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
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if a natural insulator or a man-made material would insulate better. After researching, I hypothesized that one of my man-made materials would…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective last year was to determine whether soil, sand, cat litter, or sawdust absorbed motor oil spills the best. I found that soil was the most absorbent. So my object…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This study was designed to evaluate what types of proteins make up the protein content in different hotdogs, and to see if variations in protein content and quality affect p…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal was to explore the relationship between the structure of a material and its strength. I answered the question: Will changing the structure (or the form: flat, rolled…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if different amounts of water would affect the strength of concrete. I believe that there is an optimum amount of water that will make a concrete…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find out if the angle and the color of the wavelength affected the amount of electricity produced by a solar panel. Methods/Materials W…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals I designed this experiment to test password security. I believe that this is an issue in out current time because every thing is going computerized and that means that we ne…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals For my project, I decided to see whether or not the size of a pumpkin affected how many seeds it produces. I hypothesized that the large pumpkins would have fewer seeds. The…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Vitamin C or Ascorbic acid is an important nutrient that keeps your body healthy. Ascorbic Acid is a water soluble vitamin that can be destroyed. The way foods are stored co…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To determine if cayenne (capsicum frutescens) increases temperature of the feet with topical application. When A person 'feels hot' in a specific area, is their temperature…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find out if different types of earthworms can regenerate more efficiently than other types, and if the medium an earthworm lives in has…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals In this project fingerprints from five families were compared umong themselves. If this is done, then it will prove that children inherrit their fingerprint styles from thei…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals to see the ability of my dog in picking out, and telling the difference between objects due to their sense of smell. Methods/Materials I take three different balls all with…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to find out if domestic cats would recognize all bird sounds as coming from potential prey or only ones that the cats were familiar with. Me…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to test which evergreen street tree had the highest carbon and ozone uptake (calculated over a year) for the following three species: California palm, Mugo…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals To prove or disprove the hypothesis that age (and gender)do effect a person's fears. Methods/Materials The first step was to compile a list of commom fears and list them on…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine the reliability of eyewitness testimony . In a trial, the jury needs irrefutable evidence to send someone to jail. Niether the jury…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective/goal of our project was to find out if, when looking at 11 optical illusions, boys saw different images than girls. We predicted that there would be 5 differen…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if the presentation of color words will have an affect on the subjects ability to respond correctly when asked to specify word o…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the 2004 field emitters used on our farm still perform well in water output and uniformity. New emitters from 2005 and 2006 were also tested…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experimentis to see if talking on a cell phone while driving impairs the ability of that driver. My hypothesis is that talking on a cell phone while drivin…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals The paper characterizes the behavior of localized surface plasmon polariton (LSPP) propagation on two-dimensional metal nanoparticle arrays. As excitations of surface electr…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment was to measure the damage that a simulated earthquake causes on different land types and varying forces using a scale loosley based on the Mercalli…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective is to improve a wireless internet signal and access the internet more easily by building a parabolic reflector antenna to extend the range of the signal. Method…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective in this experiment was to get a better understanding of food borne illnesses. I believed that in my experiment I would be able to prove that the more you cook a…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to find a way to get rid of whiteflies with out harming the ecology around. Methods/Materials The question is, How does changing of the natura…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test if ribulose 1, 5 bisphosphate (RuBP) would act as a universal gene for eelgrass and its close genetic relatives. Success would be determined by biog…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal is to determine if wood ash at various amounts have any effect on germination rate and if it will produce a stronger and healthier plant. Methods/Materials I obtaine…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals It is widely agreed that sunblocks do a relatively effective job of blocking UVB rays which are ultraviolet rays that cause sunburn as well as skin damage, and potentially,…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find which high speed train concept produced the most lift and least drag and use that to prove effectiveness of the wing in ground effect. Methods/Mate…