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 · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to find out what affects bullet penetration the most: velocity, mass or bullet construction. Methods/Materials I used 12 variations of the .243 ca…
CSEF · 2004
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if prescribed grassland fires affect soil nutrients and are therefore beneficial or harmful to the environment. I also wanted to…
CSEF · 2004
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test the effects of fire on the mineral content of soil. I believed that the minerals in the soil would be depleted from the fire. Methods/Materials My m…
CSEF · 2004
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find a method of purifying water which was simple, effective and inexpensive, and so could be used in a third world country. Four methods were tested: c…
CSEF · 2004
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To determine whether caffeine's chemical structure could be used to protect DNA against UV-induced damage, thereby reducing cancer risks to astronauts on Mars missions and i…
CSEF · 2004
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Marble statues, buildings and flooring all have one major downfall: they deteriorate when they come in contact with acids. Commercial methods to protect marble require many…
CSEF · 2004
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine the role color plays in children#s ability to identify the flavors of beverages. I hypothesize that when children are presen…
CSEF · 2004
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Will young children be able to tell the difference between some candy and medicine, and therefore be at risk of poison or overdose? Purpose: A lot of medicine looks just lik…
CSEF · 2004
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine whether or not pets will run away before earthquakes. If this is true, we will be able to predict when an earthquake is about to oc…
CSEF · 2004
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project was to find out if electromagnetic fields weere bad for people or any living creatures. That is why I did my experimant on non-vertatate Drosophila Melanogaster B…
CSEF · 2004
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my research was to see if there are foods that are potentially dangerous to neutropenic patients that are not listed on the food guides they are given by thei…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if I could apply Archimedes Principle to something as heavy as lead. Methods/Materials Procedures: 1. Collect materials for experiment. I looked for lead she…
CSEF · 2004
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if it mattered where a nightcrawler (earthworm) was cut in order for it to regenerate. Methods/Materials I cut the nightcrawlers at: 1.27cm posterior (bin 1)…
CSEF · 2004
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The question asked in this study was, #Will people claim various medical complaints from a phantom environmental exposure?# Phantom risk is when people feel or claim various…
CSEF · 2004
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals To find out which design of a paper airplane determines how fast or how far it can fly. Can the design also determine the flight accuracy and the airplane's ability to perfo…
CSEF · 2004
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was to determine if tobacco could be used as an alternative to chemical plant fertilizers. Methods/Materials 15 syngonium plants 11g of tobacco 750ml water f…
CSEF · 2004
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my study was to determine which method of speech was better understood by the "average" person: electronic-larynx (EL) or tracheoesophageal prosthesis (TE) sp…
CSEF · 2004
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To find out if we can use a biological agent, such as a bacterium, to control some plant diseases. Methods/Materials Materials: a. One bag of 50 pound bleached sand b. Two p…
CSEF · 2004
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I tested to see if fruit flies would be more attracted to a real banana or a synthetic banana ester. Methods/Materials Material List: 2 vials of flightless fruit flies, 1 la…
CSEF · 2004
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the optimal arrangement of cell phone transmission towers for the best service coverage in Kern County using a mathematical mode…
CSEF · 2004
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Until now there has been no reliable method available to specifically determine the frequency range at which hearing-impaired dogs can hear. The goal of this experiment was…
CSEF · 2004
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment was performed to decide which type of hair was the strongest between curly, wavy, and straight hair. Methods/Materials I tested the hair by measuring how man…
CSEF · 2004
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My main objective throughout this experiment was to try and discover if normal household waste products could be put back to use in our environment somehow. I was eager to o…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see if the mass of an object affects how far it travels out of a trebuchet. Methods/Materials 1 Trebuchet; 1 25 Gram Projectile; 1 50 Gram Projectile; 1 7…
CSEF · 2004
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine levels of saturated fat in cholesterol free foods in order to see if labels that claimed to have no cholesterol in them were tel…
CSEF · 2004
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Can we build a capacitor to reflect our expected results of capacitance over displacement, and will theoretical science and mathematics hold true in our experiment? Methods/…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to demonstrate the relationship between the distance traveled for similar shaped round projectiles of different weight, volume, and densi…
CSEF · 2004
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To investiagate methods of collection and identifying micrometeorites. To discover where micrometeorites collect the most; on a rooftop, a treetop, or on the ground. Methods…
CSEF · 2004
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis for this project was that if different size surfboards were ridden then the longer surfboards would have a longer duration of ride verses a shorter board. Meth…
CSEF · 2004
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Soundboards used in stringed instruments are pieces of wood that enhance the sound of the notes played. Does the type of wood used for the board affect the way the notes sou…