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 · 2010
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Inattentional Blindness is the inability to see something in plain view. Many times, after an accident, drivers will say that they never saw the unexpected object they colli…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objectiive of our project is to see weather or not teenagers are influenced by subliminal messages. Methods/Materials 100 teenage test subjects, were asked to pick a dri…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was an attempt to determine whether one eye or two are more accurate when aiming a paintball gun. My hypothesis was that one eye would be more accurate than two,…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which artificial sweetener or natural sugar caused the yeast to produce the most carbon dioxide. Methods/Materials I set-up a large bowl of wat…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine how the rate of flow of a liquid through a tube is affected by the following factors: (a) pressure driving the flow, (b) the len…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My experiment was designed to discover whether or not moisture and temperature affect snail movement. My hypothesis was that snails would move farther on warm, damp nights b…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals In 2008, my goal was to determine the optimum material to place inside of a solar collector in order to maximize the collector's energy efficiency. This year, I first valida…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The orientation flights that honey bees undertake before foraging is crucial for navigation as the knowledge base of the environment is established during these flights. To…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine by test which eraser performs the best. Methods/Materials I chose eight independent variables (erasers). I tested each ten ti…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment tested the relationship between coil and core length to achieve maximum velocity for electromagnetic accelerator applications. Methods/Materials Force as a f…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment had two goals. The first goal was to optimize the water flow rate in a Kelvin electrostatic generator to allow the quickest buildup and discharge of charge.…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research project is to optimize the output of a sediment microbial fuel cell (MFC) by varying the ratio of anode to cathode effective surface area. Sedim…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Background: Have you ever wondered if you're getting enough vitamin C? In this project I will be measuring the amount of vitamin C in certain fruits. In the world there are…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to see if a star's gravitational field strength would have any effect on the elliptical path of the comet that orbits the star. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine which car color is best seen in fog. I tested these eleven different car colors: key lime, yellow, white, silver, orange, tan, red,…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine whether component color lights of the visible light spectrum is more efficient in oxygen generation than the white light in phot…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals - Is it possible to build a Tesla coil at home using readily available materials? Can the ozone gas created by the Tesla coil be used to purify water? How efficient and effe…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals In July of 2009, Dr. Steven Chu, the current US Secretary of Energy and a Nobel prize-winning scientist, proposed something very simple to reduce energy cost and greenhouse…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I chose this experiment because I wanted to find a re-usable, more absorbent alternative to paper towels. I wanted to conduct an experiment that would help the environment w…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal for this project was to develop a cost efficient, "green" method for cooling or heating ambient air that could be used to remedy problems our environment faces today…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Teen auto accidents are among the top killers of teenagers today. Teenagers seem unaware of the reasons why their peers and/or they themselves crash frequently. Whether or n…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals In 1996, Congress passed a law stating that medications must be accompanied by "meaningful" written information. Patients' perception of a drug's risk can determine whether…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This project is designed to prove that zebrafish (Danio rerio) will completely avoid an area with a high pH level due to the presence of potassium hydroxide (KOH). Methods/M…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment is to measure the efficiency, absorption rate, of phytoremediation of sodium selenite for two different concentrations using the plant, Brassica ju…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether or not colored hummingbird nectar is preferred by hummingbirds, and if so, which color would be preferred. Methods/Materials Before I s…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I recorded butterfly behavior when butterflies where exposed to variants of flowers. I wanted to find what causes butterflies to prefer one breed of flower over another. Met…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals All humans require sleep, but do all humans dream while sleeping? Research shows that the longer one sleeps the more REM sleep they obtain. REM is the stage when most dreams…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out whether smells affect plant growth and which smell will affect it the most. I do think that smells will affect plant growth. I am not sure which…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine how different levels of pollution affected the growth of corn plants. Methods/Materials I used clear sheets of plastic to make three separate…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine what is the most prevalent type of marine debris found on Capitola Beach and Soquel Creek and whether the local polystyrene foam ban effectively…