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 Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals Can wind generated from from highway traffic be captured to produce a useable source of energy. Methods/Materials First year: I used a Turbo Meter wind speed indicator to de…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals 1. To reduce the number of trees being cut down to supply people with craft and writing paper. 2. To identify other sources of paper pulp that would not use up any more natu…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if manure from a horse (through a change in the animal's diet), can be used as effectively as steer manure when utilized as plant fertilizer. I b…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Our study demonstrates that the application of the right-hand rule of magnetism and inclusion of electrodes produces water with reduced levels of impurities and odor-produci…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals This is my third year studying the Teichert Ponds, the storm water runoff holding ponds for Chico. I tested for the possibility that the pollutants were collecting in the up…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether beach grooming, the removal of wrack from beaches, decreases the population of macrofauna found on the beach. We compared the macrofau…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Biodegradation is a natural process whereby microorganisms break down organic molecules into harmless substances. To accelerate this process, materials can be added to conta…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the antacid TUMS helps the plant spinach growing in soil affected by acid rain recreated by drain cleaner containing 93% virgin sulfuric aci…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective was to engineer a better sandbag by adding polymer to it. Methods/Materials I built a flood table with a spillway and made 2 types of sandbags (with and without…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective is to compare the carbon monoxide emissions between gas-powered cars, both modern and pre-Clean Air Act(1988), to those of gas-electric hybrid cars. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To determine if polymers are an effective way to pick-up (absorb) hazardous materials. To determine if you can clean up and dispose of hazardous materials using the polymers…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To see how different floor coverings affect the amount of particulates in the air. Methods/Materials Materials: Digital disecting microscope w/built in camera Computer Ionic…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether purple sea urchins are healthier in a more polluted or in a less polluted environment. It was hypothesized that pollu…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if a flammable gas can be produced from decaying garbage. Methods/Materials This study simulates decaying garbage by using pre-soaked pinto bea…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine the viability of 'green cleaning' using rhizofiltration by looking at the efficiency of an aquatic plant such as elodea canadensis…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to test which ground cover would better protect soil from water erosion. Since Southern California has been particularly hit by the devastating rai…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Which commonly used materials work best? Methods/Materials Materials: Soil made of at least 30% clay, 1 square foot of mesh, Mondo Grass, Shovel or Spade, Metric ruler, 4 12…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My experiment was an attempt to test the effectiveness of various natural filters on urban runoff water. I may propose my findings to the Save the Bay Organization, and ask…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The Project at hand is based on the extensive pollution caused by the burning of oil-gasoline mixtures in two-stroke engines. The main focus is on motorcycles that utilize t…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To find out which is the fastest and most effective way to clean up an oil spill while maintaining normal plant and animal life. The methods include sorbents, bioremediation…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project assessed the opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by producing transport-grade hydrogen fuel through low-grade steam reformation of methane off-gas prod…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective and goal of this project is for people to know or to have an idea who paper material or use plastic material and for them to find out which one will be better f…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To find the most efficient way where plastic waste can be reduced for the increasing demands in the future where raw materials will not be readily available.To determine the…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals After reading about the tsunami in Indonesia, Hurricane Katrina, and the earthquake in Pakistan, I wondered what people do in case of natural disaster if they don#t have ele…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to understand the role of soil microbes in global warming. Few studies have been done on carbon released as a result of microbial activi…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals For my science project I investigated how well natural materials absorb pesticides and herbicides. Methods/Materials I determined which natural materials absorb the poisons…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The samples of floodwater taken in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina by the Environmental Protection Agency showed large amounts of lead and other toxic chemicals in the f…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals One day after a rain I noticed motor oil run-off from cars in the street drain. I wondered if there was a way to clean up the pollution without hurting the environment even…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to test and analyze the effect of Eisenia fetida (compost worm) in enhancing and promoting the natural bioremediation of hydrocarbons by in…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Cleanup of soil pollutants is often expensive and environmentally unsound. Phytoremediation is an area of frontier science that provides a safe and cost-effective alternativ…