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 · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how does temperature of water affect speed of electrolysis of water to hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. Methods/Materials Mass of water disappeared…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of perceptual modality based test preparation in comparison to that of Universal Design for Learning te…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals For our science fair project, we will be testing two homemade desalination stills to see which one will produce water with the least amount of salt in the least amount of ti…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals With skyrocketing gasoline prices, it has become crucial to develop an energy efficient electric vehicle. The United States spent about $380 billion for imported petroleum l…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals It is hypothesized that radish seeds which are induced with DC voltages will experience a higher growth rate. Methods/Materials 5 pots, a bag of soil, a packet of radish see…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals If I were to use the process of electrolysis to extract hydrogen gas from clean H2O, would that hydrogen be able to be used as a renewable energy carrier to make environment…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To investigate whether or not sports drinks such as Gatorade and PowerAde have more electrolytes than orange juice (freshly squeezed) and Coconut Water. My hypothesis was th…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to try to find a cheap and efficient source of alternate energy. The objective of my project was to harness the motion of waves as a source of a…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals The main objectives of my project are: (1) to develop a simple, cost-effective electrochemical sensor (electronic tongue) that can simultaneously detect Cd(II), Hg(II), Pb(I…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to test if exposure of Elodea plants to different amounts of motor oil affected oxygen production during photosynthesis. It was expected that pl…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals According to the American Foundation for the Blind, there are over 21.2 million visually impaired adults in the U.S. However, almost all commercially available aids for this…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to experiment with different blade configurations and aerodynamics to produce the most voltage. Methods/Materials Horizon WindPitch Education Kit which c…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find out if different light colors contains different amounts of energy. My hypothesis was Red will contain the highest level of energy.…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Substantial challenges of drug delivery to treat various diseases exist in our modern world. For example; the acidic environment of the stomach, combined with an array of in…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals I wanted to create wing designs that would generate more lift than the conventional wing for commercial planes. My question was: Will a wing with a curved leading edge or a…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The world needs a clean, renewable source of energy that will fuel our existing four stroke engines. Ive proved before that HHO can safely run an engine without gasoline. Pr…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Design criteria: It needs to launch the rocket. It needs to be safe, not too difficult to build and low cost. It needs to go over twenty feet in the air and be repeatable. M…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To create a smoke alarm system with a microcontroller capable of directing people to the nearest exit, and alert them the origin of the smoke. Methods/Materials An Arduino w…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals It only takes one lost email or online banking password, or one hacked Facebook account to turn your world upside down. The average consumer does not realize the fact that p…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals A topological insulator is a material that acts as an insulator in bulk but contains metallic surface states. Topological insulators comprise one of the most novel fields in…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to evaluate the most secure data encryption technique. Methods/Materials I developed three separate encryption software programs using the Python…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals This project measures how much bacteria, both living and non-living (the dependent variable), is present in the water sources tested (the independent variable). The purpose…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Will different chemicals affect the amount of acidity and alkalinity on the growth of E. coli bacteria in an inhibition zone? Methods/Materials The first step is to get all…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Octopuses in the wild live in an environment in which they can manipulate their surroundings, though this is not always true in captivity. This experiment strived to determi…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Create an alternative syntax for HTML called Lima, modeled around the LISP family of programming languages. HTML is quite verbose for many tasks, and that#s what I wanted to…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals I want to use statistics in a new way to find out if professional athletes who graduate from college perform better than those who don't. I believe that the hard work and fo…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the effectiveness of waterproof sunscreen. Methods/Materials My materials included sunscreens (Banana Boat SPF 100, Block Up! 70…
CSEF · 2014
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to identify two species of Ordovician Gastropods and then determine if either of these species survived the End-Ordovician Extinction and due…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Researchers and medical professionals are inundated with tremendous amounts of genomic "big data." However, there is a lack of tools that are capable of offering insightful…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to understand key factors affecting electromagnet strength. Specifically, how the number of wire windings and voltage applied to those windings, affects how…