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
Many cattle producers spend money on supplements that do not have an impact on the weight gain of their cattle. This research will help producers decide what they need to feed their cattle t…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Environmental protection, food availability and energy production are the most important issues in the 21st century. In comparison with traditional liquid base catalysts, solid acid catalyst…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Second Award
This project aimed to synthesize periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) nanoparticles with a wrinkle pore structure to use as a delivery system for chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic agen…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To find which seeds (if any) are more successful in germinating under Mars-like conditions (low atmospheric pressure, freezing temperatures, and in carbon dioxide). Methods/…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
A cancer treatment based on the effects of telomerase on telomeres in cancer cells was investigated, targeting an enzyme that is both nearly exclusive to cancer cells and vital to their immo…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Organic and conventional beef, chicken, and turkey were tested for both hormonal and compositional levels. It was hypothesized that the organic samples would have lower hormone levels than t…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of the study was to determine if a statistical correlation existed between DHA (an essential fatty acid) levels in the blood and cognitive function in teens. The study also looke…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Currently, carbon dioxide (CO2) released from the burning of petroleum-based fuels contributes significantly to environmental and economic problems associated with fossil fuel dependence. Hy…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
Due to increasing use of fossil fuels, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are expected to exceed 700 ppm by the year 2050. This initiated innovative scientific research into carbon capt…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was conducted in order to figure out what the effect of Aspirin on plants was. The objective was to find out whether or not Aspirin speeds up the growth of plan…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
This project was undertaken to examine how climatic change may affect the bioluminescence of dinoflagellates. In a world where both global cooling and warming cycles are imminent, it is esse…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
This project is the result of experimentation on the effect of mucus of Deroceras reticulatum (slugs) as a deterrent to other slugs from garden Fragaria ananassa (strawberries). The hypothes…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine what effect the inoculation of corn seeds at planting with endomycorrhizae fungi would have on both the overall growth of the corn plant and the…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this study was to determine if melatonin had an effect on the diurnal phototactic behavior of Daphnia magna. A group of 20 Daphnia magna were randomly selected to be observed…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Conventional fertilizers may cause issues from low nitrogen uptake from plants. The increase of available, yet unused, nitrogen in the soil may also cause adverse effects to…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Introduction Catalase, an enzyme in aerobic cells, catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into oxygen and water to protect cells from oxidative stress. Decreased catalase ac…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
This research deals with an experiment on the effect of black maca "Lepidium meyennii walp" in rats, specifically in the beneficial effects on memory and learning for its high content of pol…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
This experiment’s purpose was to study the effect of weaning age on feed consumption and rate of gain in goat kids. Weaning can be a management practice that will affect the profit of the pr…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The problem studied the effects of Allium sativum on the development and meat qualityof Gallus domesticus. The discovery of natural coccidiostats is a step towards reductions in the amount o…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine how various amounts of CO2 levels affect the rate of plant growth. Methods/Materials Materials: Wisconsin Fast Plants, distilled water, antacids, zip-lock Tuppe…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The carbohydrate in dairy products consists of a unique disaccharide called lactose. One lactose molecule is composed of a glucose molecule and a galactose molecule fused by a glycoside bond…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Approximately 5000 people die each day from TB and it is the greatest infectious killer of young people i…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The amount of electronic devices that use Wi-Fi has created an excess of non-ionizing radiation which has been classified as pollution, called electrosmog. But what if the electromagnetic wa…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Inability to grow plants efficiently is a common inhibitor of the food and medicine consumerism market. Finding a viable solution to this problem would be net beneficial, so…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a chemical used to enhance flavors in food. The purpose of this experiment was to investigate whether Drosophila melanogaster would display a preference for MSG…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Wolbachia is a maternally transmitted intracellular symbiont that is mainly localized in the reproductive tissues of arthropods. Wolbachia is responsible for feminization, parthenogenesis, m…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this researcher's project is to determine the antineoplastic effects of Lentinus Edodes(an all natural Shiitake mushroom extract) toward cultured lung cancer (PC9) cell line a…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Past research shows that Ipomoea batatas leaf solutions yield high mortality rates in Aedes albopictus larvae (Doyle, 2013). The purpose of this project was to isolate and identify effective…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Post-mortem examination of brains from patients with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) reveals massive accumulation of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) throughout the brain. Mild yet repe…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Purpose: To observe and research the growth and development of pigs, in addition to feed supplements’ effects on pork meat quality, with analyses of pH, color and tenderness. Procedures: Wei…