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 · 2008
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The tobacco mosaic virus is a very common plant virus which infects more than 100 types of herbaceous, dicotyledonous plants including many vegetables, flowers, and weeds. T…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to compare the effects of human salivary amylase enzymes versus microbial enzymes on starch hydrolysis. Methods/Materials Subcultures of…
CSEF · 2008
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine which type of irrigation benefits different types of soils. The reason I am doing this investigation is to help farmers or…
CSEF · 2008
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The project addressed the effects of various wetting agents on the capillary action of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) coated glass tubes. Poly(NIPAAm) is the most commonly used…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine the effect of fin shape on the speed of members of the Scombroidei sub-order This project explored the application of fin shape…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine the most efficient prime-testing algorithm from a widely used algorithm (control) and four algorithms I developed. The algorithms…
CSEF · 2008
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My project was to identify the types of fears people have depending upon their gender and their age less than 21 years or over 21 years. A goal for my project was to demonst…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To build an inexpensive, non-invasive device that detects iron deficient anemia. Hopefully, it will pass WHO field trials later this year in Africa (Dakar, Senegal). Methods…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see how often a frog can make it across a particular pond without getting wet. Methods/Materials I used a digital frog and a digital pond b…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Hydrogen fuel cells are electrochemical energy conversion devices. This means that they convert chemical energy into electrical energy. This process is able to occur only wh…
CSEF · 2008
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Many things exhibit hysteresis curves: electromagnetic components, some mechanical systems (compliance), and elastomers. The goal is to experiment with compressible fluids a…
CSEF · 2008
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals Though studies have shown children#s fears correlate with age, little is known of the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on childhood fears. The purpose of this study w…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project measures the coma (dust cloud) around Comet Holmes. I want to find out if the dust cloud is expanding, and if so, is the rate of expansion accelerating or deceler…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Prostate Cancer is defined by the uncontrollable proliferation of prostate cells. When growth factors bind to their receptors, a transactivation signal is sent to EGFR and u…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Recent experiments have challenged the traditional tetrahedral bonding picture for bulk liquid water, suggesting instead an asymmetric bonding picture in which the majority…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project's objective was to compare and test natural cane and synthetic plastic clarinet reeds in order to determine which material can produce better intonation over a gr…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The object of this project is to identify the most significant baseball statistic associated with winning streaks. Methods/Materials Winning streaks were identified in the 2…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if adding compost from native trees will improve the growth of vegetation along the banks of the King's River. Methods/Materials Compost from t…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project was to determine if organic lettuce had higher levels of gram-negative bacteria than conventionally grown bacteria. The hypothesis is if the produce…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if laying hen chickens would lay more eggs if artificial light was added each day as compared to laying hen chickens that only had natural ligh…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to find which common blend of biodiesel (which is blended with #2 diesel) will perform best in cold conditions. I was also trying to find which one of them ge…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to discover if an IPL laser treatment could be used to increase the rate of maturation of a scar. Because of its uses in decreasing hyperp…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to use a y-maze to provide evidence that male Iris oratoria produce pheromones to signal their presence to female Iris oratoria. If all factors that could…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to show that drinks with more additives will cause the most tooth decay. Methods/Materials I used "Monster" energy drink, Diet Coke, Sprite, S…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal is to present evidence to the public as to the amounts of E coli and total coliforms that are going through are storm drains into our oceans and beaches. This will e…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine the most effective and safest way to remove motor oil from bird fathers. Methods/Materials The materials I used in my experimen…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether cork, sawdust, or sponge, when illegally used as fillers in hollowed-out wooden baseball bats, will cause a baseball to travel farther…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how kinetic energy affects the quality of a front handspring vault#a move in gymnastics where you run, punch a springboard, flip to a handstand…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals I tried to create a floor that harnessed the mechanical energy released when we walk. I thought that I could do this by putting piezoelectric elements in the floor that woul…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals This research explores the potential for vegetable oil based fuels as substitutes for diesel. Increased oil prices and environmental concerns have focussed attention on alte…