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
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals As fossil fuel is starting to become non-renewable, alternate energies such as wind power are being considered as a possible way to run our nation. The purpose of my experim…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals Of all Green House Gases (GHGs), CO2 causes highest surface warming and shows highest correlation with temperature. Currently majority of CO2 emissions are from fossil fuels…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals A prevalent problem globally, heart disease is often caused by the constriction of blood vessels, reversible using vasodilators. One class of these vasodilators, nitrate con…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to prove the usefulness and versatility of 3D printing in the world of prosthetics and overall medical usefulness of 3D printing. This project i…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The main objective/goal for this project is to create a successful communication device for the aurally and visually impaired. This is being done to help the thousands upon…
CSEF · 2017
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals If someone played video games for thirty minutes everyday for thirty days, could it improve short-term memory? What category of memory scores would improve or decline if the…
CSEF · 2017
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if males or females could process visual information more accurately and at a faster rate. Previous research done on this subj…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project investigated the inhibitory properties of aqueous extracts of waste coffee grounds (WCG) on the corrosion of zinc in HCl. The effects of extract concentration a…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals We strongly believe that urbanization has greatly impacted many watersheds in Silicon Valley due to the decrease of natural land, which increases chemical and ion concentrat…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this science project is to determine what common pollutants are the most toxic. Also, to show people how badly they can really harm the aquatic world. The pro…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals With up to one million people in just the United States reported to be missing limbs due to birth defects, injuries, or illness, the need for replacement prostheses is extre…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals Generalize the Euler Line to non-triangular polygons. Invent a method to find the special points (while confirming collinearity and 2:1 ratio). Determine which polygons cont…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals Climate change is one of the biggest challenges my generation will face. The purpose of my project was to find what factors influence junior high students' opinions on clima…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My goal of this project was to determine the best consumer wind turbine for the urban environment. Methods/Materials To make this project very reliable I decided to test 4 t…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether or not white noise has a negative impact on memory. Methods/Materials A noise emitting device, approximately 50 students,…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Our project was about testing and finding the total amount of corrosion accumulated on iron and copper in different possible solutions. We experimented to find the extent of…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine what material attenuates a WiFi signal the most. Methods/Materials Connect NETGEAR wireless router, check settings. Connect Andr…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal for my project is to help people to get there moneys worth off of moisturizers because every year people pay to much money trying to find the best moisturizer to kee…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see how widespread the ability to digest and degrade PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is among organisms. Methods/Materials I used a bioin…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine whether physical exercise during adolescence will have beneficial effects in adulthood such as decreased body weight and greater exercise output. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine what additive would best increase the porosity of permeable concrete with the least decrease in compressive strength. Permeable…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if by adding royal jelly, using warm distilled water with royal jelly, or dry grafting to queen cell cups at the time of grafting honeybee larva…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the role of the amphipod Megalorchestia corniculata (beach hoppers) in the removal of giant kelp blades once they have washed…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals Curiosity is the name of the rover that landed on Mars on August of 2012. Early on in the mission Curiositys two front wheels began to accumulate damage. Further on into the…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to see which design of winglet best prevents wingtip vortices and also the efficiency of planes by increasing lift and decreasing drag. Methods/Materials W…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which homemade fire retardant works the best on cotton. Methods/Materials 3 yards of cotton, Lighter, Safety glasses, gloves, spo…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which design flies farther, a wide plane or a long narrow plane. Methods/Materials 10 wide paper airplanes, 10 long narrow paper…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find the optimal number of blades on a pinwheel style wind turbine to produce maximum energy measured in volts. Methods/Materials I am us…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to design an effective way to transmit useful electricity wirelessly. Methods/Materials A solid-state wireless electricity transmitter (Tesl…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine what paddle material made the boat move at the fastest speed. Methods/Materials Homemade boat (topped with various objects to he…