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 · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if a semi-symmetrical airfoil has more lift than a flat-bottom airfoil. Methods/Materials Two airfoils were separately tested…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine whether or not the amplitude of a sound changed over distance and between different media. The hypotheses stated that the amplit…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal for this project is to discover which browsing plant goats like the best and their least favorite plants. The hypothesis for this project is if two goats are offere…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether an instant cold pack can be made using household chemicals, that is as effective as commercially available instant cold packs. Methods/…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to see if people prefer grass fed beef over grain fed beef. I live on a ranch and we raise and show both types of beef. Grain fed beef tends to…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to recreate an age-old experiment (Cavendish's gravitational torsion balance) in an original way to show gravitational interaction between two small masses…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Do green roofs affect the internal temperature of houses and potentially help us conserve energy? Methods/Materials Build 5 16"x16"x8" wooden boxes without a top. Drill a ½#…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to understand why leaves change colors at different rates. My hypothesis is: If the pH in the soil is lower, the trees' leaves will change colors sooner, compared…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out what different types of organisms grow in different environments and whether they prefer light or darkness. Methods/Materials Materials used wer…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Objective: My objective was to test different types of metal cooking pots to determine which one would leach the most amounts of metal in a 25% citric acid solution boiled f…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to test out different liquids and find out which one will make a gummy worm grow the most when the worm is submersed for several hours.…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine if a person's Dominant Hand was more sensitive to touch than their Non-Dominant Hand. Methods/Materials Methods: 1. Gather 50 subje…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective is to study how water quality indicators change before and after a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) in Santa Cruz waters. Methods/Materials I obtained data from the So…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to evaluate the impact of blade count on the electrical output of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (H.A.W.T.) at a constant wind speed of 2…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals I play soccer, so sometimes I get hurt and get a bruise. Bruises and other aches take quite a while to heal, so I researched on how to speed up this process while still maki…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this science fair project is to investigate the antimicrobial effects of California monofloral honeys in the inhibition of Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli…
CSEF · 2014
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To discover how heat moves through porous metal foams, why some work better as heat sinks or insulators than others, and how changing porosity, density, pores per inch (PPI)…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see if sod can reduce the amount of nitrate and phosphate runoff from fertilizer application. This is a follow-up study of last year#s pro…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to answer this question: Will introducing European Nightcrawler into to the soil of potted winter/rocket snap dragons help them grow talle…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine whether or not native Northern California Hermit Crabs prefer different shells, depending on whether they live in bay or coastal…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to develop a method for identifying faces in situations where a face is angled away from the camera or partially obscured. Novel recognition…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine if the antimicrobial properties of honey can combat bacteria to the same extent as a common antibiotic, Kanamycin. I studied t…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to bring awareness to water pollution and the importance of sea anemones in the environment. Methods/Materials Water samples were collected a…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to find out an ideal time interval for applying a beneficial fungus-based biopesticide (used for controlling pests) and some fungicides (used…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals It#s a widely accepted notion that multitasking has negative impacts on productivity. However, there was no complete quantitative study on age and gender differences in the…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of our Science Fair project was to determine how different fertilizers affected the growth of sweet peas. We hypothesized that seaweed would most effectively s…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find out how different kinds of sweeteners may affect yeast growth. Methods/Materials Ten doughs with different kinds of sweeteners an…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals After designing and creating two types of toroidal vortex cannons, I used four different aperture sizes to test for distance and velocity of the created toroidal rings. Meth…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project was done to determine if a rise in the salinity of the environment that Paramecia Aurelius lives in would impact the number of original Paramecia in a major way.…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of our experiment was to see if the temperature of a baseball affects the distance it travels when bounced off a wall. Methods/Materials 1. 30 baseballs , 2. P…