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 · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals I studied plant numbers and species (native vs. non-native) that grew in burned (BA) and unburned areas (UBA) after fire in Coast Sage Scrub (CSS). I measured Artemisia cali…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals I wanted to learn which way was most efficient to desalinize seawater and find a usage for the remaining salt. Methods/Materials Materials: seawater, heater source, TDS mete…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to create a program that could automatically classify a given text document with >80% accuracy into three levels of Formality: Formal, Casual and Semi-Fo…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to produce bioplastics from vegetable wastes like banana peels, potato peels, and avocado pits. It's been estimated that 200,000 barrels of o…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Wood with a density between 0.6 and 0.8 g/cm^3 will burn hotter than wood with a density above 0.8 or below 0.6 g/cm^3. Methods/Materials To conduct this experiment I used s…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of our experimentation is to determine if ultrasonic sensors and vibration motors attached to walking canes help the visually impaired avoid obstacles better t…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find the best environment to keep produce that usually goes bad quickly edible for long periods of time to save money, stop food waste, and help families use…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to find out the most efficient propeller design for a nanobot moving in the blood stream. My hypothesis is that if I use a propeller desig…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to build a prosthetic limb support for a disabled family dog who has only a deformed front leg and two healthy rear legs. Methods/Materials Moldable plastic…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to design a reliable omnidirectional drone collision avoidance system to assist drone users and expand drone capabilities. Methods/Materials The task of cr…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Many people spend money on lipsticks marketed as long-lasting (eg,"16-hour kiss-proof lip color",etc.). My goal was to i.d. which brand of 6 long-lasting lipsticks is the mo…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Will performing one set of pushups to failure prior to performing one set of pull ups to failure effect the number of repetitions completed in the one set of pull ups to fai…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Increased antibiotic resistance in bacteria has rendered many antibiotics useless; thus, the objective of this project was to develop a novel antimicrobial compound of pyrim…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals Amyloids comprise of the amino acids that, when misfolded, are the primary cause of Alzheimer's; an antibody that binds with high affinity to the amyloid has great potential…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment aims to assess the feasibility of using the CRISPR-Cas9 system to generate Geminivirus resistance in plants by targeting a site in the viral genome that is e…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to test if changing the angle of a neodymium magnet would affect the amount of time it would hover over a superconductor. Methods/Materials F…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to analyze how superconductors can be used to decrease the amount of power loss due to power transmission and to reveal how quantum levi…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to discover if it was possible to harden low carbon steel by exchanging the quenching medium. Methods/Materials In my project I tested four differ…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to develop an efficient method of aligning an optical telescope. Optical telescopes are expected to have a very small wavefront error in order to…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether fifth grade students, regardless of socioeconomic status and racial/ethnic backgrounds will have uniformly positive opinions of the lik…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project goal is to create a system that will map radio propagation across a city, allowing the user to visualize the abilities and limitations of their radio system. Meth…
CSEF · 2017
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals To find if there is a correlation between radon levels and building ages Methods/Materials Materials: 2 Corentium QRI Home Radon Digital Monitor 10 houses (measured radon le…
CSEF · 2017
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to recreate a geological geyser and determine whether the depth of the geyser's vent would have an affect on the frequency and duration of the geyser's erup…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals This experiment hypothesizes that biochar made of spinach, mushroom and banana (SMB) peel food waste will sequester carbon, increase soil nutrition and plant growth more tha…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I recently learned that even though drinking coffee and tea is said to have health benefits, consuming these beverages at high temperatures might be unhealthful. A recent st…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals Space vehicles that venture beyond an Earth orbit rely on the Deep Space Network (DSN) for determining their trajectory. As concurrent missions increase, DSN may become over…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals In my experiement, my objective was to reduce the health risks caused by volatile organic compounds by testing to see the most effective method of reduction. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals All over the world, heavy metal water contamination is a prominent problem; from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan to the wasteland runoff and unorthodox dumping contamina…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This experiment seeks to expand our knowledge of cost-effective, renewable energy for populations living near salt water. Specifically, it aims to determine how the efficien…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to create a biodegradable, protein-based film that could hold at least 200 grams of weight. Methods/Materials Protein, water, and glycerin were used to mak…