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 · 2012
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to investigate if different soil types and ash additives are effective in removing bacteria contaminants from polluted water. The reason…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to test various metals on blocking bacteria. Coins consist mainly of copper, zinc, and nickel. I intended to test which metals inhibited bac…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science experiment is to determine which Capsicum Cultivars solution will inhibit the most bacteria. The reason that I am doing this experiment is to find…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To test the anti-bacterial activities of the sagebrush Artemisia californica, and if true, to determine whether the agent behind such activity is a small molecule or protein…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find a solution to the large amounts of bacteria found in reused water bottles by determining if 4 millimeters of lemon juice will significantly inhibit…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals One way that diseases can be spread is through unsanitary tables at restaurnats. My project was to see how well local restaurants cleaned there tables and if they could be p…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals This project aimed to determine that ZnO nanoparticles are antibacterial agents through measuring their toxicity in Pseudomonas stuzeri. This is a denitrifying bacterium com…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals This experiment is based upon the premise that, bacteria, if in an anaerobic environment, can create a small electrical charge that is somewhat insignificant. However, if di…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals This project analyzes various genomes to explore possible relationships between different bacteria based on microsatellite distribution. The objective of this research is to…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the quantity of microorganisms collected by 7th and 8th graders after playing during recess. Methods/Materials 7th and 8th grade trial particip…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find the best place where chanterelle mushrooms will grow. My hypothesis was: The best place to find Chanterelles is in a damp shaded area under oak tree…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The demand for oil resources has grown astronomically in recent years. Several models predict that oil production will start to decline after 2020, leading to a shortage of…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Tomato plants often suffer from a fungus, Verticillium dahliae, which stunts the plant and wilts their leaves. In the fields, for commercial production, farmers fumigate the…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Misuse of antibiotics has increased the number of drug-resistant germs. Though there is some evidence supporting the use of herbal medicines as antibiotics, scientific studi…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To test the antibacterial properties in plants. We are comparing herbaceous plants lower than 25 cm and woody plants to see which kind has a hire bacterial properties. Metho…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The point of this experiment was to learn about ways to kill bacteria using aluminum potassium sulphate and monoammonium phosphate. Methods/Materials An incubator was built…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine whether UV sterilization can pasteurize milk. Methods/Materials To test my hypothesis I used 8 different UV exposure durations:…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals We wanted to determine if a food dehydrator can be used to preserve plant viruses for use in future experiments and for transport of virus samples from remote areas of the w…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals Huanglongbing (HLB) is a devastating disease that has endangered the citrus industries around the world including Florida since 2005. It is associated with an unculturable b…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find a possible safer treatment for Parkinson's Disease. My hypothesis was that soybean polyamines will delay the breakdown and destruct…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Bacteria of the genus Shewanella can respire a wide variety of solid-state electron acceptors; they can serve as biocatalysts in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and as agents fo…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to independently confirm the results of a Japanese scientist named Dr. T Nakagaki who observed that the physarum polycephalum developed pseud…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which form of a natural, Ayurvedic cure, amongst cinnamon, garlic, pomegranate, and wasabi, is most effective against E. coli bacteria. Methods…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experimet is to see the reaction of the protist the Physarum polycephalum (also known as the "true slime mold") when confronted on all sides by a mixture…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Can bakers yeast of the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae respire, metabolize, and reproduce without an adverse effect in the presence of the amount of brominated vegetable o…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To find the effect of elevated CO2 on the growth of freshwater algae. Methods/Materials Procedures: 1. I collected pond water with algae 2. I made a CO2 source using yeast t…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals What is the effect of different sources of geobacteraceae on the power generation of a microbial fuel cell? Is one of the products of the microbial fuel cell pure, drinkable…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine whether second hand smoke has any effect on bacteria such as E.Coli and S.Epidermidis. Methods/Materials Three different types…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My science project is to challenge the validity of the five-second rule for dropped food. I tested this rule by using a wet food and a dry food. I used Bologna for the wet a…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals This project is a cluster of experiments aimed at creating an apparatus to successfully and efficiently grow enegy-producing algae. In order to do this, tests were done to d…