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
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Photovoltaic panels are commonly plagued with a single problem: inefficiency due to immobility. However, when photovoltaic panels track the movement of the sun, their effici…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My topic was to study the effects of intensity, temperature, and angle on a solar cell#s power output. I chose this topic because I am interested in how solar cells work. I…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Background: Hess# law states that if a reaction can be carried out in a series of steps, the sum of the enthalpies for each step should equal the enthalpy change for the tot…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My engineering problem was to develop a backpack that would be able to supply emergency support and communications for an indefinite period of time, as well as supply shelte…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I conducted my experiment to determine which of the two senses, taste or smell, takes less time to recognize a particular food. Methods/Materials Students ranging from twelv…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine which of eight home remedies tested would reduce the acidity of vinegar, a substitute for stomach acid, the most effectively, and would that reme…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to show the effect of the utilization of a single system image (SSI) cluster computing platform as a centralized management, action, and depl…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project, Hovercraft Mania, was to discover the maximum payloads, or maximum weight, of different sizes of self-constructed hovercrafts. When I tested the payl…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal was to construct a hovercraft from everyday materials. The craft was to hover 10 or more seconds, traverse at least two meters, and show measurable friction reducti…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to determine which aspect of airfoils should be changed in order to increase the amount of lift that a wing can produce when being tested in a w…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals How can different types of polymers be identified without looking at the Plastic Identification Code? The purpose of this science experiment is to identify different polymer…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine how and why the solution of water and sodium acetate freezes the way it does. I will also investigate why the solution heats up w…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective in this project was to find out how the five following counter tops rate against each other in terms of bacterial growth after food preparation: Quartz, Formica…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the depth of a foundation required to maintain stability when a structure is built on a slope. The goal was to find out how deep a tower's fou…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals If fruit ripening can be altered in a natural way, such as exposure to only certain light wavelengths, then harmful ripening techniques, such as the use of chemicals, will b…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if age or gender affects the speed of a human's resting heart rate. I thought age and gender would affect it and I thought younger children wou…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment's objective was to determine the effects of different chimney heights on the solar updraft tower in generating energy. Methods/Materials The solar updraft to…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project objective was to find out how eco-friendly cleaning products would affect the growth of plants. Methods/Materials 1.Ten garden bean seeds were planted in identica…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals This project researches under which conditions bacterial growth in milk is strongest, and what the rate of growth is. I am doing this project so that I could find out how lo…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to assist in the national search for the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder, which is destroying domestic honeybee colonies. I sought to identify or…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My obhjective was to determine which parachute made from a common household material would have the closest drop speed to a zero porosity, real parachute material. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This project attempted to determine how temperature affects the metamorphosis of cold-blooded Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) larva (caterpillar) and pupae (chrysalis) to butt…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to test how the temperature of a substrate and the concentration of a catalyst affect the rate of enzyme-catalyzed reactions. I hypothes…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To see how holes in the eardrum affect our hearing. Methods/Materials I built a model of the ear and made holes in the "eardrum". The vibrations of each sound were picked up…
CSEF · 2009
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We tried to find out how the mode of taking in information, hearing a story or reading one, affects the student's recollection of the information. We believe that overall, a…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that the nichrome filament will illuminate better than the tungsten filament with everyday batteries. The battery voltage or electrical potential and not th…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The overall purpose of my project was to determine at what tire pressure optimal fuel efficiency is achieved. I believed that a tire at 32 psi would be able to roll further…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals This study examines how volunteering on humanitarian missions affects pre-dental students' attitudes. People who volunteer on humanitarian missions have more intense experie…
CSEF · 2009
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see if an average person, from each age group, brain is effected by either Stroop Effect or Warped Words. Methods/Materials The project was done using a r…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to study how being in a room with a dog affected the blood pressure of people over the age of forty, the age group at highest risk for hypertension. I hypot…