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
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if video game play before a test can improve test scores. Methods/Materials Nintendo Wii U console Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Mystery Case Fil…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I have always been interested in the propagation of plants because my parents own nurseries where they grow palms, tropical, and hanging flower baskets. We have a well on ou…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if ferrofluid and magnets will work as efficient agents to remove oil from water and to determine if the match between the type of oil spilled…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals There is a fundamental limitation inherent in standard hearing aid devices- due to the fact that they amplify all ambient noise, use in noisy environments is both irritating…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if I tested subjects with brown, green/hazel, and blue eyes on their ability to identify motion, shapes, and colors, the subjects with the blue c…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals A Gauss gun is a device that uses magnets to launch a ball from a stack of balls. My objective is to find if the material of the ball will affect its speed from the Gauss gu…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Have you ever wondered where the best spot to shoot a bank-shot on a Basketball court is? In my experiment, I hypothesized that if I used Algebra and Geometry to find the re…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether California Native Plants are more or less fire-resistive when dead or alive. Methods/Materials A propane torch was used to burn 7 speci…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to accurately choose and derive the correct diffraction grating equation (there are many forms) and to analyze the laser diffraction patter…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find the impact of age and gender on vocal ranges. Methods/Materials In this trial, people of different genders and age groups were teste…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine how much static electricity is generated when two materials are rubbed together and how quickly the static electricity is dis…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Which antioxidant vitamin (A, E or C) will negate the harmful oxidant effects of hydrogen peroxide (H202) in preventing seeds from germinating? Methods/Materials Using bean…
CSEF · 2015
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find out if 'warping' the words impact the Stroop Effect. Methods/Materials To test how warped words would impact the Stroop Effect, I designed 6 tests.…
CSEF · 2015
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our question is: What blade shape is most aerodynamic, with the least drag, to make a wind energy rotor spin faster, causing more electricity to be generated? We hypothesize…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to inhibit the proteolytic enzymes of adult and microfilariae Brugia pahangi using protease inhibitors to see if protease inhibitors could ki…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which moisturizing product or lotion worked best to keep human skin moist. Methods/Materials The hypothesis of this experiment was the Humecta…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are powered by accretion of matter onto supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in a structure called the accretion disk. The biggest problem with thi…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology
Objectives/Goals According to scientific research, the only animals capable of feeling pain are those that can feel fear, anxiety, distress and terror, similar to what humans feel when we re…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My task in this project was to investigate how the frequency (color) of light affects the output of a solar panel. Based on my background research, my hypothesis was that th…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To show how catalysts affect the kinetics of a chemical reaction. Methods/Materials 100-mL of 0.21M potassium sodium tartrate was added into a 500-mL beaker which was then w…
CSEF · 2015
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project investigated whether changing the color of the same drink affected which drink people rated as the sweetest; I wanted to learn whether I could use people's own mi…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals In the fall of 2015, Hyperion Treatment Plant (HTP) will divert its effluent from the 5-Mile Outfall to the 1-Mile Outfall, leading to an increase in bacterial levels at loc…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if deep breathing can effect blood pressure, temperature and pulse and therefore help reduce the physiological effects of stress.…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if age or population size affects conformity. My goal was to help my subjects realize that they do base their opinions, thoughts,…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine how the age of an egg affects how well it peels. My hypothesis is: the older the egg, the easier it will peel. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to see if Therapy Dogs have a paw preference of left or right paws, because according to our research, right pawed dogs have higher success rates in trainin…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to use household materials to calculate a relationship between any crater and its projectile energy. It can be applied to save human lives.…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to identify the relationship between the distance of the hand and the time it takes for a capacitive sensor to charge/discharge. I created a…
CSEF · 2015
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I simulated an earth-like climate system, applied temperature forcing agents and observed their relative effects on the system temperature. Methods/Materials I simulated the…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Leukemia is notoriously difficult to detect and to treat. The current leading treatments, radiation and chemotherapy, are either indiscriminate in inducing general cell deat…