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 · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Dye sensitized solar cells are solar cells made of a nanocrystalline titanium dioxide layer that is soaked in dye and sandwiched by two conductive pieces of glass. The goal…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My goal was to prove that Holtville's soil will decompose oranges at a faster rate than Calexcio's or Niland's soil. I predict this because Calexico's soil is a mix between…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine which soil type earthworms like best. By understanding the relationship between earthworms and soil, we can improve the growth of plants, flowers…
CSEF · 2012
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find out if the brain perceives from left or right or right to left, while reading. Specifically the project tests if the Ebbinghaus illusi…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which type of material works best to construct artificial reefs. Methods/Materials Three types of materials were tested: concrete, wood, and s…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to observe the efficiency of green detergents and to determine the most cost-effective detergent. Methods/Materials Materials: Forty-eight 1…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective is to analyze if environmentally friendly (eco-friendly) car wash detergents are less harmful to the environment than regular car wash detergents. The project…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to answer a lingering question in the minds of many fire-wary California homeowners: How can I better protect my home, and do fire-retardant woo…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Exhaust fumes come from automoblies and factories; they are not only harmful to the atmosphere, but also plants and ecosystems. In fact, exhaust fumes are one of the reasons…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals The project tested whether treatment of two different Huntington's Disease models with the HDAC inhibitors Trichostatin A and sodium butyrate would increase not only Histone…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objectives of this expirements were to determine if the bacteria count found on bees corresponds with the number of trash cans in the area that the bees are found in. By…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to increase efficiency of a microbial fuel cell. It is predicted that increased temperature and surface area will increase the voltage the microbial fuel ce…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, I decided to find out how temperature would affect endothermic reactions compared to exothermic reactions. An endothermic reaction absorbs energy in the…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Hydrogen Fuel Cells are renewable energy cells, and a promising answer to the Earth#s energy crisis. My project was to determine if the pH of the electrolyte used in Hydroge…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals A study was done to determine the germination rate and growth patterns of the non-target plant Vigna radiata when given the selective herbicide Spectracide at 3 different ap…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women in the USA, and numerous studies have shown a correlation between low levels of vitamin D in the blood and in…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Objective was to determine whether pitcher plants (specifically Nepenthes Ventricosa,) a type of carnivorous plant, are capable of reacting to changes in their trap environm…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Electromagnetic radiation is used constantly in our daily lives; does it affect living organisms? The purpose of this project was to discover if electromagnetic radiation af…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Objective:The purpose of my science project is to compare which calcium feed produces the strongest egg shell in egg laying chickens. Hypothesis:The inherited egg shell calc…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The use of polymers to construct 3D biomimetic scaffolds resembling the extracellular matrix (ECM) possesses great potential in tissue engineering. The goal of this study is…
CSEF · 2012
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Online education such as Khan Academy is a new method of study and very different from traditional classroom settings. I wanted to verify which of our 5 senses (sight, sound…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn whether the amount of sand in a soil affects the amount of chlorophyll in a plant growing in it. Methods/Materials I mixed together five different…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see if the natural essential oils of Carum copticom, Zataria multiflora, and Satureja hortensis are able to inhibit the growth of the fungus Alternaria s…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether drain guards can filter oil from storm water run-off and prevent it from going into the ocean. Our objective was also to determine whi…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether Matthiola plants grow taller when being watered by a sprinkler system or a drip system. Also another objective was to see which system…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to discover how efficient a hydrogen fuel cell car is. In order to do this, I#ll be using a small-scale fuel cell car and testing the dista…
CSEF · 2012
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine which blade pitch is most efficient for wind turbine blade design in a high wind area. Methods/Materials By using three identical wind tunnels, I was able to te…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if a mobile operating system could be developed to run on a wide variety of ARM based mobile processors while remaining portable…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment was to measure the effects of eggshell on plant growth. My hypothesis was that the more eggshell added to the soil, the faster the plant would grow. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The experiment was to see if it was possible to make a container that can prevent a raw egg from cracking when dropped from about 15 feet above the ground. This container wi…