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
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Within the financial markets, I am comparing momentum indicators with oscillating indicators. Then I created programs with multiple time frames to try to improve their resul…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Our goal was to design and test the best way to retrofit a two story house to make it earthquake safe. Methods/Materials -Foam Board -Duck Tape -Bungee Chords -Tape -Tennis…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine whether a car#s front or rear brakes are more efficient. Methods/Materials Materials needed, 2x Wood pieces 25in x 9in x 2in, Hin…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to distill 200 ml of pulp free orange juice and receive a pH of 7 (neutral). Methods/Materials Materials: deep-cooking pot, lid for pot, 2000 ml of pulp fre…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the effect laughter yoga has on perceived stress levels, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and heart rate. Methods/Materials 25 human subject…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective/goal of this experiment was to see if stress can affect body temperature. I did reach that goal, but it wasn't exactly determined by myself. It was mostly deter…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals Around the world, the environment is threatened by human pollution. Scientists are facing the problem of diagnosing corals before they become completely diseased. This study…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the safety of sunscreen containing Oxybenzone as compared to reef safe biodegradable sunscreen on marine life by testing how each sunscreen aff…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Cross-linked polyacrylamide, a hydrogel, has the ability to absorb water up to 800 times its own weight. The purpose of this experiment was to determine the efficacy of poly…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Healthy soil provides nutrients for plant growth, holds water, is a habitat for good microorganisms, and helps plants, animals and humans to live. Natural fertilizers help t…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to see if daphnia are affected by artificial sweeteners since some of these compounds have been detected in waste water, landfill leachate,…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals This project compared the effectiveness of two synthetic antibacterials, ethanol and iodine, to two natural antibacterials, vinegar and honey, in inhibiting the growth of ba…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My science fair project tests my hypothesis on whether the Peltier tile is more efficient in cooling or heating. Also to see if it can be used in daily life. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to characterize DNA transposable elements (TEs) of the citrus species Citrus sinensis and C. clementina. TEs are noncoding segments of DNA, popul…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Create an accurate model of Triton to test physical impacts from a meteorite. The use of the model helped to understand how different distances and angles change the force a…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test which of 3 types of bioremediation agents,each with different mode of action and listed on NCP(Nat.Contingency Plan)NA(Nutrient Additive)MC(Microbia…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to invent a new algorithm that encodes texts found in documents, books, and novels, using popularity of words selected from English dictiona…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to find out if texting while walking has an effect on balance and coordination. It was hypothesized that if one walks while texting, it will…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals 6540 breast cancer clinical trials are being performed in the world and the drug life cycle takes an average of 14 years. The average pre-tax industry cost per new prescript…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experimental research is to determine whether adding lysine to strawberry plants will increase drought tolerance. Methods/Materials Materials used for th…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The object of this study is to investigate if there is a therapeutic benefit in combining green tea and ashwagandha, in the form of dietary supplements, to fight against can…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether common essential oils found in facial and skin products, clove oil, eucalyptus oil, and aloe vera, would have any eff…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals This project is concerned with the question of how to effectively praise students for good performance to make them better motivated, more confident, and more inclined to ta…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The aim of this study was to determine if there is a higher occurrence of atypical laterality, as manifested by mixed handedness, mixed eyedness, and hand-eye cross dominanc…
CSEF · 2015
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to find out which gender has better short term memory. My hypothesis was if males and females take the same memory tests, then the females will achieve higher…
CSEF · 2015
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals People all around the world listen to music every day. Some claim it helps them concentrate, while others claim otherwise. However, in the early 1800s, a different kind of "…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals During a major heat wave last September in Los Angeles, my pet chinchilla died from heat stroke. My objective was to create a evaporation-based cooling device for pet chinch…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to compare a cylindrical grasp claw and a lateral prehension grasp claw in how well they can pick up objects, and how well each one can b…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out whether a greenwall would affect the environment surrounding it. Most research deals with the effects on the inside of the building, so it would be i…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The aim of this project was to discover the similar characteristics propagated stem cuttings had which allowed them to have a higher advantage of germinating. Because the ge…