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 · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals To study the molecular mechanisms of cartilage regeneration. Specifically, I am interested to model a medical treatment called prolotherapy, in which a physician injects a p…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to discover whether or not age and gender affects middle schoolers moral decisions. Methods/Materials Google survey, notebook, stopwatch or…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Several antacids were tested in this experiment to determine the pH range in which they show buffer activity. Since the desired maximum or minimum hydrogen ion concentration…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The Mpemba effect is the observation that under certain conditions, warmer water can freeze faster than colder water. My objective was to determine if the Mpemba effect exis…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine the mutagenic effects of a common type of dye, gentian violet on fruit flies. Methods/Materials This study used commercially ava…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to investigate if the traditional over-the-counter painkillers affect the stomach acid and health of an individual in the future. Over-the-co…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine what kind of airfoil or spoiler based on angle of attack provides the best turning performance with the best speed. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The first experiment is to test an equation to relate the height of the track to the maximum radius of a loop the track can have for a marble to complete the loop without fa…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to find out which color makes a visual search the easiest and most difficult for each gender. Methods/Materials 11 sheets of computer paper,…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Creation of bioplastics based from banana peels and potato starch to combat plastic buildup and pollution. Test the bioplastics for similar qualities to petroleum based plas…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My Objective of this study is to see the relationship between conductivity and temperature. Methods/Materials I used an AC power source which stands for alternative current,…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals This study measured the variation in number of guesses required for different types of passwords using a brute-force program I created and modified on scratch, a computer co…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals When using vertical gardens, there always seemed to be one problem, they don't hold moisture very well.The purpose of this experiment was to find an effective and efficient…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to see the responses of Pea Plants' when altering their photoperiods by measuring their height in centimeters and their flowering rates. Metho…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Food scarcity has become a prevalent problem facing our world today, in fact, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization finds that 795 million people are suffering from hung…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This study examined the thermal effects of the radiofrequency and electromagnetic fields emitted from cellular phones on the human body. A potential causal relation was inve…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To create an energy efficient roof which gives the benefits of a white roof during the hot summer months without compromising the benefits of a dark roof during the cold mon…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My goal in this project was to stabilize porous silicon (pSi) in basic conditions (pH>7) using thermolytic grafting of trihydridosilane. Many drugs right now are taken orall…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals This year for science fair I studied the effect of human/boat disturbance on harbor seal behavior in Elkhorn Slough. Methods/Materials I observed 5 seal behaviors; rest, com…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal is to understand how different geometric shapes affect the strength of a truss. Specific Test: Does a truss composed of right triangles support more, less, or an equ…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find out if the shear strength of Velcro will be affected by the amount of times it is pulled apart and put back together "cycled#. Meth…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine which moisturizer performs the best in keeping skin moist. Methods/Materials I tested 5 different moisturizers three times…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The white cane that is currently used by visually impaired people, lacks obstacle detection from knee to head height. I was trying to develop a modular attachment for the ty…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to find the effect of microwave radiation on seeds and how it affects plant growth. Methods/Materials 35 pinto beans are soaked overnight. Fiv…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to study the effects of electricity on seed germination and the overall growth of Contender Bush beans. I hypothesized that electricity…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project has two objectives. 1) To study how Ocean Acidification affects the health of seashells. 2) To analyze which is the best solution to mitigate Ocean Acidification…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Surface tension strength really depends on many factors, not just electrical attractivity, adhesion, and cohesion. The chemicals and other molecules that may be within the l…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals For my project, I studied the amounts of colonies of bacteria produced from used makeup. It was hypothesized that if the same brand of makeup is given to five different test…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals The effects of the Wisdom of the Crowd can be measured if the sample size of the group is large enough. An experiment was conducted using various sample sizes of people who…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal is to determine which bridge is the strongest, most structurally efficient, and most earthquake-resistant, thus safest for all. Methods/Materials To make the bridges…