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 · 2002
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to accuratly test pears to see if placing them in different conditions would effect their ripening process. Methods/Materials 15 unripe pea…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals I did this project to test a simple hydrogen proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell designed by the Schatz Energy Research Center. I wanted to show that the simple fuel ce…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Given the observation that galvanic cells tend to stop recharging over time, my hypothesis was that galvanic cells stop recharging over time due to deterioration of their el…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if garlic (Allium sativum) inhibits bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis, and, if so, how does its effectiveness compare to pharmac…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To compare the antibacterial properties of Garlic to the antibiotic Erythromycin against staph aureus bacteria. Methods/Materials Tested varied concentrations of each substa…
CSEF · 2002
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To investigate the effect of ampicillin and kanamycin on the lactose operon induction of Escherichia coli through enzyme assays. Methods/Materials In the experiment, the pro…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Rhizopus oryzae is the most common organism isolated from patients infected with mucormycosis. The primary goal of this research project is to determine the genetic tools, n…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find the fragments of DNA that were present in A.actinomycetemcomitans (A.a.) and not present in H.aphrophilus (H.a.). A.a. is the bacteri…
CSEF · 2002
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if growing maize in a simulated micro and fractional gravity environment would have any effect on the growth of maize in terms of height and le…
CSEF · 2002
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment is designed to test what mouthwash is most effective in killing bacteria from the oral cavity. I hypothesized that Listerine would be most effective because…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To see if germs from one sneeze could contaminate an entire room. Methods/Materials Prep Procedures a)Create temperature-controlled environment; b)Create map showing placeme…
CSEF · 2002
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My Question was "Will plants grown in soil amendment contain more trace metals than plants grown in unamended soil?" I researched trace metals and their effects on plants an…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine wether Professional Baseball players are recieving better preformance by corking their wooden baseball bats. Methods/Materials Three wooden baseb…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine what types of flooring on a second story house would allow heat to transfer quickly and be maintained to keep overall heating costs down. I believed that the Re…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Since I enjoy playing golf, my objective was to determine how the distance a golf ball flies would be affected by changing the weight of the golf club hitting it. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My goal in this experiment was to determine the effects of blade size, angle of positioning, and direction of wind on a windmill. In this experiment I believed that the prop…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find out which wind turbine design generates the most electricity. The variables I chose were a Two-Bladed Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (H…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My goal in doing this project was to study how the length of a resonator affects the amplitude of sound that a vibraphone bar gives off. Methods/Materials A decibel meter wa…
CSEF · 2002
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how many ways there are to make change for a given amount of money using the following 5 coins: pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and half-dol…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Question: Which gender, grade, and ethnicity have the most stress? In school we found out that the lots of students had stress and we wanted to see which group had the most…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To find out what angle a solar panel should be at get the most energy (in watts) from the sun during one day in December. Methods/Materials Test Fixture (Pine boards screwed…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Our project's purpose was to determine if the water quality of the Santa Ana River was being affected by the presence of dairy farms and if Prado Dam was effective in revers…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals According to a report released by the United Nations Population Fund, the world's population is approaching the point where there will not be enough fresh water to go around…
CSEF · 2002
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is if I grow plants at different angles, then they will grow toward their source of energy (most often sunlight). Methods/Materials For my experiment, I grew n…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to examine the effect of STI571 on the growth of Bcr/Abl positive and Bcr/Abl negative cells in the presence and absence of growth factor.…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out how much gypsum would help my dad's soil drain water better. Methods/Materials I used three liter bottles with the bottoms cut of…
CSEF · 2002
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if a feed crop would grow better if it was irrigated with ground water, dairy lagoon water, or a combination of both. I believe that the dairy…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my study is to investigate the response of mosquito larvae to the same disturbance,motion, in different kinds of water and in different water temperatures,a…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was designed to test the senses of hamsters, especially their senses of smell and sight. I believe that with the addition of color on the maze the hamster will mo…
CSEF · 2002
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My goal was to use a sum of sine functions to accurately estimate sound waves from various musical instruments. Methods/Materials I used a Minidisc digital recording device,…