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
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to discover if students could improve their spatial skills with training. The experiment also tried to determine if age would affect the am…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The term "Mozart Effect" was coined after a study was published indicating that exposure to the music of Mozart had a causal effect on improved brain function. This resulted…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if pungent smelling spices contain subtances that can be carried in their vapors that can inhibit bacterial growth. Methods/Materials 1.8 agar p…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My objective was to discover if I could alter the laws of probability by weighting one side of my dreidel before spinning it. I believed that when I weighted one side of my…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective is to map out a record of sea surface temperature during the past through oxygen isotope analysis of the shells of fossil plankton foraminifera. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals We wished to discover what materials we could rub with plastic strips to produce easily observed static charges. Our intention was to identify those materials that would pro…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine the age and distance of M11 and compare my findings with the results of a summer project, which were obtained by a group I worked with during the summer 2001 CO…
CSEF · 2002
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find the real chance of winning a prize at a carnival dice game, and what the operator needs to charge to make a profit. In my hypothesis I stated that I…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The object of my experiment is to see if different scents affect cricket behavior. Methods/Materials One 12.5 x 7 inch clear plastic cricket cage 5 sheets of paper marked ou…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The object of this project was to determine whether berberine would halt the cell division of cancer cells and to determine which concentration would be most effective. Meth…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to aggregate data elements from files of rescued marine mammals (pinnepeds) at the North Coast Marine Mammal Center for the years 1997 through 2001. I wante…
CSEF · 2002
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine whether random chance alone or other factors affect the frequency of win/loss streaks in baseball. My hypothesis was that factors…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals To compare the degree of relaxation through Yoga, Music, and a Nap. Hypothesis-Yoga would work the best because it relaxes your mind and your body. Methods/Materials Informe…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Objective: Three types of vehicle window shades were tested to assess their effectiveness in reducing vehicle interior temperature. Methods/Materials The three tested sunsha…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine if I could accurately calculate the sun's rotational period by observing the position of sunspots over time. I predicted I could achi…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Question I'm investigating: Does supercavitation reduce the drag on a submerged streamlined object? Hypothesis: My hypothesis is that supercavitation will reduce the drag, h…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project is an attempt to understand and learn how superconductors behave. Do magnetic fields affect the electrical resistivity of Type 2 superconductors? This was the q…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My engineering goal was to create a mop that would outperform a regular mop, but could be worn on the body. Methods/Materials Material: One old pair of tennis shoes, two blo…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine what amount of light sow bugs prefer when given the choice of a shaded terrarium or a non-shaded terrarium. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My goal with this project was to find the best windmill turbine blade by varying the width of the blade, and the inner and outer angles. I belive that the widest blade will…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine which filtering material works the best when filtering a mixture of oil and water to aid in oil spill clean-up. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objectives were to determine what type of survivorship curves valley oak populations had and if the age structure differed between developed and undeveloped locations in…
CSEF · 2002
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Local infection with a pathogen can render plants to become resistant to normally virulent pathogens. This biological response is known as systemic acquired response (SAR).…
CSEF · 2002
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals How many times do you have to drop ten quarters, while re-dropping all the ones that land on heads until you get all tails? Also, do the results vary if you use pennies, nic…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals We wanted to see if we could build a RISC (Recucded Instruction Set Computer), which is in the realm of current research. Methods/Materials We used many standard and advance…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective to determine whether chrome alum crystals grown at pressure lower than normal atmospheric pressure would grow faster than crystals grown at normal pressure at s…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if talking on either a hand-held or hands-free cell phone while driving interferes with steering, scanning and concentration skills necessary…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test man-made methods to reduce tidal wave run-up of a tsunami generated by an underwater landslide. I used the possibility of an earthquake induced unde…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to study the relationship between the human foot length and the individual's height. It examines if the size of a footprint at a crime scene…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To see how temperature effects the growth of bacteria normally found on raw chicken. Methods/Materials 3 small boxes, safety goggles, an apron (or a lab coat if you have one…