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 · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Skin cancer rates are continuing to rise in America and are primarily due to UV exposure. The purpose of this experiment is to determine the most effective skin protectant p…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the effects of various cleaning methods on bacteria growth on cutting boards. Methods/Materials 3 cutting boards (plastic, antiba…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the latest artificial intelligence (deep learning neural net) image recognition algorithms had reached a level of sophisti…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals With the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, a different approach is needed to combat bacterial infections beyond the continual overuse of antibiotics.…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a global threat. Each year in the US alone, approximately 23,000 people die as a result of antibiotic-resistant bacterial i…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals This purpose of this project is to sanitize tea of harmful microorganisms to make for safer consumption by immunocompromised persons. Methods/Materials Twenty 5 gram tea lea…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to compare the antibacterial effectiveness of different states of oregano (essential oil and liquid herbal decoctions from dry and fresh p…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Cope#s Rule postulates that descending lineages of a certain species tend towards an increased body size. It has been hypothesized that larger sizes allow for greater geneti…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to study the antibacterial effects of onions and shallots on E.coli DH 5 alpha and to determine which herb has the greatest level of inhi…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Looking at which genus of diatom survives and reproduces the most successfully to the rise in salinity of the sample. Methods/Materials Pond water samples rich in Diatoms, m…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to ferment lactic acid, purify it, and create an effective acne cream. Methods/Materials The first study was to ferment the lactic acid usin…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the efficiency of bleach in relation to the time it remains on drinking fountains' spigots in reducing the amount of microorganisms in its wate…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine the effect of different temperatures on the chemotaxis of Physarum polycephalum towards food in a maze and its success rate in…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine what benifits the growth of mushrooms the most; water, plant-based fertilizer or animal-based fertilizer. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objectives and goals for my project were to clarify and prove the health implications of replacing sugar with artificial sugars, as they may be prone to causing less gut…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if the circadian cycles of an organism could be artificially altered using a timed light source without having a negative impact…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Our project aims to extend the Iron Hypothesis, a potential solution to climate change, originally proposed by oceanographer John Martin. We tested the effectiveness of usin…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if magnetic bacteria are harmed by exposure to ultrasound. I did this to test an original idea, that magnetic bacteria could be u…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This investigation tests if ultraviolet (UV) radiation decreases the bacterial load on the surface of produce such as tomatoes and broccoli as compared to regular washing of…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to measure the nutrient concentration of Spirulina cultures fed with different food types (f/2 and red abalone feces). I chose to measure mono-unsaturated…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Powdery Mildew is regarded as a pathogen that attacks plant leaf regions, potentially leading to its mortality. The purpose of this experiment was to test the effect of a tu…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Improve Artemia (brine shrimp) survival by coincubation with common strain of Lactobacillus to solve dilemma of bacterial disease and antibiotic resistance in aquaculture. M…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if toothbrushes have harmful bacteria in their bristles and which one of my cleaning techniques would clean the toothbrush the mo…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Across the globe, freshwater cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (HABs) are increasing in frequency, and toxic blooms produced by several common species can pose significant…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Develop resistance to Gentamicin and Ciprofloxacin in one strain of E. coli, then transform the resistance to the wild type E. coli. Methods/Materials Tested the transferenc…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to see if rice can safely and effectively delay or prevent the forming of mold on stored, preservative-free bread. Rice is a known desiccan…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Using DNA repair deficient yeast to model expired sunscreen's effectiveness to absorb ultraviolet light. Hypothesize that expired sunscreen has a significant decrease in eff…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose and goal of this project is to find and compare number of colonies of microorganisms on the surface of certain items/places in a school environment, which were:…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To study the effect of normal saline, Ringer's lactate, 5% dextrose in half normal saline (D5 ½ NS) and 3% saline on bacterial solutions (Escherichia Coli and Staphylococcus…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of treatments for fungal infections. Methods/Materials The method of collecting data for this study is water vo…