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 · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals After working in an Indian Hospital, I realized that surgery for eye diseases is costly, unavailable, and inefficient, while the alternative is a drug in the form of eye dro…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals MicroRNAs are known to regulate gene expressions through mRNA degradation and translation inhibition, and expression levels of certain genes that code for drug-metabolizing…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project was to create a stable, fast reacting nanosensor from low-cost, easily manufactured cross-linked polyester. To do so a method would be developed to m…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if the perception of objects in our peripheral vision is influenced by the object's color. I believe that people will be abl…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our experiment is to find the best plant for using on green roofs. Our hypothesis is that Oxalis will keep a house cooler than grass or a succulent plant, whi…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals When carbon dioxide reacts with saltwater, hydrogen and bicarbonate ions are released. Hydrogen ions combine with beneficial carbonate ions to create detrimental bicarbonate…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Boat paint companies argue that copper antifouling paints do not harm marine life, even claiming that copper is an essential micronutrient to life. This study independently…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to conduct multiple tests to see which sorbent is the best sorbent for cleaning up oil spills in our oceans. Methods/Materials The sorbents I…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We created a kit that used a sustainable method of reclaiming waste oil and grease into biofuel and the byproducts into compost. Methods/Materials The kit includes: safety w…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine which type of cleaning product removes the most oil from duck feathers in the case of an oil spill: Dawn Dishwashing Liquid,…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to measure the efficiency of using nanotechnology and magnetism to clean up oil spills and determine if it is a viable alternative compared to other methods…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals To determine the number of flushes that are required to remove microorganisms from toilet water after an episode of diarrhea. To determine the effects of different automatic…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this project, we attempt to provide a new notion of a topological homeomorphism by defining such in terms of a dynamical system. That is, we want to construct a time-depe…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To study the prevalence of plaque rupture, plaque erosion, and fibrocalcific nodule in culprit lesions defined by optical coherence tomography in male and female patients pr…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to determine the optimization conditions of enzyme recovery in polymer-salt aqueous two phase systems (ATPS) by manipulating three factors: pol…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are biomimetic cells used by researchers to study the qualities of lipid membranes, specifically the permeability. These vesicles are forme…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect that changes in quantization matrix scale factor (abbreviated "S-factor") and pixel density have on the effectiven…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if a solar tracker that is designed to rotate the solar panel throughout the day to follow the sun will generate more energy than…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the impact of water's salinity level on the production of osmotic generated power? Methods/Materials Two chambers separated by an osmotic membr…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this research is to modify proteins through direct arylation, a method used for coupling aromatic molecules through transition-metal catalyzed C-H activation. Th…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project seeks to measure if a parabolic reflector increases the strength of WiFi, and if so, by how much? Methods/Materials 11x5in Cardboard, Foil, 8x5 3/4 in cardboard…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our project was to determine if parachutes with smaller surface areas are quicker to fall to the ground than parachutes with larger surface areas. We believe that if we chan…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals People forget where they parked their car in multi-story parking lots, and parking levels sometimes look alike. GPS systems do not work well inside buildings, or provide par…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine whether lead (II) ion would have an adverse effect on glucose metabolism rates in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast), a…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals For this year#s science fair project I chose to investigate if numbers make people gender biased. Methods/Materials I used test subjects and a survey with the face of a baby…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective in this project was to find the best milk product that would retain moisture and thickness in pancakes over time. Methods/Materials I used buttermilk, whole mil…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals To construct a fuel cell that utilizes microbes and plants to produce energy. To analyze and compare the energy production of fuel cells consisting of Enterobacter cloacae (…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose is to use spot pattern recognition procedures and image processing to identify individual Chinook salmon using a program called Stripespotter. We must first test…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to create and engineer effective solar cells into a solar array with a plant-like appearance. I chose this project because I feel it has marketa…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Figure Skating and Physics My objective was to find out if one goes faster in an axle jump with their arms above their head or with their arms tucked into their chest and wh…