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 · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Sialic acids (Sias) are a family of nine-carbon sugars that play diverse biological roles, including the host-pathogen interaction. Specifically, many bacteria decorate them…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find which household cleaning products were most effective in killing germs. Vinegar will be the most effective household cleaning pr…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to show that girls and boys at age eleven and twelve will have the same physical hand strength. I base this on data from government growth charts, hormonal d…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if a swimmer's foot angle affected kicking propulsion in freestyle sprints. I believe that if the angle of the foot is increased…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine which plants are affected by which allelochemicals and to what extent. Methods/Materials I used a variety of plants with known al…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project is to determine if different wavelenghts of UV light will affect the overall quality of light emitted by the minerals, such as the decay of ligh…
CSEF · 2007
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine which of five flower petals, when soaked individually in methanol or ethanol, will produce an efficient indicator that is economically natural/safe, and will pr…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, I would like to find out if there is an effect on the respiration rate of goldfish due to the color of light they are exposed to in their environment. I…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment is to figure out whether changing the depth of the experimental xylophone's keys, when compared to the control xylophone's keys which were thic…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Objective: To study the feasibility of an environmentally friendly and humane method of getting rid of gophers: the use of nitrogen. My hypothesis is that by introducing nit…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if a person performing an attentionally demanding task (counting basketball bounces)would notice an obvious detail(gorilla) if it were presente…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine which is better at removing chlorine from water: a tightly-packed (commercial) carbon filter or a loosely-packed (homemade) carbon…
CSEF · 2007
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn how temperature, concentration, and particle size affect the chemical reation rate of Alka-Seltzer and water. Methods/Materials Bayer Alka-Seltzer…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Problem: Does fat content effect the evaporation rate of liquid milk? If so, which amount of fat content will evaporate the fastest? Hypothesis Yes, I think fat content will…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if a motor could act like a generator, and its efficiency. Also, I wanted to find out how the efficiency is affected by the rotation speed. My…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals It's hypothesized that the two downstream locations will have the highest results in all the variable tests. This is because sediment, fertilizer, and wastes are expected to…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The primary goal was to determine salinity around San Francisco Bay estuary according to location and before and after rainfalls. Secondary goals were to see if relative sal…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Gray water is the water that comes from sinks, clothes washers, showers, and dishwashers. The gray water contains detergents (soaps) and other particulates (dirt, food bits,…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if adding waste materials to concrete affects its strength. There are two goals to be achieved by adding waste materials to c…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project was a genetic experiment to determine if by crossing two totally different breeds of chicken, a Barred Plymouth Rock cock and a White Aracauna rumpless (no tail…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the gram-positive cocci in clusters that I cultured from commonly-touched school surfaces during my Science Fair project last year were staphyloco…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine whether or not pipes with different geometrical shapes, yet with identical cross-section areas will conduct water at the same rate…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if the type of glove affects the temperature of the heat emitted by the Coleman Disposable Hand Warmers. By determining the temperature of heat…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine the optimal techniques for reducing the bacterial contamination of my finger pads, using common cleaning methods available in most…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals In my experiment I wanted to find out what soil type would be most effective so that hazardous waste would not contaminate the ground water. I had two main goals when prefor…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to determine what type of car goes faster: a solar powered car or a hydrogen powered car. My hypothesis is that that the solar powered car wi…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My original question was whether or not improving the fitness of one's heart would allow an Irish dancer to jump higher at the end of their dance, when they were tired. From…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Purpose: The purpose of my project is to determine which type of flooring material (carpet, wood, linoleum, ceramic tiles, or rock flooring) can hold and keep the most amoun…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To find whether gravel, sand, or clay transfer heat to water the quickest and highest degree Celcius, depending on the temperature they intially have. Methods/Materials Tape…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The intent of our project was to determine the sources of energy in Saturn#s rings by writing programs to compute and analyze their temperatures. Methods/Materials We wrote…