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
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals This project was to determine whether aroma therapy of eucalyptus spearmint oil and lotion can really help to reduce a person's stress level or not. Methods/Materials A sphy…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our purpose was to create a computer program that can learn to play tic-tac-toe. We were interested in how artificial intelligence works and wanted to see if we could create…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the pattern of inheritance of the particular gene that allows one to smell an unpleasant odor in his or her urine after the consumption of aspa…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Unlike sifting and chemical purification, which respectively are too superficial and too costly for regular implementation, phytoremediation, the process by which plants vac…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals This purpose of this project is to study the California gnatcatcher(Polioptila californica)bird population in a newly restored California sagebrush(Artemisia californica)hab…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine which type of tape has the greatest adhesive force from among five types of tape: duct tape, scotch tape, black electrical tape, masking tape, medical tape. Met…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if there was any possible correlation between eye dominance and hand dominance. Methods/Materials Subjects will be looking into a special box t…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This experiment compares two base isolation techniques [ball bearing and lead-rubber bearing] and documents their behavior during a simulated earthquake. Using a shake table…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine if the Anacharis plant would grow more rapidly when placed in glass bowls occupied by goldfish. I believe that the Anacharis plant will grow faste…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Would the magnets increase the growth of the radishes at a faster pace? Methods/Materials Mathods: Soak seeds in bowl of water for 6 hours. Plant radishes in pots and plug i…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to identify and document the airborne fungi present in the Sacramento area. I believe this can be achieved by a combination of a new method of collection, cu…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals The problem that is addressed in this project is that currently operation of greenhouses involves wastage of water and electricity as well as high labor costs for maintenanc…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The main goal is to create an algorithm that efficiently differentiates stationary objects from the background using the optical approach and limiting the system to one sens…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to identify which of the selected arthropods is covered in the most bacteria. Methods/Materials Bees, flies and pill bugs were tested for bacteria. Bees wer…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to generate electricity from a motor utilizing water and the force of gravity. Methods/Materials A ten foot tall wooden derrick was construct…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if non-toxic disinfectants work as well as those which contain toxic materials in eliminating bacteria from a wooden cutting…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of beta-lactam antibiotics on otitis media pathogens. Methods/Materials Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and S…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Antibiotic resistance is a big problem and there is a great need for new antibiotics. Turmeric is a natural spice commonly used in Eastern cultures. Curcumin, the active com…
CSEF · 2012
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Salmon populations are decreasing, in part because they can not reach their spawning grounds due to poorly designed culverts. Engineers have been putting baffles (devices th…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My main objective was to determine if banana briquettes are a viable fuel source for firewood in places that have a lot of banana peels, but little firewood (Africa is the p…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine who has a better lung capacity before and after running band students or guitar students. Methods/Materials the material i used were: a hot pla…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective was to measure how well alkaline batteries perform at different temperatures. Batteries produce electrical energy using a chemical reaction. Since chemical rea…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which type of material used on a baseball bat would hit the ball the furthest. Methods/Materials To obtain results,one composite, aluminum, and…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if different concentrations in Beano enzymes (Alpha-galactosidase and Sucrase) were effective in breaking down oligosaccharides in a bean solutio…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine how temperature will affect the power output of batteries. Methods/Materials Pairs of AA batteries were brought to different te…
CSEF · 2012
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to measure how different objects shield against electromagnetic radiation emitted by cell phone towers, high tension wires, electrical po…
CSEF · 2012
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to construct balloons that biodegrade in water faster than Latex or Mylar balloons to reduce the harmful impact to marine and freshwater habitats. Methods/…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to test the biodegradability of various single use plastic bags and utensils, as well as paper bags, in various environmental conditions over…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The US produces eighty-two million football fields of trash every year. Over 90% of this trash ends up in oceans and landfills, and 80% of this is plastic. Society needs a t…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Is algae oil biodiesel a comparable fuel source when compared to olive oil biodiesel in terms of viscosity, freezing point, and heat combustion? Methods/Materials The materi…