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 Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Living shorelines are a method to protect coastal shorelines while maintaining self-sustaining biological habitat. This project will help to determine which natural material…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine how the type of starch that is integrated into a starch-based bioplastic affects its ability to biodegrade, or break down in…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the carbon dioxide absorption capabilities of different indoor plants and their effectiveness in reducing indoor air pollution. Met…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to investigate the ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to biodegrade used motor oil on concrete surfaces. Methods/Materials Used motor oil was…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Paper makes up 27% of municipal solid waste in the United States. Paper towels specifically are difficult to recycle, with 55% of all paper towels ending up in landfills. Pa…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my study is to examine passive flow, without applying vacuum or suction, through xylem (microscopic tubes inside the branch) filters using both Pine (gymnospe…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this science experiment is to show how the contents in soil are in relation to water erosion inflicted upon the soil. Methods/Materials Soda Bottles, plants…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals I wanted to learn which way was most efficient to desalinize seawater and find a usage for the remaining salt. Methods/Materials Materials: seawater, heater source, TDS mete…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals This experiment hypothesizes that biochar made of spinach, mushroom and banana (SMB) peel food waste will sequester carbon, increase soil nutrition and plant growth more tha…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals In my experiement, my objective was to reduce the health risks caused by volatile organic compounds by testing to see the most effective method of reduction. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to create a biodegradable, protein-based film that could hold at least 200 grams of weight. Methods/Materials Protein, water, and glycerin were used to mak…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine whether reusing greyewater can reduce usage of the Carmel River. Methods/Materials For testing, I collected dishwasher and used…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to save lives in the aftermath of disaster by building a water filter using junk & debris that produces safe water for varied family sizes.…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study is to verify that cilantro is an effective biosorbent for lead contaminated water. Methods/Materials For my experiment, I chose to use hydroponics…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Which of the three methods of desalination- forward osmosis, freezing/cryo desalination, or thermal distillation, is the most effective and efficient method of desalination?…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Although there are existing methods of cleaning up oil spills, many methods of cleaning the spill up, such as chemical dispersants, can harm marine wildlife or leave large a…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to help save water from evaporating by finding a material that could prevent more evaporation than shade balls, which are black foam balls tha…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if genotypes (thus species) influenced wheat#s phytoextraction capabilities for metals observed at fracked sites. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment was to determine and measure the effect of plastic bottle pieces on water containing copper. My hypothesis was that if plastic bottle pieces are used to reduc…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my study was to determine the optimal biodegradable coagulant and the optimum pH for clarification and repurposing of graywater for domestic irrigation. Met…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals When using vertical gardens, there always seemed to be one problem, they don't hold moisture very well.The purpose of this experiment was to find an effective and efficient…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project has two objectives. 1) To study how Ocean Acidification affects the health of seashells. 2) To analyze which is the best solution to mitigate Ocean Acidification…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to discover how the diet of Lumbricus terrestris and Eisenia foetida affects their growth, reproduction, and the quality of the soil they proc…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals An estimated minimum of 5.25 trillion microplastics weighing 268,940 tons is in our oceans. By 2020, that number is projected to increase tenfold. Microplastics lead to detr…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Determine whether mealworms be able to consume greater quantities of a condensed polystyrene variety compared to a non-condensed variety. Methods/Materials 2.5 grams polysty…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to engineer a product that helps relieve the drought by reducing water consumption of agricultural plants. It focuses on the stage of germi…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to produce a pair of eco-friendly and effective disposable chopsticks from a food waste-based bioplastic. Methods/Materials (9) individua…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals My Project Goal is to save water wasted during general purpose landscape irrigation of an entire neighborhood by building a moisture sensor based smart sprinkler system that…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to find out which source produces the best quality biodiesel. These sources include, fish tank algae, chlorella algae, scenedesmus algae, duckwee…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Objective: To determine the effects of oil-eating bacteria on the bioremediation process of oil spills on Elodea canadensis#s ability to produce oxygen. Methods/Materials I…