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
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Cancer vaccines boost immunity, the natural ability of the human body to destroy cancer as Hepatitis B vaccine greatly reduces liver cancer incidence worldwide. As advanced…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals To study the behavior of the saltwater fish during feeding time with a simulation of Pavlov's bell both on the open space and isolated chamber in the aquarium. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2013
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Type 1Diabetes, or diabetes mellitus, is a genetic disease where the body#s immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, or beta cells. In a person wi…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to create an apparatus that would successfully increase the intake of air, while decreasing backpressure after it passes through a velocity stack and carbu…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to compare and contrast growing vegetables using aquaponics, pH-controlled aquaponics, hydroponics and soil farming to determine the best gro…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to see which method of gardening was better: aquaponics or soil gardening. Aquaponics is the combination of hydroponics and aquaculture, which means growing plan…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a clinical syndrome manifested by characteristics, signs and symptoms resulting from an entrapment neuropathy of the median nerve at the wris…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to create a software program, usable by non-programmers, for recording continuous streams of data from sensors. The data logger is physically an…
CSEF · 2013
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out whether playing the piano increases one#s manual dexterity and if so, to find a numerical percentage of increase. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2013
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if finger print patterns can be inherited. I believe that since every finger print is different, the patterns must be different t…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to test the protective abilities of three select helmets that represent the three different levels of lacrosse helmets, beginner, interm…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if there is a relationship between teacher gender and the achievement of female students in secondary science. Methods/Materials My hypothesis states that femal…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Use of MNMs is increasing rapidly, and this experiment is to find out if MNMs are a greater eco-toxicological risk than their conventional sized counterparts, using rhizobia…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals We wanted to understand the impact of human land use on the health of a local watershed. This was motivated in part by news that a cement plant was polluting our local creek…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals Do you ever give a second thought to the fact that every time you use WiFi you could be sending your passwords not to the Internet, but to a hacker? My hypothesis is that if…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals This project is about the air quality around my local area. The purpose of this project is to answer the questions: 1. Does the pH and/or particle level vary from sample to…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals One third of people over age 65 in USA fall every year; the average healthcare cost due to fall related injuries is ~$20,000 per year per person. In many falls, timely help…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The thyroid hormones are key to our body because they maintain our metabolic rate. They are created at the thyroid gland with the aid of the integral component iodide ions.…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals I would like to know if and by how much feeding oyster shell to chickens affects the strength of their egg-shells. I think that the oyster shell will increase the strength b…
CSEF · 2013
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals Photonic crystals are structures with a periodic index of refraction that can prevent the propagation of light within a certain range, known as the band gap. This photonic e…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The heptapeptide VRPMPLQ was previously isolated as a targeting ligand for early-stage colon adenomas and subsequently validated in vivo in a pilot trial involving 30 patien…
CSEF · 2013
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to see if graphite lines on paper conduct electricity. Also, if it does, how do the length, height (the number of times you draw over the line), and the grades of…
CSEF · 2013
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objectives and goals for my project was to find out which practical material would soundproof a room the best. Another goal that I was testing was to see if certain mater…
CSEF · 2013
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find out how the amount of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) and the concentration of solvent used to remove the templates from th…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if there existed a superior algorithm for counting cells using image processing. With image processing, images of cells that usu…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals When I began to develop inflammatory acne, my mother insisted on me taking medication to reduce the outbreaks. Initially, I wasn 't very receptive; I did not see the need fo…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of are project was to see if the electromagnetic field put off by a tesla coil would be of positive charge and attract the balloons or be of negative charge and rep…
CSEF · 2013
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to determine at what grade level children could distinguish between candy and non-candy items. I believe that by the fourth grade, children will be able…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine to what degree various auditory distractions affect concentration. Additionally, we identified factors, such as gender, aca…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) now affect 1 in 88 children in the U.S and cost $35 billion annually. The hypothesis is that functional interface of genes & environment is m…