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 · 2017
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to examine if Environmental Enrichment (EE) encourages learning in FMR1-KO mice, a model for human autism. Another objective is to see if the…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals With 1.2 to 1.3 billion McDonald's Happy Meals being sold worldwide, a Happy Meal produces a lot of material waste. My objective is to reduce at least one-third of the mater…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to test the optimal temperature conditions for catalase activity.Since the human body's internal temperature is normally 37C, I hypothesized that c…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if E. coli potassium binding protein (Kbp) could be extracted and purified by SDS-PAGE and if Kbp could be used to inhibit po…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Since the 1940s antimicrobial medications have been widely used. They have benefited our society in many ways, but over the last decade there has been a growing problem call…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to come up with a generic methodology to study bias in social media content. Specifically, the goal was to study the occurrence of gender stereotypes in la…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Evaluation of the effect of parabens on sea urchin fertility through sperm exposure and in vitro fertilization. Methods/Materials Used potassium chloride solution to remove…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals Determine if processes of natural selection can be applied to non-biological or simulated entities to produce nearly optimal solutions to a variety of computationally hard p…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The California Gnatcatchers# fluctuating endangerment status is a reflection of gains and losses in the struggle to save this iconic California bird from the edge of extinct…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals I completed my project to determine whether people are excessively using electronic video games. My hypothesis was "If I survey members of different age groups (11 years old…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study is to evaluate the mechanical strength of each stent, the strength needed to compress it, based upon varied patterns and struts width. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2017
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to explore the Pygmalion effect in the setting of education: in other words, whether or not the student performance expectations of school teachers for test…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see if it is possible to extinguish a controlled fire using sound. Methods/Materials Use a subwoofer or a speaker that has a strong bass…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, we will study the difference in the body image perception and self esteem between different ethnic groups and genders. We will also investigate the corre…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The combinatorial solution to the recurrence relation a_{n} =a_{n-1} +a_{n-3} +a_{n-4} leads to the trend, a_{2n} =f_{n}^2 , where f_{n} is the n-th term in the Fibonacci se…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, we hoped to create a mathematical model of the trajectory of a falling helicopter samara seed. By utilizing tracking programs like Tracker 4.95, as well…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals How much electricity can be produced by putting different amounts of PZT on the inside of bicycle wheels? Methods/Materials 6 PZT strips, Wire Coil, Capacitor, 4 diodes, Bic…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Wouldn't it be cool to have our plants talk to us just like how we interact with each other? Well here you have it # Feed-O-Meter, a project using a moisture sensor to tell…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to measure the effects of exposure to water containing nitrogen fertilizer runoff on the number of beneficial mycorrhizal fungi in the root…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Serious environmental consequences, like eutrophication, occur from the runoff from industrial fertilizers. The purpose of this experiment is to observe the advantages and d…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to find out if we can fight fungus faster if we use an anti-fungal medicine with a natural remedy or the medications or remedies alone. Met…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Viet Tran and Seth Robertson built the first handheld fire extinguisher that uses sound instead of the toxic chemicals of a typical extinguisher. Yet, prior research in this…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals Malnutrition is prevalent issue in this world: it accounts for 58 percent of all mortality. As a result, my project aims to solve the problem of malnutrition using the metho…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to find a material to coat short necked clam shells, so that the shells can last for short periods of time in acidic lliquid. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to measure the ignition times (in seconds) of drought resistant plants when they come in contact with an open flame. Methods/Materials 12 sa…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to see if plants would grow better in aquaponics or soil. Methods/Materials 1. See through plastic tote 2. 5#X5#X8# vinyl fence post with cap…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals In May of 2014 in San Diego County, eight to fourteen fires were burning at the same time. One fire was less than two miles away from my home.The purpose of this project, wa…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine what fabric is the most flammable, and what fabric is the least flammable; and therefor, should be use for children's clothing or…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out which material, out of 3, collected the most amount of water tested by our interpretation of fog catchers. Methods/Materials 6 Wood Planks(45 c…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project sought to answer the question of whether or not plastic pollution could be reduced by integrating polystyrene into bricks while maintaining structural stability…