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 · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to challenge the commercial brand of wrist supports for gymnasts with a new invention made by the experimenter. Methods/Materials Leather, Ve…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if product packaging designs keep production materials and costs to a minimum, while also reducing the products' environmental f…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Since we have been living in a drought ridden state for the past half decade, we understand how important the precious resource, water, is for us to maintain our lives and e…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether natural or synthetic fabrics were more fire resistive. Methods/Materials Propane torch, burn pan and controlled lab environment. Fifty…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals To develop, demonstrate and test an iPhone-based data logging, position tracking and navigational path retracing system. Methods/Materials I used Apple#s XCode and Swift to…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The object of this study was to determine how different colors of light affected you while sleeping. Out of the colors (purple, green, red and white), we believed that the p…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if using a dashboard on the 30 most common medications for children under the age of 13 helps limit the number of harmful drug in…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if speed and extent of regeneration of brown Hydra heads is affected by exposure to three different types of green algae. Methods/Materials Obtain three differe…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to test how exposure to pesticide, fertilizer, oxybenzone sunscreen, zinc oxide reef safe sunscreen, or acidity at different concentrations…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to see whether a medieval mace or a medieval flail had the most impact force. My hypothesis was the flail would have a higher impact force b…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Finding an effective combination of cryoprotective agent (trehalose) and cryopreservation method (vitrification) to maintain the highest percentage of viability in human emb…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This study examines the effect of colorant on the strength of objects printed with polylactic acid (PLA), a biodegradable plastic. Colored filament is made of this PLA blend…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The standard protocol that scientists are using to create more rain for drought affected areas is through cloud seeding. Cloud seeding has become extremely popular lately in…
CSEF · 2016
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project tested whether a sea wall (made of plywood), or a mangrove forest (composed of olive branches) would serve as a better tsunami barrier. Methods/Materials A tsunam…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to find a possible correlation between mutations in tumor suppressor genes and an oncogene KRAS by using data mining and statistics as a novel…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The object of my experiment is to gather acceleration, and ballistic data by using a car and track so that I may derive a probabilistic curve. This data helps scientists, en…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if mealworms are able to digest and ingest polystyrenes safley and without adverse health effects. Methods/Materials Eight colonies, each conta…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine the amount of potassium in four different varieties of cooked rice. This study was made to assist in the meal plan of a pat…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to study six aerodynamic attributes of airfoil design and understand how they affect lift and drag forces. Methods/Materials Overall project m…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the speed of sound in air at different temperatures. Methods/Materials Microphones, computer software, cables, amplifier, mixer, 2…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find out the effects of the power of suggestion on one#s memory. Methods/Materials After viewing a video of people interacting, particip…
CSEF · 2016
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my study is to examine the thermal expansion of seawater and how it could impact sea level rise on a global scale. Methods/Materials Plastic water bottle, h…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) is a Neglected Tropical Disease caused by the parasitic nematodes Wuchereria and Brugia. Over 120 million people worldwide are infected…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to create a cost-effective electronic bionic eye, which can help the blind maneuver around and complete daily activities and livelihood, witho…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals For this study, I moved to scientifically ascertain the source of the inconsistencies in the results of the students who performed the UV-Vis Spectroscopy Lab as as part of…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Design an intelligent, mechanical lockbox that can prevent package theft and allow multiple package deliveries. Existing lockboxes can only accept one package before the own…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the latest artificial intelligence (deep learning neural net) image recognition algorithms had reached a level of sophisti…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to see if the regeneration of planarian flatworms were affected by the use of reclaimed water rather than spring water. The regeneration abil…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Fish may use scent to sense their environment. Last year I studied homing behavior in Monkeyface prickleback based on scent. This year was focused on predator avoidance. My…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if there are microplastics in Santa Cruz ocean waters on Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary. I decided to do this after reading about…