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
A swinging Atwood’s machine (SAM) is consisted of a pendulum, a counterweight, and a massless string connecting the two. The pendulum is allowed to swing around the horizontal bar holding th…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective is to make a device utilizing crossed polarized lenses to control the amount of light hitting a light sensor. I will see how many total lux I can reduce the lig…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy First Award
When paraffin is placed on a heat source, a wisp of smoke forms. The project aims to discover some characteristics of this smoke and quantitatively explain them. First of all, the morphology…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
It is well known that pickles connected to DC voltage light up on the negatively charged electrode. We expected that performing the experiment with AC voltage would result in the pickle glow…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Build a 360-degree view periscope with no image disorientation, maximum comfort and minimum space requirement. Methods/Materials Materials - Cylindrical wine paper box, Mirr…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if the light curve of a type 1A supernova compared to the light curve of a stellar mass black hole can help predict that the su…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
OB stars are the most luminous and massive stars, living short lives and exerting a disproportionate influence on their environments. They are key to understanding progenitors of gravitation…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which source of cell phone transmission- voice or data - emits more non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation, to determine if the d…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Through which media does a green monochromatic light (laser of 450nm) travel the fastest? I am attempting to measure the speed and energy of light as it travels through a me…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My goal for my project was to see which was the most efficient and safest insulating material for our animals. I tested synthetic materials and natural materials for insulat…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The Radio Frequency (RF) radiation emitted from cell phones exposes humans to potentially harmful radiation that may cause cancer. It is therefore important to discover meth…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I have reexamined the coevolution between supermassive black holes and dark matter halos by utilizing a unique method through a series of correlations. The first correlation…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the science project was to build and then study the performance of a magnetically levitated vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) compared to a vertical axis wind…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Nearly a fourth of the U.S. population suffers from cardiovascular diseases and require regular checkups with clinicians. CordisX aims to provide a cost-effective, personali…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objectives were to see how much emissions-free electricity I could generate from the creek which is in my backyard with a homemade generator. Methods/Materials In essence…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The overall goal of this project was to accurately model the stability of a planet in various multi-star systems. Through the progression of creating a computer model of our solar system, a…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment was to discover if a microwave seal is not working properly which means it may be leaking radiation. I used a cell phone inside different microwave…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
The formation of central crater mounds on Mars is not well understood, especially in the under-studied mid-latitude regions. Changes in Mars' climate have affected the amount of sediment and…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Electromagnetic Coupling occurs as the presence and activity of one antenna, when in close proximity of another, can modify the received signals of the nearby antennas. Elec…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
We present data and analysis on the capabilities of the telescope at the Centennial Observatory, and, in general, ground-based telescopes with similar properties to perform differential phot…
AJAS · 2017
Physics and Astronomy (inferred)
The presence of extrasolar planets (“exoplanets”) is commonly deduced via the stellar magnitude method of observation in which a time-series of images records the temporary reduction in magn…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The Purpose of this experiment was to determine which has more effect on the impulse of a 3-D printed rocket (DeLaval) nozzle, throat radius or exit radius. The total impulse aids in the abi…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment studied the rate at which the speed of light decreased as the concentration of corn syrup in water increased. Methods/Materials Method 1: Rotating circular p…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
This study evaluates the age and distances of four open cluster targets: NGC 2509, NGC 2483, NGC 2482, and NGC 6705, in order to reevaluate previous published ages and distances using modern…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In my project, I focused on developing a microfluidic device, which manipulates microfluidic generated vortexes in order to separate and isolate CTC from a blood sample base…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
This study of the Jovian system aims to determine the patterns of deviation magnitude produced from the orbital trajectories of the Galilean satellites based on three different parameters: t…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Abstract : We present the discovery of the Qatar-6b exoplanet as a result from the Qatar Exoplanet Survey (QES). Qatar-6b exoplanet is a hot Jupiter – a very large gas planet, very close to…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to see if the altitude of an area affects the amount of background radiation in it. Methods/Materials A cloud chamber, which shows the tracks…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The use of a hand-held t-post driver to position posts for the fence is a practice which is frequently utilized, particularly in smaller scale farm and ranch operations. These hand-held devi…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
We can obtain the albedo that can be observed from outside the earth using the spectrum of the earthshine. Based on this, we conducted this study analyzing the chemical composition of exopla…