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 · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The need to create a clean burning fuel is unquestionable, scientists all around the world are scrambling to find one. My project was designed to solve this problem with hyd…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to identify the best way to build an indoor navigation system that can help Alzheimer's patients find their locations at home and receive cues for accomplish…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine if the amount of neodymium magnets and the amount of chrome ball bearings affect the speed at which the last ball bearing is going. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This project is a study of how different factors such as brake pad patterns and weather conditions affect the braking performance of a bike. Methods/Materials Methods: 1)Put…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine how the sterility of the economical medical grade exam gloves including latex, nitrile, and PVC vinyl compare to the six times more costly steril…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Genetically modified plants usually contain a gene of interest as well as an antibiotic marker gene, which can be transferred to soil bacteria, causing a myriad of problems.…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to develop an artificial intelligence to play the ancient Chinese board game, Go. The game is played on a nineteen by nineteen tiled board an…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project tested the survival rate of red worms to seven dilutions of 4 dish soaps (2 conventional and 2 eco-friendly)to determine if grey water with eco-friendly soap resi…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I have seen many recommended nitration times for nitrocellulose. I would like to find out how the nitration time effects its solubility in acetone and its burn rate. Methods…
CSEF · 2012
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Most people with hearing loss cannot hear certain frequencies and sounds well or at all, which has a negative effect on their ability to experience music. The objective is t…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine which solution of tea containing polyphenols, black or green, will inhibit the growth of halitosis forming oral bacteria when com…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to test which material will block a satellite signal the strongest. Also, to see if a material can increase the signal#s reception. This proje…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To measure the amount of protein in commercial milk products:cow, goat, soy, almond, rice, and coconut. Methods/Materials Preparation and analysis: 1. If necessary, dilute e…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals I live on a busy intersection, Brookhurst and Hazard, in Garden Grove, California. There is a lot of traffic passing by all the time. I did an experiment for my school scien…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Goal: The aim was to see if plant material could be used to produce gold nanoparticles, and, if yes, to analyze the characteristics of the nanoparticles produced. Challenge:…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find an effective covering method that would significantly reduce water evaporation in aqueducts. It was hoped by the experimenter, t…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to compare the effectiveness of alcohol-based sanitizers and non-alcohol based sanitizers to kill the bacteria, Staphylococcus epidermidis. Me…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to find out if hand sanitizer is really as effective at killing bacteria when cleaning hands as liquid hand soap. Methods/Materials Materials used:Water,Li…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see if there is a difference in peak flow between Filipino children and adolescents and the Caucasian standard reference chart. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project is about finding what hay horses prefer. I believe that if I put a horse in an arena for five minutes and watch him eat three different hays, oat hay, grass hay,…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The title of my project is: Do Healthier Leaves Have More Chlorophyll? I will test the levels of chlorophyll in a few healthy leafy vegetables by extracting chlorophyll from…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was done to find out how Red Bull effects the heart rate of Daphnia. I found out that Red Bull increases the heart rate of Daphnia. As I increased the concen…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals How much of an incandescent lamp's electric power input is wasted by thermal conduction from the filament? If these losses are substantial, their reduction could significant…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The scientist tested to see what color paper absorbed the most light energy from a 100 watt incandescent light bulb. The scientist's hypothesis was that the following colors…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Diabetes mellitus, a carbohydrate metabolism disorder of the endocrine system, affects more than 100 million people around the world and appears in one of two types: Type 1…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out which type of cutting board resisted bacteria the best. Methods/Materials The materials I used are: six agar petri dishes, six disinfected swabs…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The Radar Cross Section (RCS) of a plane can be lowered by the design of the shape of the aircraft. Also, some stealth aircraft have skin that is radar transparent, behind w…
CSEF · 2012
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see the change of pressure in a container with increasing altitude and the container will act as a pair of lungs. Methods/Materials 1-2 litte…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the experimental value of pi obtained using Buffon#s Needle Experiment approaches the actual value of pi in a consistent and speedy way over…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Using a selective alpha screen assay process, we can identify if certain small molecules can inhibit or disrupt the interaction between the viral enzyme, HIV-1 integrase, an…