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 · 2007
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals The recent successful attack on the widely used hash function, the MD5 Message Digest Algorithm, was a breakthrough in cryptanalysis. Original papers, published in 2004 and…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology Third Award
Objectives/Goals When studies began showing the concept of antibiotic resistance, researchers felt that the remedy was to give patients lower dosages of antibiotics, as subtherapeutic dosage…
CSEF · 2007
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals What are different temperatures affects on growing sugar crystals? Methods/Materials I made a saturated sugar solution by boiling 9 cups of sugar and 3 cups of water. This w…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this experiment was to further an understanding in protien digestion. Where does GFP get digested within the digestive tract of the C. elegans? I hypot…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology
Objectives/Goals There are many types of birds which travel long distances to places were there is a lot of food and warmer weather. These are called migratory birds. Other birds typically s…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if the water quality in a San Diego County lagoon, San Elijo Lagoon, varied according to high or low tide or location. Dinoflage…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I hypothesized that the cinnamon gum would reduce the most microbes. My problem was which flavor of gum reduced the most bacteria, though both flavors have an even chance to…
CSEF · 2007
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to compare the dissolution of different brands of ibuprofen tablets in 15-minute time periods, using varying pH solutions. Ibuprofen is a…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology
Objectives/Goals One of my purposes was to find if there are more insects available to plovers as food in the fresh kelp in wet sand or in the dry kelp in the dry sand. My hypothesis was tha…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Since water refracts more than air, and water is denser than air, it would appear that denser substances generally refract more. Is this always true? My hypothesis is that d…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine how effective penicillin and amoxicillin are at creating an area of bacterial inhibition after being exposed to different e…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The experiment "Do different frequencies of light contain different amounts of energy?" was conducted to discover whether higher frequencies of visible light, such as blue l…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if different household substances would kill whitefly on hibiscus plants. I thought that the canola oil, dish soap, and whitefly insecticide wo…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I propose that if members of a drumline practice in an enclosed area without ear protection, then individual drumline members are put at a high risk of hearing damage. Metho…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis: In my science project I am going to experiment if worms help the dead soil replenish. I have researched on this topic and scientists have found out that earthwor…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology Third Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment was conducted to see if there was any effect of electromagnetic fields on the growth and health of Chlamydomona. Methods/Materials In the experiment, two sam…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if environmental noises affect blood pressure. If they do, there might be a link between noise and stress. I believe that sounds…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals My science fair project is to see which erosion control blanket changes the pH of soil the most. Methods/Materials For my experiment I went around my yard gathering dirt. Th…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to determine if there is a scientific link between hair color and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). If there is a link between…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experimnet was to determine whether or not the friction-reducing design of the Speedo Fastskin II full body suit is truly able to increase the speed in w…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to investigate the question if short-term memory was affected by one's age. Methods/Materials 1. An I Spy picture book; 2. A timer; 3. Test subjects (40 people divi…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The object of this experiment is to determine whether age affects the time it takes for cone cells to fatigue. When an image strikes the retina, cone cells absorb the colors…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if the anti-biotic medicine given to cows can have an effect on the yogurt produced. Methods/Materials I used two containers…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This experiment is to test if various concentrations of ascorbic acid (Asc) will reduce salt stress in Lactuca Sativa Capitata plants that are exposed to various dilutions o…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals In my experiment I was trying to figure out if there was a correlation between birth order and personality type. I hypothesized that there was going to be a certain pattern…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My problem statement is, #How do different colors of light affect the electrical output of a photovoltaic cell?#. My hypothesis was if green light would shine on a photovolt…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out if dog saliva has any effect on whether materials stain cloth or not. The scientific question I was trying to answer was: Does dog saliva set and cre…
CSEF · 2007
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if surface area of electrodes in a Hoffman Voltameter affect the yield of hydrolysis. It was hypothesized that regardless of…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to stimulate the research of space glues that could have prevented the heat shield failure on the Space Shuttle Columbia and future spacecraft repairs by ma…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if rare earth magnets would cause an electric motor to spin faster than conventional magnets. Methods/Materials To build the…