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 · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the efficiency of various materials in cleaning up a simulated oil spill by measuring the amount of oil and water absorbed. Methods/Materials F…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine which car shape is the most aerodynamic. Hypothesis: I believe that the car with the small back and a small surface area will do the best in the…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine ant activity and food preference by the Southern Fire Ants. Methods/Materials The food sources were the following: water, sug…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology
Objectives/Goals After a discussion with my science teacher, I decided to focus on fossils. According to Dr. Awramik, professor of geology at UCSB, the study of fossils is an exploratory rat…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I started this project because I was curious about the greehouse effect and global warming. My objective was to research and educate myself. I found it all starts in the atm…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objetive for doing this project is to find out which paper towel brand has the strongest paper towels. Methods/Materials To test a paper towel brand, I place a paper towe…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to create a hovercraft using house hold materials. Basically things you would find in your home. We got this idea from watching a movie of a man building a space…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn about how deep breathing affects students' memory. Methods/Materials 1. My experimental sample consisted of 78 students from grades 5 and 6. 2. As…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The main objectives of this project were to study 1) the structural response of a building when founded on different soil types under similar seismic loading and 2) the seis…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Every year, the MESA program hosts a national engineering design competition and this year's competition is the trebuchet. The object of this project is to gain a better und…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals 1. Problem Statement: Can magnets be used to increase the momentum of a steel ball? 2. Hypothesis: If magnets are introduced to a kinetic energy sequence with steel ball bea…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My science fair relates to mathematics. It deals with the terms of phi, pi, and the Fibonacci Sequence, all of which have very interesting properties. These values appear ev…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Do you do better at a task if you see the instructions or if you listen to the instructions? I am trying to figure out whether written instructions are better or whether ver…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine what effect the media has on body image and whether or not it influences eating disorders in teens. If adults and parents were t…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which type of meat/fish has the least amount of bacterial contamination after thawing over an 8-hour period. Methods/Materials Sterile nutrient…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to investigate the influence of temperature on a liquid's flow. I believe that if a liquid's temperature is increased the viscosity (resis…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective for this project was to understand the mathematical nature of the growth pattern of the Nautilus shell. I wanted to determine if the growth pattern of the Nauti…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test leather and synthetic basketballs in an effort to evaluate grip and bounce consistency. My interest was ignited by the recent controversy in the Nat…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to determine who your smell interacts with your taste. Methods/Materials Subjects were asked to taste and smell two different flavors at th…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out whether the orientation of a die would affect the outcome of the roll. I believed that it would in a positive manner; i.e. one number would come…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project tests three solar oven reflector designs to see which collects sunlight most efficiently. The three designs tested were the rounded panel, the four-panel and th…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if the placebo effect worked on 4th-6th graders. I wanted to see if a piece of Botan Rice Candy that (they were told) "stimulates the cerebellum" would…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if food packaging affects the way a person perceives how a food will taste. Using sixteen different food items I switched the packaging of seven…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine what blade factors (length, shape and the number of blades used) on a windmill would produce the most energy output at a high wind speed. By c…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals This experiment will show how fruits and spices can inhibit bacterial growth to allow us to live a healthy life. Methods/Materials 1. Shredder 2. 6 thin cloths 3. Juicer 4.…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see if sound waves can affect kinetic energy, as demonstrated on a Gauss rifle. I believe that when the frequency of a set of sound waves is…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was two fold: to find the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in high school settings…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to test a handful of produce from a local grocery store to see how commonly prevalent genetically modified foods are. I predict that the ma…
CSEF · 2007
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine which material will best soundproof a wall. Methods/Materials First I will construct four 18x18 inch wall units that replicate…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I looked for a correlation between the ability to read a paragraph composed of anagrammed words easily (first and last letters are in the correct positions, middle letters a…