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 · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The need for fresh drinking water becomes more urgent as population growth and pollution deplete our supplies. Desalination stills remove salt from ocean water in an environ…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In the state of California, the native plant population has been overwhelmed by invasive plant species. Today, societies like the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy (SDRV…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which drug combination [Clofarabine and Busulfan vs. Clofarabine and Melphalan] is more synergistic in DNA damage on Acute Lymphoblastic Leukem…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals My project combines the principle of the lever and interference of light to measure very tiny weights. I hoped to measure small weights and compare them to known weights to…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The scientific exploration of unconventional flight is exciting and full of surprises. This science project explorers the relationship between thrust and voltage of an asymm…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals Little quantitative work has been published on electronic-mediated communication and electronic literacy. This paper hopes to identify the textual richness of representative…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether plants grow better in natural sunlight, or artificial light. My hypothesis was that plants would grow best in sunlight because it conta…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to examine the effect of light color and intensity on the electricity output of photovoltaic (PV) cells. Since short wavelength light is more energetic than…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see if more wing curvature generated more lift. Methods/Materials Four airfoils (wings) were designed and constructed, each with differing…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine a possible explanation of why people lean forward to stand up from a sitting position. My hypothesis was that if a person leans…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Can a windbelt, an alternative wind powered device using a ribbon belt instead of blades, generate enough wave energy to oscillate a magnet and coil induction circuit to pow…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals A week-long snorkeling field-trip to Catalina began my keen interest in Marine Biology. A family friend is working on a study regarding tagged Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca).…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine if when the time delay and volume of sound reaching the ears is changed, then the perception of the source of the sound will change. Methods/Materials Two micro…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This project introduces a neat problem in two different settings that are mathematically the same. The first setting has two cylindrical tanks where the tank on the right is…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project is to use a parabolic mirror to maximize solar energy. Another goal of the project is to use the heat absorbing properties of black paint to furth…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out the angle of attack that would stall an airplane wing. I thought of this idea watching my dad fly and wanted to learn more about how wings create lift a…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This project determines, with the supplementation of numerical data, ants# capacity to acquire new knowledge by attempting to train them to memorize the layout of a miniatur…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this science project was to determine which type of light bulb (black, incandescent, flourescent or infrared) changes mealworms to pupa the fastest. Based o…
CSEF · 2009
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I read that lemons and potatoes can act as batteries and drive a small clock. I wondered what fruit or vegetable would make the best "veggie" battery? I hypothesized that th…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to model the relationship between the period of the sine graph representative of the snake's movement and the snake's speed. This project als…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Graphene, a one-atom-thick planar sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb crystal lattice, has the ideal properties to be an excellent component of integrated circuits…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this project is to define the biological mechanism(s) by which multidrug resistance (MDR) to a fatty acid synthase inhibitor occurs. Hopefully this inv…
CSEF · 2009
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out if visual, auditory, tactile, or a combination of these modes will best help students learn and remember. I think that the best results will be f…
CSEF · 2009
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine which metal resists corrosion the slowest, aluminum, brass, copper, iron, or lead, when placed in bottled water, tap water, an…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which anti-microbials, metals or cleaning agents, are the most potent in killing bacteria grown in Petri dishes. Methods/Materials Cotton swabs…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out which cleaner or disinfectant works best to inhibit the growth of bacteria from sour milk. Methods/Materials The method I used for testing was a…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Last year my project was a broad investigation about the possibility of generating power with a simple microbial fuel cell. This year, I seek to determine which anode electr…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology
Methods/Materials we used the following materials: 3 IGA brand wheat bread slices, 3 Velveeta cheese slices, 2 thermometers,4 napkins, 6 ziploc bags, freezer, rerigerator, countor top Result…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to perform molecular analysis on human cheek cells for ABO blood typing. The objective is to determine if molecular analysis will offer a less in…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if some plant species with similarly colored flowers use the same pigment molecules which exhibit varying rates of migration thr…