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 · 2015
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether the presence of one Lumbriculus variegatus affect the regeneration abilities of another Lumbriculus variegatus. Methods/Materials Segm…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I was trying to find out if there is more bacteria upstream or downstream and if it is safe to swim in the water. Methods/Materials To conduct my experiment, I built an appa…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals Dirtier, nonrenewable fuels, like diesel and gasoline, seem to be used much more extensively that the cleaner burning and renewable fuels, like biodiesel and ethanol. This e…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to invent a glove using ultrasonic sensors and vibration modules that is more effective to assist mobility in blind people than the typical white cane Metho…
CSEF · 2015
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In our daily life, Bernoulli#s principle is being applied. We will understand how Bernoulli#s principle works and its importance in everyday life. This project will show us…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective in this project was to find patterns in the changes in CO, NO(2), and particulate matter levels due to time and weather in my local area. In particular, I was l…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of education on the attitude towards sunscreen. Exploring this topic is extremely important because wearing sunscreen an…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test different types of metal cooking pots to determine which one would leach the most amounts of metals when boiled in a 25% citric acid solution for 30…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to build an operational miniature ice hockey rink. I hypothesized that I could keep the surface of the ice rink frozen by running a super-cooled saturated b…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to find out if the brand or price of children#s bicycle helmets affect the integrity of the helmet in a crash. Methods/Materials I tested va…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My goal was to compare the heats of combustion of three different fuels I made from peanut oil, olive oil, and canola oil. Methods/Materials I used a mini camp stove, water,…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see if I can successfully convert goat manure and grape pomace into biofuel Methods/Materials grape pomace ,goat manure, 50 gallon empty drums, totes, pvc…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Electron transfer (ET) governs all known energy-conversion processes in biology. A remarkable example is the recent discovery of rapid ET along electrically conducting bacte…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose for conducting this experiment was to analyze the several different aspects of discus throwing and ultimately come up with the 'perfect' form for a throw to make…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if birth order effects leadership. Methods/Materials First, have students fill out a survey that asks their name, gender, birth date, birth order,…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Anti-malware software is responsible for the protection of some of our society#s most important infrastructure. I have designed and implemented a novel anti-malware system (…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to assess subjects' preferences of grass-fed or grain-fed beef. Methods/Materials I Conducted blind taste tests with identically prepared grass-fed and grai…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Can I make a video game that blind and sighted players can enjoy? Methods/Materials Computer Version of GameMaker: Studio 25 blindfolded test subjects and 25 subjects not bl…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The Objective is to determine the effectiveness of the standard library cleaning method and the average amount of bacteria on library books. It also explores if there is a c…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Does the brand or type of tennis ball effect its bounce height and durability on a hard court? I hypothesize that tennis balls bounce height and durability will be affected…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Most canned food in the U.S. contains the chemical BPA in the lining, and 95% of Americans have a detectable amount of BPA in their urine. I set out in this experiment to se…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to make a braille pad that would be able to display braille characters for the blind using solenoids. This is beneficial to the blind because as of right…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals With technology improving everyday, we are getting closer and closer to true integration with machines that augment our abilities. With this opportunity, we can improve our…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals We wanted to determine how altering or omitting some of the usual components involved in the chemistry of bread making affected the outcome and composition of the bread. Met…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine which bridge design is the strongest against heavy loads through deflection testing on three bridge models. Also the goal w…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This study was designed to determine whether 1) if the bacterial load on toothbrush bristles was greater with prolonged usage and 2) what would be the most effective way to…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to build a benchtop model which shows the concepts and mechanics of a 3D printing pen. Methods/Materials I first researched my topic and started to make my logic…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2013), more than 10,000 people die each year in alcohol-impaired and drowsy driving crashes. To prevent such…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to test how caffeine effected athletic performance in strength, speed or hand-eye coordination and if the placebo effect appeared to have any hand…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to reduce the use of water on farms to help the farmers during the on going water crisis in California. Methods/Materials Materials: 1: 40…