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 · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment is to test and compare six different types of perfumes three store bought alcoholic perfumes and three homemade nonalcoholic perfumes to see which…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals We tried to make Newton's Cradle more efficient by replacing the metal balls with magnets, removing the energy-consuming variables of heat and sound, and adding lubricant, l…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Going green and organic is today's catch word. There is concern that we need to improve our overall health and well-being, but this comes at a higher price tag. The Federal…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this project I tried to mummify three hot dogs in baking soda over a period of 20 days. Methods/Materials Three hot dogs were placed in containers of baking soda for thre…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out, how does changing the diet of kitchen compost given to Red wiggler earthworms, affect the pH level of a higher acidity or a…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Misuse of antibiotics has increased the number of drug-resistant germs. Though there is some evidence supporting the use of herbal medicines as antibiotics, scientific studi…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Two important causes of oncogenic transformation, the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway and the STAT3 transcription factor, have until recently been thought to be sep…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Renewable energies such as solar, wind, hydroelectric and geothermal could potentially help to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, but are expensive and not always availa…
CSEF · 2012
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the use of a placebo energy chew would impact the free throw performance of an average sixth grader. Methods/Materials Parent participation…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To test the antibacterial properties in plants. We are comparing herbaceous plants lower than 25 cm and woody plants to see which kind has a hire bacterial properties. Metho…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To discover if plants can use wavelengths of light other than visible light to undergo photosynthesis. Methods/Materials Method: Fill eight biodegradable planting squares wi…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My project studies plastic lint, microplastic pollution coming from synthetic fibers in the wash. Millions of fibers can easily get to the ocean each day. My project compare…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The point of this experiment was to learn about ways to kill bacteria using aluminum potassium sulphate and monoammonium phosphate. Methods/Materials An incubator was built…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals If a rectenna could be constructed to turn common television frequency signals into direct current then this type of unused energy could be a potential source of electricity…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Determine if a homemade digester can produce a gas from common pet waste, and if that gas would burn as methane. Methods/Materials Three homemade digesters were made from a…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine whether UV sterilization can pasteurize milk. Methods/Materials To test my hypothesis I used 8 different UV exposure durations:…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Because I was getting in trouble for leaving my lights on, I wanted to find the cost of different electrical devices in a normal household. I wanted to find out who in my fa…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Every year more than 3.5 million people die from unsafe drinking water, yet many of these people live right next to an ocean. The objective of my project is to try to create…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We can generate and combine Solar power, Wind power and hydro power through energy re-use and store the energy in a rechargable lithium ion battery. Energy stored in the bat…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this study, I examined whether and how demographic profiling and personality are expressed in Virtual Worlds (VWs). The purpose of the study was to determine the accuracy…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The Objective of this experiment is to study the optimum conditions under which the enzyme cellobiase cleaves the control substrate p-Nitrophenyl Glucopyranoside and the mos…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals We wanted to determine if a food dehydrator can be used to preserve plant viruses for use in future experiments and for transport of virus samples from remote areas of the w…
CSEF · 2012
Earth & Planetary Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, three forms of management practices where tested. The goal of the experiment was to discover the most effective way to slow down soil erosion by water in…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals In today's world, there is a conception that foreign students are more intelligent than American students. The purpose of this project is to evaluate whether or not secondar…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out whether, in the board game Risk, the attacker or the defender has a better chance of winning in combat. My hypothesis was that, because of the r…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective is to test two different airfoil cross sections in three wind conditions and compare the electrical power generated to the Betz's Law Theoretical Limit and to t…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find which combination of propellant and barrel length will yield the longest launches. Methods/Materials The materials I used to make t…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine what the optimal angle of metal is for tank armor. Out of five selected angles ranging from ninety degrees vertically to thirty degrees. I beli…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Question: This project asked, "Which type of helmet protects your head the most during a crash, a bicycle helmet or a skateboard helmet?" Hypothesis: The author hypothesized…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Whooping cough, a disease characterized by a paroxysmal cough, is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The current study aims to demonstrate that the pertussis toxi…