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 · 2008
Earth & Planetary Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see which type of levee wall, an I-Wall Levee or a T-Wall, will better protect against a surge of flood waters as what happened with Hurricane Katrina. Th…
CSEF · 2008
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to test various materials in a solar water panel, to see which materials would absorb the most heat to make it the most efficient. Using four different mat…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My goal of this project is to see if a single homing pigeon will fly faster in cooler morning conditions or in warmer late afternoon conditions. Methods/Materials The materi…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to produce a flying machine capable of sustained flight without wings or a visible propulsion system. The lifter will levitate using only…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The experiment is trying to find not only the most efficient light bulb available, but also the best overall value, taking into account price, availability, and energy effic…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if you can tell from a light curve if a variable star is a binary system. Methods/Materials I used the Muhlenberg Observatory 35m telescope to take images of th…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology First Award
Objectives/Goals For my experiment I wanted to see if I could increase or decrease the brightness of the dinoflagelates and the amount of time they glowed for by changing the amount of light…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Before I started doing my experimant, I wondered why in the winter there weren't a lot of button quail eggs in our aviary, but in the summer there were many eggs. My goal wa…
CSEF · 2008
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Can magnets propel a metal ball? If so, what combination of magnet spacing and trigger angle create the most velocity? I believe the ball will go the fastest when the trigge…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to test how the density of a liquid affects its heat retention. I hypothesized that if the density of a liquid is increased, then it will…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to see what was the energy efficiency of each type of battery. Methods/Materials My materials were 1 Energizer AA lithium battery, 1 Energ…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals This project is about solar cells built using nanocrystals sensitized to visible light by plant-extract dyes. The objectives are: (1)To find which dye results in the best po…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Almost all cancer related deaths are caused by metastases, when tumor cells from the primary tumor invade the blood stream. These circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, travel to…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Cylindrical shapes are commonly used in items ranging from soda cans to the body of a wind turbine. Researchers are constantly testing building materials to minimize the ris…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This study aimed to determine which ferromagnetic material makes the best electromagnetic projectile for use in magnetic propulsion systems. Methods/Materials Three common m…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find which tubing size and MR fluid mixture caused the greatest difference in force under different magnetic fields. In particular, how the iron particle…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The project aims to create an active hinge link to move the internal load carrying structure of the morphing aircraft wing based on magnetorheological principles. The resear…
CSEF · 2008
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to discover the effects (if any) of temperature on the strength of a magnet. Methods/Materials My method for testing this was to place a pure magnet at a var…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objecive of this experiment was to see the effects of caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol on the heart rate of a Daphnia magna, a water flea. Methods/Materials The method of…
CSEF · 2008
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine which of the six horizontal stabilizers will be most effective on the flight of an airplane. Methods/Materials Create six different designs of horizontal stabil…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals To find the best angle for a series of electromagnets need to be placed to provide the best propulsion for a magnetically propelled car with permanent ceramic magnets attach…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to assess the potential effects of increasing amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide resulting from anthropogenic activity on the pH of the oceans…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of Project Zier is the design and construction of a new security system to prevent identity theft and credit card fraud by employing a dynamic credit card syst…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose for this project is to see which gender of dog is the smartest. With this knowledge, future dog owners who wanted a specific gender of dog may choose the other b…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals In "Man: A Dog's Best Friend?" the objective was to investigate whether or not culture has an effect on brain hemisphere dominance in dogs. Methods/Materials Thirty canine t…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if adding mycorrhizal fungi to the irrigation water as wheat seed is planted would stimulate root growth, enabling a young whe…
CSEF · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We were curious whether our parents were right when they told us not to listen to music while we did our homework. Our science fair project focused on multitasking with audi…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals Can you enhance the performance of solar cells by utilizing mirrors as a way of collecting or directing more light energy (photons) upon the surface of the solar cell? When…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to increase the amount of starch broken down in fermentation to produce more ethanol through the use of enzymes Methods/Materials Glucoa…
CSEF · 2008
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to measure the rate of diffusion of liquids using digital video technique. The technique is applied to determine the effect of temperature…