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 · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals Many first responder fatalities or injuries are caused by becoming lost during rural search and rescue operations or getting trapped inside burning buildings. We attempted t…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to see how close celebrities facial measurements come to the Golden ratio, and whether the Golden Ratio which is commonly used in the modeling…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Many people have experienced problems with the WiFi internet connection to their devices. WiFi signals can be distorted and redirected due to the materials in a house. The p…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if a bio-augmented design would increase the efficiency, as well as power production, of a Microbial Fuel Cell. Moreover, I aimed to analyze the exte…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if time has a significant effect on the energy produced by a microbial fuel cell. I hypothesize that as time goes on, the elect…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to improve the efficiency of a microbial fuel cell by using various microorganisms from different items. Additionally, the purpose was to see…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Physarum polycephalum are a unique slime mold protist species that contain a primitive intelligence when it comes to navigation and response to stimuli. Since the species P.…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project is to create a spectrometer-based chemical analyzer that is portable and comparable in accuracy to lab quality equipment, while minimizing cost. To b…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project is to determing if it is possible to determing a person's blood sugar levels through surface conductivity. The purpose of this this project is t…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Wild beet poses a major risk to the 1.2 billion dollar sugar beet industry in the US, since hybridization will allow the glyphosphate resistance gene to transfer to the wild…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find the best answer to the Monty Hall problem using a computer program I created. Methods/Materials Materials: Computer Scratch 2.0 Programming Language…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The movie Lone Survivor tells the story of Lt. Michael Murphy. When his squad came under attack, during a covert mission in a valley in Afghanistan, their radio could not tr…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals What genre of music, if any, increases efficiency while doing schoolwork? I tested this because when I was listening to music while working. While researching, I discovered…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see whether Pleurotis Ostreatus (pearl oyster mushrooms) can break down diesel in contaminated wheat straw substrate. The hypothesis st…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study is to better understand joint cracking. This experiment analyzes differences between the sexes, which joints are involved, what percent of people are…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this project, I used agar plates to test if HEPA filters actually remove mold spores and bacteria from the air. I was interested in this project because I am highly aller…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether TiO2 nanoparticle (n-TiO2) contamination in the growth medium adversely impacts E. coli growth or viability when exposed to light. Meth…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Pattern formation in nature has fascinating similarities to reaction-diffusion systems such as the classic oscillatory Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction in which an organic…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this science project is to discover if the theoretic prediction of the outcomes by using Nash Equilibrium in economic games is valid and accurate in real li…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Does Eucalyptol, which is secreted in eucalyptus leaves, affect the development of native and foreign plants and potentially result in the elimnnation of native species in a…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our objective of the experiment was to determine which of the three filters we constructed would be best in removing particles in contaminated water. Also to build a simple…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Through this experiment, I was trying to find a new way to treat illnesses and diseases. Methods/Materials The materials used in this experiment include; 3 petri dishes, e c…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to identify the most reliable and cost effective solution which will reduce nitrates, nitrites, and phosphates in poultry manure. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate on the growth of Nitrosomonas europaea, for the purpose of bioremediation. Our hypothesis for t…
CSEF · 2014
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to find the best wood to use when building in a flood zone. My hypothesis was that the wood that absorbed the least amount of water would be the b…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Drowsy driving is common and can cause fatal accidents and severe injuries. The purpose of this project is to design, build and test a special device, worn as a headpiece, t…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if certain kinds of music should be classified as music or noise according to physics through a mathematical analysis of the waveforms of sampl…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine the effect of a change in the type of soil (sand, silt, clay, loam, and base, or backyard soil) used to cover red delicious apple…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The ability to take good notes is crucial for learning and succeeding in school. Based on research, if the number of skills to understand passages is increased, then the com…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to utilize the location of intrinsically disordered protein regions on invading pathogens to aid in the identification of B-Cell epitopes, the sh…