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 · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To find out how temperature, enzyme concentration, and substrate concentration affect the activity of the enzyme catalase on hydrogen peroxide. Methods/Materials I created t…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to create a computer program that plays a relatively strong game of chess using programming techniques used by the top engines in use today. Meth…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals In a multi-speaker voice chat or online conference, it can be very difficult to differentiate between speakers; by using a sound localization engine, our project aims to cre…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to study the recollection rate of false memories using visual prompts and audio prompts as well as compare that rate between boys and gir…
CSEF · 2013
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals One of the most difficult questions of cancer biology is how cancer spreads.Understanding the physical behavior and nature of cancer cells helps answer that question.A cost…
CSEF · 2013
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine which scents crickets like the least. By understanding how crickets sense and react to scents we can protect gardens and crops in a safe and natu…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective was to make a robot drive autonomously at a constant velocity, regardless of incline. To achieve this, I compared two different approaches to velocity control:…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how accurately one can calculate the impact angle of a drop of blood based on bloodstain measurements, and how the characteristics of the targe…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to see if coco coir, an eco-friendly, sustainable growing medium, can be used as a substitute for non-sustainable growing mediums. If coco…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals Carbon Sequestration in Coastal Redwoods is a valuable resource to reduce Global Warming. My project#s purpose was to evaluate whether or not Coastal Redwood owners should c…
CSEF · 2013
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if younger or older dancers put more pressure on their feet when they dance. Methods/Materials I obtained 30 informed consent forms for dancers…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals As technology plays a greater role in many aspects of critical safety, the fast response to computer generated emergency signals can save lives and prevent disasters. Many s…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine which soap (Dawn or Ivory) will break down more oil in an ocean environment. Methods/Materials In this experiment I used 296 ml cups to hold the sea water with…
CSEF · 2013
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project explores what substances affect cell phone signals the most. It also considers which cell phone carriers can resist different substances better than others Method…
CSEF · 2013
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals For this project, I tested whether or not hair got weaker over time by testing the amount of weight a top shaft of hair would hold verses the bottom shaft of the same hair.…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to identify which common household disinfectant is the most effective in killing E. Coli. The hypothesis for my project is that if I use bleach as a disinfe…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals I received a camera for the holidays. I love film and photography. After examining some photography I came up with the idea of finding the height of an object in a photograp…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals There is a growing demand for small on-site electricity generators to power wirelessly networked sensor nodes that are suitable for monitoring the built and natural environm…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals With the rapid growth of portable electronics, it has become necessary to develop efficient energy-storage technology to match this development. While batteries are currentl…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to test whether the Physarum polycephalum, a slime mold, is capable of creating dendritic networks between food sources. . I hypothesized…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to design a keyboard layout that was more ergonomic than the current QWERTY keyboard layout yet less time-consuming to learn than alternative…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to design a novel Tetanus vaccine that does not lose its potency upon freezing as an alternative to freeze-sensitive aluminum-based vaccines. In…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis for detecting what fruit has the most vitamin C is that oranges will have the most. People always say how healthy oranges are for you and that they are Vitamin…
CSEF · 2013
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The Hydrogen Fuel Cell has emerged as an alternative energy source to fossil fuels in vehicles. This project aims to determine the optimal water temperature range for maximu…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine an algorithmically efficient closed-sum formula for the combinatorial sum nC0 + nCc + nC(2c) + nC(3c) + ... Methods/Materials Following a compi…
CSEF · 2013
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the study was to conclude whether people's "dominant" sense can be determined through tests pitting several frequently-used senses against each other. The stu…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The overall goal of this project was to find a way to reduce the amount of nitrate contamination in groundwater. This project focused on the root systems to observe whether…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if measured amounts of battery acid will contaminate soil enough to shorten the lifespan of the "Eisenia fetida." I believe that placing "Eiseni…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals In this study I tested the effects of fire on microbial communities in chaparral soils through DNA barcoding and the comparison of microbes found in burnt and unburned soil…
CSEF · 2013
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My goal was to improve performance of hybrid iOS apps, which are combinations of both native app code (objective-c) and web code (html5/css3). Methods/Materials Using my lap…