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 · 2019
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of this study is to evaluate if Equisetum hyemale can inhibit the growth rate of Penicillium italicum on citrus fruit. Methods Bleach all oranges and containers in 1…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Antibiotics are essential to human health and wellbeing, providing cures to bacterial infections. However, due to a lack of new antibiotics being introduced and the growing threat…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The objective of this project is to help you decide whether or not you want to continue eating food that has been on the floor for a period of time. Methods Our experiment took ha…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The goal of my project was to see if exposing consecutive generations of Eschericia Coli (E. Coli) bacteria to antibiotics would affect their level of resistance. Methods Material…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives The goal of this experiment is to determine whether or not Manuka honey is comparable to common modern medicines as an antibacterial. Methods Tested whether or not Manuka honey co…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this study is to see if the antimicrobial properties of Manuka Honey can combat bacteria to the same extent as your common Turmeric, Tea Tree Oil or Garlic oil na…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of this project was to test the levels of bacteria in water samples collected before and after a storm in mid-winter from major waterways of Northern California. Met…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives To study the effect of temperature on organelle movements in Pyrocystis fusiformis during light (peripheral organelles) to dark (central) transition. Methods The Pyrocystis fusifo…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives The objective of this study is to identify which phytochemical or synergistic combination of phytochemicals of P. granatum is responsible for its motility-inhibiting effects on ba…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives To find a method to enrich plant cells in proteins and obtain and protein-rich food. Methods Used algae cells grown in test tubes under different conditions, a rotating culture an…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The purpose of this project is to use iron as a possible solution to the effects of an enduring problem, increasing temperatures in ocean waters, and its negative effects on the p…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives This investigation tests common household product solutions, such as distilled water, chlorine bleach, white vinegar, baking soda, and salt, in order to determine which solution i…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Measurement of efficacy of 40% concentrated methylglyoxal fabric treatment on the elimination of Staph. aureus-related nosocomial bacteria on healthcare personnel's apparels which…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Objective: To determine if Yucca Root powder can mitigate the growth of Microcystis Aeruginosa.. Methods Five tubes of non-toxic Strain of Microcystis Aeruginosa, one bag of Yucca…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Each year in the U.S., at least 2 million people get an antibiotic-resistant infection, and at least 23,000 people die. A government study estimated that antibiotic-resistant bact…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Antibiotic resistance is a serious issue with the overuse of synthetic antibiotics, which kill good bacteria and kill with one method, allowing bacteria to evolve and mutate, unli…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives With a significant increase in global agricultural runoff in the past decade, microalgae have emerged as an important catalyst for effluent treatment and a potential alternative c…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The objective is to determine which nutrient or terrestrial fertilizer will have the most phytoplankton growth. Methods Phytoplankton (Nannochloropsis oculata), iron sulfate, used…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The purpose of this experiment is to figure out in what air pressure will the microalgae grow or reproduce. I hypothesize that if I increase the air pressure then the microalgae w…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives My experiment asks which commonly touched areas in my school have the most bacteria. I hypothesized that the water fountain would have the largest number of bacteria grown out of…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Based on the Kirby-Bauer method of sensitivity disc diffusion, 7 100% pure essential oils were tested on Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacteria cultured from the Arcata Marsh to determine…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Within this group project, our objective is to allow families and civilians to be able to use a simple and inexpensive way to test the water they swim in. The bacteria of Eschestr…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The objective is to introduce bacteriophages to Enterococcus faecalis cultures and to evaluate its efficacy against it in hindering growth compared to antibiotics used by many den…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives If we arrest the cell cycle in S phase and M phase using inhibitors, we will see significant differences in DNA damage. In S-phase, we find DNA synthesizing, whereas in M-phase, D…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The study of which tree species hosts the highest density of the mushroom Boletus edulis in the Santa Cruz area. Methods 1. Forest ecosystems 2. Boletus edulis fruit 3. Device for…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this experiment is to study if natural remedies such as ginger, silver, thyme oil and zinc commonly used for illness possessed antibacterial properties compared t…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this project was to find out which metal nanoparticle--silver, copper, or gold--could kill the most E. coli bacteria. Methods To conduct the experiment, a paper d…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives This project aims to assess Lactobacillus acidophilus growth and beta-galactosidase activity in response to the following divalent metal ions: magnesium, manganese, and iron. Meth…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Observe how the location of a stall relative to the entrance affects its bacterial contamination. Higher bacterial contamination indicated a higher number of uses in each stall. M…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The purpose of this experiment was to determine how alcohol-based hand sanitizer and alcohol hand wipes compared in reducing bacteria from hands. Methods There were ten subjects.…