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 · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Plants normally produce sugar through photosynthesis. I asked the question, does a plant prefer to metabolize like an animal and use sugar (heterotrophy), or does a plant pr…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if vitamin C, vitamin E, or fertilizer has a greater effect on plant growth. Methods/Materials Four groups of 10 planted lima beans were used. The…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to discover if oil in Purple Sage leaves is allelopathic and whether it inhibits the germination of the California Poppy or Fennel the most drastically. My objec…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our experimentation is to find out whether or not the conditions at which green beans and spinach are packaged affect the quantity of their pigments. We want…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Discover effect that microwave radiation and heat from a conventional oven has on the germination of White Icicle radish seeds. "If I place 10 White Icicle radish seeds into…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I conducted my experiment in order to find the most efficient soil to grow vegetables in, such as the snap bean. I hypothesized that the organic potting soil will produce th…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Does the proximity to redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) and their duff protect oaks and kill the pathogen that causes sudden oak death? Does ash burnt from redwood firewood pr…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goals were to determine at what age of the banana contains the most amounts of potassium as well as at what age of the banana contains the least amounts of potassium. Me…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to investigate the effect of charcoal mixed in soil on the germination and growth of corn. It is hypothesized that the set of corn plants gr…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to study how fire effects the seedbank of Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus). Yellow Bush Lupine is an invasive non-native plant found on…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals When Paperwhite Narcissus bulbs are flowering the stem is often so tall that it can't support the flower and it falls over. My goal is to find a growing medium that makes th…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if varying water quantity in constructed wetlands will affect the methane emissions from them. Methods/Materials 6 plastic containers, 36 L of s…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find a correlation between increasing the carbon dioxide levels that the Zonal Geranium Plant is exposed to and how that affects the…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Over the past many years, scientists have discovered that the concentration of carbon dioxide has been growing drastically since the Industrial Revolution. Some scientists,…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, I tested fifteen basil plants to see if watering them with microwaved water had any effect on their growth. This question is important because if the mic…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals With the growing demand on a limited water supply, the use of recycled water for irrigation offers both a long term sustainable approach as well as a cost effective plan. Ho…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To assess UV-C (at 254 nm) on the germination, growth rate, height, and biomass of pea seedlings. Does UV-C affect the germination percentage, the growth pattern and rate, t…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to see if temperature does affect the size of the xylem of plants, especially Roma Tomato plants. Methods/Materials 6 Roma Tomato plants…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The tobacco mosaic virus is a very common plant virus which infects more than 100 types of herbaceous, dicotyledonous plants including many vegetables, flowers, and weeds. T…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if adding compost from native trees will improve the growth of vegetation along the banks of the King's River. Methods/Materials Compost from t…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to determine whether the bioaccumulation of perchlorate and nitrate is more substantial in the outer leaves of a romaine lettuce when compare…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To find the affects of the placement and concentration levels of an organic fertilizer on bean seed germination. I believe that this information will help farmers and garden…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn how plant health/growth would be affected when watered with 6 different water types: microwave boiled (MB), stove boiled (SB), w/plant food (PF), s…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals If 30 shrub, flower, parasite, and tree samples are collected from the San Diego County area, then a rating system for the flammability of these plants can be established ba…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Goal: To find which method of preserving flowers is best for sustaining the true color of the flower. Methods/Materials I used four different methods to preserve the flowers…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Hydrogen peroxide can benefit plant growth in two major ways: 1) improved aeration; and 2) killing microorganisms that may be harmful to plant growth through its bactericida…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The project experiment was to determine, whether or not, growing lima beans with eucalyptus leaves, would have any alleopathic effects on the growth of the lima beans. I bel…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a bacterium which causes the disease crown gall, or a plant tumor. Allium cepa, or commonly called onion, is known to have many beneficial effec…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The prevalence of two related non-native species was examined and compared throughout Humboldt County. Both species are commonly known as pampas grass, but their scientific…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to test a simple innovative method that measures the respiration rate in seeds. Methods/Materials Four kinds of germinating seeds were used t…