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 · 2015
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The IPCC estimates that a 2-3C mean temperature rise would critically endanger 25% of the species. While projecting habitat shifts of terrestrial mammals is vital for mitiga…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To formulate and implement a mathematical algorithm which reduces the dimensionality of kinetic models of cell signalling pathways while still preserving their most importan…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out which commonly used, modern insulation retains the most heat. Methods/Materials To complete this experiment three different…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Downy mildews are a serious disease of many crops in coastal California. In spinach, downy mildew is caused by Peronospora effusa. In California, where nearly 75% of the US…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if a pre-rinse or scrub step will help the ability of a dishwasher to clean dishes. Glo Germ(TM) was used as a bacterial surrogate to represent a biofilm that c…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find out how the factor of money in a person#s situation affects the way they make moral decisions. Methods/Materials In this experiment,…
CSEF · 2015
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Gorgonians, commonly referred to as sea fans, are a type of octocoral that are slow growing and sensitive to environmental fluctuations. Studies have shown that in areas wit…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology
Objectives/Goals On the way to school one morning, and I saw a group of unusual looking birds flying overhead. They had a large wingspan, and an odd shaped beak. I told my science teacher ab…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals An online survey was conducted to assess people's moral judgments using the classic trolley problems. I ask: To what extent do demographic characteristics like gender and ag…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My experiment tests if solar water disinfection (SODIS) can be improved by changing roof-types, bottle condition, or adding salt. Methods/Materials I collected water from Av…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if there was an easy way to help poor people in third world countries be able to cook without electricity. This led me to the question: Which of…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Mountain lions are being spotted all over Santa Cruz, even downtown. Mountain lions are powerful and dangerous animals with the ability to harm people. The purpose of this p…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment explored the relationship between music lessons and listening skills, particularly pitch perception. The hypotheses were: If a subject has had music training…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Determine if bioplastic made from vegetables and milk can resist higher temperatures like petroleum-based plastic then it would be a useful plastic material to make food con…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine which essential oil (oregano, eucalyptus, or tea tree oil) was most effective in killing or inhibiting the growth of E. coli bacteria. To find out if essential…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals We use herbs like cardamom, turmeric, chili, cumin, and garlic in our daily cuisine. Ancient folks have frequently used these natural herbs for treatment. I was curious if t…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test my hypothesis that tea tree oil will prove to be the most effective on the bacteria specimens that are commonly found on hands beca…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The number of people using visual aids is rapidly increasing. However, it is still not completely clear what is causing this. This epidemiological study uses a sample of the…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if more or fewer seedlings would grow in Coastal Sage Scrub habitat that had burned, versus areas that did not burn, and also to see if different…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This research project explores the effect on the genus of a complete graph Kv on v vertices when edges are removed and also explores how to classify the resulting graphs. Th…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals Develop novel hardware and software for a compact, low cost inertial navigation system (INS) for use in model aircraft. Data recorded in-flight by the INS should allow an ac…
CSEF · 2015
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to create a new design of wind turbine blade and test its efficiency at varying wind speeds against two previously designed blades, the stand…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective is to test if video games can prove to be a strong enough mental distraction to help improve an individual's ability to tolerate discomfort. My hypothesis is t…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals To investigates English phonological change (California Vowel Shift) in the Bay Area in the past twenty years, and attempts to explain the causes of the sound change and pos…
CSEF · 2015
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if people retain more information by taking notes. I believe that the group that does not take notes will perform better than the group that did ta…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Cancer vaccines are a revolutionary field of cancer therapeutics that aim to utilize the body's natural defenses to treat cancer. Traditional chemotherapy strategies focus o…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals With over 37 million people affected by the HIV virus globally and subjected to ineffective treatment, the current problem of low bioavailability of antiretroviral drugs mus…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to develop and optimize a protocol to make instantaneous, self-reporting, color-changing chemical nanosensor that is commercially and practically viable. A…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Skin cancer accounts for more than 75% of all cancer diagnoses and melanoma accounts for more than 75% of skin cancer deaths. Every 57 minutes, someone with melanoma dies in…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if the amount of nurdles found on the shoreline could be affected by the distance from a port. Nurdles are the raw form of plastic…