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 · 2008
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine the contribution of water hyacinths in nutrient purification and to find the rate at which they reduced ammonium hydroxide…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to identify the concentration of sodium phosphate tribasic at which oil-degrading bacteria would most effectively remediate oil-contaminated water.…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine what kind of mirrored parabola produces the most heat. Methods/Materials Three solar ovens were constructed each using a different parabola. One…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine an economical and efficient method of MTBE, DIPE, ETBE, and TAME removal in an acute situation of fuel oxygenate contaminatio…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals Soil contaminants form negative impacts on our ecosystem: ruining groundwater supplies, killing organisms, and posing a threat to our health. Certain plants can decontaminat…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The project objective was to determine if pine needles or oak leaves in forest floor leaf litter have diferent a caloric content when burned. Methods/Materials Three forest…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to see if it is possible to find a simple and inexpensive way to purify water. I feel this would best be achieved with a solar still that has…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine the most cost-effective, least polluting fertilizer and soil combination for the backyard gardener to save money and minimiz…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if it is possible to cook frozen veggies in a homemade solar oven in Humboldt County where the temp never gets very high. My hypothesis was that…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if I can extract distilled water from muddy water or salt water; also, how much distilled water I will be able to extract in one…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my study is to create a biodegradable packaging material using starch, glycerin, vinegar, and baking soda solution. The quality of the biodegradable packaging…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to identify which, if any, inorganic nutrient can be added to the environment of naturally occurring petrophilic (oil-degrading) microbes…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which of three different plant based oils would produce the greatest quantity of biodiesel fuel. I used new (unused), slightly used and heavily…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine the efficiency of carbon, ceramic, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet purification systems of water. Their performances were determi…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals This research explores the potential for vegetable oil based fuels as substitutes for diesel. Increased oil prices and environmental concerns have focussed attention on alte…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to analyze the effects of nitrate as a cause of eutrophication, specifically in the wetlands of Hidden Valley Wildlife Preserve, and to co…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Fossil fuels are burning out at a rapid rate. An alternative, abundant resource needs to be found for human usage. Heating homes is a large energy consumer. Recently solar p…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to improve the efficiency of my solar still from 2007 by testing modifications to improve evaporation and condensation. The 2007 solar still wa…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Upper Newport Bay is an important natural reserve but unfortunately the Bay is threatened by numerous sources of pollutant loading by tributaries of its watershed. Santa Ana…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To determine the levels of lead, chlorine, copper, nitrate, nitrites, hardness, alkalinity and pH present in selected water samples and to quantitatively measure whether the…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals We tested to see which street trees are most effective in removing atmospherical carbon dioxide and the pollutant ozone, testing the broad spectrum of Palm, Pine, and Oak. W…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine which common method for purifying water was most effective in removing coliform bacteria from contaminated creek water. Methods/…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals The problem I tested in my experiment was whether morning glory or Indian Mustard Greens were the most effective bioremediator of lead. Methods/Materials To test this proble…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine whether sand, carbon, or foam best removes the dangerous pollutants and excess nutrients in the storm drain outfall runoff that flows into the…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Most modern water treatment systems utilize carbon filters, chemicals, and physical processes to deodorize and remove particles, but this project applies electrodes and magn…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals We wanted to determine, out of a charcoal, paper, and ceramic filter, which filter would eliminate the most bacteria. Methods/Materials The materials we used were two large…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Purpose: To determine if Biodiesel made from vegetable oil/animal fat is an effective fuel by burning the oil, heating water, and measuring how much water temperature is rai…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Objective: Increase Portable Desalination Device (PDD) effectiveness using a flexible reflector (FR) to focus sunlight. The manipulated variable is whether a FR is part of t…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals In Bakersfield there exists a serious lack of environmental concern. With this project, we hope to diminish the amount of strenuous work involved with the composting process…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My fourth year study of the Teichert Ponds, the storm water holding system for the City of Chico, shows they are filling in due to eutrophication caused by nutrient influx.…