa…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to compare the bactericidal effects of chlorine versus iodine disinfectants on the recycled wastewater. Methods/Materials Water sample from septic wastewate…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which of two neighboring towns has better air quality, and why. The hypothesis is that the rural town of Woodside, CA has better air quality th…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if surface water at lower elevations within the Tule River watershed had higher coliform counts than surface water at higher elevations. Metho…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine if there is a correlation between Total Coliform (TC), Heterotrophic Plate Counts (HPC) and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in the…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to test the soil to see if repetitive flooding would affect it. Differences in soil absorption in my local neighborhood gave me the idea for this project. I stud…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objectives, or goals, for this project was to see if the runoff from a golf course would affect the healthiness of a stream below it. Methods/Materials The materials you…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project was to see if pollution indicator levels increase in Los Angeles River water as the river moves through Los Angeles County to its mouth, from Enci…