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 · 2007
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This research project was conducted to study what effects that gravity has on the growth angles of radish seeds. I recently read an article published by the National Aeronau…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To observe the effect grooming has on heart rate after exercise as compared to no grooming. Methods/Materials I took each horse's heart rate before exercise using a stethosc…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how living with a smoker affects lung function in children throughout the four seasons of the year, in comparison to those who do not live with…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine whether or not music affects us psychologically. I believe music will either increase or decrease memory retention as well as alt…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine how nitrate pollution and phosphate pollution affect the survivorship of purple sea urchin larvae. It was hypothesized that a…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of our investigation was to determine how seasonal temperature changes affect respiration parameters (temperature, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity) for Oncorhy…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Carbon and Metal resistors are an essential building block of most electrical circuits and are expected to maintain a constant resistance in their operating temperature rang…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to learn if the amount of acanthocephalan parasites affects the swimming and burrowing times of the Emerita analoga. Methods/Materials Each sand crab was t…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal with my project was to find out which microwaveable popcorn brands produced the highest percentage of popped kernals. Methods/Materials I popped thirty varying brand…
CSEF · 2007
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine the effect of the number of marshmallows being burned under under a container of water to the change in the water's temperature. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2007
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals When a copper wire and a zinc nail are inserted into a fruit, electric current can be measured with a voltammeter flowing between the metals. The goal of my experiment was t…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This experiment will demonstrate how the temperature of a magnet influences its magnetic force. Methods/Materials Method: 1. Record the temperature of the room temperature m…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to use different media to increase the tunneling speed of Harvester Ants. If agar gel is put in with Harvester Ants, then it will quicken the speed of buildi…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine the quality of the water entering the Compton Creek from sub-watersheds and how the water from these sub-watersheds differ in their…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals I am doing my project to see how gas stations affect the soil, and environment around them. I am also doing this to get a better understanding of the environmental problems…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to determine if an individual can hold their breath longer in warm water, cold water, or on land. Methods/Materials 60 total individuals parti…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to see if butterflies consume more oxygen than ladybugs or crickets. Since they all fly or jump they need energy to move, and if they need energy then they need…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Objective of my science project was to find out the level of total coliform bacteria, E. Coli bacteria, chlorine, heterotrophic plate count (HPC) in various drinking water s…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The aim of this project is to determine which food preservative (salt or vinegar) inhibits bacterial growth in food. Methods/Materials 4 packets of no salt chicken boullion…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine which of four different parachute shapes of equal area demonstrated the slowest average descent rate. The hypothesis stated t…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To determine whether a material breaks randomly or in patterns due to their molecular structures and components, and furthermore, to decide whether differences in surface or…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals I hypothesize that by using a C program to increase or decrease the intensity of each one of the red, green, and blue LEDs and mixing the three colors, I can create tens of…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which technique preserves jack-o-lanterns the best. Methods/Materials We obtained 30 pumpkins, 10 large and 20 small sized pumpkins. We then ca…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if time in a microwave affects the amount of bacteria on a sponge. My hypothesis was if a sponge is put in a microwave for a longer amount of ti…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My project involves extracting DNA from onions, apples and bananas and to study the effects of various stimuli on the extracted DNA. Methods/Materials Procedures: 1. Pour 12…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals An investigation was done to determine whether horses can learn to associate geometric shapes with a food reward. The literature reports numerous instances showing that hors…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals In 1991 the federal government prohibited the use of lead shot because it was poisoning waterfowl. Changing from lead shot to steel shot has a large impact on hunters becaus…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn which organic acid; humic acid or fulvic acid could suspend the growth of E. Coli. I think Humic Acid will suspend the growth of E. Coli since it h…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to discover what color of hummingbird food Anna hummingbirds (Calypte anna) preferred in late fall. Methods/Materials 7 hummingbird feeders (90ml) White, bl…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to demonstrate that by replacing the fuel source of a gasoline combustion engine with hydrogen gas would produce fewer detrimental emission…