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 · 2010
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Local layering is a new concept giving users the ability to "weave" images as if they are strips of paper or bring regions of interest on several different images to the for…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to discover the effect of a player's starting location on outcome in the game of RISK. I hypothesized that consolidation of a player's initial territories…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Test the effects of caloric restriction and dietary supplementation of Resveratrol and Rapamycin on the lifespans of Drosophila Melanogaster. Methods/Materials 1 Live Drosop…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals My general objective was to investigate how the shape of a roller coaster's vertical loop affects the ability of the roller-coaster car to complete the loop. At the top of t…
CSEF · 2010
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Is it possible to cool your body down during exercise using chemical means? Through the application of chemicals to athletic garments, it is possible to make the sweat on th…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) is the most common form of hair loss in humans and affects more than 50% of men by age 50. No accurate method exists to predict who will get this…
CSEF · 2010
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals Porous silicon as a sensor is useful in many applications throughout the real world, from detecting toxins in the environment to monitoring levels of chemicals in the living…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project determined the efficacy of statistical analysis of program assembly instruction (opcode) frequencies to identify Malware from Goodware. Methods/Materials Malwar…
CSEF · 2010
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project focuses on manipulating the electrical conductivity of different solutions via electrolysis. There were three types of water tested: hard, soft, and R.O.(water…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine what distraction makes it hardest to drive and why. Methods/Materials The materials I used were a Wii, a Wii remote and a steering wheel attach…
CSEF · 2010
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment examines the effect of age, gender, and musical experience on tonal memory and pitch matching. It seeks to determine whether the accuracy of pitch matching a…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals Through personal experiences with peers, I made the assumption that adolescents feel pressure to dress or behave in ways that make them feel uncomfortable. For my science fa…
CSEF · 2010
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to determine which of the most common sedimentary rock type (Sandstone, Shale or Limestone) provides the most ideal reservoir to store oil. The com…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to measure the affect of sugar concentration on the refractive index of water as measured using a homemade laser refractometer. The hypothesis was that the…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see whether salt, cumin, or lemon juice preserved meat the longest. Methods/Materials Some materials I used were, Presicion food scale, 16 ice cube trays…
CSEF · 2010
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to know which type of metal conducts heat the fastest. I think aluminum will melt butter the fastest. My research found that Aluminum has the lowest specific heat c…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determined the amount of bacteria on water bottles after washing it with room temperature water. Methods/Materials Have 6 water bottles i took a sample from the bottle be…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My science project's goal was to use colorimetric detection methods to determine if there was any significant difference between the lead levels in domestic and imported can…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine how magnesium chloride plays a role in the bone remodeling process, osteogenesis, and how its role differs from the effects of…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine whether micro-algae grown with cow manure will grow at the same rate as micro-algae grown with commercial algae food. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to quantify and compare the number of bacterial colonies in the mouths of a dog, cat, rabbit and human. Methods/Materials To obtain my results…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine the percentage of aluminum anode electrode surface area that will be colonized by biofilm produced by metal reducing microorganism Geobacter sulfurreducens in a…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) hold great potential for treating many fatal diseases. However, many clinical applications are hindered by limited understanding of hPSC…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals There is much debate about whether cell phones emit harmful radiation. The electromagnetic wavelengths cell phones use to communicate are called microwaves. Microwaves are n…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine whether older microwave ovens emit (leak) more radiation than newer microwave ovens. This is an important question because today…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Just how communication contributes to obedience is an underdeveloped area of psychology. One may obey an order due to an enlarged prefrontal cortex or due to societal pressu…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine what form of milk, when mixed with vinegar and microwave heated, will form the heaviest solid. My hypothesis was that the skim mil…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Force fields affect the work needed for an object to travel between two points in space. In this project, a particle traveled under the influence of five force fields (shown…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find out if the media affects how every day people portray beauty. Methods/Materials A survey with 17 questions was given to 120 consenting humans betwee…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out whether, as people age, their ability to hear high frequencies decreases or increases. Methods/Materials After having each participant sign an…