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
Plant Sciences
Black soybean is a medicine-food plant with high-protein kernel and black seed coat. This study is to investigate the effects, active components and its mechanisms of black soybean on promot…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Second Award
Axons form communication highways in the body that control fundamental neurological functions as movement. However, injury to matured axons results in devastating consequences to victims, su…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells and this disease prevention has taken an important dimension in the field of science, since it has recently been appointed as a major…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to investigate whether or not an aquaponics system can grow taller crops than those growing in fertilized soil. Aquaponics is a method for g…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective of this project is to grow plants using an eco-friendly environment with no pesticides. I predicted that if I grew plants in an Aquaponics system, that they wou…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
A new kind of fire-retardant thermal insulating polymer material was studied. In order to improve the brittleness of phenolic foam and reduce its production cost, the tar crude phenol was us…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Planarian flatworms are again gaining notoriety as creatures useful for scientific research. Through the use of stem cells, these worms regenerate lost tissue and repair structural damage. P…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The study of genetic variations that cause autism and the identification of associated defects in synaptic signaling pathways may lead to more effective treatments for autism. The hypothesis…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test the allelopathic (seed growth suppressing) properties of four different types of trees on Oat Grass. Methods/Materials The trees u…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
This research and experiment will prove rather or not switch grass is a viable source for ethanol production that will not affect the price of human or domestic animal feed. Information will…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
In recent years fluorine has become increasingly important to the pharmaceutical industry. Coupled with already-potent drugs, fluorine has allowed common therapies to become even more effect…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to examine how carbon dioxide affects an aquatic plants growth speed. My goal was to figure out whether or not the plants were influenced by…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
There is a considerable need for the dyes removal from textile waste water. Discharge of this waste water into receiving stream cause damage not only to aquatic life but also to human beings…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
Accumulation of beta-amyloid peptide in the brain is widely regarded as the primary pathogenic factor of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The oligomeric form of beta-amyloid has been recently impli…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this continuation was to assess not only the cancericidal effects of carvacrol but also to test the potency and credibility of the drug itself. Carvacrol is found naturally in…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Targeting cyclin E: The application of an antibody that targets cyclin E seems like a viable option in this approach. To utilize anti-cyclin E antibodies to target the cyclin E expressed in…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see which piece of a cabbages stem would grow the best if the stem pieces were placed under the same conditions. My hypothesis states that…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to examine the different foraging habits of Anolis sagrei and Anolis carolinensis juveniles to observe how an invasive species could affect the foraging ha…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year. Atherosclerosis (the deposition of fatty plaques in the arteries) is the underlying cause of heart disease, and cop…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which type of soil would best promote growing cotton. Methods/Materials I used four very different types of soil (dirt from a dormant cotton fi…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals For this year's science project I chose to investigate: Could Algal Blooms be Expelled from Water Sources Using Colored Light Filters? I am interested in this topic because…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Organisms synthesize skeletons by growing crystals within specialized tissues to produce structures that are optimized to meet functional needs. An understanding of how macromolecule chemist…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Do deer prefer trophy rocks or bio rocks? I selected this project because I love spending time outdoors and studying the habits of wild animals, especially deer. Also, the city of Aiken has…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to develop conditions that can be used to identify C. reinhardtii individuals that are unable to export fatty acids from the plastid to the e…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Several studies have attempted to model territory establishment by small animals. However, verification of these models is often difficult by insufficient data. The small crab, Uca lactea, w…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a disease destroying humanity. Researches suggest that the aggregation of misfolded beta-amyloid is responsible for Alzheimer’s disease. pi-Stacking, the key forc…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorder characterized by disturbances in nerve-muscle communication caused by auto-immune system complications. Antibodies mist…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was done to determine whether alkaline water, acid water, sugar water, or regular tap water would help plants germinate faster and bigger. My goal is to prove whi…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Because a previously identified male pheromone failed to attract females in the wild, these experiments were designed to gain understanding of the distribution and movement patterns of the w…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to use chromatography to measure whether non-green plants still have chlorophyll. Methods/Materials I will be measuring or testing my hypothe…