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 · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Antibiotic resistance is a major health issue. My goal in this project was to understand how common bacteria like Escherichia coli develop resistance to antibiotics. Questio…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Multi-state outbreaks of E. coli have been reported over the past few years due to consuming raw or unwashed vegetables. The objective of this study was to determine if the…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment examined the ability of four antioxidants (vitamin C, alpha-lipoic acid, coenzyme Q-10, and selenium) to dampen the harmful effects of hydrogen peroxide on S…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Fungal agents have shown increasing signs of resistance towards regularly used antimycotic agents. With our research, we hope to find a combination of both antifungals & nat…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of four different herbs (neem leaves, calendula petals, burdock root, and turmeric) on their use as a viable defe…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Thousands of pounds of produce are thrown away each day due to molding. The objective of this experiment is to determine if thermotherapy, the process of immersing produce i…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to compare the individual/synergistic effects of antibiotics and essential oils. Methods/Materials A broth dilution technique was used to count colonies aft…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Toothbrushes in the bathroom come into contact with many contaminants, including mold, toilet spray, human germs and dust. The objective of this project is to determine whic…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals A pandemic outbreak of a highly pathogenic influenza virus such as the avian H5N1 or H7N9 strain could potentially kill millions of people before new vaccines become availab…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The fungus Candida glabrata is part of the normal human flora. In hospitalized patients with weakened immune systems, the fungus can enter the bloodstream from the GI tract…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find whether the inside or the outside of bathroom door handles had more bacteria. Methods/Materials I swabbed the inside and outside…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Here we explore the effects of both different wavelengths of light and shorter day-periods on algal growth. We selected three different day/night periods (3, 6 and 12 hours…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is: If I expose algae to an electric field, then it will separate from the medium and lyse the cell membrane and release the biomass and lipids which can be us…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The first objective of this project is to determine the exact structure of the protein complex that comprises the T4 bacteriophage's molecular motor. The second objective is…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Biofilms are strong bacterial communities that adhere to surfaces due to certain gene expressions in reaction to the environment. They are 1000 fold more resistant to antibi…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our project is about the antibiotic properties of a bacterium carried by the Black Desert Harvester Ant (Messor pergandei). In a previous test, we determined that this speci…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if a Cownose rays epidermal mucus will inhibit three types of bacteria: Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococci epidermidis, and Escherichia coli. If…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals In this project, the antimicrobial effectiveness of cinnamon oil and the antimicrobial effectiveness of clove oil were tested against the Gram-negative Escherichia coli. The…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) now affect 1 in 88 children in the U.S and cost $35 billion annually. The hypothesis is that functional interface of genes & environment is m…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out how different types of metals affect the zone of inhibition of exposed bacteria. I hypothesized that copper and brass metals…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine whether antibiotics or probiotics work better at killing bacteria. Methods/Materials 1. Petri dishes 2. Pro/Anti Biotics 3. Tissue…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals We hypothesized that the extracellular chitinase would be an effective antifungal agent against C. Albicans Methods/Materials Materials: S. Marcescens (C. Biological), Petri…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if microalgae from a local pond would be a viable source for producing biofuel using direct transesterification. Also, how woul…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to expand upon my previous study concerning children with cancer who suffer from mouth sores from chemotherapy by testing a broader variety of…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Bacteria is one of the main causes of sickness and disease. Antibiotics are harmful poisons. An effective, quick, and practical solution to the cause of some of the most for…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Before water is released from the supply reservoirs as pure, potable, finished water, it must be filtered and disinfected. Chlorination, using the reactive element chlorine,…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Find out which milk (Vitamin D (whole), 2%, or Fat-Free) will contain the most amounts of bacteria colonies. Methods/Materials Need agar powder, liter of water, Incubator, V…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to identify which common household disinfectant is the most effective in killing E. Coli. The hypothesis for my project is that if I use bleach as a disinfe…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to test whether the Physarum polycephalum, a slime mold, is capable of creating dendritic networks between food sources. . I hypothesized…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to discover novel influenza endonuclease inhibitors as leads for a new type of anti-flu medicine that is effective against all influenza viruses including p…