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 · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objectives of this study was to find out how many volts it takes to light up different thickness of lead. This led to a second objective. My second objective was is ampe…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find out if completing the most challenging triathlon races as a youth athlete would help you become an All-American triathlete (rank top…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This experiment was conducted to understand how different materials withstand problematic weather conditions and which materials would be ideal for what type of environment.…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the concentration of NaCl in water that harms cabbage plants. Methods/Materials Shelf, fluorescent light, cabbage plants, salt,…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to see if age affects the conception rate in bovine. Methods/Materials Dairy Herd Improvement Association records (computerized recording sys…
CSEF · 2016
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine how different concentrations of platinum in a fuel cell Membrane Electrode Assembly affect its power output. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the growth of stalactites under various temperatures. Methods/Materials Water, Epsom salt (about ten pounds), pieces of rope (t…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This goal of this project was to experiment with different grass seeds and soils to find the combination that grows a green lawn and stays healthy with limited water Methods…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine why certain shapes are used in aircraft and which radar systems perform the best in detecting these aircraft. Methods/Materials Black box, 2 LED Lights, LUX met…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Antibiotics are commonly used to treat common human bacterial infections. Overuse of antibiotics disturbs human bacterial flora and causes emergence of bacterial resistance.…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals My goal is to find shapes that wrap a unit sphere with small area and perimeter in order to economize material usage in wrapping spherical objects. Methods/Materials I defin…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Using "off the shelf" 3D & flight simulation software, I attempted to discover how weight effected the flight distance of Quetzalcoatlus Northropi. Methods/Materials Laptop…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the effects of humanin and daf-2 on C. elegans' longevity and memory function, as a preliminary study in understanding their effe…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine what drought tolerant California native plants Hummingbird's will be attracted to and if it is the sugar level of the plant that…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to design a system to generate electricity from stream flow using a paddle wheel constructed from readily available, inexpensive materials and a…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My project was to prove which method could propel a cart the fastest through a levitational tube. It was also to prove if the hyperloop could be built. I believe that the hy…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to study transdifferentiation in the nematode C. elegans, and specifically to identify the location of a gene that regulates this process.…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this research consists in identifying a potential novel antiapoptotic factor in Grade IV Astrocytoma. Methods/Materials TCGA database, Jmol, Genecards…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Transdifferentiation, or the direct transformation of a somatic cell into another without a pluripotent intermediate, is a well studied process in recent years. In the nemat…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Identifying a role for Sox2 in retinal astrocytes to advance early identification of retinal diseases Methods/Materials To identify a role for Sox2, two types of mice are ex…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective or goal in this science project is to understand why people become lactose intolerant. People should also be informed about how much glucose there is in the mil…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to develop, test and compare multiple image compression algorithms to find out which image compression algorithms/methods are the most effective…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the impact of the Patient-Centered Approach (PCA) intervention tool on women¡#s knowledge of updated national cervical cancer s…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I often find myself buying more than I need, simply based on the price. Through research, I learned that I was being influenced by the decoy effect, a phenomenon in which co…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I have wondered about the power of suggestion ever since I began hearing about cases in which people were convicted of a crime they did not commit due to #eye witness# testi…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals In San Diego, we all live relatively close to the ocean and therefore we have to make sure we are taking care of it. I discovered people are concerned about copper pollution…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out how well plants grew back after a fire. The reason I did this project was to investigate how the aftermath of a fire should be handled and how people ca…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to build a machine perception system capable of fusing sensor data from disparate sources to give an autonomous car situational awareness.…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this project was to see if commercial formulations of insect-killing fungi help plants grow in artificially created stressful drought conditions. This…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Thanks to falling prices and legal mandates, residential solar panel installations increased 70% in 2015, with California leading the way. In the Central Valley, there is pl…