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 Third Award
Objectives/Goals A vortex tube has the ability to separate faster and slower moving air molecules. When compressed air is injected tangentially into a circular chamber, the faster (hotter) a…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find the correlation between ozone concentration and altitude. Methods/Materials Ozone test strips with a scale to measure Reliable tr…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Although there are existing methods of cleaning up oil spills, many methods of cleaning the spill up, such as chemical dispersants, can harm marine wildlife or leave large a…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals We want to know the effectiveness of a concussion band to protect a player from a concussion while playing soccer. We think the results of this experiment will help our comm…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to help save water from evaporating by finding a material that could prevent more evaporation than shade balls, which are black foam balls tha…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The chief objective of this experiment is to distinguish which probiotic bacterial strain, Bifidobacterium longum, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, and Streptococcus thermophilus,…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Objective: The goal of this problem was to test to see if different brands of rosin would affect the intensity of sound. Materials and Methods: Using five different brands o…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project was done in the effort to find the difference between each form of sunscreen and how well the different types protected the skin. The sunscreens used for this e…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to learn how different mineral contents of water and sugar (tested separately) affect lactic acid bacteria activity. Its purposes include…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Recently, the novel gene DSCAM (Down Syndrome Cell Adhesion Molecule) has been identified in the DS-critical region, which is a region on chromosome 21 thought to harbor gen…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine which type and amount of electrolyte solution will produce the most oxyhydrogen in an electrochemical cell. Creating the gas w…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to discover which of the chosen fertilizers had the largest effect on java moss. Methods/Materials To do this, I grew 12 strands of java moss using different kin…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if genotypes (thus species) influenced wheat#s phytoextraction capabilities for metals observed at fracked sites. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals In this study, cytotoxicity induced by Heteractis magnifica venom was investigated using a hemocytometer and a trypan blue solution to determine malignant canine lymphoid CL…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to alter the ignition timing angle to see how it affects the amount of emission gasses. The purpose of this is to see how it affects the environment. Method…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the effects of 50krads, 150krads, 500krads, and 4000krads versus 0krads of gamma ray exposure on the vertical stem growth and physical appeara…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if there is a difference in visceral fat lost through three different macronutrient splits: normal (40%carbohydrates/30%fats/30%proteins), high…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine whether the mass and revolutions of a slingatron affect the velocity of the projectile being launched. A slingatron is a mechanical…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Nanotechnology is the science when an element or particle behaves differently when at the nanoscale. One such application is the ability to create nano-paint (spray paints w…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to study how the operating temperature of a solar cell effects it's power efficency. Methods/Materials 3 solar cells, 1 on metal plate, on suspended in air…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment was to determine and measure the effect of plastic bottle pieces on water containing copper. My hypothesis was that if plastic bottle pieces are used to reduc…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The incidence of allergies across the U.S. is increasing at an alarming rate. Recent research has suggested the existence of an important connection between allergies and th…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this case-control study was to determine the effect of cigarette smoking on the incidence and disease severity of systemic lupus erythematosus. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to find out if presoaking Hordeum vulgare L. (barley seed) affects its total growth after an eight-day cycle using a fodder system. I wondered if…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The point of this experiment was to find out if fingerprints are clearer when they are lifted from a hotter or colder surface temperature. It was expected that if a fingerpr…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals For my project, I wanted to determine at which temperature of production of biodiesel would result in the greatest yield of the reactants (catalyzed methanol and soybean oil…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to test if different temperatures were to effect the amount of electrolytes in sports drinks. In this case, I used the sports drink Powera…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Studies say that the isoflavones cause an increase of cellular proliferation while other studies disagree and conclude that the isoflavones either have no effect on the grow…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which pH of water will cause the plants to grow the tallest. Methods/Materials To conduct the experiment, the pH of water was changed to 3, 5,…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test in what wavelength the cyanobacteria Cylindrospermum (Substitute for Chroococcidiopsis) grows best and whether these wavelengths h…