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 · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine whether electricity in various forms can stimulate plant growth or seed germination. Methods/Materials Lettuce seedlings in pots were given eith…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if girls could correctly identify the difference between real and fake smiles while being shown pictures of them, better than…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our experiment determined whether common household gray water could be recycled to water plants without negatively affecting their growth. This could have the potential to r…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Propolis, a resinous substance produced by bees, has long been utilized as a popular folk remedy to its wide spectrum of purported pharmaceutical properties, including anti-…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project investigated the effects of cooling batteries to slow their self-discharge rate. All batteries suffer from self-discharge, or loss of stored charge in a battery…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My goal is to determine that invertebrates will have a healthy survival and reproduction rate in reclaimed water from the New River in order to assess the effectiveness of t…
CSEF · 2012
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out what type of rotor design on a wind turbine generates the most wind energy. My hypothesis was that I thought the rotors that were…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to see if Tree Frog behavior could help predict Earthquake activity. My hypothesis was that the frogs would climb above mid-tank and be active before or af…
CSEF · 2012
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how the latent fingerprint revealing technique of dusting would be altered by the powder applied to the print, and whether these prints reveale…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to see how different materials affected Bluetooth transmission distances. I think the reduction in transmission distance will be proportio…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find out which type of sugar substitute(Splenda, Sweet n' Low, or Honey) will produce the most amount carbon dioxide in the least amount of time using ye…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to see if an 80 acre farm could be farmed carbon neutral. Methods/Materials Building on last year's Science Fair Project "Is There an Optimal Cover Crop De…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I began my project by selecting twenty-six areas to collect vegetation samples. In each of these areas I measured a square yard and cut the grass (elk are grazers and eat gr…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Determine which cashier strategy is most efficient. In this case, the strategy that results in the shortest average waiting time in the queue is the most efficient. I consid…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Currently, energy is one of the primary concerns for the world. Many alternatives to the combustion of fossil fuels have been proposed, one of which is hydrogen fuel cell te…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to build an environmental friendly carbon dioxide filter that is safe and economical for home use, as well as to determine its efficacy with d…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Because Vitamin C is an essential vitamin for health, my objective was to test the impact of heat applied through common cooking methods on the vitamin C levels in fruits. T…
CSEF · 2012
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if cell phones increase your reaction time. Methods/Materials -iPod touch -Cell Phone with recorded stories Results The average reaction time,…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine how and if levels of radiation emitted by cellphones varied when the phone was recieving a call and a text message. I also teste…
CSEF · 2012
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to measure the effects of blade design on electrical output generated by a wind turbine. I created 3 different blade designs; a V-shaped blade, an airplane wing…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to accurately measure the refraction indexes of different fluids using air as the constant medium and make comparisons. To accomplish this, an apparatus wa…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To accurately assess the impacts of ever-increasing inputs of copper nanoparticles on the environment, it is important to explore their interactions with microbes, which are…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to efficiently produce charcoal from discarded palm waste that can perform well compared to other types of charcoal. Methods/Materials I designed a steel-ba…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see if hair lightening and dyeing would make human hair weaker or stronger than untreated hair. Methods/Materials I tested twenty-seven…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals American families lose an estimated $2,000 a year to food spoilage. Complex chemical reactions result in loss of taste and nutrients such as essential Vitamin C (Ascorbic Ac…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine how the addition of different materials help control the erosion of sand caused by water. Methods/Materials Materials: 300 cm segment of metal rain gutter. 2 la…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find an eco-friendly solution to the Styrofoam pollution problem. This was done by applying citrus extracts from oranges, lemons, and g…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if the brand of reed will affect reaching the pitch of the high D note on a clarinet. I will be testing three different reed bran…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Will a vectorial (laminar) flow of air cool a CPU more efficiently than the air flow generated by a traditional fan? Methods/Materials The following experiments were carried…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if plant extracts can be used to modify the behavior of German cockroaches, Blatella germanica. Methods/Materials A two-choice…