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 · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives I used a smartphone to build a low cost, but highly accurate instrument to measure contact angle of soapy water with a surface. Methods A compact, low cost optical tensiometer was…
CSEF · 2019
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives Both of our grandparents suffer from dementia. Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remembe…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives Since bicycle helmets are designed to balance both safety and comfort, testing methodologies should have adequate fidelity to measure the relevant variables. Because the brain is…
CSEF · 2019
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives Light pollution effects organisms within the ecosystem through the disruption of the circadian rhythm: the mental and physical biological responses that occur over the course of a…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of fruit peels as a novel & natural bio-adsorbent to remove nitrates from water. Methods The experiment(s) involved using fruit p…
CSEF · 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives This project surveys individuals, testing for synesthesia and its potential correlations to creativity. The hypothesis was that there is a correlation between those with synesthes…
CSEF · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Objectives The objective was to test if office and home printers released particulate matter during printing and assess if the level of particulates was unhealthy. Methods Identified the pri…
CSEF · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Objectives The purpose of my research is to examine methods to economically and safely reduce the density of cyanobacteria within mimicked oceanic Harmful Algal Blooms. Once the cyanobacteri…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The objective of this project is to design an auto search and target acquisition system for landing auto-pilot aircrafts and drones in constrained spaces in search and rescue miss…
CSEF · 2019
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Many students prefer to take a photograph of the teacher s notes with technological devices rather than hand-write their own notes. We wondered if this might have an impact on stu…
CSEF · 2019
Computational Systems & Analysis (Senior Division Only)
Objectives Aortitis is a rare heart disease characterized by inflammation in the aorta. My goal is to create a reliable tool in diagnosing aortitis by developing an accurate machine learning…
CSEF · 2019
Mathematical Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The two main goals of my project were to reliably detect invasive insects and design a platform to alert the presence of invasive bugs to farmers and to state and local agricultur…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The objective of this experiment is to determine how the variability in the number of magnets affects the linear accelerator. After my research my hypothesis was, if the number of…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Our objective was to create a mechanism that could remove plastic from water. Our goal was to pick up 5 pieces of plastic from water in under a minute. Methods We custom fabricate…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The purpose of this study is to find how many bacteria are present on a variety of fresh store-bought vegetables and mushrooms and to determine if disease causing organisms might…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives The science procedure that I will be testing is does size and distribution of reactants affect efficiency of a combustion reaction? The hypothesis I have created to go with this s…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of the my project is to test which bat hits the ball the furthest. Methods Used 4 types of bats: 1. aluminum 2. composite 3 wood 4corked A tee with a ball on it A Sk…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The purpose of this science fair project was to figure out what mouthwash brand kills the most bacteria in your mouth. Our hypothesis was if one mouthwash brand has more alcohol c…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives My goal was to engineer a helmet that would lower the g-force of an impact which could prevent or decrease concussions in soccer (and other sports). I identified the problem that…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The objective of this study is to learn more about Pepper's ghost effect, a method of creating holographic images using light and reflections, and how it works. I then put these s…
CSEF · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives Overall measurements of global warming average over areas that have both gotten hotter or colder, masking the severity of climate change. This project measures the extremes of cli…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives The discharge of dyes from various anthropogenic and technogenic sources into the aquatic system poses a threat to the health of biota. Many dyes and their breakdown products are…
CSEF · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Our project is based on the California landfill regulations. To do this we used biodegradable items in a sealed system to allow anaerobic bacteria to turn trash into CH4 or methan…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives The objective of my invention was to design a ratio of ingredients that are used in making biodegradable plastic and use this ratio to make biodegradable plastic that can biodegra…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives Since plants are the major source of food for our planet, a comprehensive understanding of factors affecting their growth and development is critical. This project employed classi…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives Every flamenco dancer begins by learning basic steps such as the golpe which means, the stomp. This is performed by having a slight bend at the knees for balance, a straight back,…
CSEF · 2019
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Petroleum based plastics, the ones most commonly used today, pose a huge threat to the environment, filling up nearly all of the world's landfills. This form of pollution can enda…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives WGLS has become and increasingly prevalent pest, especially in organic vineyards and backyard wines because of limited availability of pesticides for these situations. The main ob…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Compare the rates of decomposition in a standard landfill environment to those of a system in which leachate is cycled through. Determine if the recirculation increases the rate o…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives The purpose of my science fair project was to determine if the application of genetically modified soybean meal fertilizer would result in negative growth outcomes and environment…