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 · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals DNA can be inserted into cells to achieve desired characteristics previously unexpressed. It is challenging to insert a DNA sequence through the cell membrane. Furthermore,…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see how different types of food affect protozoa. Methods/Materials Six water samples that had Protozoa in them with a food sample from ea…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine the effect of various antibiotics on three types of bacteria in vitro. Methods/Materials Seven types of antibiotic discs (C…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Antibiotic resistance ever-growing problem in the scientific community·In terms of financial cost, over $122 million are spent each year· An important part in solving this p…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see how various concentration of ginkgolic acid affect the growth rate of Mycobacterium smegmatis. My hypothesis is that ginkgolic acid wil…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals This experiment is designed to test a theory of Dr. Hulda Regehr Clark, Ph.D., N. D., who believes that a battery may be used to destroy parasites within the human body. She…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to study the effects of different antibiotics on the bacteria Escherichia coli, and to determine which antibiotic is most effective against inhibiting its gr…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see if yeast will reproduce using various sugar subsitutes. Methods/Materials One thermos with 1/4" hole in top, dry yeast, pressure gauge, sugar, sacchar…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine whether heat has an effect on the growth of algae. I hypothesized that warmer temperatures would cause more algae to grow in…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the use of a hand sanitizer three times per day by students results in the decreased the spread of communicable illnesses in classrooms, res…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Since the entire genome of the yeast, Sacchcromyces Cerevisiae, has been sequenced, the next task is to determine the roles of particular genes. Yeast use at least two diffe…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis:The samples taken from the cleaned drinking fountain spouts will not grow as many colonies of bacteria as opposed to the unclean water fountain spouts; and the sa…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if plants and fungi growing in the Chico area possessed possible antibiotic properties. Methods/Materials Forty-nine samples…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The hypothesis is that the bacteria will become resistant to the soap by the second generation. This hypothesis was formed because most germs have been gaining resistance to…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals I determined which microorganisms most efficiently produce hydrogen through biophotolysis (the microbial production of hydrogen): photosynthetic bacteria from the soil or na…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To find out why algae concentration is high in Lake Elsinore and to extricate it. Methods/Materials Disolved oxygen concentraton test kit. Nitrate concentration test kit. Ph…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The object of my science project was to find out which store#s shopping carts (Albertson#s, Pavillions, Rite Aid and Costco) had the greatest amount of bacteria. I believe t…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find out what effect a chosen fertilizer concentration in a coil of tubing would have on the growth of algae. Phosphates, often found i…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is determine how a vegetable solution will effect the growth rate of bacteria. Will the vegetables inhibit or promote growth of Bacillus. (controlled bateria)…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if a strain of a freshwater algae, C. reinhardtii, could be cultured over a period of time that was acclimated to seawater if exposed to incre…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To produce antibacterial or antibiotic resistant bacteria. And to count the number of 'generations' that this takes. Methods/Materials Firstly, I swabbed the back of my mout…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if sodium hypochlorite kills the spore-forming bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis but does not kill the eggs of the navel orangeworm, Amyelois tra…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The project will test if bacteria prone to variables such as Lactose Agar, Nutrient Agar and plates containing Ampicillin. The bacteria would either die or continue to grow,…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine if dogs, cats, or humans have the most bacteria in their mouth. Dogs put their mouths in places where cats and humans would not.…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals In our home we have successfully used magnets as a household remedy for warts. We have also seen other anecdotal evidence of positive effects coming from magnets. It has not…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determine the amount of bacteria in a kitchen sponge, and if using them spreads bacteria. If so, can they, and how often should they, be sanitized. Methods/Materials Thre…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Echinacea, the herbal extract that is marketed as a product that boosts your immune system, was used in this experiment to test whether this herb had an effect on pathogens…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals As bacteria becomes a growing threat to many people's health, this science fair project investigates the susceptibility of E-coli to six different antibiotics, with differen…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the frequency of ampicillin resistant E.coli from the digestive tract. Methods/Materials Stool specimens were obtained from 54 Bakersfield resi…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our experiment is to add certain preservatives to meat, and analyze at differing times whether they will inhibit bacterial growth on the meat. Methods/Materia…