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
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to measure concentration of very small volumes of solutions (such as dye colored water or juices) using light when it flows through small gl…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine if Pillar Point Harbors man-made breakwaters allow the wind, tide and surf action to mix the water in the harbor. Methods/Materials I tested four different spot…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals The speed at which gravity (or the graviton) is exchanged is one of the last unknown fundamental constants of nature. Methods/Materials By using ocean tide data in conjuncti…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the densities of different materials change the speed of light. Also to determine if changing the incidence angles or the materials temperat…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals In worker honey bees (Apis mellifera), juvenile hormone III (JH) is responsible for regulating the division of labor within a colony. JH titers increase with age, and the ra…
CSEF · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine who had better short and long term memory, boys or girls. I predicted that girls would have better memory due to personal observation and exper…
CSEF · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals This project was performed to determine which types of sensory perception (visual, aural, or tactile) resulted in stronger short-term and long-term memory for humans. Method…
CSEF · 2008
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I chose to do this science experiment to determine how different metals react with hydrochloric acid. I hypothesized that Aluminum will be the most reactive metal tested, fo…
CSEF · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was a test to see if heavy metal has negative effects, both physical and mental, on people. Methods/Materials I had people listen to heavy metal and classical mus…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals A new generation of anticancer drugs targets molecular pathways, yet cancer treatment still remains inefficient and is in need of further development. Macro-scaled imaging m…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This study was undertaken to evaluate the optimum protocol for micropropagation using 1-year-old and 2-year-old plant tissue for the regeneration of valley oak in vitro. Met…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Measure the impact of microwave radiation on the growth of bacteria Methods/Materials I made an incubator out of a lamp and a box. Then I put the milk into the incubator for…
CSEF · 2008
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals This Middle School Decision Making Project investigates the following hypothesis: in situations where decision-makers must consider large amounts of information in drawing c…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My main goal was to determine if the food made to keep mice healthy would make them gain mor weight, or if the really, really cheap food would make them gain more weight. Me…
CSEF · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals During my experiment, I wanted to see if the human brain took into consideration age and gender when observing optical illusions, the Stroop Effect, and warped words. My obj…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals The phrase "mind-computer interface" conjures up images of the movie "The Matrix". There have been some different attempts at building commercially viable mind-computer inte…
CSEF · 2008
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine whether the type of water and its temperature affects the ability of a surfactant to reduce surface tension. I believe that if hot salt water is…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine the contribution of water hyacinths in nutrient purification and to find the rate at which they reduced ammonium hydroxide…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I read an article on October 26, 2006 in the Union-Tribune that an area around San Diego#s Mission Bay had once been a hazardous waste landfill. I wondered if substances fro…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology First Award
Objectives/Goals With an increased surface area to volume ratio, silver nanoparticles exhibit a more efficient antimicrobial potential than its metallic counterpart, silver ions. The abundan…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This continuation project progresses from examining the effects that subgrades and vapor barriers have on concrete moisture emissions; in order to study vapor pressures, whi…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The main purpose of this year's project is to investigate how the area changes when a sine curve is added to the graph of a circle. By using the program Nucalc, I plan on ca…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to observe whether the age and gender of crickets affects the mortality rate, while comparing chile pequin to chile de arbol peppers as envi…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to inform people of the dangers of talking on a cell phone while driving or performing other potentially harmful activities. I wanted to find…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals For my project, I decided to find out if different pitches of sound affect the way a plant grows. My hypothesis was that the different pitches of sound would affect the way…
CSEF · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To see if listening to Mozart while taking a test helped the kids do better on the test. Methods/Materials Test materials were compiled with the assistance of the third grad…
CSEF · 2008
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Objectives: To create silica aerogel under subcritical conditions. Methods/Materials Method/Materials: In the first stage of a three-part process, tetraethyl orthosilicate i…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals My dog howls when I play viola. The objective is to find out what part of the harmonic series my dog howls to. The harmonic series is made up of two parts which are called o…
CSEF · 2008
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if playing pre-recorded upbeat music, pre-recorded soft music, and no music affected the number and size of donations made to a non-profit organizati…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine what causes back pain when wearing a backpack and to improve the design of backpacks to decrease pain and increase comfort. Methods/Materials T…