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 · 2018
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine whether road salt could be used to control the mosquito larvae population in stagnant water by determining the salinity concen…
CSEF · 2018
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test pine sawdusts ability to filter E.coli out of fresh water. Methods/Materials The methods used in this experiment involved syringes…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Each year, homes, lives and communities are destroyed by hurricanes around the world. In the US alone, billions of dollars worth of damage left the country devastated after…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see if the manuka honey can help preserve raw (unpasteurized) and unrefrigerated milk for a longer period than just the milk itself. The…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal was to build a parabolic Reflector and test it to see if it boosts the signal strength from a wireless routers antenna. Methods/Materials Materials: Cardboard, alum…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to observe the differences in carbon dioxide consumption between varieties of California native drought-resistant (Salvia species, commonly known a…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Cold-chain methods and unsanitary conditions hinder vaccine transport in third-world countries. Climate detrimentally affects vaccine potency, and, without an efficient alte…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals There are known negative risks of cell phone radiation to health. Last year, my science fair experiment found that exposure to cell phone radiation decreases the lifespan of…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Whales are the sentinels of the health of marine environments. Because whales are at the top of the food pyramid, they have a vast impact on marine health. My research is fo…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test the hypothesis that Chickens can learn to associate color with the location of their food. Methods/Materials Six chickens, were div…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Childproof medicine bottles are bottles meant to keep children from eating medicine. Experiments were performed to determine what bottles were the least childproof. The hypo…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study was to determine the secondary effects of bisphosphonates, a class of drugs primarily used to treat osteoporosis or other bone-related diseases, on ce…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Devise software/hardware that can tackle the issue of indoor air pollution in the most optimized way: Assemble hardware with various readily available sensors and connect th…
CSEF · 2018
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals UV resistant polymer formulations pose a threat to the environment. Irreversibly safe from the sun, these plastics may linger for generations. The primary objective of this…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if all dogs can see color by testing subjects from different dog groups in order to observe how they see and respond to colors. M…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My science project is about reducing particulate air pollution from fires using HVAC filters. This is an important issue because 5,000-25,000 people in the U.S. die from par…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Neglected tropical disease, Leishmaniasis, is a deadly disease that is most prevalent in poverty stricken countries. The purpose of this project is to create a drug therapy…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Major pollinators such as bees and butterflies which contribute to the yield and quality of leading crops globally are declining in dismaying quantities. Scientists believe…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to test energy drinks and sports drinks for their boost level properties on daphia. Methods/Materials Obtained Daphnia, tested the heart rate before adding…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals According to statistics from 2009 - 2014, the average person who drinks raw milk is 840 times more likely to contract a foodborne illness than one who drinks pasteurized mil…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment was conducted to compare the nitrate levels of both organic and conventional gala, granny smith, and red delicious apples before and after they are washed in…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Many plants native to the Coastal Sage Scrub plant community are being crowded out by invasive plant species that compete for space, nutrients and water. In Encinitas, the S…
CSEF · 2018
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine which plastic decomposes the fastest. The results of this experiment will help solve an important issue: plastic pollution. Meth…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is comparing the compression strength of reclaimed wood structures to new wood structures. My goal is to prove that reclaimed wood structures wil…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment is designed to analyze the relationship between the input quality of a dataset and the output quality of a dataset after it is processed a Natural Language Ge…
CSEF · 2018
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals Pathfinding programs are on of the most applied algorithms in present day. In my project, I will be coding four pathfinding artificial intelligence programs (A*, Uniform Cos…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to measure the different load bearing capacities of the Howe Truss and Pratt Truss bridge designs using models. Comparing the strength of both bridges with…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals There are two objectives: First objective is to find out which school has the highest level of pollution based on the number of particulate air pollutants and analyze data b…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Within two generations, 90% of the world's oil reserves are expected to be depleted. A renewable source of energy is needed for the world to sustain itself. Biofuels, an env…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project determines which oxidant is the most effective at removing N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) when added to the ultra violet advanced oxidative process (UV-AOP) duri…