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
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if attaching a winglet to a rigid wing sail on an Americas Cup 72 would affect the amount of drag on the rigid wing sail. I think that the winglet will decrease…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the best value paper towel by comparing its strength and absorbency with its cost. Methods/Materials I used four brands of paper towels: Bounty…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Usually, alarms (fire, burglar etc.) installed in one home, do not communicate with the alarms in neighboring homes. Without an automated system that can immediately send em…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if wire could move through ice without cutting it in half, and how weight, material and size of wire, vibration and temperature influence this proc…
CSEF · 2013
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine what a child sees first, a word or a shape and if age affects this. Methods/Materials Consent forms were gathered from 51 children. Six flash ca…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of the study is to determine the extent to which each succeeding generation since World War II is aware of the sacrifices of the "Greatest Generation." Methods…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine what materials were best for the worms and which were best for the soil. I believe that the pot with a combination of dirt, leaves, coffee, fruit…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if it was possible to have yeast react when using the sugar substitutes aspartame (Equal), sucralose (Splenda), and saccharin (Sweet'N Low) and w…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals Gases normally do not conduct electricity. When a large voltage is applied, current will flow through the gas. This is called the breakdown voltage. At atmospheric pressure,…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes problems with memory and spatial orientation. Today, over 15% of the 5.4M Americans with AD live alone.…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find the most cost effective material for heat exchange when using a renewable energy source. If a person were too know my results, they could save money over…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to learn whether or not an eighth grade student's level of education affects their view of racial stereotypes when given a survey regard…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The experiment was conducted to identify the optimum ratio, or the ratio that would cause the most powerful combustion and loudest explosion, of oxygen gas (O2) to hydrogen…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine the effect of an acidified ocean environment on the tensile strength of two intertidal photosynthetic organisms, a seagrass and…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effectiveness of various essential oils on Propionibacterium acnes, in comparison to the antibiotic Erythromycin. Methods/Materials First,…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference between the maximum altitudes and velocities predicted by RockSim rocketry…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals I hypothesized that the orb weavers would have a higher tensile strength and so a higher energy required to break the silk because their silks are built in the open and subj…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find what manure would produce the largest,fullest plants, for one's garden. Methods/Materials I tested five commonly used manures for plant growth: dair…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if radial and transect sampling methods will represent a whole population statistically and at what sample size. It is obviously not practical fo…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find a good way to compare scores from tests with varying numbers of questions. Methods/Materials A model of test-taking was created whe…
CSEF · 2012
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Though biodiesel is a renewable source of energy, it has a tendency to gel at lower temperatures. Viscosity is a measure of fluid's resistance to flow. The objective of my p…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project investigates the potential of five plant oils as alternatives to petro-diesel, with the primary objective to investigate the added value, if any, resulting from…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if granular activated charcoal is more effective in removing organic pollutants than charcoal. I believe that granular activated charcoal that ha…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals One of the greatest obstacles in the further minimization of electronic devices is the switch mode power supply (SMPS). The size of SMPSs is limited by the magnetic transfor…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals As a gaseous neurotransmitter, Nitric Oxide (NO) plays a key role in several physiological functions including sleep, feeding, sensory and motor functions. Imbalances in the…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The study primarily attempts to explore: 1) which specific factors such as chronological age, gender, and developmental level are associated with the construction of self-co…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to develop a new stochastic groundwater flow model by characterizing the hydrogeological variables (including hydraulic head and transmissiv…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine whether aggregate size for granite rock impact the compressive strength of concrete. My hypothesis is that it does and presumed ranking based on…
CSEF · 2012
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine the effectiveness of passively conditioning a building in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Methods/Materials I built two scale model roofs usin…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how well do the clothes we wear protect us from the pollutants in the air by testing commonly worn fabrics in compleatly diffrent locations,with…