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 · 2018
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to learn if the wing beat frequency (WBF) of honeybees can predicts their morphology and thus determine what shape of flower the bee pollinates. Methods/Materials I…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to establish a scientific basis using Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to study various forms of bias and stereotypes in social media.…
CSEF · 2018
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The idea of this test is to find out what the most efficient way is to wrap duct tape around bicycle wheel spokes to turn them into wind turbines. I will test two blade desi…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to create or find the most effective biodegradable mesh out of burlap, cotton, linen and cotton/rayon to replace the nylon or polypropylene…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals To enhance the formation and tensile strength of rice bioplastic using lignocellulosic fibers from garbage/recycled materials in bio.fiber.plastic. Methods/Materials Rice bi…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To determine the highest amount of biogas generated from three waste food sources (mashed banana, chicken skin, potato peels) upon decomposition. Methods/Materials Fresh cow…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals My problem statement is "Does temperature affect the production of biogas when starting with the same quantity of biofuel?" I hypothesize the floating drum exposed to the mo…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to implement the systems that Cathedral Termites have created to keep their mounds at a consistent temperature into sustainable housing. Metho…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Does adding winglets to the ends of wind turbine blades affect the wind turbine's performance compared to a wind turbine with blades that have no winglets? Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My research and experiment was based on creating an affordable way to mitigate the carriers of many waterborne diseases - mosquitoes. I used materials available to the impov…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine which metal blocks RFID reader from reading RFID tag the best. Methods/Materials I first downloaded Serial Terminal Emulator so…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective for my project was to find out the the path of least time between two points which are on a diagonal plain with the presence of gravity. Methods/Materials My m…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals This experimental study examines whether branding (in this case, Google) influences people's consumer choices and satisfaction with products (in this case, styli). I used a…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Contaminated toothbrushes have been shown to grow microorganisms. The scientist conducted a study to see the effectiveness of different methods of toothbrush cleaning on too…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals A spectrograph separates light into its component wavelengths in order to measure the relative intensity of each color. Spectroscopy can be used in astronomy to identify the…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals Recently, microspheres have been receiving a lot of attention for their significance in the local release of drugs. This experiment sought to create a multilayered, biocompa…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find the best way to place Mycelium in a bee farm environment and to see its effect on honey bees and the Varroa Mites. I implemented a M…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to create a smart home for less than 250 dollars. I set out looking for an inexpensive solution and discovered there was nothing established and budget frie…
CSEF · 2018
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to build and simultaneously test multiple solar air heaters that use different absorber materials and then to determine the design that will…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals In my project I investigate the behavioral differences that arise from the RNAi silencing of the Synapsin gene ortholog, SNN-1, in the Caenorhabditis elegans nematode worm.…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals If an inline hydroelectric powered turbine is used for residential homes, will it create enough power to lower a homeowner's energy bill? The objective was to take the incom…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine whether in-product social media features can effectively reduce the spread of "fake news," or deliberately misleading information, o…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to find out whether used coffee grounds can absorb heavy metals from lead contaminated water. Methods/Materials Materials: ~168.816* millilite…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if Mars soil has enough nutrients to successfully grow and support plant life. Methods/Materials My experiment used 4 different types of Mars soil si…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to prove that if you change the topography in a major migrator route for mule deer, they will adapt over time. Methods/Materials 1. Check trail cameras 2. R…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine whether road salt could be used to control the mosquito larvae population in stagnant water by determining the salinity concen…
CSEF · 2018
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test pine sawdusts ability to filter E.coli out of fresh water. Methods/Materials The methods used in this experiment involved syringes…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Each year, homes, lives and communities are destroyed by hurricanes around the world. In the US alone, billions of dollars worth of damage left the country devastated after…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see if the manuka honey can help preserve raw (unpasteurized) and unrefrigerated milk for a longer period than just the milk itself. The…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal was to build a parabolic Reflector and test it to see if it boosts the signal strength from a wireless routers antenna. Methods/Materials Materials: Cardboard, alum…