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
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals 1. To locate introns and exons within a sequence of DNA using dinucleotide frequencies that differ between the two 2. Calculate gene-specific CpG dinucleotide ratios between…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals Car window buffeting is the rhythmic pressurization and depressurization of a cars cabin caused by Helmholtz oscillation. The purpose of this experiment was to optimize a de…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To create a possible highrise tower design that is more space and money efficient than current designs. This would be accomplished by building the tower higher and by using…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test (a) how household cleaning products, such as Windex, and Formula 409, and the carcinogenic chemicals that the aforementioned clean…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Objective The objective is to detect if age can affect how much a cat#s eyes contract when exposed to light. Methods/Materials Procedure/Materials I waited for night to fall…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if childproof medicine bottles are actually childproof. Methods/Materials Informed consent was given by parents of 20 kindergarte…
CSEF · 2012
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals Because global warming is changing convection currents, my objective was to discover how a change in affects sand patterns and desert distribution. Methods/Materials Four pi…
CSEF · 2012
Earth & Planetary Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine the affects of lateral compression on differentiated layers of sand. Since I live in Humboldt County, where plate tectonics and cru…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our goal was to determine how common methods of washing affect bacterial counts on organic and conventionally grown Romaine lettuce given concerns about bacteria on produce…
CSEF · 2012
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine how hemisphere dominance correlates with auditory processing involving logic performance. Methods/Materials The experiments involv…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Objective: The Objective is to determine whether gender plays a role in a humans multitasking ability. Methods/Materials Materials & Methods: Consent Forms were collected fr…
CSEF · 2012
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find out what amount of pressure will create the farthest flight. Our hypothesis was that the more pressure there was in the bottle the…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This science fair project is to test the effects of a soil#s pH on the growth of grass. For my project, I adjusted the soil#s pH, varying from 5.0-9.0, making it acidic, neu…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To find how underwater sound affects fish feeding habits. Our hypothesizes were for the single frequency sound tests, we thought that the higher frequency sounds would affec…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn how the length, mass, and amplitude of a pendulum affected the period. I believed that the length was the only variable that affected the period, a…
CSEF · 2012
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its distance when struck. Our hypothesis was that a heated ball will travel further than will a…
CSEF · 2012
Earth & Planetary Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals Find out which topography is most effective in reducing water erosion. Measure the amount of water erosion in a soil filled tray using different types of topography. Each ty…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find how the students at VPHS can learn information the best: in a visual, auditory, or kinesthetic way of learning. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project was to see how different levels of water salinity affect the plant Armeria maritima californica over the course of two months. Methods/Materials W…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The hypothesis: box #3 with 50% compost to 50% soil ratio would grow the fastest and would be the most efficient. Methods/Materials I started my project by going to Dixielin…
CSEF · 2012
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Takeoff and landing are called the critical phases of flight. What does a pilot do during this time to help control the aircraft? My hypothesis is that the pilot uses flaps…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine which non-toxic compound, salt or baking soda, is more effective in repelling ants and establish an optimal concentration fo…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objectives were to compare nitrate levels from agricultural runoff at various points along the Salinas River in Monterey County, and to compare them to a non-farm tributa…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis was that dust layer will affect the absorption rate of a solar panel because the dust layer will block the sun from hitting the solar panel, therefore making i…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project goal is to test my hypothesis, which states that automatic soap dispensers and manual soap pumps are equally effective against bacteria since you wash your hands…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals I wanted to figure out how to launch a potato the furthest by finding the optimum barrel length and trajectory(launch angle) for my potato cannon, the Potato Cannon 5000. Me…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine the metabolic efficiency of yeast grown with sugar substitutes in comparison to yeast grown with sugar. Methods/Materials Yeast…
CSEF · 2012
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals How does suggestive imagery affect food choices? I believe that suggestive imagery, when presented to a person can cause them to chose a specific food. Methods/Materials The…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective was to use Daphnia Magna to compare the effects of run-off from parking areas of local San Mateo and Foster City parks. (San Mateo Central Park, Sea Cloud Park…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to find out if the invasive species Vinca major (V. major) can be damaged in a wild environment using vinegar. Vinca major poses a threat to nativ…