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 · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The limitations of four prominent exoplanet detection methods-direct imaging, radial velocity, transit, and gravitational microlensing-were analyzed. It was hypothesized that ranges of descr…
AJAS · 2017
Physics and Astronomy (inferred)
This research seeks to explore a new method for the discovery of new hypothetical particles. Studying data collected from collisions of particles at high energies offer the possibility to di…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The color of soap-bubble films changes with thickness due to light interference. As a film become thinner with time, it would normally be expected to become blue or violet as the wavelength…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see if it is possible to extinguish a controlled fire using sound. Methods/Materials Use a subwoofer or a speaker that has a strong bass…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
The E821 experiment conducted in the national light source synchrotron in 2001 measured the muon's anomalous magnetic moment to a precision of 0.74 ppm, producing a three sigma difference be…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
?A Single Electron Transistor (SET) is a device which conducts electrical current through a specified pathway and into a particle of choice in order to study the quantum properties of that p…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, we hoped to create a mathematical model of the trajectory of a falling helicopter samara seed. By utilizing tracking programs like Tracker 4.95, as well…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Wouldn't it be cool to have our plants talk to us just like how we interact with each other? Well here you have it # Feed-O-Meter, a project using a moisture sensor to tell…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Viet Tran and Seth Robertson built the first handheld fire extinguisher that uses sound instead of the toxic chemicals of a typical extinguisher. Yet, prior research in this…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
My hypothesis, the angle at the top of the golf swing able to produce the greatest amount of straight shots is the 90 degree angle. Being the angle most professional golfers, players like Ad…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
In order for an aircraft to be able to leave the ground, lift must exceed the force on the aircraft due to gravity. Lift is created by the flow of air over an airfoil. The shape of an airfoi…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine the maximum arc height of water in a siphon flow. Methods/Materials Set up a siphon system using a ladder, buckets, plastic tubi…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our science fair project is based on the investigative question we came up with: How will different types of gases affect balloon rocket speed and distance? Our hypothesis w…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to examine how violin bow tension affects the loudness of the sound on a violin. It is expected that higher hair tension on a bow will pr…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to figure out the reasons of how and why heat is absorbed faster into specific colors compared to other colors by using light, supported w…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My goal in this project was to find the density of different liquids and the density of a boiled egg and try to predict whether the egg will sink or float. I decided to do t…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science fair project was to determine if temperature affects the speed of nylon string guitar waves. Methods/Materials I placed my iPhone inside my nylon…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals A glass goblet can be excited to produce a ringing sounds with a utensil, a wet finger, or the sound of a human voice. The properties of the sound, such as the pitch and dur…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Can I build an apparatus to measure gravity? Which pendulum bob will provide the best results? Can I miniaturize my experiment to make it more portable? Methods/Materials -H…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to find out what range of frequencies paired with which decibel counts extinguish a fire of a given flame the fastest, and most efficiently. M…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Asteroid collisional families and orbital groups are crucial towards tracing back the history of solar system collisions and in identifying unusual alignment factors, such as hypothetical ou…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Through the fusion of nucleons to produce elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, stellar nucleosynthesis produces many of the elements in the universe. However, nearly all elements heavi…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals Through the fusion of nucleons to produce elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, stellar nucleosynthesis produces many of the elements in the universe. However, nearly a…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of our project is identification of x-ray sources and discovering new variable stars. We use 2 original methods. First is used for searching variable stars in optical range in th…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Solar is one of the primary sources of clean energy, with photovoltaic (PV) technology as the dominant source. Current PV panels have an efficiency of 15-20%, which demonstr…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project seeks to use different antennas to increase the signal strength in a wireless Bluetooth connection between a speaker and a host device. Methods/Materials Jam Sp…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Using fossil fuel in vehicles significantly harms our environment by releasing about 1.5 Billion metric tons of CO2 and many other poisonous gasses into the atmosphere every…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment was conducted to investigate the feasibility of utilizing a phased array that is able to focus its signal strength on a specific location. In the 21st centur…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Recently, two Caltech researchers, Batygin & Brown (2016), found possible evidence of the elusive Planet 9. This discovery began a race among astrophysicists to prove or dis…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
In indirect detection experiments, the photon flux expected from dark matter annihilations in the Milky Way halo depends strongly on the distribution of dark matter in the halo. The effect o…