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 · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment is to determine whether the antioxidants Beta Carotene and Vitamin C are effective in preventing tumor (gall) formation in Mammoth Sunflowers.…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal of this program is to offer an engine for creating new, phonetically-correct languages via a web service. Furthermore, this program should effectively be used as an…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective in this project was to see which chemical scrub worked better to defeat bacteria from the bottom of a horses foot better. The reason we did this is because hor…
CSEF · 2013
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn which type of construction material, among iron, wood, clay, glass and rigid foam, prevents heat transfer from the outside to the inside of the bui…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether 4 grams of bacteroidetes, 2 grams of bacteroidetes, or no bacteroidetes causes the most weight loss. My hypothesis…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that fruit flies that eat E. coli, and fruit flies that walk directly on E. coli will become contaminated and will be able to spread the bacteria to apples.…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To analyze the background light in the sky known as light pollution, observe its affects on observations in the night sky, and test filters to evaluate their effectiveness.…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Is there a mathematical correlation in frequency between color and sound, and can the human brain detect similar frequency spans in color and sound? Methods/Materials This i…
CSEF · 2013
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine the developmental age of the cross race effect. This effect is that people of one ethnicity have a harder time identifying people of…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project presents a new algorithm to model and investigate the learning process of a learner mastering a set of grammatical rules from an inconsistent source. The compel…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this project is to measure carbon abundances, using the medium-resolution spectroscopy (MRS) technique, for stars in the Milky Way#s dwarf satellites.…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Wildfires threaten thousands of people each occurrence including fire-fighters and citizens; furthermore, these wildfires are usually caused through natural means such as he…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if antioxidant beverages with higher rankings on the USDA Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) scale will more effectively protect a cut a…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Computers are a source of great information and have helped mankind achieve the impossible. Yet the full potential of computers has still been untouched. Utilizing computers…
CSEF · 2013
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to observe the regeneration of planaria exposed to an acid rain solution. Methods/Materials Using vinegar as a household substitute for aci…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals If I put varying amounts of Tiger 90 Sulfur, diesel, motor oil, and regular gasoline in jars with live Daphnia magna, then the death rates will be higher in motor oil, lower…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find the optimum airfoil design and angle of attack to generate the most amount of lift. In doing so, I hope to find whether the bernoulli principle or n…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine the effect of ambient temperature on the performance of a hybrid car. Methods/Materials A lithium-polymer battery was used…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the amino acid mutations N364D, N391D, or N364D/N391D assist with the refolding of the active fragment of thrombomodulin (TM456t). Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NP) and silver ions (Ag+) have been shown to inhibit the nitrite production of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, a discovery that can affect the efficacy…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to see the effect of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) on the rate of planarian eye receptor regeneration. Methods/Materials I used 75 planaria f…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals This experiment aims to determine if asynchrony in a speech video will cause a significant difference upon a viewer#s opinion of the main speaker, which will be determined b…
CSEF · 2013
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to test the effectiveness of biodegradable dye on the evaporation rates of a 20% brine solution. My hypothesis was that blue dye, as indicat…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment's intent was to find the effect of biodiversity (more specifically species diversity as measured by the Simpsons Diversity Index) on the overall health of an…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see which design out of the 3 truss designs of 30-60-90 triangles, right isoceles triangles or eqilateral triangles sustain a larger weight load. Methods…
CSEF · 2013
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to investigate how cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment can affect tumor growth and alter the effectiveness of different therap…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine whether oleandrin and neriin, the two cardiac glycosides in nerium oleander, can be as effective as digitoxin, the cardiac glyc…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar with a protein is referred to as glycation. The glycation of the therapeutic proteins has the potential to alter the structure, functio…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Current systems of magnetic levitation transportation are restricted by its high costs, its inability to become compatible to conventional tracks, and the weight of the larg…
CSEF · 2013
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This experiment investigates the relationship between the interfering agent, dextrose and crystal formation in sugar solutions. What is the least amount of dextrose that can…