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 · 2003
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to answer the question: "Which wing design creates the most lift?" Research of various planes and their wing designs led to the following hypothesi…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find what Leyden jar can capture the most voltage. I believed the liquid Leyden jar would outperform the Foil and Hybrid in storage of voltage due to ear…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals A widespread belief is that household lights, especially fluorescent bulbs, use such large amounts of extra power when first turned on that they should be left on when leavi…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to observe the affects of crude oil on bird feathers, and then to wash the feathers, making a comparison between the effectiveness of a so…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective is to explore the susceptibility of certain soils in Santa Cruz to liquefaction, a process by which soils that are shaken, most often by earthquakes, liquefy a…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to find out how well a homemade whistler receiver does compared to one made by a professional. Methods/Materials A receiver was built using di…
CSEF · 2003
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the most drought resistant grass. I believed that Annual Ryegrass would grow the best, and prove to be the most drought resistant grass. Metho…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective is to explain Parrondo's Paradox and provide an example and variation of it by using the C++ programming language to program coin-tossing games. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out whether girls or boys have a higher lung capacity. Methods/Materials I made a homemade spirometer out of PVC pipe, aluminium tape, a pickle jar…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if lysozyme, an enzyme used to kill gram positive bacteria, can be used to control odor in shoes. Methods/Materials Two identical pairs of shoe…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine whether the sump, a water collection area in Madrona Marsh Preserve, had more bacteria than five other sites on the Preserve. Me…
CSEF · 2003
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis: Magnetic levitated trains are more efficient with top magnet support instead of from the bottom Methods/Materials To test our hypothesis, we followed the standar…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals By analyzing the recorded data of the past and developing mathematical tables, spreadsheets and graphs, I attempted to find conclusive patterns that would assist in future e…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Can learning time of a maze be reduced by adding stimuli related to the senses of sight, sound, touch, or smell, and if this is true, then which sense will be the most effec…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if differnt colors of chalk would affect the feeding patterns of ants. My hypothesis was that "Black Chalk" would best deter the ants from visiting…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to see how water temperature (the variable) affects the development of eggs of Northern Red-legged frogs (Rana aurora aurora). I hypothesi…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My project's title is "Mathematics Behind Realistic Computer Graphics". I was interested in how realistic non-realtime computer graphics are made, so I made a 3D computer gr…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This study follows the egg laying of a praying mantis (Iris oratoria). Over the course of 212 days she laid eggs 18 times. Last year (and completed this year) I studied how…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to quantify classroom radon concentrations in the schools of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD), in order to determ…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out how many electromagnetic waves go through different types of cell phones to determine which cellular phones are most harmful and least harmful for peopl…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals In order to decipher the effects of stimulants and depressants on daphnia velocity, my partner and I decided to infuse each daphnia with a certain percentage of one of the f…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The reason that I wanted to do this project is that I always wondered if memory depended on your age. I thought it would be fun to do a science project on something I'm inte…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective is to scientifically determine that I can influence short-term memory retention by telling the subjects that I either love or hate my project. My project explor…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals To discover which type of short-term memory was the strongest. Methods/Materials Six students, three boys and three girls between the ages of 11 and 13, were randomly select…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to find out the answer to the problem, which is: Is audio or visual information better remembered? The hypothesis was that visual information is…
CSEF · 2003
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether men or women display a faster pace of life by measuring time taken to conduct daily activities. Methods/Materials I conducted three tes…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine whether microorganisms thrive in an environment consisting of the by-products of the transesterification of soybean oil. Method…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To observe the change in bacteria species in a compost heap exposed to genetically engineered corn over a period of time. Methods/Materials I extracted DNA from a compost he…
CSEF · 2003
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if a correlation exists between the proximity of microRNAs (miRNAs) to oncogenes related to specific cancers, and incidence rates for each spec…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To find the relationship between the concentration by mass of sugar in water and the change in temperature of that solution when it is exposed to microwaves. Methods/Materia…