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 · 2016
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test the effectiveness of 9 common store bought antimicrobial, a 30% and 50% dilution of ethanol, and a 5% dilution of bleach on 5 type…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals When you apply for a job, you probably had to turn a paper or email resume. But when I grow up and apply for a job, employers will probably google me or look me up on social…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals When a musician is learning to play an instrument, they must learn to hit all of the notes in tune. This can be more difficult on instruments that can produce continuous var…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose behind this experiment was twofold. The first objective was to determine whether reading print inverted text was a universal trait. Secondly, if so, is this trai…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project is an introduction for me into cancer therapies. Many cancer therapies basically target tumors and stop mitotic division by interfering with spindle fiber formati…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals In our science fair project last year we learned that sibling morning glory seeds, when in close proximity to each other, restrain their outward root growth to avoid competi…
CSEF · 2016
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals There are over 4,544,000 pools in the United States of America, most of which are heated using natural gas. Solar pool heating saves gas and energy every year. One problem w…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals To date, over 5000 exoplanet candidates have been discovered orbiting around stars other than our Sun. However, the vast majority of planet systems discovered are considered…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals Stylometry, which has been around since at least the 19th century, is the analysis of linguistic style in writing, generally used to determine the author of an unknown piece…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Asian Citrus Psyllids infected with the Candidatus Liberibacter bacteria have caused more than $4 billion damage to the citrus industry in Florida by infecting trees with Hu…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals My Project Goal is to save water wasted during general purpose landscape irrigation of an entire neighborhood by building a moisture sensor based smart sprinkler system that…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Vocabulary is essential part of education and facilitates effective communication. Many learn vocabulary by memorizing definitions without understanding and never use them.…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Solar Thermoelectric Generators (STEGs) convert the heat generated by sunlight directly into an electrical current through the Seebeck Effect. Despite its excellent reliabil…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the sound level variation between time periods and between zoning in a rural and urban interface in Northern Coastal Californ…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this research project was to develop an intuitive self-help software application for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that features novel virtual tre…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals In the absence of human intervention, a collision between a near-Earth object (NEO) and Earth is inevitable. In an attempt to predict and prevent possible collisions, scient…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals In fluid mechanics, a unit less ratio known as Reynolds number quantifies the relative importance of viscous forces over inertial forces. My hypothesis is that the speed of…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if being socially and culturally exposed to a certain race will allow a student to more easily identify an ethnicity within that…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to test the integrity of these UPF rated shirts which claim to help prevent skin cancer, and block UV rays from penetrating the skin to a cert…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Electronic Cigarette use has been rapidly increasing. In 2013-2014, the National Youth Tobacco Survey reported an increase in the number of vaping middle school students fro…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to create a tool that can water plants with the appropriate amount of water thus reducing water wastage and ensuring proper plant growth. Me…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is based on auditory memory and visual memory, questioning which is superior over the other. My goal is to test a group of ten 7th graders on the…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to attempt to create a prototype of a special kind of hearing aid that keeps main conversation sounds (foreground noise) at the same level,…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The concept of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy from human medicine is now finding it#s way into veterinary medicine. Not much is known about the effectiveness or exactly…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness globally. Today, the disease has the potential to affect 382 million diabetic patients worldw…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to develop a computer vision algorithm for solving the problem of exhaustively searching for a predefined path, by solely analyzing a video…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals With the aging U.S. population, use of assistive devices by people with mobility impairments has been increasing rapidly. My objective in this project is to design and proto…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objectives of this project are to: Deliver near-real-time global plant productivity information from NASA's OCO-2 satellite to average farmers and researchers. Assist fa…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to gain an understanding of aerodynamic principles that I could then apply to my design of an observation drone aircraft for Mars exploration. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Our goal was to build a working submarine out of materials that we could get easily and that could be built at home. It needed to be able to submerge and rise, propel forwar…