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 · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Heavy metal contamination is a major issue in the world, especially in developing countries that lack resources for sophisticated water purification systems. This experiment…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to discover if pictorial illustrations assist children in reading comprehension, and if so, which reading proficiency (below-proficient,…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals What is the difference between pigeon care and human care? I believe that pigeons taken care of by their parents will be at least 25% bigger and will start flying and eating…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how magnetic fields affect the behavior of pill bugs. Methods/Materials 6 shoe boxes were filled with 1/2 inch of soil, and separated into 3 eq…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To create a program in the C# programming language that is capable of pairing texts together as plagiarized off of each other. Methods/Materials PHYSICAL MATERIALS: 1. Group…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal of our project is to determine if Wifi radiation affects the growth of plants (specifically marigolds, grass, and radishes). Methods/Materials We set up two identic…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To modify the growth of a plant to see if it can grow in zero gravity by affecting the direction at which the plant feels the gravity Methods/Materials Hamster balls, seeds,…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to determine how treatment of seeds in water with direct electric current (DC) before planting and duration of treatment would affect their germination rate…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine how different plants respond to different extreme conditions, specifically whether or not natural disasters play a role in the invasi…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine which commonly available food sweetener, table sugar (sucrose), Splenda (Sucralose), or honey, was least likely to promote the…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find an alternative to plastic and Styrofoam that does not pollute the Earth and does not harm the people and animals on it. My hypothesis…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which type of shopping cart, plastic or metal, will be a better place for growing bacteria. Methods/Materials I took samples from carts and all…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I am doing this experiment because I am fascinated with the field of criminology, and if I could potentially help the field, I would be very eager to do so. There are two ma…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Truly random numbers are integral to various fields, ranging from cryptography to statistics. Many modern true random number generators (TRNGs), which extract random values…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment is to determine if visual perceptual skills can be trained using the card game SET, and to compare taught skills to skills developed from one's own…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine which biomass produces the most gas (manure and apple, manure and banana, or manure). My hypothesis states that I believe that manure plus apple…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Many challenges are faced when forecasting the abundance of salmon for the ocean-fishing harvest. I compared two methods to estimate the abundance of Sacramento River Fall-r…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals The main goal is to try to create a cost-effective way to find information about a vehicle present in the blind spot. Our three calculation goals are the object's position,…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals Blokus is a new strategy board game that has won 26 worldwide awards since its launch in 2000. My objective was to investigate which strategy was more effective in winning t…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to design a fast and accurate automated system for recognizing objects in satellite images. By locating tents, this automated system would the…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to develop a formula that relates the number of blades to the time it takes my waterwheel to lift a 16.4-gram object thirty-five inches. Methods/Materials I…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to discover whether I could produce electricity utilizing the flow of water coming in or draining out of household fixtures. The informati…
CSEF · 2011
Earth & Planetary Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The main idea of my science fair project is to come up with a basic mathematical equation that can model the height of the San Lorenzo River using years of river data and so…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The Imperial Valley is one of the top producers of many agricultural products and one of these products includes milk. Locally there are three dairies. The purpose of this e…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals According to People magazine over half a million teenage girls, who became pregnant in 2008, kept their babies. This study was created to examine the impact that being a tee…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project was to evaluate the potential of PTEN/PI3K biochemical pathway in pancreatic beta cell regeneration and improved endogenous insulin production to pro…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Gasoline for cars is becoming an expensive and valuable resource. Everyone looks to save on car fuel, but there appears to be no easy solution. One often-overlooked solution…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project's goal is to get the clog from the drain without using any chemicals. And preventing tens of thousands tons of chemicals flowing to the ocean and rivers. Methods/…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether or not low level electromagnetic radiation affects the time taken for a silkworm to spin a cocoon. Methods/Materials Small silkworms or…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis: If a person's foot arches are higher and longer, then supination will be more likely to occur. If a person's foot arches are lower and shorter, then overpronatio…