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 · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals With the current wildfire and injuries caused to animals, there has been an increase interest for a suitable Band-Aid that can be used to facilitate would healing due to bur…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to discover how much bacteria is growing on new and used reusable plastic grocery bags. What happens if you spill liquids? My hypothesis was th…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine how long Escherichia Coli needed to be exposed to ultraviolet radiation to kill it. Methods/Materials I used nutrient agar pet…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to compare the number of colony forming units (CFU) in differently priced probiotic supplements. Measured CFU number and growth rate were compared to the a…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which makeup primer base (oil, silicone and water) will cause an increased growth rate in bacteria (S.epidermidis and E.coli). Me…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Water borne illnesses continue to proliferate in developing countries and areas without reliable water infrastructures. Many emerging materials have fallen short of practica…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To understand the types of bacteria humans are exposed to through consumption of meat purchased from grocery stores Methods/Materials Organic and non-organic chicken meat fr…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The problem with current similar products, such as bioluminescent lamps is that it is made by simply putting luminescent bacteria inside a container with food. Thus, it is n…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals When you are sick, you look for medicines or soups and other remedies, but have you ever thought that a plant could cure you? The Ocimum tenuiflorum is a plant that is nativ…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to see if chewing gum removed bacteria just as well as teeth cleaners did. Methods/Materials A doctor, Up & Up 1.5L mouthwash, Filtered water…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The problem we sought to solve with this project is food poisoning caused by E. Coli bacteria. Our objective was to demonstrate how T4r bacteriophage can reduce the number o…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find easily accessible solutions to kill bacteria and yeast found in the infected ears of dogs. The hypothesis is, if bacteria grown…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to test if T4 bacteriophages can be used to fight E. coli better than our conventional antibiotics (Penicillin, Tetracycline, Erythromycin). M…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) causes chicken pox and shingles. Cells infected with VZV undergo cell-to-cell membrane fusion mediated by viral fusion proteins. The rate of cel…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine which types of cutting board, out of four different materials, constitute the least and most bacterial growth. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure bacteria growth on apples dropped on the floor for various time amounts to test the "5 second rule" which says food is safe to eat…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Our experiment seeks to find a different way to solve the problem of antibiotic resistant bacteria, or superbugs, by using bacteriophages. We look at the effect of T4 coliph…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The effects of carbon dioxide pollution, forest fires, and industrial chemical pollution on soil microbes are likely to be frequent in Southern California. To investigate wh…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The study will be conducted to evaluate how temperature affects E. Coli responsiveness to ampicillin. The key variable of this experiment is the temperature of the environme…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to test the validity of the Five Second Rule. This rule states that food dropped on the ground will be safe to consume and not covered in germ…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project is about finding out if the extract of guava leaves can kill yeast, the fungus, which at times, becomes pathogenic. The extract of guava leaves is supposed to c…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that specific endothelial cell membrane proteins called tetraspanins are necessary for C. albicans to invade endothelial cells, and my goal was to discover…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals It has been suggested that yeast growth has important similarities to cancer growth. In this project I considered the effect of apple cider vinegar on yeast growth, with the…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals We are studying Phytophthora ramorum, a water mold which is killing tanoaks and causing a foliar infection on Bay laurels in Santa Cruz County. Sudden Oak Death threatens th…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine which bacteria where susceptible or resistant to certain antibiotics and to find out why this occurred. My hypothesis was that b…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals I chemically inhibited the cytokinesis of algae to characterize both the growth and the cell wall components of the algae. Methods/Materials Applied Endosidin 7 (chemical) t…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if I can cure walnut crown gall with a chemical method or by using a natural torch sterilization method without harming the environment and gett…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals This engineering project is building an oxygen generator using micro algae. High carbon dioxide concentration from breathing can cause headaches and breathing discomfort. Th…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if garlic is effective as an antimicrobial against E. coli bacteria. Methods/Materials The antimicrobial properties of garli…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of different nitrogen sources on the degradation of crude oil by a common soil microorganism, Pseudomonas putida. Me…