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 Engineering
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out whether a greenwall would affect the environment surrounding it. Most research deals with the effects on the inside of the building, so it would be i…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this project, enzymatic and acid hydrolysis of the starch were performed to alter the structure of bioplastic. The alteration in the structure was then studied by compari…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals This experiment is intended to determine how a Fresnel (magnifying) lens affects the water output of a solar still. The outcome of this research could possibly provide insig…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to test the effectiveness of iron fertilization as a method of fighting ocean acidification. As the ocean absorbs nearly 30% of the carbon di…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine when vitamins are added to various polluted Artemia salina (Brine Shrimp) habitats, if the added nutrients would increase the amount of hatched B…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if ferrofluid and magnets will work as efficient agents to remove oil from water and to determine if the match between the type of oil spilled…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Finding a way to decontaminate oil-polluted water would benefit the health of aquatic organisms as well as the quality of the water. An attempt is made here to use ferromagn…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to determine whether Corn Starch, Wheat Starch and Potato Starch each mixed into a solution with biodegradable biopolymers Xanthan Gum and Beta…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to use an alternative means of energy for desalinating seawater instead of using conventional methods (burning of fossil fuels). The alterna…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to find the most efficient roof material and design for rainwater catchment for storage and later use. We also looked in to whether a hydro turbine could b…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My main goal was to Implement a sustainable, low-cost dual-filtration system to clarify contaminated domestic water sources in rural communities. Methods/Materials I created…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals California is facing a severe drought. Water is an important resource that needs to be conserved. This study examined the question of which mulch material covered on soil co…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Heavy metal contamination of water poses a serious threat to the global ecosystem, since heavy metals are toxic even at low concentrations. Lead, copper, and chromium have b…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if a top bioremediation agent, (OSEII -the only 1st response EPA listed bioremediation agent) used for cleaning oil spills could be applied to…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see if the #winter penalty# of cool roofs, i.e. the potential for increased heating demand in winter due to reflected solar radiation by…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The object is to test if manure produced by a feed modified chicken diet can reduce eutrophication effects on algal bloom. Methods/Materials Experiment includes 50 test spec…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Global warming caused by CO2 emissions is a threat to mankind. Plants have been absorbing CO2 since the dawn of time. But the answer is not planting more trees. Land is limi…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Reduce HDPE #2 Bags time to photo-degrade and contain HDPE Bags residues. Methods/Materials Using the UV Radiation from the Sun as well as heat to photo-degrade HDPE Bags an…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals As of 2008, there were 40,000 sites in the US that contained contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs are a man-made organic chemical that are found every…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I know from my previous science experiment in third grade that earthworms can mix soil and sand together. My purpose for my experiment this year is to find out if earthworms…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this investigation was to learn which filtration material: marsh plants, oyster mushroom spores, ceramic balls, charcoal, or gravel and drainage rocks, purifi…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals California has been through many severe droughts such as the recent drought of 1987-1992, where Santa Barbara turned to desalination, installing a temporary emergency desali…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals There have been disastrous gasoline spills throughout history. In addition, the runoff from the rain carries gasoline into the surrounding soil causing even greater damage.…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see if sod can reduce the amount of nitrate and phosphate runoff from fertilizer application. This is a follow-up study of last year#s pro…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine how the design of storm drain grates affects the amount of flooding and the amount of trash flowing into the ocean. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see whether Pleurotis Ostreatus (pearl oyster mushrooms) can break down diesel in contaminated wheat straw substrate. The hypothesis st…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate on the growth of Nitrosomonas europaea, for the purpose of bioremediation. Our hypothesis for t…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine the effect of a change in the type of soil (sand, silt, clay, loam, and base, or backyard soil) used to cover red delicious apple…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our experiment is to find the best plant for using on green roofs. Our hypothesis is that Oxalis will keep a house cooler than grass or a succulent plant, whi…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to conduct multiple tests to see which sorbent is the best sorbent for cleaning up oil spills in our oceans. Methods/Materials The sorbents I…