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
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Unseen and undetectable, noise pollution is a severely unaddressed issue in the world. Yet its effects are widespread, affecting everyone, and significantly dangerous, leadi…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if raising the ambient temperature without any additional energy sources will increase the output of purified water in a solar po…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals I researched types of mold (fungus). My project was to find out if aloe juice will help fruit from molding. I choose this topic because I don#t know very much about mold and…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if I could create a Peltier tile cooling device that would reduce the temperature within a tennis shoe under simulated heat conditions compared to co…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals With increasing concerns about clean energy sources, clean water supplies and degraded farmland soils, recycling biomass waste products through the process of gasification m…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find out whether gender plays a role in an individual's ability to recognize and identify facial expressions. Participants of two genders,…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goals of this project is to a)identify and validate novel CpG biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognosis of leukemia; b) Develop a low-cost, non-invasive, rapid screen…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals I wanted to create an inexpensive air filtration system that cleaned particles from smog-filled air. Methods/Materials Peat moss, ductwork, powdered titanium dioxide, fan, c…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to be able to navigate outdoors using sensors available on a cell phone, but without GPS. The inertial sensors on a cell phone measure angular and…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to investigate the potential beneficial effect of grape skin on Parkinson#s disease by incorporating grape skin powder into the daily food int…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals By utilizing the plane-wave function of Density functional Theory, we performed relaxation calculations to investigate electronic and spintronics potential of Fe, Co, Ni, Pt…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals As people age, hand-eye coordination generally declines, and quality of life can suffer, as less coordination is associated with falls and other injuries. This project was d…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to grow plants in simulated Mars conditions. Methods/Materials Take 6 planting pots with 6 holes in each. Fill twelve of them up with soil. In…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which hydroponic soil supplies key nutrients to the plant in a hydroponic system. Methods/Materials 283 liter tank, to store the…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Halophytes are plants that can tolerate and grow in high levels of salinity and are also potentially a rich source of biofuel. The purpose of this study is to see if halophy…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test various materials to determine which ones collect the most atmospheric water when exposed to the same environmental factors. I also…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Can I build a Homemade solar heater to heat up a room at 28 degrees Celsius without burning any fossil fuels?From my research, I formulate that my homemade solar air heater…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project was to measure the concentration of glucose and sucrose(added sugars) in different food items. Our hypothesis for this project was that if we add…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The Hippocampus is critical for the formation of new episodic memories in rats and humans. O Keefe's Nobel Prize winning work demonstrated that "place cells" in the CA1 regi…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study was to provide greater insight in terms of which aspects are most capable of reducing soil erosion utilizing a natural, practical method such as plant…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see which variable--Manuka honey, Bonny Doon honey or antibiotic spray (Bactine)--will work the best at inhibiting the growth of E.coli bac…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how increasing concentrations of the hormones EGF and LPA affect the activity of an enzyme that is deficient in Tay-Sachs cells. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine the maximum arc height of water in a siphon flow. Methods/Materials Set up a siphon system using a ladder, buckets, plastic tubi…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to evaluate how well activated carbon, graphene oxide, and Mag-PCMAs serve to adsorb pesticide contaminants, in order to ascertain the poten…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if phytoremediation can reduce lead levels in soil. Methods/Materials My materials include soil samples, brassica plants, te…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine how diet would affect the reproduction rates of red wiggler worms and impact the nutrients of the castings they produce. Methods…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our science fair project is based on the investigative question we came up with: How will different types of gases affect balloon rocket speed and distance? Our hypothesis w…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine how cell phone conversations affect one#s reaction time. I will be doing this by testing hands-on cell phone conversations, and…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals If two times the amount of carbon dioxide is added to the plants, then the height and biomass will increase. Methods/Materials Homemade carbon dioxide generators, plant cont…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to examine how violin bow tension affects the loudness of the sound on a violin. It is expected that higher hair tension on a bow will pr…