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
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective was to understand how Linux Version 1.0 Kernel behaved under targeted and random removal, and to see whether Linux Version 1.0 Kernel behaved more like the SF o…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This project aimed to observe how 1,3,7 trimethylxanthine affects the population size of D. Melanogaster. It also aimed to observe what percent of caffeine; five, ten, or fo…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if rising temperatures in waterways due to climate change could impact fish egg viability when exposed to estrogen, a conta…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a bacteria that injects its own DNA into plant cells causing cancerous tumors to grow. The objective of my experiment was to see if antioxidants…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Dietary restriction has been shown to extend lifespan and reduce age related diseases. However, new research suggests that dietary composition may also effect lifespan. Spec…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my study is to determine whether the Indian herb, curcumin, delays the degradation of neurons demonstrated by the decline in the conditioned response of the f…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Objective: The purpose of my science fair project was to investigate which age of paint, casein paint, tempera paint, Renaissance paint, or modern oil paint, would sustain i…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals This experiment, based on the Dual-Coding theory, was designed to investigate the effects of different learning modalities such as auditory, visual, and visual with auditory…
CSEF · 2012
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I have always doodled in class. I came across an article about a test involving adults, half of whom were told to doodle while listening to a telephone conversation. Later,…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to measure the decrease in efficiency of solar panels over several weeks or months due to dust buildup, in order to determine how often…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to answer the following question. Will the exposure of electromagnetic fields(EMF) on plants effect their overall growth? It was hypothesi…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Every year, more than 475,000 structures are burned down due to fire. The purpose of this experiment is to create an affordable and practical flame retardant paint. Once thi…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Canine acne (furunculosis) is a common problem among short-coated dogs. It is usually found on the animal#s chin due to contact with bacteria around the food bowl. Veterinar…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to explore the possible effects that ethanol, at varying concentrations, may have on the germination rates of different vegetables. I believe that as the concentrat…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This experiment is designed to test whether changing the gases inside of the heating box will affect the amount of the time needed to heat the water to a given temperature.…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effects of IAA and IBA, two plant hormones, on growth in Laccaria bicolor, a fungus that is involved in mycorrhizal relationships with plan…
CSEF · 2012
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals This project aims to analyze urban winds to harness wind power. Methods/Materials Two types of experiments were conducted regarding wind patterns. Data was collected from 11…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Mycorrhizae is a natural fungus that increases the surface area of the roots. This makes hard-to-capture nutrients available to plants, allowing them to be bigger, and healt…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project focuses on the effects of increasing atmospheric CO2 and decreasing pH on the development and calcification of larval red abalone shells. Methods/Materials Fema…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to measure the amount of DNA extracted from organic and nonorganic carrots (Daucus carota), raspberries (Rubus ideaeis), and spinach (Spi…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine whether second hand smoke has any effect on bacteria such as E.Coli and S.Epidermidis. Methods/Materials Three different types…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if there is a correlation between the growth mindset (defined here as perceiving intelligence as a changeable attribute, especially by effort--contra…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This is a study designed to investigate the effects of the presence of representative information on the false consensus effect as measured by the mean score received on a s…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The longest lever arm will deliver the farthest launch. Methods/Materials Trebuchet kit, Sanding Sponge, Wood Glue, Elmer's Glue, Drill, Weights (1, 5, & 8 oz.), Metric Tape…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if altering the input voltage to a standard electrolyzing fuel cell alters the efficiency of that cell. Methods/Materials The cell was hooked u…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine how temperature affects the voltage outcome of a microbial fuel cell. The experiment consisted of 6 fuel cells and three diff…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find a cost-effective cleaning agent that could remove stains. Methods/Materials Six cloths were stained with the same amount of red…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My science project is to challenge the validity of the five-second rule for dropped food. I tested this rule by using a wet food and a dry food. I used Bologna for the wet a…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine if older ranunculus tubers can still germinate as well as younger ones. Methods/Materials There were 20 tubers from each year bei…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to determine the transportation carbon footprint and price of locally sourced food versus wholesale food using a burrito as example. Methods…