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
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To determine which of three memory techniques, the loci method, rote memorization, and picture flash cards, is the most effective; and to determine if longer words are harde…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals In 2014, the Hyperion Treatment Plant will divert its effluent from the 5-mile outfall to the 1-mile outfall. This diversion may cause increased phytoplankton growth, theref…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to observe the effects of fresh water aquatic plants on the acidity levels of bodies of water. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To find the reason behind traffic and solve traffic congestions. Methods/Materials Procedures: 1. I built the endless round road by connecting the electric magnetic rail pie…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if macro, micro, and nano scale diamagnetic materials can be self-assembled into three-dimensional structures using a magnetic field in a superpa…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals Our project was aimed at finding the internal characteristics of variable stars by analyzing their light curves. Last year's experiment showed us that we could capture a var…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to see what effects various frequencies of Electromagnetic fields had on the reproductive growth of cancerous and noncancerous cells. Me…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to see whether or not the difference in sound amplitude between the sweet spot and the sweet zone affected the difference in ball exit s…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my Science Project was to determine which of the 5 materials tested (cotton rounds, organic cotton rounds, 2-ply tissues, toilet paper, and napkins) would a…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Objective or goal: The purpose of this project is to determine if temperature, construction, and material of a ball affects its bounce height. Methods/Materials Materials an…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project was to test the effects of roundup on tubifex worms and to see how it affected them at varying concentrations. We hoped to get results that woul…
CSEF · 2013
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This experiment aimed to determine whether or not Methanol(CH3OH) would be a more efficient coolant in electricity production processes than water. In order to accomplish th…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to discover whether a time-variant damping coefficient in tuned mass dampers is more effective than constant damping coefficients at reducing earthquake mov…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals Speech disorders such as Apraxia and Dyspraxia are very common in our society. Unfortunately, they have been known to affect more than just one's ability to communicate verb…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals I am comparing the amount of glucose in canned fruit and fresh fruit. I want to learn the difference between the two; which has more glucose. I believe the fresh fruit will…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Objective: The purpose of this project was to determine which toothpaste really worked to protect the eggshell against the acidity of vinegar. Methods/Materials Materials an…
CSEF · 2013
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to observe whether or not stress from academic exams had an effect on the pulse rate and blood oxygen level of students (SpO2). It was hypo…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Model USBR Monograph 17 describes the surge issues causing water loss in the Coachella Valley Water Districts (CVWD) gravity fed canal system. I tested to see if the surging…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals WHEN ASKED IF YOU WANT TO SWITCH TO ANOTHER DOOR SHOULD YOU SWITCH OR STAY WITH YOUR FIRST CHOICE? WILL YOU HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF WINNING? HYPOTHESIS:I BELIVE PEOPLE WHO S…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this engineering project is to improve the usability of upper-extremity prosthetics for amputees by creating a tactile feedback device that would allow them to f…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objectives goals were to find a less time consuming more effective way of training dogs other than verbal commands that will benefit dog owners all over. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find the change in a trampoline's force when an object is dropped onto it off-center. Using this data, we tried to find the relationship between these t…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this work is to identify the true authorship of student writings using an authorial invariant, a metric based on word and punctuation usage. This project ex…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out which of four barrier designs would be most effective in reducing the impact of a tsunami wave on land. Methods/Materials Testing was done by c…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals Air transportation has become an integral aspect of today's society. The FAA Aviation Safety record documents hundreds of aircraft accidents that have resulted in thousands…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the composition of a football field's surface has an effect on the amount of microbial growth. I believe that a synthetic, artificial turf foo…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This project's main goal is to show that using time delays on the microsecond scale is a viable way of determining the source of a vibration caused by an impact on a two dim…
CSEF · 2013
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to try to create a general model (using set parameters) of cancer stem cell (CSC) induced tumor growth by combining discrete mathematical models, automata…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to determine if college students display gender stereotypes towards professors. Methods/Materials Three hundred forty-three college students c…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to design, construct, and analyze a simple portable robot that can climb-up and climb-down staircases. This type of robot has many applicati…