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 · 2009
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project was to determine if the level of water in the eruption tube of a gaeyser would influence the time of the eruption. We believe that the higher th…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The question: How much water is needed to put into a glass container to create the right frequencies to play a one octave scale? The hypothesis: The more water added to the…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The test provided and was based on the idea that increasing temperatures of aquatic environments affect fish's abilities to survive. To replicate their environment for the p…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine the mathematical relationships between the stock market indices of several countries in 2000 and 2008 and to examine the change in…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Porous silicon as a sensor is useful in many applications throughout the real world, from monitoring toxins and chemicals in the environment to sensing proteins and hormones…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Last year, I tried to develop a nontoxic, visual selection method for identifying transgenic organisms using a reporter gene assay. I was able to accomplish this with modera…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals How do you keep a green lawn, save almost half of your water bill and conserve water? The answer is to use greywater, any used water around the house (except toilet water).…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Our project was to determine which launch angle results in the greatest distance for a projectile. We believed that the 45 degree launch angle would make the projectile go t…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project will analyze which blade angle is the most efficient for generating electrical power using wind turbines. The blade angles I am testing are 15, 30, 45, 60, and 75…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to test the effectiveness of the Piezoelectric patch as a suppressor of vibrations by attenuating various combination of hertz and voltages of sine…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was three-fold:1)test the Coliform and E. coli counts at three sites in Mission Bay 2)evaluate the health of rowers who frequent the waters at these three site…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals A brief overview of this project is to find out which drink has the most electrolytes. The main purpose of this experiment was to see which drink has the most electrolytes a…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals After returning from a 10 day vacation, I realized that milk from only one of the two containers with the same expiry date had gone bad. One container was opened for use man…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In my project, I wanted to find out which kind of primer is the best to prevent mold on painted drywall and if a commercial mold prevention paint additive is an effective an…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our study focused on testing the drinking water of three Ventura high schools to determine its lead content. We sought to prove that the highest lead levels would be found i…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study is to understand what will be the best beverage choice when chili is consumed and creates a burning sensation within the mouth specifically milk, w…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project title is Got Trash? II. My purpose in doing this project was to see if there is more plate waste now or three years ago. I decided to do this experiment, because…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if turmeric has anti-bacterial properties that can preserve milk? If so, what is the optimum turmeric level required? Methods/Materials MATERIALS: 72 test tubes…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to investigate whether McKinleyville, California has enough wind to generate the electricity needed to power a house using a household wind t…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to develop alternative energy sources to fuel our growing world demand for energy and to reduce fossil fuel emission, by utilizing hydropower. My goal was t…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The theme of this exhibit is ethanol production using different materials. Ethanol is alcohol that is produced from sugars by the process of fermentation. This experiment is…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if inorganic mercury is able to penetrate the cell membrane of mammalian neurons. Methods/Materials Materials: The Mutant GFP and mercury (HgCl2)The fluorometer…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how effective various types of bottled water is for grass growth and does it hold an advantage over different types of water? I predict the gra…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to see how different environmental factors effect the nutrients in plants by growing tomato and egg plants with magnets and acid rain. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to motivate people to recycle food waste by finding the best way to compost by differing amounts of aeration and noting the effects by examining its nutrient leve…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine if the quality of the guitar (where manufactured, type of materials used) is directly related to the cost of the guitar? Methods/Materials Experimental method:…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the most effective technique in water purification between coagulation, disinfection, and filtration. The hypothesis was that…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out the affects Sodium Laureth Sulfate,a chemical found in common shampoos,has on hair's length,tensile strength,and overall con…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals This project analyzes chemical reactions of decontamination using spectroscopy to determine kinetic parameters. Synthetic organic dyes are the model contaminants, as they ar…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To test the level of protection that different packaging materials offer Methods/Materials Materials: 240 full, unopened 12 oz. soda cans, 10 corrugated card board boxes the…