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 · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to provide clean drinking water to people in third world countries. Methods/Materials 2 liter plastic bottles, 1 liter plastic bottle, vario…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The present study aims to assess the impact of Glyphosate on the fecundity and mortality of Daphnia magna in an aquatic environment. Methods/Materials Daphnia magna were exp…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The project intends to find differences between fibril structure around quiet region filaments and active region filaments by calculating the magnetic flux around each. Meth…
CSEF · 2018
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals Analyze the ability of a 2D Convolutional Neural Network to learn random 3D objects as obstacles by training it with fixed set of 3D objects of varying color and orientation…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the effect of substituting Ni in iron silicate compounds used in cathodes on the battery performance. Methods/Materials A Li ion…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals My goals were to analyze the water quality of Escondido Creek at different sites to identify the effects of the seven-mile flood control channel versus the natural environme…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis Second Award
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to develop a computational model to classify Tweets for relevance to gender-based violence (GBV), a prevalent human rights issue that transcends a variet…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Prostate tumors developed resistance to ADT through epithelial plasticity, and upon recurrence, develop into NEPC. NEPC has more aggressive characteristics and a higher chan…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals My project attempts to find the optimal number of convolutional layers (a conv. layer teaches filters to recognize details) to place next to each other in order to improve t…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to test the efficiency of hygrometers made out of human hair in determining humidity levels. Methods/Materials A digital hygrometer (used for…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this engineering project was to develop a warning system which would detect, measure, and alert everyone in the building based on the intensity of the impendi…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals Motivated by the communication failure in Puerto Rico, I designed a low-cost, portable, person-to-person, communication network called WAEF-EL. The goal is to let civilians…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to learn to create animation using the Alice 3 programming language to create 3D figures that represents and demonstrates a story. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to design a system that the visually impaired can use to warn them of any object nearby that is above or below the knee and thus preventing th…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals America has spent over 300 billion dollars in repairs for rusted bridges and buildings. The purpose of this project is to determine what is the effect of a certain pH of a l…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals High costs associated with the desalination process have been the bottleneck that hinders the prevalent usage of seawater for drinking, agriculture, and industry. The goal o…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis First Award
Objectives/Goals Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is the 4th leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Patient prognoses can be significantly improved with site-specific therapy. Thus…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Based on the results from my 2017 California State Science Fair project, I hypothesized that the aerodynamic Magnus Effect could be used to measure surface roughness, which…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project aims to create a revolutionary and innovative device to induce therapeutic hypothermia, the controlled cooling of the brain to 32 deg C-34 deg C, for the preven…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Torrey Pine (TP) trees are well known for their ability to efficiently harvest fog and survive under drought conditions. The mechanisms for moisture harvesting have not been…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see how ants with no antennae or with only one antenna acted in a test of finding food.I also wanted to observe their natural behavior and…
CSEF · 2018
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to prove that if the angle of the wing relative to the ground is increased over a certain range, then the lift will increase proportionally…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I would like to replace chemical and organic fertilizers with an inexpensive and readily available fertilizer by using healthy human urine. In the poverty-stricken countries…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most prevalent form of cancer that affects children. Despite advancements in treatment, high-risk forms including hypodiploid B-ALL displ…
CSEF · 2018
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine what is the most effective way to improve reaction time. It assesses how experience playing video games, an instrument, or a comp…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the effect of additives on crystal growth. Methods/Materials Glass jars, wooden sticks, clips, filtered water, sugar, salt, measu…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Last year I tested various methods of hydroponics, but this year I was curious about learning more about aquaponics, I wanted to investigate whether a natural fertilizer, su…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this experiment was to compare the growth of lettuce and basil plants in an aquaponics system versus traditional soil based farming, without the use of…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to successfully create tactile image by taking a digital image, breaking it up into a 6 by 6 array, and then assigning each array to one push ro…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the difference of degrees between head/upper back posture to texting posture in 11-14 year old students and comparing both males/fe…