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 · 2013
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals When inhaled, the fungus Cryptococcus gattii causes life-threatening meningitis and pneumonia in humans and animals. Two species of Cryptococcus, C. neoformans and C. gattii…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I like Cajun style fish and chicken. I read an article that said there could be antibacterial effects from Cajun spices, but the findings were still controversial. I decided…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether bacteria is growing on the three artificial turf fields in my home town. If so, which artificial turf field has the most bacteria? Furt…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Arsenic, a poison found in water, exists in environment in mainly two states: arsenite (carcinogenic and water-soluble) and arsenate (easily removed from water), with arseni…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Physarum polycephalum is a simple slime mold that crawls over agar and sends out pseudopodia, long projections, searching for food. Physarum can also navigate by leaving beh…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this project is to investigate the effects of nitrate on aquatic microorganisms, such as plankton. Methods/Materials We built plankton net to collect p…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if longer or shorter exposure to light and/or darkness affects the length of time bioluminescent dinoflagellates, specifically the species Pyro…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals 25 million people in the United States and Canada have a phobia of using public toilets. The objective is to identify the bacteria in public restrooms to show what the commo…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to identify the quantity of bacteria, types, and potential health risks associated with the bacteria found in fast food establishments. I compared the overa…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Will the amount of bacteria colonies change based off of lighting of the environment? Methods/Materials Gathered lake water and placed in different bottles. Let the bottles…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The goal of our project was to determine if reusing and refilling disposable water bottles is potentially unsafe to the consumer due to increased levels of bacteria growth.…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Due to its respiratory vesatility, Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is widely employed as a model organism for the study of electron-transport processes including subsurface biore…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To identify bacteria growing on soccer shin guards in order to figure out how to prevent this growth. Methods/Materials Materials: Cotton swabs, Blood agar plates, sweaty sh…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find which out of five RGP contact lens solutions: Boston Advance Conditioning Solution; Lobob Soaking Solution; Boston Simplus Multi…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals my objective/goal is to see which sweetener the probiotics like the best Methods/Materials methods:make the yogurt,test the thickenss materials:milk,1 cup measuring cup,cand…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Taraxacum Officinale, otherwise more commonly known as Dandelion, is a large species of flowering plants belonging to the family, Asteraceae. The purpose of our experiment i…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how effective four different essential oils (thyme, lavender, geranium, tea tree) are in killing Escherichia Coli K-12. Methods/Materials Nutri…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment is to determine whether the antioxidants Beta Carotene and Vitamin C are effective in preventing tumor (gall) formation in Mammoth Sunflowers.…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective in this project was to see which chemical scrub worked better to defeat bacteria from the bottom of a horses foot better. The reason we did this is because hor…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether 4 grams of bacteroidetes, 2 grams of bacteroidetes, or no bacteroidetes causes the most weight loss. My hypothesis…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that fruit flies that eat E. coli, and fruit flies that walk directly on E. coli will become contaminated and will be able to spread the bacteria to apples.…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose is to compare the mutagenic effects of UV-B and UV-C light at equivalent intensities on Escherichia coli. Methods/Materials A bacterial tryptophan reverse mutati…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Explore chemotactic responses of P. polycephalum in culture exposed to various amounts of yeast, algae, and then algae and yeast in combination. Will the plasmodial slime mo…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to test the effects of varying levels of added nutrients on the growth of Pseudomonas bacteria, an oil-eating microbe, and the corresponding rates of micro…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the composition of a football field's surface has an effect on the amount of microbial growth. I believe that a synthetic, artificial turf foo…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The use of FTA paper to transport biological specimens is important for remote areas to get access to laboratory services. Although some research studies have shown that nuc…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals In the Coachella Valley, the golf industry consumes an enormous amount of water. Golf courses need to have well-manicured, visually pleasing water features, which also acts…