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 · 2011
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objectives were to see if cellulase can break down seaweed and find the optimum conditions for the cellulase to work efficiently. The ultimate goal is to convert the seaw…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To test 3 gluten-free flours (corn, millet and white rice) against 1 wheat flour with gluten in cookie making to determine the effect on the baking and taste preferences of…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Today, certain marine animals cannot be kept for research due to their specialized diet on micro-organisms known as copepods. This is caused by the copepod#s unusually long…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to find if the fish sedative tricaine methane sulfonate (or MS-222) is toxic to Seriatopora coral and what chances a specimen would have of…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In my project I wanted to discover if Owl Limpets tend to live in close proximity with a specific species of algae. I also was interested in seeing if the females feed on a…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how the length of the key used to encrypt a code affects how long it takes to decipher the code, and how codes can be deciphered faster using d…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In my science fair project, I tested which temperature condition crystals grow the biggest and clearest in. The temperature conditions I used were an ice bath (4° C), a refr…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals How do different growth media affect the development of roots in newly propagated plantlets? If the growth rate of spider plants grown in vermiculite, sterile seedless potti…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to program a 3D Rubik's Cube simulator in C++ and OpenGL. The application should be able to scramble and solve the Rubik's Cube. Along with…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see how vertebrates and invertebrates react when exposed to small doses of caffeine. I expect to see heightened activity in fish opercula movement and cr…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Curcumin is an active component of turmeric, which is a commonly used spice in many cultures and has astounding medicinal properties. Curcumin alone is an antioxidant, has a…
CSEF · 2011
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Why does a nichrome wire get hotter than other wires? My hypothesis is that the elements in a nickel-chromium alloy wire must be more resistant to the flow of electricity an…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This experiment focuses on the mouth morphology of four different deep-sea fish, two of which engage in vertical migration, and two of which who do not. In this experiment,…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I#m into architecture and therefore I find living roofs intriguing. Green roofs have many advantages including managing water runoff, keeping a building cool, filtering wate…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if DNA profiles will allow me to compare the differences and similarities of my family members. Many family members and friends have told me tha…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which laundry detergent, Tide, Dreft baby detergent, Planet Organic detergent, provides less pH after washing. Methods/Materials Materials: Was…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project attempts to probabilistically determine the likelihood of a particular malfunction in a computer chip. Basically, if too many transistors in a computer chip are…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the amount of bacteria silly bands contain and if they can be dangerous. Methods/Materials 10 new petri dishes,new cotton swabs,1 pen,1 sharpie…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to establish a correlation between the dry weight measurements and the canopy area and volume and develop an equation to formulate biomass estimate…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if planting seeds/plants in soil contaminated by battery acid will decrease the germination/growth process. I believe that planting seeds and pl…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals After collecting rainwater and stormwater samples for three separate rainy days and testing them for nitrates, ammonia-nitrogen, sulfide, phosphate, total dissolved solids,…
CSEF · 2011
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals Determining the soils percolation rate and particulate count at varios points along the Kings River. Methods/Materials Six soil samples collected at two mile intervals along…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project tested the Coca-Cola product line in order to confirm the company#s claimed caffeine levels. Our null hypotheses held that the caffeine content in each of the f…
CSEF · 2011
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of my was to figure out which sediment decreases liquefaction. I would use this information find out which sediment to build structures on. So that contractors…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research project was to develop a computer program that randomly generated musical melodies in a given key signature, and then to revise this program in…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Helicobacter bacteria can be found in human and various animals. Some members of this genus are associated with gastric diseases and cancer formation. The diagnosis or scree…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to (1) develop a smartphone-based mashup that transforms a smartphone into an assisted vision aid and (2) measure its effectiveness. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) represent significant health and environmental safety hazards. Sensors for VOCs exist, but are limited, due to cost and size constraints. W…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Rheumatoid arthritis has a worldwide estimated prevalence of 2%, according to the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center. The current methods to treat this disease involve targeting…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals If an environmentally safe dispersant can break apart an equal or greater amount of oil when compared to harmful dispersants, then a safer dispersant to animals and humans s…