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
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The experiment was done to see if there is a natural way to repel fruit flies with herbs. Methods/Materials Six fruit fly traps were created using 6 small glass containers,…
CSEF · 2014
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine what additives could potentially make saturated soil stronger. Methods/Materials We filled PVC pipes with different mixtures of p…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I investigated the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and sweet fungiform papillae. Fungiform papillae are the bumps on your tongue that give it texture, and this sp…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Can you charge a phone with geothermal electricity? Our hypothesis was that we can generate a decent amount of electricity from a portable heat cell. Methods/Materials We lo…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how ocean acidification, the increase in the oceans' acidity, effects marine life. Methods/Materials In my experiment, I divided 9 jars into gr…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to test the effect of travel on sport team#s performance. Methods/Materials This experiment was performed using an online data search. D…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I wanted to discover if lowering the pH in egg whites affects the foam produced by beating the egg whites. My hypothesis was if I lower the pH of egg whites, by adding lemon…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Our goal for this project was to determine if we could modify the top surface of a foam wing with uneven patterns such as dimples or ridges, and increase its performance at…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to see whether children ten and under or children over ten would have a higher increase in heart rate after drinking 60mL of Mountain Dew. M…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal is to measure and identify which of the following three Taekwondo kicks: front snap kick, roundhouse kick, and back kick, generates the most force. The first step i…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if bathroom counters exposed to fecal matter and urine would have more bacteria than kitchens exposed to food-born bacteria. I believe bathroom c…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Objective: To replicate, then modify an engineering project found online using the Arduino microcontroller. Methods/Materials Materials: Arduino Microcontroller, 9v battery,…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The experiment's purpose was to test the scientist's hypothesis: "if one were to apply a kick and a punch separately to an object with the dominant side of the body, then mo…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals 1. Build a vibration sensor using the reflection of a laser off of a liquid surface. 2. Test seven different liquids (acetone, methanol, ethanol, hexane, pentane, glycerol,…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals Visual perception is a very important skill. It is especially crucial for school-aged children as it is needed to understand and decipher things, learn reading skills, copy…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project is about which sweetener tastes most like sugar in lemonade. Among the four most popular sweeteners, one must taste closest to the lemonade with sugar. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals In our project we tested to see which type of wood would burn with less pollution. Our goal was to gather particulate matter and count the vivible ones . The type of wood wi…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals One of the opportunities to save water is in Agriculture irrigation, which consumes almost 61% of total water consumption and there is wastage of > 50% due to runoff. This p…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the Wii Fit Balance program, as compared to traditional physical therapy balance training. Our hypothesis was t…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to prove that library books bear high levels of bacteria which account for various illnesses. I hypothesized if I test one book from each section of the lib…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objectives of my project was to compare the energy efficiencies of incandescent, compact fluorescent (CFL), and name brand and generic LED light bulbs. I hypothesized th…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals If there are bright light and right wall paint, then I can study well because straining eyes in bad lighting can tire a person quickly and bad wall paint will absorb surroun…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals Mutations in the human gene, FOXP2, cause severe speech and language disorders in humans. This study examines the functional relationship between the transcription factor Fo…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To determine if speed and extent of regeneration of brown Hydra heads is affected by exposure to varying wavelengths of light after dissection. Methods/Materials Obtain 3 po…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals I chose to study lichens in the Coastal Sage Scrub Community of Northern San Diego county lagoons because lichens are very important to our Earth, 8% of our Earths solid sur…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project "Looking for the Best Blend of Biofuels" is about testing and finding the best biofuel blend based on cost and performance while using alternative energy to produ…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if temperature affects the chemical reaction of luminol. Methods/Materials In my project I used a third cup of water and a spoon…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to measure the effect of habitat type in a local stream on biodiversity according to the Shannon-Wiener Index for the following habitats: 1) s…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose is to find out if maglev trains are more efficient than wheel trains. Methods/Materials We designed a track that allowed both maglev and wheel trains to be launc…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals In recent years, nanoscale materials have proven useful as building blocks for systems which utilize constructive interference in the visible spectrum to create brilliant op…