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 · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Every day you charge your phone and drive your car, but have you ever wondered about the amount of CO2 you release into the air by doing those actions? Atmospheric levels of CO2 h…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives The goal of this project was to determine the effect of banana peels on lead contaminated water. My hypothesis was that if banana peels are mixed into lead contaminated water, the…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives To develop alternative materials to plastics, inspired by the concept of marine exoskeleton composition and to test their tensile strength, flexibility, and degradability. Methods…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives Petrochemical waste cleanup is expensive but important. This project began with the hypothesis that polymers could be used to capture both oil and waste water. Following research…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives In order to minimize the Carbon dioxide emission from concrete production, our project sought to find an environmentally sustainable method that would allow for the formation of a…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives The objective of this study was to determine which readily available material would absorb used motor oil out of fresh water the most effectively while absorbing the least amount…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Global warming is a significant issue for the earth's environment. The temperatures around the world are rising, causing many challenges such as more intense heat waves, shrinking…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives One-third of the world's population lacks access to safe drinking water and 2.57 million people die annually from contaminated water-related illness. Adoption of currently produce…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Noise pollution, such as generated from airplanes, traffic, and construction can have negative effects on human health and lower quality of life. The objective of my experiment is…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Challenge: Design a device that would help clean trash and garbage from the ocean. Constraints: The device must be: Handy Portable Easy to use and manage (clean the machine) Compl…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives The goal of our experiment was to determine the best coastal erosion prevention method based on three criteria: effectiveness at mitigating erosion, aesthetic appeal, and cost. Me…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives The goal of this experiment was to reduce the concentration of total suspended solids (from pollutants and organic sources) in local lake, river, creek, and reservoir waters to dr…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Access to a clean water is a pressing issue that we face worldwide. According to WHO (World Health Organization) and UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Through deep sea drilling and hydraulic fracturing, California annually produces about 8 billion gallons of oil and 130 billion gallons of oil-produced waters. Aluminum sulfate is…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives The purpose of my science experiment is to determine the effect of compost type on blocking water run-off. My hypothesis was that the cow manure compost will block the most water…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Carbon dioxide makes up 72% of all greenhouse gases produced, which makes it the leading source of air pollution. Certain green algal species such as Chlorella vulgaris are able t…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives The purpose of this experiment was to determine if Bacillus subtilis could degrade High-density and Low- density polyethylene in Freshwater, Brackish water, and Ocean water enviro…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives The objective is to analyze different types of methods to minimize hillside erosion after a forest or hillside fire and define which method is the most effective in reducing sedim…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives The purpose of this project is to understand whether plants, such as Peace Lily, Snake Plant, and Spider Plant, can help clean our air especially when smoke or other bad chemicals…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives After horrific oil spills, think of a tainted image of minimal access to sunshine and prime gateways to deadly industrial chemicals for aquatic wildlife. In today's day, companies…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Fossil fuels are non-renewable, and combustion of fossil fuels releases pollutants and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, causing global warming. Ethanol is a renewable and env…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives First, to discover an alternative, eco-friendly biodiesel fuel in place of petroleum or other fossil fuels we use today. Second, to find a way to reduce the input into landfills.…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives It is estimated that 200 million gallons of oil is disposed of improperly in the United States annually, a portion of which is used engine oil. This project is designed to determi…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives To find out if a pellet or powder form of calcium carbonate will buffer the negative effects of acid rain on a plant more efficiently. Methods Materials: 6 purple flowering kale p…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of this experiment was to use Waxworms to biodegrade different types of plastic and household waste. It lowers the amount of time it takes for plastic to biodegrade…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives The world s waters are continuously being contaminated and polluted by microplastics and microfibers with almost 30% of marine pollution coming from microplastics and microfibers…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Our goal was to design something that could help different parts of the world obtain clean water. Our problem that we were addressing was the lack of clean, drinkable water…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In order to prevent wildfires, this project develops a mathematical model to predict the ignition of a wildfire based on fire indicator factors including relative humidity,…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Clean air is vital for a healthy body and a healthy mind. We spend much of our time indoors breathing poorly ventilated/polluted air. My goal was to create an intelligent ve…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals In spite of many benefits that plastics offer, negative impact has become a global problem that is affecting us economically and environmentally. Only 25% of plastic is recy…