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 · 2009
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I have read that frog populations were in trouble due to contamination in water from a herbicide called Atrazine. I also read that high phosphate levels intensified the prob…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Triclosan, the active ingredient in antibacterial soap, may be harmful to the environment. There have been studies illustrating the development of toxic chemicals under ultr…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Which of the two different instruments, the SunEye or the Pathfinder, more accurately predicts the photovoltaic array performance of a shell panel system consisting of 930 w…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Through this project, we hope to determine the most favorable conditions for phytoplankton survival in the Santa Cruz Harbor. We believe these conditions to include higher t…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Which turn is the most efficient for the transition between Backstroke to Breaststroke: the "Dropdown" turn, the "Swivel" turn, of the "Flip" turn? Methods/Materials Materia…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to see which truck style is the most aerodynamic. Methods/Materials To test which truck and camper bodies were the most aerodynamic, differ…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals What types of images convey the emotions that cause consumers to retain the information of a producer's product? Methods/Materials Test subjects were tested for average of h…
CSEF · 2009
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to discover whether different gender, musical experience and confidence will affect a child's ability to sing on pitch. I believe a girl with several years…
CSEF · 2009
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals It is well known that cumulative doses of ultraviolet light can lead to deadly skin cancer and cataracts. In my project, I wanted to test the variation of UV light throughou…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if certain plants remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than others. I believe that some plants have greater potential for reducing glob…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to determine what affect increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have on plant growth. Methods/Materials Controlled environments were d…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was done to see if plants grow better with regular tap water or if they like sugar and electrolytes and grow more when fed Gatorade. And also determine if the d…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science project was to use a plasma discharge to modify the Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Nitrogen Monoxide (NO), Carbon Monoxide (CO), and Hydrocarbon (HC) co…
CSEF · 2009
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I did this project to see which fabrics are safe or unsafe and why by measuring how fast they burned in relation to their physical properties. Methods/Materials Materials: 1…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine which nutrients would be most effective in increasing the density of oil-producing algae when grown in a photo bioreactor. Methods/Materials Five…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology Third Award
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that Jacuzzi water is dirtier than swimming pool water and bacteria can grow better in small warm environments. Because Jacuzzis are smaller bodies of water…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals My goal to test and select the antenna which represents the best compromise of volume, mass, ease-of-construction, ease-of-erection, and gain when used in portable operation…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine weather solar or wind is a more dependable energy source for private generating systems in Riverside,California, over a specific period. My hyp…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Last year was an election year. I watched television commercials supporting and opposing various propositions and read arguments for and against the issues. It seemed the wo…
CSEF · 2009
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to see if I can accurately predict the R50 of high energy electron beams produced by a medical linear accelerator. The R50 is the thickness of…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Credit card purchases are fraught with vulnerabilities, and identity theft can and does result from everyday activities. Project Zier unveils a new identity verification sys…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals To establish whether irrationality in financial decision making is innate or develops over time; specifically, to determine whether children follow the four fold pattern(FFP…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if two masses would attract each other through the force of gravity, as predicted by Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Alzheimer's Disease can only be diagnosed clinically by documenting the presence of dementia. The Alzheimer#s Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS) has become the de facto #gold-s…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine which Fast Acting Insulin, Novolog or Humalog, affect's a Type 1 Juvenile Diabetic's blood sugar the best. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals With gas prices on the rise, and consumer confidence at an all time low, I felt it was important to find out if we are getting what we pay for at the gas pump. My research s…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals A growing demand for clean, efficient, low-cost powering systems favors development of mechanical to electrical energy conversion technologies. A currently untapped source,…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I play violin. I noticed my violin sounded somewhat different and became out of tune more easily when the weather was warm and dry. I decided to try to verify this effect. M…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My Goal is to construct a reliable radio data link operating in the 70cm Amateur Radio band to be used to send commands and telemetry for a range up to 50m. The data link wi…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Inside my home in Boston, we tested for the presence of Radon gas. I learned that this invisible, dangerous gas could eventually cause cancer to its inhabitants. This hazard…