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 · 2002
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if there will be a better bond strength with the laser light cure or the high intensity visible light cure. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals There are over 8,000 horses in Ramona, California where I live. Is horse manure a possible energy source? Why hasn't horse manure been used as a fuel source in the past like…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project is to determine whether or not a photon can cause it's own interference, effectively being in two places at the same time. Methods/Materials Using two slits and…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective in this project is to determine whether the amount of variation present within a population is sufficient to warrant a separation of the group into various spe…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals To test the hypothesis that humans are able to postpone their own death until after some landmark occasion, in this case their own birthday. Methods/Materials I wrote a Perl…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to produce and analyze biodiesel, an alternative fuel created from vegetable oil. The study of biodiesel involves comparative analysis with…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if temperature of inactivation is different for each type of bacteriophage. I believe this could be used as an easy field test to identify phag…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To show that it is possible to give light to a house that is not connected to a local Electric company. Methods/Materials We took pictures of a real solar panel at Mrs. Russ…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To see if solar, wind, and sound power are more efficient than gas power, as well as feasible and cost effective. Methods/Materials R/C cars were acquired, electric R/C car…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The object of our experiment is to explore the relationship between the friction existing between earth segments in a fault zone, and the amount of force necessary to genera…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective for my project is to see which brand of softball travels the furthest. My hypothesis is that the Worth brand will travel the furthest. Methods/Materials To con…
CSEF · 2002
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals it was concluded in research that pectin was a commonly used substance in jams, jellies,and marmalades. An experiment was completed to determine which of the common eaten fr…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine which gender had the greatest effect on their blood pressure when they did jumping jacks. Methods/Materials To find the blood pressure, I used an Om…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine why Jupiter's moons have different orbits. I predict that the moon farthest from Jupiter will have the longest orbital period and the closest mo…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine whether there was a relationship between the density of a material and the intensity of sound it blocked. Methods/Materials To…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to see if different fruit grew the mould of penicillin different, using the method designed by Robert Koch. The reason I did this was b…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This experiment tested ladybugs for preference of color and light. Methods/Materials There were four experiments. One tested for red, yellow, or blue preference. The others…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Our Planet is plagued by more and more landfills by the day. My objective was to help reduce the amount of waste that goes into our landfills by experimenting with common la…
CSEF · 2002
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to test Benford#s Law and Zipf#s Law, two mathematical laws, to see if they actually work. Also, this experiment was to test if certain seemi…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if leavening agents affect the height, taste, texture, and moisture of cookies. I believe they will. Methods/Materials I used: flour, sugar, vani…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find whether most horses were left handed or right handed. I believed that most horses were left handed and I wanted to see if this was tr…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My question was "How does the length of a wing help keep the wing in the air?" My goal was to find out which wing generated more lift, large or small. I guessed that the lon…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project was to determine which of four less-toxic herbicide alternatives would kill Bermudagrass most efficiently over a five-day period. We believed th…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find the answer to a personal question: What is the fastest way to swim freestyle stroke? I want to compare two different strokes to see…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to test the Let#s Make A Deal Game Show Paradox. Let#s Make A Deal was a 1970's game show problem where a person picked a door and then was gi…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the effects of playing music after a vigorous exercise on the human body's heart rate and blood pressure. My goal is to establis…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find the lifting capacity of a certain airfoil within the testing conditions of a self-constructed wind tunnel. Wtih the results obtained a flying machin…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Determine if gears will affect how much weight you can lift with a pulley Methods/Materials Materials: · Pieces from a K#NEX set; · Gears, pulleys and motors from a K#NEX se…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My goal for this science fair project was to test how mirrors effect the water production rates of solar distillers. Methods/Materials I used three solar stills, a parabolic…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to test different wavelengths of light to find out which color can produce the most power when shined on a solar cell. My hypothesis was that…