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
Physics and Astronomy
C3 plants open their stomata depending on blue light absorbed by phototropins during the daytime to get CO2 for photosynthesis and close stomata at night. By contrast, CAM plants like cacti…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals After designing and creating two types of toroidal vortex cannons, I used four different aperture sizes to test for distance and velocity of the created toroidal rings. Meth…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project's objective was to determine if a wing's shape and size would affect the lift on an object. I hypothesized that a wing design of airfoil with a size 50mmX150mm wo…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR) is a concept used very often in modern day to create touch screen technology. The goal of this study was to examine the effect of…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine how the arrangement of flaps on the underside of an wing affects its lift:drag ratio (aerodynamic efficiency). Since I expected that multiple…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The Milky Way (MW) is host to a population of two dozen satellite galaxies. However, observed properties of these MW satellites differ significantly from those predicted by…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to see if the fastest freestyle swimmer in an IM race would have the fastest time. The experimenter hypothesized that 85% of the fastest freestyle swimmers…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment was conducted to identify the most aerodynamic pickup truck tailgate configuration, to lower drag, increase efficiency, and reduce the amount of hydrocarbon…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) is a powerful tool for detecting chemical properties in nanoscale with extremely high resolutions. For example, TERS may be used in cancer research to…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to design and install a pressure sensor in an existing infant car seat and integrate this system with a vehicle, which will reduce the occurrence…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals I noticed that at the top of my mobile phone display, was an icon that indicated a connection to 1x or 3G networks. I also noticed my brother's iPhone5, switched between LTE…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Thousands of people work in movie industry. They do earn money by proper selling of their products. But there are some groups of people just simply capture the movie at the cinema. When thes…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals For my project, I wanted to see if magnets are able to magnetize certain other objects without any effect on their own strength. I wanted to test this because I thought this…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to to determine if the cosmic ray flux is greater at higher altitudes than at lower altitudes. My hypothesis was yes; I reasoned that at higher altitudes co…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether or not the actual absolute hot temperature, if it exists, is confirmed by experimental data to occur at the theoretical absolute hot te…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Our goal for this project was to determine if we could modify the top surface of a foam wing with uneven patterns such as dimples or ridges, and increase its performance at…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Keeping it Cool with Nanoparticle Technology This experiment studied the effects of a magnetic field on the heat conductivity of a ferrofluid interface. The hypothesis of this study was that…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal is to measure and identify which of the following three Taekwondo kicks: front snap kick, roundhouse kick, and back kick, generates the most force. The first step i…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Objective: To replicate, then modify an engineering project found online using the Arduino microcontroller. Methods/Materials Materials: Arduino Microcontroller, 9v battery,…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals 1. Build a vibration sensor using the reflection of a laser off of a liquid surface. 2. Test seven different liquids (acetone, methanol, ethanol, hexane, pentane, glycerol,…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how the distance between magnetic poles and the number of them affect the magnetic field strength on a sphere. Methods/Materials Disk magnets r…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Pyeon-gyoeng is an Korean traditional percussion instrument that has L-shaped pumice stone hang on the pole. So far, Pyeon-gyeong isn't well known because it's complicated to make using scar…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Food shortage is a worldwide problem and it is important to learn how to use the best methods to culture plants for food. Can marine algae be used as fertilizers to increase and strengthen t…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals Many first responder fatalities or injuries are caused by becoming lost during rural search and rescue operations or getting trapped inside burning buildings. We attempted t…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Many people have experienced problems with the WiFi internet connection to their devices. WiFi signals can be distorted and redirected due to the materials in a house. The p…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
When a water droplet impacts a surface of water, part of the drop disappears into the water, while the rest bounces out again. This fascinating process repeats itself several times in a frac…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy First Award
bZIP transcription factors exist in all eukaryotes. In plants, they are master regulators of many central developmental and physiological processes. In 2012. bZIP16 was reported to promote s…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if time has a significant effect on the energy produced by a microbial fuel cell. I hypothesize that as time goes on, the elect…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Soliton waves are self-reinforcing waves that maintains their shapes while they move at constant speed. They are caused by cancellation of dispersion effect and distortion effect during the…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Wild beet, including Beta macrocarpa and Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima, is a major production constraint on sugar beet throughout the world and especially to the Imperial Valley, California’s…