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 · 2011
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose is to develop a device to quantify wave force and, using this device, determine if wave forces affect the diversity of algae and invertebrates in the intertidal…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see what will help fresh cut Christmas trees stay fresh longest. Methods/Materials I did an experiment and conducted a web survey. In the exp…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine the effects of adding recyclable materials (thermoplastic strips and polyethylene terephthalate strips) to soil behind an MSE (mechanically stabilized earth) re…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This project is designed to discover if the incorporation of the essential omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil can help increase the strength of the membrane system of bre…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the concentration of ammonium hydroxide masking necessary to purge the pheromones and scent-qualities of coyote urine (which has naturally occu…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine which packing material is the best for protecting a fragile object. Methods/Materials Five different packing materials were tested; airbags, bubble wrap, shredd…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to test if you can measure how far away something is by using sound and light. The idea is that if a light and sound were emitted from the exact sa…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This project focuses on whether the amount of Vitamin C diminishes over time in different types of orange juice. The juices I will be testing are freshly squeezed orange jui…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Currently, California and many other places are experiencing fresh water shortage crisis. A major portion of this fresh water shortage comes from excess use of water in home…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to determine what method of limiting friction was both most efficient and cost effective. My hypothesis was that the electromagnetic repulsi…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My investigative question was: Does Mycorrhizal Fungi affect how much a plant grows? I started the project with hypothesis that Mycorrhizae will increase the height of the e…
CSEF · 2011
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals With the awful BP oil spill in the back of my mind, I feel a sense of urgency to make green energy accessible to all. Solar trackers can increase power output by close to 40…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective is to help parents cope with the ever increasing tuition rates by determining which college savings plan--the aggressive, conservative, fixed income, or prepai…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine which colors a human's dominant and non-dominant eye distinguish the soonest through peripheral vision. Methods/Materials 4 cm by 21.4 cm sheet of red paper 4 c…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to test whether increased amounts of hydrogen peroxide affects the aging process of fruit flies. I hypothesize that the fruit flies with mor…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals To find the frustration level between gender, Who will be the biggest offender? Methods/Materials Methods: Finding the human behavior by investigating the frustration and ag…
CSEF · 2011
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In our experiment, we tested the relationship between the molecular mass of a fuel and the amount of energy it produces. The whole idea of this experiment was to see if curr…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My question is: Can I build a working model of a geothermal unit and find the levels of airflow and heat generation that allow the experiment to work the most effectively? I…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if natural glue would be as strong as synthetic glue for general purposes. My hypothesis was that hide glue would be the strongest glue when I…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My two objectives were to test whether sugar content was the best indicator of banana ripeness, and whether ethylene absorbers (EA) delayed the ripening of bananas. Methods/…
CSEF · 2011
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This is my idea for a new and hopefully more efficient geothermal power plant. It is based on using the Peltier effect in reverse to convert temperature difference into elec…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine how well natural preservatives delay the initial appearance and growth of mold on white bread when stored in the dark or when stored in the light. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our goal with the experiment was to figure out how some common inexpensive material can help cleanup oil spills. Also, we wanted to find out if some shapes are more efficien…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Are there more antioxidants and Vitamin A in organic spinach versus conventionally grown spinach? Methods/Materials Using thin layer chromatography and column chromatography…
CSEF · 2011
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Solar energy has always been an extreme fascination of mine. Even as a child, I#ve always wanted to find alternative ways to doing things. Last year in 7th grade, I built an…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals For many living creatures, conditions have to be just right for hatching. I investigated hatching conditions for Triops longicaudatus, namely whether placing plant matter (c…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Does environmental soap have a harmful effect on brine shrimp? Regular soap will have a more harmful effect on the brine shrimp compared to the ecological brands. First, I p…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from gasoline cars by capturing and consuming it, using my apparatus. Methods/Materials My apparatus makes us…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The world's intensive use of costly and nonrenewable fossil fuels and the dangerous greenhouse gas emissions that result from burning it has created need for an economically…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to compare the level of concentrated carbon dioxide (CO2)in the four different gases; (1)Ambient Air, (2)Human Exhalation, (3)Car Exhaust, (4)Nearly Pure CO…