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 · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals Last year my friend developed a severe eating disorder and was sent away for three months to a hospital. As a result, I became interested in how adolescents cope with stress…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to see if light can be manipulated and utilized to make the desalination process faster and more efficient. By varying levels of light penetratio…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals What changes, if any, to the shape of a pickup truck, will change the aerodynamics? I hypothesized that even a small change would affect the aerodynamics, therefore drag, of…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to compare how aerodynamic the oblique wing is compared to the swept back wing by measuring the amount of drag each produces. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine whether grooming or putting a horse back into its stall lowers its heart rate faster. We thought putting the horse back into its stall alone a…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test the eye's ability to focus at close range and determine how it relates to a person's age. Methods/Materials Created questionnaire for survey. Interv…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Test several ideas for drying clothes to see if they are more energy-efficient than a commercial clothes dryer. Methods/Materials A 142 x 122 mm piece of felt cloth weighed…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I set out to find the wing shape that will provide the most lift that will provide the most lift. My main goal was to find one specific design that outperformed the others w…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In my experiment, I tested how modified shapes of airfoils produced lift. I wanted to find the most efficient, lift-producing shape. Methods/Materials I used a wind tunnel t…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine which type of pipe material (copper, pex, or PVC) was prone to algae growth. I believe algae would not establish on copper piping to the same deg…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to examine the potential of algae in biofuel production based on oil content and growth rate. Methods/Materials I cultured four strains of…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective in this project was, to learn how does the type of fire protection substance (Barricade Gel, Phos-Chek Class A Foam, Wet Water, and Water) affect the time it ta…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine the topography where mule deer bucks winter when shedding their antlers on the East Fork Winter Range in northwest Wyoming. I wan…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals This past summer, my dad and I invented a toy, a SLOTTER, for playing table-top coin games. The purpose of my project was to discover the optimal combination of variables th…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine which green building materials perform the best compared to standard-fiberglass insulation materials when exposed to extreme hot and cold temp…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This project is a study to determine if aquaporins play any role in the movement of water in the inner ear. First I will localize the aquaporins in the inner ear, and then c…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objectives are to determine 1) if caffeinated drinks, specifically soda and energy drinks, affect heart rate; and 2) if hidden ingredients in energy drinks compound thei…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal was to discover a quick, convenient way to burn calories to have a healthy lifestyle by evaluating the burning of calories through 5 different exercises. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out whic type of protein can help you more during muscle recovery by seeing enzymatic activity. Methods/Materials Materials used were: 10 mL of hydrogen…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Diseases such as malaria and diarrhea are among the leading causes of death for the indigenous people of developing countries. Many of such diseases are spread primarily thr…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Many galaxies have smaller satellite galaxies orbiting around them, known as dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs). Recent discoveries of new dSphs around the Andromeda Galaxy (…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test for the occurrence of false positives in the Enterolert (TM) enterococci test manufactured by IDEXX Laboratories, especially under…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Orally administered drug-delivery systems in treatments of diseases are highly favored because of cost-effectiveness and dosage control. However, the viability of the admini…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to see if it is possible to successfully use an already established formula(Rossmo's formula), which is used to predict the residences of seria…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals If a basketball or football team is winning at half time, then the majority of the teams will win the game overall. Methods/Materials Two thousand and fifty-six basketball a…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Euler's Equation is beautiful formula combines five fundamental numbers in one and is generally considered to be the most elegant results in mathematics. Traditionally, we u…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My goal was to investigate the patterns of one's digits of perfect squares in different bases. Upon finding that the pattern was palindromic, I sought to explain the reason…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals We examine the consequences of using mathematical and statistical modeling to characterize the functional performance of a novel catapult design. Real-world projects are com…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research project was to improve the ice nucleation protein of Pseudomonas syringae a plant pathogen. Pseudomonas syringae produces an ice nucleation acti…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Which of the following has a greater effect on the viscosity of water: Salinity, or Temperature? Methods/Materials Two (10 cm x 20 cm) glass plates were cut from one section…