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
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine if different variables can be added to soil to increase a plant#s decomposition rate. Methods/Materials Decomposition Litter bag…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to uncover which neonicotinoid or brand of pesticide is most harmful to honeybees. If pesticides prove to be harmful to honeybees, this p…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The object of this study is to determine if different ash configurations will have different percolation rates through soil. Methods/Materials Three different types of ashes…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Copepods are very important to the ocean's ecosystem. Copepods, a type of zooplankton, are at the bottom of the food chain but they are major food organisms needed for all t…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals I wanted to determine the effectiveness of various organic substance in changing the nutrient levels in soil. Methods/Materials I used soil and nine ounce plastic containers…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I have noticed the difference in the water quality of the San Elijo Lagoon effluent which feeds into the ocean. I hypothesized that nutrients such as phosphates, and nitrate…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation is to determine whether AC induction motors or DC brushed motors are superior in efficiency during the process of regenerative braking in…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals In the United States, athletes suffer roughly 3.8 million concussions per year. Unfortunately, many current concussion diagnostics are subjective or easily memorized, which…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to investigate the disparity between abundance of Tamalia spp. galls on non-native Arbutus unedo and native Arctostaphylos spp. and explore t…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective is to determine if Daphnia magna are exposed to LC50 levels of common toxicants found in our waterways, then are removed from those conditions, will they…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to learn the effect of different nematode treatments, specifically Nimitz and Velum, on tomato plants grown in soil infested with root-knot…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find the sum of voltage drop in multiple different wires made up of different metals. Then concluding which wire is the most effective ba…
CSEF · 2017
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project aims to test if pictorial or written input is more effective when learning a foreign language, which in the case of this experiment, was Mandarin. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective is to use my previous knowledge of hydrophobic & hydrophilic properties to simulate a new farming technology called Film Farming that is supposed to maximize wa…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to discover how high up smoke detectors can detect smoke. The hypothesis for this experiment, was that the ionization smoke detector will det…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to show that if planarian were exposed to magnetic fields while regenerating they would regenerate faster. Methods/Materials 24lb pull mag…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals I explored how the way our streets are laid out (sprawl) affects the amount of time we spend doing driving-related activities. My project examined three activities: searchin…
CSEF · 2017
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals While breast milk has numerous benefits to child and mother, the objective of this project is to prove that increased intelligence is not one of these benefits. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To determine whether a pre-rinse or pre-scrub helps to wash dishes in a dishwasher and test the effectiveness of various detergents. Methods/Materials Twelve kitchenware sam…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this science experiment was to determine if there were harmful bacteria in popular brands of dry, canned, and wet dog food. If dry, canned, and wet dog food a…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see which gender judges which gender more based on appearance. Methods/Materials photos of both genders, T.V, pencil, computer, 50 volunt…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Children with special needs may have gross motor skills issues. To improve gross motor skills kids go to physical therapy. One of the basic exercises is kicking a ball. This…
CSEF · 2017
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to understand geological folding patterns of different earth materials while under the stress of lateral compression. I focused on contine…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals My project was to design and create an application for determining weight and balance for general aviation aircraft that would be faster and more accurate than calculating i…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Improved methods of producing healthy crops in environmentally-friendly manners are desirable. The purpose of my experiment was to determine the effects of hydrogen peroxide…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals We wanted to find whether log jams affect the number of macroinvertebrates in Freshwater creek. Methods/Materials Stopwatch, 170 cm kick-net. Counted macroinvertebrates at 2…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project investigates how changing the order, size, and angle of turbofan jet engine's blades manipulates the air flow to maximize output thrust. This work arose out of my…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My primary goal is to make tempered chocolate molded items so they won't melt in my hands. My primary hypothesis is that if tempered chocolate is melted and reformed at a te…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if there was a positive or negative correlation between relative humidity and particulate matter (PM-10) and flammable/combustible gasses. Meth…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals Studying emission line stars helps improve our understanding of stellar evolution, types of stars, and their environments (Prichard et al. 2016). In this study, we investiga…