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 · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if changing the food labeling on a food product would change how people perceived the food. Methods/Materials The materials I used…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if a magnetic field, and the intensity thereof, has an effect on the rate of regeneration of a planaria. Methods/Materials Th…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Plants normally produce sugar through photosynthesis. I asked the question, does a plant prefer to metabolize like an animal and use sugar (heterotrophy), or does a plant pr…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if vitamin C, vitamin E, or fertilizer has a greater effect on plant growth. Methods/Materials Four groups of 10 planted lima beans were used. The…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to discover if oil in Purple Sage leaves is allelopathic and whether it inhibits the germination of the California Poppy or Fennel the most drastically. My objec…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to understand and determine the effects and factors that detergent solutions have on extracting pDNA from Escherichia coli. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Abstract The purpose of my project was to determine what two types of mouthwash would kill the most bacteria. This experiment involved testing three people to determine whic…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Cleaning our country's (and others') waste water (poop) requires significant electricity which creates more pollution, chemicals and water in other places of society. Furthe…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our goals in this project are firstly, to find the relationship between the resonant frequency of a wire compared to it's length and diameter; and secondly, to make a reason…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The point of this experiment was to see if there was a significant difference in the behavior of a lined shore crab that was subjected to an inconsistency of light caused by…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals To determine the optimal tube transport carrier model, robotic arm tube gripper design, robotic arm gripper pad type, and Pressure (PSI) for proper extraction and insertion…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine whether the biofouling of boat materials (fiberglass) could be avoided by the use of natural substances such as lime juice and…
CSEF · 2008
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine the optimal combination of blades' design factors to achieve the maximum propeller efficiency at a given engine power level. Methods/Materials Based on the theo…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Human gastrointestinal flora includes probiotics, which are beneficial bacteria that participate in a wide variety of metabolic processes that confer good gastrointestinal h…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to see if a radiometric thermal imager can detect pre-clinical stages of arthritis in a quick and noninvasive method. Methods/Materials To est…
CSEF · 2008
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals If 40 individuals [indivs.] take 4 similar math tests, each test taken while listening to a louder volume [vol.], then each indiv. will receive the highest % w/ the lowest v…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to see if it is possible to find a simple and inexpensive way to purify water. I feel this would best be achieved with a solar still that has…
CSEF · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Can Re-Mission the video game I played while receiving cancer treatment cause, a change in cognitive perceptions leading to improved health related outcomes such as self eff…
CSEF · 2008
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The hypothesis is more heat will transfer through convection than it would through radiation and is the most important transfer method to stop. Because of this it is believe…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our experimentation is to find out whether or not the conditions at which green beans and spinach are packaged affect the quantity of their pigments. We want…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Discover effect that microwave radiation and heat from a conventional oven has on the germination of White Icicle radish seeds. "If I place 10 White Icicle radish seeds into…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My experiment's question was, "Can a person receive harmful levels of radiation by visiting a hospital, oncology center, a radiologist, surgery center, or a doctor/dentist o…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to make an electronic pet finder that would be small enough to hang on a pet collar. Our project will test the effectiveness of the pet finder by measuring…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to give people a firsthand look at railgun physics and to test the possibility of a small-scale railgun for mundane uses, Ex. Construction.…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The object of this experiment was to study rats' intelligence that can be measured by speed of learning and if gender makes a difference. Methods/Materials I observed six ra…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the best design for a trebuchet to maximize the distance a projectile is thrown. My hypothesis was that a heavier counterweight will launch th…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of a surgical simulation is to a) Simulate as precisely as possible a real surgical procedure b) Gauge user performance based on a set of metrics c) Augment us…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the optimum conditions for the recording and play back of information when a magnetic wire was run passed a transducer. The op…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Iron seeding has been proposed as a solution to global warming. Iron seeding would cause a phytoplankton bloom which would absorb more atmospheric CO2. The objective of this…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test the efficiency of earthquake resistant foundations. The hypothesis was that the base isolators would reduce the damage to the buil…