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.
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
To learn more about the origins and evolution of stars and galaxies, astronomers study star clusters, the birthplaces of stars. Our ability to study these clusters can be hampered by the eff…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Second Award
Biofilms infections show increased antibiotic resistance thus necessitating the search for novel therapeutics. Bordetella pertussis biofilm infections, or whooping cough, have resurged globa…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To test for Escherichia Coli on quarters from around the United States, and some foreign countries. Methods/Materials Using the 3M petrifilm, pipette (10ml and 1ml), pipette…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
There are approximately 10^31 phages in the biosphere, making them the most abundant biological entities known to science. They are genetically diverse and play a primary role in bacterial e…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
Maintenance of genome stability is important for preventing DNA damage, which leads to cancer when unrepaired. One method of DNA repair is homologous recombination (HR), where the Shu comple…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Type 2 diabetes is an illness where an adequate amount of insulin is not produced.Current treatments for diabetes require constant monitoring of blood glucose through inject…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Second Award
Human Immunodeficiency Virus affects more than 33 million individuals globally and is associated with a progressive decline in CD4+ T cell count. The 3S motif of gp41 on the virus induces an…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
Virus; like smallpox, HIV, and H1N1; have cause millions of deaths, impacted lifestyles, and caused public scares. The best method of attack for a virus is to prevent it from ever happening,…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
This experiment evaluates the proportionality constant between 18 selected galaxies’ distances and recessional velocities from earth. Then, compares that constant to the current accepted val…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Will different chemicals affect the amount of acidity and alkalinity on the growth of E. coli bacteria in an inhibition zone? Methods/Materials The first step is to get all…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find out the effects that different amounts of the essential elements found in fertilizer have on the growth of algae. This ties into th…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
Dinoflagellates are single-celled, eukaryotic, planktonic species. Most dinoflagellates are completely harmless, but a few species have detrimental environmental effects such as the Red Tide…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Fourth Award
Since the discovery of penicillin, bacteria have developed mechanisms to avoid its effects and, therefore, survive. Furthermore, during the last decades and because of the overuse of antibio…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out what different types of organisms grow in different environments and whether they prefer light or darkness. Methods/Materials Materials used wer…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this science fair project is to investigate the antimicrobial effects of California monofloral honeys in the inhibition of Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine if the antimicrobial properties of honey can combat bacteria to the same extent as a common antibiotic, Kanamycin. I studied t…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Second Award
Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is a state of subclinical bacterial harboring associated with threefold increased infection risk for ~25% of the healthy human population. The first stag…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find out how different kinds of sweeteners may affect yeast growth. Methods/Materials Ten doughs with different kinds of sweeteners an…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project was done to determine if a rise in the salinity of the environment that Paramecia Aurelius lives in would impact the number of original Paramecia in a major way.…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals With all other growth conditions remaining the same, if I change a yeast's carbohydrate source, I expect to see more or less CO2 depending on how well the yeast use that car…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine which method of cleaning a toothbrush gets rid of the most bacterial content on the brush: hot water, hydrogen peroxide, salt wa…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To compare the effects of common sweeteners on tooth decay, by evaluating their effect on oral bacterial growth. Methods/Materials Oral bacterial samples were obtained and c…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to increase the lipid per cell of Chlorella vulgaris through natural nitrogen depletion by 130% compared to the control. Methods/Materials A sample of Chlo…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Fourth Award
This research investigated if and why specific proteins in H1N1 are able to inhibit the acidification of endosomes/lysosomes in order to mediate a host cell response favorable to viral repli…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that if fertilizers high in nitrogen and phosphorus are added to pond water, then the sample with the highest percentage of fertilizer will cause the most a…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
The aim of this project was to explore the relationship between Coronal Mass Ejections (CME’s) and the Solar Sun Spot Cycle. CME’s and the Solar Sunspot Cycle are both caused by intense acti…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The rising temperatures associated with global warming are a cause of great concern. Carbon dioxide is building up in the atmosphere. To reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmo…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Fourth Award
The enterohemorrhagic strain Escherichia coli O157:H7 ranks fourth among the agents causing gastrointestinal illnesses in North America. Cattle are the main reservoirs for this human pathoge…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if bathroom counters exposed to fecal matter and urine would have more bacteria than kitchens exposed to food-born bacteria. I believe bathroom c…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to prove that library books bear high levels of bacteria which account for various illnesses. I hypothesized if I test one book from each section of the lib…