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 · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division)
Hi, my name is Rhian Welling-Farmer. I decided to do my science fair on saving homes from natural disasters involving water, like floods. I chose this idea because I was inspired by a docume…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
With over 5.25 trillion plastic fragments currently suffocating our oceans and decimating coral reef ecosystems, the search for a viable recovery method has become a race against time. Tradi…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Junior Division)
My science fair project was how electronics may affect vision with children. My goal was to prove my mom wrong so I could play more electronics. I tested using bright surroundings and dark s…
CSEF · 2026
Behavioral & Social Sciences (Junior Division)
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the amount of screen time affects your mood and self-reported stress level. 15 subjects were tested, six male and nine female, all within t…
CSEF · 2026
Behavioral & Social Sciences (Junior Division)
Purpose/Hypothesis Excessive social media usage is linked to anxiety/depression, sleep problems, and academic difficulties. Teen screen time has doubled over the past decade, and few studies…
CSEF · 2026
Computational Science (Senior Division)
Protein conformational dynamics is the continuous structural transitions proteins undergo during folding, unfolding, and thermal fluctuation, and underlie enzyme catalysis, ligand binding, a…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Track 2) (Senior Division)
SEABED addresses a critical gap in global healthcare: AI-powered breast cancer diagnostics exist but remain inaccessible in low-resource settings due to high hardware costs, bandwidth limita…
CSEF · 2026
Plant Biology (Junior Division)
One of the greatest challenges of human space exploration — whether to the Moon, Mars, or beyond — will be learning how to grow food far from Earth. This project investigated how different g…
CSEF · 2026
Computational Science (Senior Division)
A critical challenge in Artificial Intelligence is “shortcut learning,” where models rely on superficial shortcuts rather than true causal understanding. A prominent manifestation of this is…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
Urban microclimates, which are small variations in temperature, humidity, air quality, and carbon dioxide, have a profound effect on human health, energy consumption, and environmental susta…
CSEF · 2026
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division)
Drug resistance remains a critical challenge in oncology, necessitating the identification of quantitative biomarkers for therapeutic evasion. This study investigated the extent to which Sha…
CSEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division)
This project investigates whether cardstock made from the Variegated American Agave Century Succulent (VAACS) should replace traditional tree-based cardstock. My hypothesis is that VAACS car…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Junior Division)
ACL injuries are becoming increasingly common in young athletes, especially in sports that involve jumping and landing. This experiment investigates whether certain landing mechanics place o…
CSEF · 2026
Mathematical Sciences (Junior Division)
This project explores the simplified question: “How can we use computer model variables to predict the effectiveness of social distancing compliance using autonomous dotted agents to simulat…
CSEF · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Senior Division)
Copper(I) oxide (Cu2O) semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) exhibit distinct plasmonic modes in the visible and near-infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum and have diverse application…
CSEF · 2026
Chemistry (Senior Division)
We present a novel and simplified approach for fabricating highly ordered two-dimensional (2D) monolayer photonic crystal arrays using a suspended colloidal film process. Although monolayer…
CSEF · 2026
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
The purpose is to test which element makes sliding down a playground slide faster. To test our hypothesis that Vegetable oil would be the fastest, we tested a series of different materials a…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Junior Division)
Enhancing mobility and safety for the visually impaired
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Junior Division)
Many babies die from heatstroke after being accidentally left in hot cars. A lot of existing alarm systems use only one sensor—like a pressure mat or a Bluetooth tag—which often cause false…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Senior Division)
The purpose of this project is to design a non-invasive, multi-sensor scanning device that is capable of detecting retained foreign objects embedded in the epithelial layer of the skin durin…
CSEF · 2026
Microbiology (Junior Division)
Abstract Human skin is home to the skin bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) which helps protect against harmful bacteria. Soap and alcohol can temporarily remove skin bacte…
CSEF · 2026
Behavioral & Social Sciences (Junior Division)
This project looks at how social media might affect body image in teen girls. Social media is a huge part of daily life, and seeing all the posts, videos, and trends can make people compare…
CSEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Track 2) (Junior Division)
Abstract Objective Food waste decomposing in landfills is a major contributor to global warming because it releases harmful greenhouse gases, especially methane. Composting offers a sustaina…
CSEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Track 2) (Senior Division)
This project, SolarFlux AI, was developed to make solar energy adoption easier, providing accurate and simple predictions of daily solar energy output for any city that provides weather data…
CSEF · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Junior Division)
This project was done with the intention to see if arranging solar panels to resemble nature would be more efficient when it came to harnessing solar energy than just having a flat array. Th…
CSEF · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Junior Division)
This project investigated whether electrical impedance could be used to detect contamination in water. The hypothesis was that increasing levels of contamination would increase the conductiv…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Junior Division)
Throughout the past years, the number of people who suffer from sleep apnea has been increasing. One study estimates that by 2050 sleep apnea will affect nearly 77 million adults (Obstructiv…
CSEF · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Junior Division)
Purpose | Scientists have been working for centuries to find ways to make objects invisible. They have found that metamaterials can be used to direct waves in ways that natural materials can…
CSEF · 2026
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division)
Background: Sertoli cells (SCs) play an important role in the development and function of the testes and in the process of spermatogenesis (generation of sperm). They are nurse cells, which…
CSEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Track 2) (Senior Division)
In Southern California, millions of dollars of infrastructure are destroyed annually by uncontrollable wildfires. For instance, the L.A. fires caused upwards of $164 billion in damages. Curr…