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 · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to find whether the dehydration process of a strawberry affected the amount of nucleic acid it contained. To do so, I had extract the nucl…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals I extracted DNA from three different foods. I weighted the DNA that I extracted from mushroom, onion and liver to see which one had the most DNA. My hypothesis was that the…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Several studies demonstrate a positive association between school performance and participation in sports. In fact human and animal studies demonstrate that physical fitness…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Facebook is widely seen as a miracle in the networking world and as a phenomenon between virtual social societies. The predominant motive behind this project is to discover…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The brain is very good at recognizing faces, even though the basic structure of all faces is relatively similar. People can recognize thousands of different faces. We wonder…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how atomic radii, atomic masses, and container shapes affect the time for two separate gases to become a homogeneous mixture and to explore the…
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
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to learn about how a hovercraft works, determine the factors that affect performance, and improve design. This project studies a number of f…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals We compared nickel and silver in their respective reactions (anodic and cathodic) to platinum standard to determine their economic viability in HEM fuel cell. We hypothesize…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to ferment a variety of fruit juices and determine their ability to produce potential alcohol. The hypothesis states: fruit juices with greater sugar conten…
CSEF · 2010
Mammalian Biology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Does age have an effect on a horses heart rate during recovery after excercise? I hypothesize that the older the horse the longer the recovery time, and the younger the hors…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to determine if sound waves can extinguish a flame from a candle, what the optimal frequency and amplitude is to put the flame out, and how…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I investigated the importance of filtering polluted water using three different pollutants in varying concentrations mixed with 200 milliliters of water. For accuracy, I tes…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to find the optimal wave height for maximizing voltage generation of the oscillating water column (OWC) method for capturing ocean wave energ…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals An individual's fingerprints are unique thus giving all humans an identification barcode. Fingerprint patterns, however, are limited to eight different types. This study exa…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Since it is not practical or feasible for all homeowners to change their homes' siding materials, what is the most effective temporary method of making these siding material…
CSEF · 2010
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In my experiment, I burned different kinds of wood with different densities and timed how long they burned. My hypothesis is that the denser the wood is the longer it will b…
CSEF · 2010
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project uses 'Lord Kelvin's Thunderstorm'(1867) to determine whether different water qualities produce differing amounts of electrical charge. We believe that the quali…
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
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was designed to find which of the materials (among wool, cotton, nylon, and polyester) was the most flammable. Also, I wanted to learn about the characteristics a…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In my science project, Flipped Out Fish, I gave goldfish different substances to see how the goldfish reacted. I used caffeine, nicotine, sugar, and alcohol. I tested the go…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out if a flip turn is truly faster than an open turn in competitive freestyle races and whether the extra breath you get in an open turn makes a differen…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine how the aspect ratio of a floating wooden cylinder affected its tilt angle. Methods/Materials To conduct the experiment paint…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals We have managed to focus light, microwaves etc. Now we reach a new goal, a way to focus sound. In general, most if not all loudspeakers invented use magnets, which vibrate b…
CSEF · 2010
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to test three types of fog netting materials to see if one material was more effective than the others in collecting water from fog. My resea…
CSEF · 2010
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Font Frenzy My project was to determine if font styles affect a person's reading rate. I believe that the more ornate styles will slow a person's reading rate, while less co…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project was done to know the safest type of packaging out of the three: Ziploc bag, plastic container and aluminum foil. Methods/Materials The food samples were tested…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Every year major earthquakes around the world damage buildings, cause severe injuries, and death. Damaged buildings can be dangerous to enter after an earthquake. Families m…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The hypothesis for this project was: If water is circulated through a heat exchanger coil embedded in a compost pile, then the temperature of the water exiting the coil will…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine whether a microbial fuel cell produced more electricity with mud from a stream bed or mud made from commercially sold topsoil and distilled water…