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 · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This project was developed to discover how caffeine would affect the physiology and heart rate of organisms. A survey made by Johns Hopkins University shows that 80% of adul…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Type 2 diabetes and obesity are major public health priorities because of their high prevalence and incidence in the U.S. population. Although the mechanisms underlying type…
CSEF · 2012
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The hypothesis of this experiment is if a person is not able to smell, then they will not identify food because the cerebral cortex will not recognize the substance. Methods…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My goal for this project was to test the affects of media/commercials on 12 and 13 year old kids. Media is a huge part of the average teen and preteens life. We spend most o…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The project involved creating a teleoperational robotic hand using servos. The hand includes a Microcontroller board that sends digital signals to the motors and is linked t…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find whether surface tension and temperature effect each other. Methods/Materials I used a simple scale and a dropper to measure the surface tension of variou…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find how the amount of force put on the human knee and quadriceps muscle is affected by the knee#s angle. The results of this experiment c…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to modify and make use of a diffraction grating Belly Band with the original purpose of mounting and calibrating diffraction gratings, which focu…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Sinusitis is one of the most common disease in the United States, affecting 31 million people. A preliminary study at UCI indicated that NIR transillumination seems to be a…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to discover if bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE), a relative of bisphenol A (BPA), is present in canned foods. Methods/Materials Materials: Agilent 1100…
CSEF · 2012
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair project is to determine the radiation shielding potential of residential walls; how well residential walls protect from gamma radiation. Metho…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to investigate which arch, defined by a mathematical equation, had the highest weight bearing capacity. Based on mathematical predictions, we hypothesized…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how the gender of a subject affects the way he or she responds to human-like androids that can be categorized as belonging to the Uncanny Valle…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This experiment was a physical simulation of a physical system. The purpose was to see if long polymers necessary in the creation of silicon-based life could be formed in co…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to discover the accuracy and usefulness of genetic testing to be used in private medical offices. Methods/Materials Ten individuals were se…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find out whether there was an optimum amount of Alka-Seltzer to water that would pop the lid of the film canister that they were contai…
CSEF · 2012
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study was to see how the thickness of the emissive layer affects the amount of light output of an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED), and to see how the ch…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to independently confirm the results of a Japanese scientist named Dr. T Nakagaki who observed that the physarum polycephalum developed pseud…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which form of a natural, Ayurvedic cure, amongst cinnamon, garlic, pomegranate, and wasabi, is most effective against E. coli bacteria. Methods…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This work evaluated the anticancer properties of dietary substances such as curcumin and Si-Wu-Tang (SWT) by measuring the activity of NF-kB in human cell lines. Our hypothe…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My research experiment examined which soil medium would decompose different food waste particles the best to produce a better soil for producing the fastest, healthiest, and…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to develop an algorithm that can conceal data of a variety of uncompressed files of different formats and recover the hidden data without loss…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the angle and number of voussoirs have an effect on the pressure a model semicircle arch can hold before collapsing. I predicted that a semi…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Would the installation of a bio-remediation water treatment system increase the levels of dissolved oxygen enough to withstand the biochemical oxygen demand of the sudden al…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To define which crucial triangle point (incenter, centroid, orthocenter, circumcenter) is also the triangle#s center of balance or gravity. Methods/Materials I tested my the…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals We studied the growth and development of an ornamental sunflower, Helianthus annus L, in a statistically controlled experiment. The factor was the topical application of a l…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experimet is to see the reaction of the protist the Physarum polycephalum (also known as the "true slime mold") when confronted on all sides by a mixture…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals In the environment, multiple environmental stressors interact and challenge an organism#s ability to maintain homeostasis. Little is understood about how an organism maintai…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to compare easily accessible household products and registered pesticides to compare their efficacy as a pesticide for mosquitoes in a backyar…
CSEF · 2012
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project was to determine if there is a correlation between the dominance of one side of the brain, and the trait of having an extroverted or introverted personality. It…