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 · 2009
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of rosin is to increase the amount of friction between the bow and a string on a stringed-instrument. Rosins are made mostly from the resins of trees, but someti…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals Hash tables are an efficient method for data storage and access. They allow accessing data without extensive search. When two keys hash to the same location, a collision res…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals What type of webbed foot will propel a bird the fastest in the water? I predict that the foot with the most webbing between each toe will move a water fowl the fastest becau…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see how much bacteria and chlorine was in the water after and before Willit's water treatment plant. The procedure consists on two experim…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The reason I chose this project is because I always wanted to know why it was so hard to roll a Yahtzee (five of a kind). My objective was to calculate and then test the pro…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals While working on traditional super-hydrophobic surfaces, a method to create self-assembling membranes on the surface of water from hydrophobic fumed silica nano-particles wa…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Do seagulls connect people with food? Methods/Materials Materials # Finger Foods # Recording Log # Camera # People (on some tests) # Brown bags # Watch Results on graph Conc…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Each year, aircraft become faster and more efficient at their tasks. However, demand for both civilian and military aircraft has been dominated by conventional aircraft. Thi…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To investigate & determine which shape & angle of attack of an ornithopter's wings would produce the best thrust performance. Methods/Materials Based on proven laws of physi…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To help the water crisis in the Central Valley. Methods/Materials Created a basic frame out of PVC pipe. Used sun screen shade material to cover frame. Attach the screen to…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To analyze the following fractal patterns which are found in nature: 1. Tree: Based on the length of the first iteration, derive a formula to find the total length of all th…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I have had chickens for pets for two years, and the eggs they lay seem to have brighter, larger yolks than commercial eggs. I wondered why this was, and this is what led me…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if bicep size affected an adolescent girl's endurance by using a free weight. I believed that the larger the bicep size, the more repetitions would…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Goal: By the use of strobe photography, the goal of this experiment was to determine whether objects of greater mass would fall through air at a faster acceleration rate tha…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective was to discover if different types of water (salt, carbonated, tap) can be supercooled, or cooled in a liquid state below the normal freezing temperature, in t…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to find out whether Archimedes# screw could or could not lift fish over a barrier safely. The fish ladder used in american rivers has many p…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if I could desalinate ocean water using a contained environment to duplicate the water cycle, and in addition determine if using solar power woul…
CSEF · 2009
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find a soap that can be combined with water to create an inexpensive substance that can easily be applied to a home that retards the advance of a wildfir…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To measure the energy output during the combustion of biodiesel- petrodiesel fuel blends To determine which fuel/fuel blend will optimize energy output Methods/Materials 0.2…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Objective: The objective is to determine if golf-ball style dimples can be used to improve the aerodynamics of a car. Methods/Materials Materials and Methods: Three versions…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find the factor that most greatly decreases miles per gallon of the four I tested. Methods/Materials Method 1. Drive one car, with no applied factors, fr…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether there is a ratio between the areas under curves with Fibonacci number intervals. Methods/Materials I used a graphing calculator and a r…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Prostate Cancer metastasis caused by the activation of cell surface receptors, such as EGFR, ERK, and AKT1. Cleaved high molecular-weight kininogen (HKa) is an anti-adhesive…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In the US, we cannot control the gas economy since most of the gas comes from the Middle East. Thus, we have to find other sources of fuel such as biodegradable fuel. Our ob…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to discover which common household waste most efficiently ferments into ethanol to be used as an alternative fuel source. Methods/Materials I started my exp…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The main purpose of my science project was to see if juices from plants native to Humboldt County, when used as base materials in Graetzel photovoltaic solar cells, could ge…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how geckos are able to walk on walls and ceilings, and if there are any materials that they can't stick to. Methods/Materials Several different…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how much of an effect, if any, gender has on the perception of time. Methods/Materials A random sampling of 50 high school students was taken,…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The experiment that I have put together is designed to determine the genome toxicity of certain common household chemicals that allegedly cause cancer. I want to know how mu…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals Electrolysis must have an electrolyte in order to work. But what factors affect an electrolyte's effectiveness? My hypothesis is that it is either the pH of the solution or…