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
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To examine the overall result of applying an abundant pharmaceutical (naproxen) into an environment that can be easily susceptible to any amount of changes. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the effects of ocean acidification on the growth of Halimeda incrassata. Methods/Materials 5 identical 2-5 gallon containers, 1…
CSEF · 2016
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find how different types of organic dyes affect the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells in both natural (sunlight) and artificial li…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to study how the amount of risk a person perceives in a situation affects their performance of a task in that situation. Methods/Materials A…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the impact rapid temperature change has on protective coatings. Methods/Materials Ice, Water, Bucket, Lab, Oven, Gloves, Safety g…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals This experiment was conducted to test whether different quantities of fertilizer dose have an affect on fertilization percentages on the reproduction of Sea Urchins. My goal…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Over the last four years, I have been conducting studies regarding the stomatal conductance and other measurements of coastal sage scrub species based on environmental facto…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to compare the pH and ALK levels and determine how Sodium Carbonate affects them for four different Pacific Ocean water samples. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the impact of storm drain runoff on concentrations of chloride ions and dissolved oxygen in an estuary. Methods/Materials I colle…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objectives and goals for my project were to clarify and prove the health implications of replacing sugar with artificial sugars, as they may be prone to causing less gut…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The first goal is to identify the more influential party in an athlete#s return to sport from an ACL injury.The second is to classify the specific knowledge a coach and fami…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine whether frequent texters have greater finger dexterity as compared to those that rarely text. This project is influential to presen…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to find out which surface texture reduces drag the most on rocket shuttles. Methods/Materials The project required the use of 4 foam cones (3…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect of the addition of acetic and nitric acid to two natural dyes, raspberry and azalea, on the electrical output of a…
CSEF · 2016
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals One of the ways to use less fossil fuels is by energy harvesting. Piezoelectric crystals can be used to transform the pressure applied on them into electrical energy, which…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between the magnitude of RR Lyra and its Temperature Methods/Materials Telescope, CCD Camera, Alpy Sp…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to discover whether the transpiration rate of a plant is affected by the number of stomates contained on the leaves. In my experiment, I coll…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if the circadian cycles of an organism could be artificially altered using a timed light source without having a negative impact…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test the effect of tilting Phaseolus vulgaris plants at forty five degree angles on their biomass production and overall growth. Method…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to reveal effect of varying durations of UV radiation on the performance of organic dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells; in this study, the j…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair project is to determine at which level of vertical gardening the water run-off becomes the most contaminated and is recycle the water an affec…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Crystal violet is an organic dye that is a serious, yet untreated pollutant in wastewater. Photocatalysis, the acceleration of a reaction involving light through a catalyst,…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find if crops can be grown in alternative growth mediums that will consume lesser amounts of water, while maintaining high crop yield…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Winglets are used on airplanes to reduce the wingtip vortex and associated drag, thereby improving performance. I wanted to see whether a green energy-producing windmill wou…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if wood ash is a suitable fire retardant paint additive. If the potassium bicarbonate content found in wood ash can release enoug…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My science fair project was designed to find out if and how an acidic level of pH (acid rain) would affect the health of calendula flowers. Methods/Materials I bought 24 cal…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine what additives could potentially make saturated soil stronger. Methods/Materials We cut 3-inch diameter PVC pipes into 2-foot…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to investigate whether performing a short amount of aerobic exercise would decrease the amount of false memories produced as result of increase…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this test is to measure the efficacy of antioxidants to reduce oxidative stress induced on D. magna. Methods/Materials 2000 Daphnia and aquarium, microscope…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to see which building material is the most effective in sound wall construction. I thought that the slab of concrete would be the most effective because in…