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 · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to determine weather Benford#s Law is valid or not. Benford#s Law states that lower digits appear as the first digits of a number of a numeric…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to develop and implement a model of blood coagulation in the vascular system from which the relative clotting hazards of various obstructions may be predicte…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To study the effect of abscisic acid root drench on levels of expression of different cold tolerance genes. If transcription increases with addition of abscisic acid then it…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Purpose: To determine if Biodiesel made from vegetable oil/animal fat is an effective fuel by burning the oil, heating water, and measuring how much water temperature is rai…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine if common household items can be combined to produce and store enough energy to power small electronic devices. Also, to compare the results of the…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to find out how the number of blades and the angle of blades effects the amount of electricity a wind generator produces. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study is to verify if women#s hair color makes a noticeable difference in social perception of women#s intelligence. Methods/Materials Using Adobe Photos…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which gender has higher blood pressure, pulse, and body mass index. Methods/Materials I sent home student permission slips to all 30 5th/6th gr…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment is to find which antacid, Maalox, generic Maalox, Mylanta, or generic Mylanta works better at neutralizing acid. Methods/Materials Materials:…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine the stage in cancer in which there is a loss of BRCA1 expression, what the loss of this expression is due to. And what the effects of this loss are on the devel…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether the cross-sectional area and the length of an object affects the strength and by how much. I believe that the pasta with the greatest c…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if solar radiation levels are high enough to damage healthy DNA. Specifically I tested to see whether a super-coiled plasmid (…
CSEF · 2007
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals In recent decades, there has been increased interest in fluorescent semiconductor nanoparticles or quantum dots (QDs). QDs behave like single atoms and provide clear benefit…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The problem is: How does changing the temperature of the water in a Stirling Engine affect its rate of rotation and the amount of water left over from the reservoirs? It is…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The object of this project is to determine how much bacteria are found in toothbrushes that are left in bathrooms and what factors might affect them. Methods/Materials 1.Cle…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine the influence of chemical and particulate pollution on the Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterflies undergoing metamorphosis. Me…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Caffeine is a common drug used to improve mental alertness and stamina but can worsen concentration and reasoning. The researcher hopes to clarify how caffeine influences te…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our experiment was conducted for the purpose of determining which angle of a projectile launcher will achieve the greatest distance. We derived a mathematical formula to cal…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Through this experiment, this researcher hopes to discover if the #Nutrition Facts# section of pre-packaged, frozen meals give consumers accurate calorie counts. The problem…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to develop an algorithm to balance a two wheeled, one axle autonomous robot. Methods/Materials For my project, I used a vex robotics kit and t…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals I will set up a experiment that shows if amoxicillin will kill all bacteria. Can the bacteria (bacillus) become immune to the amoxicillin. Methods/Materials I first obtained…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to determine whether bacteria can be used as a test for protection against ultraviolet ray damage and skin cancer. I used ultraviolet light (UV) to affect bacterial…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal for my project was to train bees to find key ingredients of methamphetamine. Methods/Materials I trained the bees to associate the smell of ammonia or Actifed (cold…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if it was possible for the radiation from a cell phone transmitter to harm living cells in your body. I used bacteria to represent the living cells, and a mi…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis stated that handwriting changes by mood/state of mind. The question was posed whether one can use graphology to measure and characterize a person#s state of mi…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Last year I found multiple DNA mutations in my dogs tumor p53 growth control gene. This year I looked for mutations in the critical GM-CSF immune cancer fighting gene in my…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate the use of Liquid Crystals (LC's) as a method for biological staining. The unique properties of these pigments cause them to ch…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find if there is bacteria that can make you sick on the magazines in the hospital lobby. I thought the more popular magazines would have more bacteria t…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To see if Xylella fastidiosa can be hosted inside a rose plant. Methods/Materials Stem cuttings of rose plants were from my backyard; Xylella fastidiosa was given by expert.…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how many people who drank the amount of fructose contained in 32 ounces of soda would malabsorb the fructose and have abdominal discomfort. My h…