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 · 2015
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to evaluate water quality of the Santa Ana River with a "live biomarker" crustacean species (Thamnocephalus platyurus)to determine areas of pollution. Null…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project explores the use of thermal electric thermal junctions using different combinations of metals and temperature differences to determine the combination that prod…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This experiment explored the visualization of sound. To investigate what sound looks like with limited resources, it was necessary to apply sound waves themselves to differe…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine which thinking style (Divergent (a more creative thinking style that sees many possibilities) or Convergent (a thinking style that focuses mainly…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In this science fair project I will be testing which of the following beverages stains your teeth the most in the least amount of time. The beverages I will be using are Coc…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My purpose of this experiment was to find out if Vitamin Water is unhealthy for you, and how if it dehydrates the body in relation to Coke, and other drinks. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Algae is the superfood of the future. Algae are a diverse group of eukaryotic organisms that can be unicellular or multicellular. A fast-growing microscopic blue-green algae…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine a proof-of-concept in recognizing letters that subjects are thinking about based on their brain's EEG patterns. Our goal was t…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to compare the waters of Europe and United States to the World Health Organization standardized guidelines, and to determine which one i…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals Gapless surface states on topological insulators (TI#s) are protected from backscattering, making them promising candidates for quantum computing and spintronics application…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Sign language is an effective alternative to speech for individuals who are speech impaired but still have full motor control. However, few people outside of the speech-impa…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see if antibacterial bio-restriction (a combination of conjugation inhibition, bacterial interference, and antibiotic) will inhibit the proliferation of…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Students and children today are creating cliques and deciding who their friends are based on what they themselves or others wear. The goal of this project was to discover ho…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which type of cat litter spreads the least amount of zoonotic diseases through airborne dust particles disbursed through litter box cleaning. I…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO FIND OUT IF EXPOSURE TO ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT AFFECT YEAST FERMENTATION RATE AND/OR ALTER PROTEINS IN YEAST, THUS INDICATING THAT LIGHT EXPOS…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to reveal through DNA that our human spices arose over 100,000 years ago in Africa from a single founding population and that every single human being can t…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals 1) Discover transcriptional regulators of the fungus Candida glabrata that govern resistance to antimicrobial peptides and the antifungal drug caspofungin, 2) test the virul…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Unhealthy diets are one of the leading causes of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which lead to 16 million premature deaths per year; maternal and childhood malnutrition alo…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals With the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, there is a need for a different approach to combat bacterial infections without the continual abuse of anti…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to see how the size of an investigated area of land affects the evidence of habitat filtering and competitive exclusion. I looked at different qu…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective of this project is to test if placing walls underwater and above water will reduce the damage of a tsunami. Methods/Materials Methods: Make the wave tank and pu…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine which brand of soil produces the best and healthiest plant growth. Three brands were compared: Miracle-Gro Potting Mix, Garden…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective is to observe the effects of hard, surface pollutants on aquatic plants ability to photosynthesize and ocean acidification. Methods/Materials Goldfish and aqua…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I did this test to see if Twinkies can resist water, similar to a store bought water resist for leather. I tested to see if my different Twinkie mixes stood up to water resi…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out which commonly used building materials are best at blocking WiFi signals. This information could be used for security purpos…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine which food or liquid contains the highest amount of glucose among orange juice, cranberry juice, Coca Cola, Diet Pepsi, lemon…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to look for correlations of the properties of metals and their antibacterial strength. This experiment looks into the oligodynamic effect.…
CSEF · 2015
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to see the growth process of stalactites and stalagmites. I kept record of the speleothems to document how long it took them to fully develop and…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal was to understand thermoelectric/seebeck effect and apply the learnings in our daily lives by the creating a prototype that harnesses body heat to power a belt that…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to explore how temperature affects the lifting ability of a helium balloon. My hypothesis is that when the helium inside the balloon is warmer…