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 · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Many middle school students spend large quantities of time on electronic devices listening to music, sometimes even while completing homework or studying. The impact of this…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals I wish to understand the impact of Sodium on human body. All organisms must maintain homeostasis and water balance to survive. Water balance is essential for nerves to funct…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Bemisia tabaci is responsible for transmitting plant viruses causing the ongoing and devastating East African pandemics of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava brown str…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine if the sugar levels, and thus the biofuel viability, of a biomass plant called switchgrass would be affected by drought conditions. T…
CSEF · 2016
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if a mountain stream would stay liquid at temperatures that freeze an alpine lake. My hypothesis was that moving water would be able to stay liquid at t…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To see how super-cooling is done, and which type of salt defrosts ice the fastest. Methods/Materials 1.Water bottles 2.Ice 3.Bowl 4.Cups 5.freezer 6.knife or scissors 7.Kosh…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals We wanted to learn if dogs showed paw preference similar to human handedness. Methods/Materials We performed two tests for paw preference, ten trials each, on twenty differe…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals the goals of my project are to help let surfers know what surf wax will give them the most grip when surfing Methods/Materials I used 9 different types of surf wax and compa…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to determine if recycled water grew squash fruit in higher quantities and in higher quality than tap water. Methods/Materials Materials 1.18…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to learn how different sweeteners affected the taste and health of radishes. My hypothesis was that the sugar and Splenda would kill the radishes; Stevia would be h…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine which amount of nitrogen concentration is the most effective to reduce whitefly fecundity while benefiting the host plants. Met…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to determine if wearing a swim cap while swimming increases your speed. My hypothesis was that using a swim cap would help increase your speed sign…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine a correlation between synesthesia and creative ability. Methods/Materials Volunteer participants, 7 question synesthesia surve…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the extent of grapheme-color association synesthesia exhibited by participants and the effects of age and gender. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine which factor most impacts the stability of a vortex in a rotating fluid. Methods/Materials Multi-speed turntable, basin, wa…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether the amount of sugar put into taffy affects its flexibility. Methods/Materials Made three batches of taffy and individuall…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals In this project, I am designing a mechanism/device whose purpose is to help tennis players learn how to create/generate topspin in their shots. In tennis, topspin vital to a…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the difference in students ability to memorize a list of random words, lower their anxiety, and improve their attitudes about lea…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see if an individual#s real-life target shooting accuracy would increase after playing a combat video game. Methods/Materials Colt M4A1 Ai…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals We are making an app testing the accuracy and possibility of constructing it in a manner that allows newcomers to learn by going through and interacting with the tree as wel…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal was to create a low cost continuous temperature monitoring device that detects sudden rise in body temperature and helps prevent Febrile Seizures and other high fev…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals The Tempus Genie is an App that analyzes all outstanding homeworks, projects, tests, and any extra-curricular activities that are due over the next few days, weeks, and mont…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals To determine how different biomass-based components in the manufacture of biobased polymers (bioplastics) affect tensile strength. Methods/Materials A variety of biomass-bas…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this project we wanted to find out if there was a way to save more water when growing plants in California. We hypothesized that, "if alfalfa and radish sprouts are grown…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals After playing tackle football for the past three years in a Schutt brand helmet, I noticed I had less concussions in the 2015 season. D3O, a non-newtonian padding made from…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of these tests were to determine if a particular type of bioremediation agent (enzyme additive) at the right concentration could effectively reduce toxins in s…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The experiment tests which household materials will work best as a dusting agent to lift fingerprints off of a glass surface. Methods/Materials Pencil lead, sidewalk chalk,…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals In my project I am testing to see which bearing company can withstand the most oxidation while sitting in water for three days. I will be using salt water, fresh water, and…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to come up with a way to test the Chirality of Glucose. Knowing the Chirality of a molecule is important when developing substances that will go into the bod…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Cope#s Rule postulates that descending lineages of a certain species tend towards an increased body size. It has been hypothesized that larger sizes allow for greater geneti…