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 · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the temperature of water used for hydrating a cotton seed will have an affect on how fast the seed will germinate as compa…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this investigation was to analyze the leaves of six distinct species of plant, Plumeria, Jasminum, Hibiscus, S. romanzoffiana, C. limon, and, S. oleracea, thr…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals How does acid rain affect bean plants? Bean plants are vital to humans in the fact that they create oxygen, if acid rain kills these plants there would be fewer oxygen in th…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if pinto bean seeds exposed to a slow continuos magnetic pulse would stimulate growth, causing the seedling to show an increase…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals An efficient use of nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) in agriculture could improve plant production and decrease the chances of pollution runoff. I tested how the N:P ratio w…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My primary goal was to determine which of my three plants would survive in car exhaust contaminated climates and to determine which of my plants were the most adversely effe…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Test six distinct species of plant leaf, Plumeria, Jasminum, Hibiscus, S. romanzoffiana, C. limon, and, S. oleracea each with different characteristics on their ability to p…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Around 5 million years ago, long after the spread of basaltic magma over the southern California region, the Brodiaea Santarosae came into play. Despite it's long existence,…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine the effect of biochar additives on plant growth, soil water retention, soil bulk density, and soil pH when mixed in varying…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I recorded and evaluated the growth of house plants when exposed to different light sources. I was trying to find the best light source to grow house plants with. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To find out whether caffeine has any affect on plant growth. Methods/Materials Materials: 12 peace lilies, box of regular coffee, measuring glass, hot water, an area with di…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Would plants be able to grow if their primary nutrient source, soil, is replaced with cotton? If so, would cotton be better or worse for the plant? Methods/Materials For my…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to test how an increase concentration of carbon dioxide, evident in our atmosphere over the years, would affect a plant's growth, appearance, a…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The Torrey Pine (Pinus torreyana) is able to condense water from coastal fog with such effectiveness that it is able to supplement San Diego's coastal annual rainfall in ord…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals For my project I wanted to find out which kind of fertilizer would promote the most growth for a plant cutting. Methods/Materials Materials: 20 Creeping Charlie cuttings, 20…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out how to extract DNA from plants using household materials that can be accesible to any person. Methods/Materials Method: I broke down the plant ce…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine whether using compost and fertilizer actually help in plants growth. Methods/Materials Procedure. Blend assorted fruit peels and meats to make compost. Put soil…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see what effect increased gravity would have on root growth (not on root direction). I wanted to see if increased gravity would result in increased root…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effects of sand/soil ratios (0, 40, and 80% sand) and fertility (0, 10, and 20% fertilizer solution) on sunflower growth. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if reducing the exposure to UV light on pea plants affects the plants' development, fruit production, rate of germination and fruit production over two generati…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine whether electrical stimulation of bean plants could positively affect the plants' growth. Methods/Materials Beans were organized into…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to confirm and refine results of a previous experiment conducted last year by myself regarding the effect of electricity on plants. A.C. curr…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine how the growth pattern of sweet pea tendrils is affected by the presence of a magnetic field, blowing air, or having their tips cut o…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine if chaparral seeds can germinate after a fire. Chaparral consists of bushes and shrubs adapted to arid Mediterranean Climat…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project determines how certain fruit's ripening process are affected by ethylene gas. Methods/Materials One of five different kinds of fruits,cherimoya, banana, avocado,…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Most plant-growers believe that more fertilizer (plant food) is better for plant growth and crop production. This experiment determined the amount of fertilizer pellets need…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this investigation is to determine if the air flow around bananas changes how fast they ripen. If you change the air flow around the bananas and therefore cha…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To prove that gray water does not harm plants and is safe for home use in landscape and vegetable gardens. To open people's eyes to gray water as a solution to California's…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if plants grow taller in larger sized pots. Methods/Materials 72 bean seeds were planted in 24 pots of varying sizes (8, 6, 4 and 3 inches). Si…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to document the different rates at which the two generations of plants grew to determine if the salt percent threshold affects it next gen…