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
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal was to determine which adhesive would be the best to attach carbon fiber landing gear to a foam radio controlled airplane. Methods/Materials Two common lightweight…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game in which players create fictional characters and have them go on adventures. It is often played on a board with miniature…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to determine if different juices and green tea would help my test antibiotics create a larger area of bacterial inhibition than the ant…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if falling ocean pH levels would have an adverse effect on the fertilization rate of the purple sea urchin species Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Met…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see whether or not a turbine could be used to power a ship's stabilization system, because ships currently burn fossil fuels, creating pollution. Methods…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals With the advent of portable consumer electronics, the world is now filled with millions of mobile battery powered devices. It would be very desirable to charge such devices…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal in this project was to find the pH of soda and see what caused it to change. Coca-Cola was tested in different containers, at various temperatures, with different fl…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the rate of change in the angle of the Sun. Methods/Materials A flagpole that measured 150 centimeters was set perpendicular to the ground. The…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine which 3-dimentional shape best withstood Static and dynamic forces. Methods/Materials I made four simple experiments to test the…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to find the material that attracts the most flies. Methods/Materials In order to determine the attractions of house flies to certain materials potentially used fo…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment is to determine which materials neutralize the stomach acid. The materials that will be used to neutralize the Hydrochloric Acid are Tums, Rola…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Yeast is used in bread-making. For yeast to produce carbon dioxide, it must be mixed with sugar and water. The objective is to determine if the type of sugar has an effect o…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The point of my project was to determine if apples ripened in a warmer environment were sweeter than those ripened in a cooler environment. Methods/Materials Fifteen similar…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to compare the quality of reservoir water in three cities located in three different countries, namely, San Diego, USA, Singapore, and Ch…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find out when breeding rabbits which parent has stronger traits that are passed down to the offsrping, the sire or the dam? Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether whole cow, reduced fat cow, goat, human, or almond milk contained the most casein proteins. My hypothesis was that…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Goal of this experiment is to find the most efficient design of base isolated building which will prevent the amount of lives lost and save money that is used for reconstruc…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to test the loss, or "attenuation" of 2.4 GHz electromagnetic wave signal as it passes through different materials and objects in addition…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment is to determine which color (blue, green, red, orange) will attract the most recycling content due to color association and its behavioral ef…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I am interested in the growth of grass and how to make the color of grass look inviting. I noticed large brown spots on my lawn and decided to do some research. I found that…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals At the beginning of my project I had a clear idea of what I thought would happen. I believed that the duck feet would swim the fastest because they use their feet the most.…
CSEF · 2011
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals This study investigated how La Nina in the tropical Pacific influences sources of rainwater over California. The ratio of heavy to light oxygen isotopes in storm water was u…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see which aquatic plant would absorb the most Nitrate in a one-day cycle. This would help to find out which water plant would be best t…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals "Which brand of orange juice contains the most Vitamin C?" The purpose of this experiment was to discover which brand of orange juice would contain the most vitamin C. The h…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I investigated how rapidly carbohydrates are metabolized in a Type 1 Diabetic. I chose this topic because my brother & I both have Type 1 Diabetes and suffer from low blood…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if certain children's toys would produce a high decibel level loud enough to damage a child's ears when the toys are played at…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We are conducting this experiment in order to find out which brand of gasoline, if any, will give a go-kart more running time. We are going to be testing the regular, unlead…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to test if people can determine the gender of a person based on only a picture of their eyes. Also, I am trying to discover if there is a…
CSEF · 2011
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine which household substance will slow down the ice nucleation process of water. The reason I'm investigating this is because…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the "rocker start" was faster than the "track start" for stealing bases in softball. Because the "rocker start" allows you to gain momentum before…