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 · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out which age group is the fastest age groups 10-12 year olds 20-30 year olds 40-50 year olds 60-70 year olds Methods/Materials -a yard stick -20 men - 5…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our project was to build a fully automated water pump using no electricity. The water pump mainly ran on water force and pressure. We also tested the efficiency of the pump…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Growing plants in water not only allows food to be grown in parts of the world which cannot support soil farming,it also produces a higher yield without the extensive use of…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if adolescent (13-14 year old) girls blink more than adolescent (13-14 year old) boys. Methods/Materials Sixty Marshall Midd…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To achieve the brightest red dye out of fresh madder root. If the older (larger) roots are grinded, then the color of the dye extract will be deeper in color than using the…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which packaging material absorbs the most impact. My hypothesis was that the packaging peanuts would do the best because they are soft, flexibl…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if weed killing could be improved by adding the adjuvant, ammonium sulfate, to an organic weed-killer, D-Limonene, and to glyphosate, the most…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Populations of mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii on Hispaniola (H), Puerto Rico (PR), and geographic intermediate Isla Mona (IM) were studied through molecular, morphologic…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Silicon based solar cells are important in the green energy market. To improve efficiency of these devices, improving the light absorbance of the silicon surface is importan…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The overall objective of this project was to prove the commercial viability of utilizing landfill gas (LFG) to produce renewable energy. Two additional steps, carbon sequest…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals If we can create a water purification system for individual houses so that it recycles "used" water, then lots of water and money would be conserved. This purification syste…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine whether a Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) solar battery charger should match the Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) frequency to t…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Build a fetal pacemaker for the hydrops fetalis condition, which has a 100% fatality rate, with prior microtechnology expertise in order to be injected into the fetal heart…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if whitening toothpastes and electric toothbrushes actually work better than regular toothpastes and manual toothbrushes, and do the extra costs…
CSEF · 2011
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to find which roofing material can keep the inside temperature of an enclosed box the most consistent over the course of a day. The roofing m…
CSEF · 2011
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals For my experiment I tested to see if specific non-furious elements can interfere with a magnetic field. My hypothesis was that if I place different elements between my magne…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to research factors behind Internet adoption among people over 65 and discover why some seniors have adopted the Internet while others haven#t. As…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals To utilize the isotope and element signatures of lichen tissue to identify air pollution patterns across Southern California. Methods/Materials Some of the lichen samples we…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals I hypothesize that the temperature of 67ºF will result in having the highest test score because it is the most comfortable temperature. I also think that when the classroom…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science investigation is to determine if the use of concrete in cities is contributing to global warming. The reason that I am doing this experiment is to…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine the effectiveness of indigenous plant extracts on the development of petiole gall aphids without harming the environment. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective was to investigate the effects of the inland contamination rate of oil in various soil types. My goal was to determine how far inland an oil spill will affect p…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine which spice is most effective in blocking bacteria growth.After my experiment,I will be able to determine the effectiveness…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if children from ages 5-8 can tell the difference between vitamins and candy. Vitamins can be harmful if too many are taken at once. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to investigate the propensity of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) to absorb different fluorescent dyes, coumarin 151 (C-151) and N-phenyl-4-dimethylam…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To investigate whether the thickness of zinc coating varies with thickness of different galvanized metal samples. Methods/Materials Eleven different galvanized metal samples…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the Stroop Effect will change the way human subjects process mixed colored signals, when using people who have no known ailments in comparis…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of these experiments is to see if illustrations help enhance a child's reading and/or listening comprehension, and if so which type of child (struggling reader…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The project was to determine if the BHmax of a magnet would affect the regeneration of planarian. It was thought the magnet would not have any effect. Methods/Materials Fift…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My experiment dealt with the impact of reduced image clarity (grainy and blurred due to still images captured from video) on face recognition, and further examined the relat…