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
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to observe whether or not multiple biotypes of Commensal E. coli thrive within the intestine simultaneously and occupy the human intestine ov…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to observe similarities and differences in the DNA of various fruits and vegetables by extracting the DNA and performing gel electrophoresis.I believe that…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals How effective are different diets if tested on mice? Methods/Materials mice,cages,pine shavings,bottle caps,steak, hamburger, salami, chicken, turkey, hot dog,celery, lettuc…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine if adding fruit pastes to baked goods will help inhibit mold growth, thereby giving the baked products a longer shelf life. Methods…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine which soil type (clay, loam, or sand) transports toxic gasoline fumes the quickest. Methods/Materials Three different soil ty…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My goal is to determine if I can use a safe natural pesticide to help control mosquito population. I will see if there is natural, evironmentally safe, process that can kill…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if a four-stroke engine will run longer on vaporized gasoline than it would on liquid gasoline. I believe the engine will run lon…
CSEF · 2005
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I am want to compare laminated wood with solid wood. This will give me a better understanding of what type of wood to use in contruction. I will be comparing the strengths o…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Determining which catalyst used in soybean-based biodiesel will produce the most feasible fuel. Methods/Materials We are testing the two recipes in terms of flashpoint, wate…
CSEF · 2005
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to compare various natural substances to see if they attract or repel Drosophila. My goal was to determine which category of natural substanc…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if the amount of aeration has any effect on plant production. Methods/Materials I am using a stone that will aerate the water wit…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals One of the most interesting and useful applications of magnetism is to accelerate objects at tremendous velocities using magnetic accelerators. The two most are the Gauss Gu…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out if compost or store bought fertilizer helps vegetables grow taller. Methods/Materials I had 12 pots and 4 different groups of 3.…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Program a laptop so that it will interface with an R/C car wirelessly. Methods/Materials construct the interface. write the program (in C). Hardware: # 1x 630E Thinkpad; # 1…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if all three different types of cone cells (green, blue, and red light-sensitive pigment cells) on the human retina fatigue at the same rate. M…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine whether the growth rate of the plants will be affected negatively by an increase in transpiration rate due to high winds. I…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Nitrogen Pollution is caused by the leaching of nitrate fertilizers. When watering plants, much of the water is not absorbed and drains through the soil. As the water flows…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project is to determine the effects of controlled atmospheric conditions on malic acid production in apples. Methods/Materials Apples were stored in 3 dif…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Zeolites, nanoporous, crystalline solids, are potential candidates for insulators in integrated circuits. Zeolite however, is quite hydrophilic, so its pores often contain w…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine which of the three cooking methods, boiling, steaming, or microwaving, preserves the most vitamin C in vegetables, specifically, broccoli. These cooking methods…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I set out to answer the following question: Which new roofing material, proposed to meet the requirements of recent California legislation, reflects the most light and reach…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Which chemicals and methods can identify real coral from counterfeit ones? Which solvent can remove the artificial colors from coral efficiently? Which synthetic dyes and co…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My goals of this project is to analyze these events of these ultra-high energy cosmic ray showers and characterize their energies and apparent direction of origin. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project was to calculate the approximate food energy content in a peanut, an oyster cracker, and a mini-marshmallow and then compare my data with the actual Calorie count…
CSEF · 2005
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The goal was to find out if home farm chickens have egg shells that are stronger than caged chicken egg shells. Our hypothesis was that farm chicken eggs would be stronger b…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals This project attempted to show that an optical guitar pickup could be built using inexpensive, and would produce clean sounding music. The problem with existing magnetic pic…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to create a noninvasive Depth-Displaying Device (DDD) that would help people with only one functioning eye perform tasks, such as threading a…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if we could culture a strain of Volvox, normally freshwater algae, to become adjusted to a saltwater environment. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determine if drinking a water bottle after excercise with either a straw or by mouth will contaminate the remaining water in the bottle with bacteria from the mouth. Meth…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn at what temperature three different types of vegetable seeds die. This is important when seeds are treated for disease control and for seed storage…