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
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To determine the effect if any, varying the width of Linear Locus Parabolic Reflectors have on the amplification of the signal to noise ratio of an 802.11 wireless signal. M…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to: 1) Measure the pH of rain samples falling in different parts of Southern California to see if it is acid rain. 2) To measure the effect…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals This project explores the impact of aging and color on visual memory. This work was based upon a previous study which I did last year, which concluded colored objects were r…
CSEF · 2005
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate the relationship between blood glucose and diet in non-diabetic humans. It is believed that after one consumes a high carbohydr…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Previously, I have done projects concerning human behavior. I found people to be difficult subjects to use because the many variables involved with them. I moved into a subj…
CSEF · 2005
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine whether length has an effect on the weight a beam can support when tested in the form of a simple, free-ended beam bridge. Methods/Materials Bamboo skewers were…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To find if the plant growth in poppies and bush pea plants is affected by the application of aluminum, zinc, or iron sulfate; and to find if plants grow and germinate faster…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to analyze the effects that a parasitic fungus and a mutualistic fungus would have on tomato plants', as well as Bacopa plants', growth, develop…
CSEF · 2005
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to see if nonbiodegradable plastic had an effect on the cracking of concrete. Methods/Materials I had 54 concrete bricks made and tested. The plas…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project objective was to determine the tolerance of different salinity levels from diluted ocean water on rice seedlings growth. Methods/Materials Purified drinking water…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to discover at what rate an oil spill effects the growth rate per gram of underwater plant life, and how it effects its photosynthetic rate. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals To test how people's daily behaviors will be effected if given a certain amount of information, in this case, water conservation. Methods/Materials Collecting data and resea…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals There are many superstitions and beliefs that there are, in fact, more car accidents during a full moon. I evaluated whether the moon's effect on drivers is just a myth or a…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Cigarette butts litter the beaches. Tobacco, which contains the drug nicotine, is contained in the cigarette butts. I wondered if the scavengers, land hermit crabs, were eat…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Taking into consideration the sensitivity and delicacy of crystal growth. I decided to subject seed crystals, taken from crystal clusters which I grew, and expose them to a…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals In Santa Barbara County there were countless pinniped and cetacean deaths off the coast, occurring from domoic acid producing diatom Pseudo-nitzschia. My goal was to not onl…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to determine whether various herbal teas would affect the longevity of Drosophila Melanogaster. Methods/Materials I used five different…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to determine if Gossypium barbadense c.v. pima S-6 exposed to low, medium, and high levels of ozone would affect the G. barbadenses' roots and…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see if playing video games causes a significant change in blood pressure, which theoretically could lead to future health problems. If stu…
CSEF · 2005
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals the effects on the flow rate, as a representation of stroke volume and cardiac output, and pressure on a model heart with progressive atherosclerosis in comparison to that o…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to test the efficiency of lactase enzyme, with varying concentrations and temperatures of lactose. Methods/Materials The materials used were:…
CSEF · 2005
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to answer the question: Which kind of wood burns faster? My hypothesis was that Cherry wood would burn faster because it seemed softer than t…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the Franck Hertz Experiment is to test the hypothesis that the energy absorbed by gaseous atoms when they are excited is quantized. Methods/Materials To test…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair experiment was to help the people who might plan a manned trip to Mars. It is intended to find the best way to recycle urine so the astronauts…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I continued in this project because I felt that I had more to learn in this subject and that my project had not yet been able to reach to its full potential. In my research,…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The experiment was done by comparing Kentucky bluegrass, or Poa pratensis and measuring how it grew in pure humus, or potting soil and a mixture of pure humus and sand. Meth…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The effects of ozone depletion and resulting increased amounts of ionizing radiation in our environment are under investigation. What effects might these increased doses of…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The overall objective of my project is to develop a realistic and fully functional flight simulator for the craft known as the Hiller Flying Platform. A fundamental goal is…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals This experiment shows Bernoulli#s Principle is too simple an explaination and doesn't consider Newton#s Laws of Motion or the Coanda Effect, nor does it give enough credit t…
CSEF · 2005
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Elevated stream temperatures and low dissolved oxygen are two components which are detrimental to salmonids. Ground water is generally cool enough to be considered thermal r…