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 · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether or not artificial nails & nail polish interfere with the accurate measurement of oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry. A pulse oximeter…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I studied the correlation between length and weight support on a simple beam bridge. I thought that the longer the beam, the less weight it would support. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Does turning a light bulb on and off every couple of seconds affect its life positively or negatively? My objective is to find out the answer to this question. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Digital photography and home-based printing methods now allow anyone to produce photographs. This study examines how the photo printer used, the paper selected, and the imag…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals What kind of earthquake resistant foundation (rollers, ball bearings, or isolators) most protects buildings from earthquakes? Based on the fact that the isolators are more f…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Last summer, my mom was severely burned after applying spray sunblock. That same day, my father, sister and I were not burned at all after using lotion sunblock. The purpose…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objectives is to do my best in this project. I want to know on which fabric will do the best in precenting the passage of moisture. I also want to know if my hypothesis i…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to evaluate the effectiveness of pretreating hair prior to going swimming to minimize or prevent the uptake of chlorine/copper which tends to turn blonde hair…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Since my dad is a firefighter I have an interest and knowledge of fire, so for my science project I wanted to see how damages from fire could be prevented. I thought that if…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Ichthyosis is a human skin disorder which causes unusual dryness, discomfort, cracking and occasional bleeding. Various remedies and lotions can be used to alleviate the sym…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To test which material keeps you warmer when it is wet and which material keeps you warmer when it is dry, by testing which material will best insulate hot water. The materi…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine which blood substitute would best match the spatter patterns and drop stain patterns of real blood, so that a blood substitute…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to prove which of these four glues was the best and strongest for bonding basic craft wood and simple home furniture repairs: Gorilla Glue, Rhino Glue, Tite…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn what would remove gum from hair the best; peanut butter, vinegar or rubbing alcohol. Methods/Materials I rubbed 3 sticks of chewed Wrigley's Double…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The engineering goal was to use center of gravity concepts to design a crane model that could support a given load at the maximum distance from the base. Methods/Materials S…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which wood would serve as the best firewood for home heating. Five different woods were burned in order to test which of the five would produce…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective for this experiment is to find out which bridge, an arch, beam, or truss bridge, will support the most weight. The hypothesis for this experiment is that the t…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals to discover which type of truss bridge design is more efficient Methods/Materials A·2 bottles of rubber cement A·30 ball point pins A·1 protractor A·1 set square A·1 enginee…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Determine how modifying the structure of a Howe Bridge changes the bridge's load carrying capacity. Methods/Materials Materials: Balsa/Bass wood strips; pins; wax paper; tab…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate whether ultraviolet radiation (UVA and UVB) are blocked or filtered out by windshields of modern automobiles (2000-2006). These…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to discover which bulb would shine farther through fog: xenon or halogen bulbs. This project could help save lives by reducing fog related ca…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I built a beam, arch, and suspension bridge out of LEGOS and tested to see which design held the most weight. I improved the beam, arch, and suspension bridges once and test…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To design a truss structure based on equilateral, scalene, and isosceles triangles to determine the strength and the architectural benfits of the different triangles. Method…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine whether the addition of a form of Dopa (Nordihydroguaiaretic acid or NDGA) to man-made protein based glue (Elmers white) creates a stronger bond in both wet and…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find a good design for buildings in areas with high earthquake hazard levels. This project was designed to find how the placement of…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if the type of material and care procedures used on swimsuits repeatedly exposed to chlorine affected the swimsuits durability. I believe that the…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine which of three plant dyes would make the best red color on fabric. Up until about 150 years ago natural dyes were the only ki…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to compare the reflective values of different products on solar cells. The goal is to determine which product produces the most energy ou…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to determine which laundry detergent works most effectively on a pizza sauce stain. I used five different detergents. Besides the detergents, nothing in…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In Shake, Rattle, and Roll, I tested three different shaped structures: a tower, a rectangle, and a pyramid, to answer the scientific question: Which shaped structure can su…