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 · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To find out if the natural creeks can support the beach without manmade help. Recently the County Parks Department put a large amount of sand on the beach to try and save it…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether a change in water density, as its temperature is raised from 5 degrees C to 95 degrees C, will cause a model boat hull to sink lower i…
CSEF · 2005
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine how well different antacids work in liquids. HYPOTHESIS: All antacids perform the same in liquids. Methods/Materials The experiment was carried out by measuring…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Free fatty acid numbers are often used as arbitrary measures of fuel quality. An increase in fatty acids should thus correlate with fuel degradation, such as polymerization…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment was to build a calorimeter to measure the number of calories in selected snacks. For the experiment, I selected (1) Cheetos Puffs, (2) Pringles Pot…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To show that a human's behavior, even when he/she is trying to act randomly, is predictable, and to create a program which can model and predict a human's reactions in certa…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to build a new type of flying machine using hovering technology. Methods/Materials The materials needed to fulfill my prodject are 2 mm by 6 mm balsa-wood s…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Mosquitoes carry deadly diseases, like West Nile Virus and malaria. Proper control of mosquitoes will reduce these diseases. Immediate Purpose: To determine if changing the…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine whether Monosodium Glutamate and the Energy Drinks Red Bull and Monster have an effect on Daphnia magna heartbeat rate. Meth…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals It is hypothesized that the cinnamon gum, Big Red, will change the temperature of my test subject#s mouth the most. The modern person chews about 20,000 pieces of gum each y…
CSEF · 2005
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project was to determine if Homeland Security could benefit from the use of heat and light sensitive inks. Methods/Materials We conducted research to find…
CSEF · 2005
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if washing fire resistant fabric, such as children#s sleepwear, with different laundry detergent additives, such as fabric sof…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The object of this experiment is to determine if an #antifreeze# can be created out of frost hardy plants by grinding them and extracting juice. Methods/Materials A containe…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I want to determine the relationship between air pressure and sound. I hypothesize that as the air pressure decreases, the sound will decrease at a faster rate. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2005
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals There are many news programs and newspaper articles about overweight children. This project measures a twelve year old boy's Body Mass Index to determine if it relates to hi…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals I investigated whether dogs are intelligent enough to recognize visual and scent queues the way they understand verbal queues. I also wondered which sense they respond bette…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Purpose of the Experiment: The goal of this project was to develop an expert system to screen for cardiac anomalies. The specific objectives were to 1) construct an electroc…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Our project objective is to determine which of 3 materials--rubber, aluminum, and copper--would be the optimum solar energy collector. We chose to do an experiment regarding…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals How to minimize the number of cattails in a cattail-clogged marsh / oxbow lake so that an endangered species may be introduced. Methods/Materials The materials used are as f…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Inhalation exposures to soluble and insoluble nickel compounds during sulfidic ore refining were previously correlated with excess respiratory and nasal cancer risks by othe…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effects of aft weight and nose weight on paper airplanes. Methods/Materials I conducted five preliminary trials with eight different models…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals There are two main objectives of this experiment: to create a mathematical model showing the relationship between turbidity, dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, time from high t…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find out how different antennas varying in type, height, and location, can change the strength of the FM signals received by an FM ster…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The goals of my project are to determine the composition, diffusion, permeability and porosity of the soils located around the Sherwood Valley. My project is also designed t…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To investigate seed tolerance for freezing by measuring the germination rate after being frozen for various intervals. I predict seeds frozen will have germination rates low…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine the effect of different fertilizers on algae growth. We hypothesize that a higher concentration of fertilizers will lead to mo…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals I will investigate how connecting devices ( 3 light bulbs) in parallel affect the electric current in a circuit. Methods/Materials Method: 1) Attach voltage meter to a board…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine whether or not cloning through fragmentation of a plant is possible. Using the data that we have obtained from the project, we are a…
CSEF · 2005
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To observe the colonization of three aphid species on a lettuce head. Thus determining,if possible, an effective eradication treatment. Methods/Materials Materials:Eighteen,…
CSEF · 2005
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to isolate which element of a flower a worker bee is most attracted to: color, fragrance or flavor. Methods/Materials Twenty-two 5-inch rounds of paper wer…