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 · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether specialty stiches are necessary for certain fabrics when sewing. Methods/Materials Sewing machine, 50 weight thread, 3 fa…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals To determine how different biomass-based components in the manufacture of biobased polymers (bioplastics) affect tensile strength. Methods/Materials A variety of biomass-bas…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to find a way to make a practical cooling apparatus used for recreational and military uses that cools down a person's body. Methods/Materials 1. Plastic tubing…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study, is to determine which construction material best withstands the effect of acid rain. Methods/Materials 15 2x2 inch samples of construction mater…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project is about the effect of material on sound absorption. I believed that cotton would absorb the most sound, because it is thicker and more dense. I found some resear…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the impact rapid temperature change has on protective coatings. Methods/Materials Ice, Water, Bucket, Lab, Oven, Gloves, Safety g…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To observe two different thermite reactions and determine whether copper oxide or iron oxide thermite would cause more observable damage (melting) to the test subject (made…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find an infill and/or turf backing that is the coolest. This research can be used for football, soccer, and other sports fields in the fu…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to save energy and help environment by studying different roofing materials and how the different roofing materials properties help it therm…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to test various new materials for the use as a more affective means of protecting our firefighters in case of emergency situations during a wi…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find which fabric provides the best insulation. Results Six equal cups of ice, six different kinds of fabric, wet measuring cup for measuring the melted…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to prove that infusing carbon black particles and graphene into common elastic natural rubber bands can create flexible, high sensitivity strain sensors useful fo…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to compare the rates of heat conduction of commonly available metals. My hypothesis is that copper will conduct heat faster than iron, al…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn how well different materials block cosmic rays. My hypothesis is that the denser the material, the more cosmic rays it will block. Based on that, a…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To discover if 100% Wool Rayon or Polyester shrinks more than 100% Cotton. Methods/Materials Methods: Step 1: Get 100% Wool, Rayon, Polyester, and Cotton. Cut each piece of…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to learn how insulation works and to determine which type of insulation performs best in a building environment. Methods/Materials I built th…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To see if I could freeze a bubble using dry ice and if I could pick one up without it popping. I also wanted to see what other people thought. Methods/Materials I asked ten…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My Project was to determine how electromagnetic waves were attenuated through various materials and figure out how to make the WiFi in our house faster. Methods/Materials A…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Determine if bioplastic made from vegetables and milk can resist higher temperatures like petroleum-based plastic then it would be a useful plastic material to make food con…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals What happens to the non-Newtonian fluid, oobleck, when it is exposed to extreme temperatures? The inspiration for this project came from finding out that there are many diff…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine which type of graphite is best for making graphene. Methods/Materials I used the graphite 2B, 3B, 4B, 6B, 9B, and the magic…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Magnetic shielding does not allow magnetic fields to interact. Magnetic shielding is used daily in televisions, microwaves, and cell phones. The better the magnetic shield t…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to develop a shelter that will address both the radiant and convection heat that is generated in wildfires. My goal is that this improved fire…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this work was to determine the best materials to use for protective clothing against paintballs. This project involved three separate experiments. In Experime…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine how much static electricity is generated when two materials are rubbed together and how quickly the static electricity is dis…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out which commonly used building materials are best at blocking WiFi signals. This information could be used for security purpos…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science project was to determine which type of fabric would have the greatest saturation of dye (brightest) and which one would have the lowest saturatio…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Automobile exhaust accounts for about one-third of the total amount of air pollutants in cities, which is the main reason for the formation of haze and acid rain. Therefore, the research wor…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
The purpose of this project is to find the percentage weight loss of limestone, hard coral, and mushroom coral when in carbonic acid and mushroom coral in hydrochloric acid. Carbonic and hyd…
CSEF · 2014
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which materials have best sound-proofing properties. Both propagation and reflection of sound waves of different frequencies are studied for va…