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 · 2007
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals The design and construction of a protein folding computer algorithm that maximizes accuracy for biotechnology researchers and scientists to perform flexible protein sequenci…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My goal or objective is to demonstrate how E.coli bacteria is affected through the use of anti-bacterial cleaners and detergents. I expect to find the potency of each soluti…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals #How many times should manufacturers wash their produce to remove E.Coli 0157:H7 if sold pre-washed?#My hypothesis was #If the average number of times(3) factories wash thei…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals Out of all the bodies in our solar system only one, Earth, has active plate tectonics. It is not known for certain what drives the system. Some believe that convection curre…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find the optimum ratio of counter weight to projectile weight. Another goal is to find if the optimum ratio, if there is one, will hold s…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I have noticed that after I go swimming I sometimes get sunburned. I wear sunscreen whenever I swim. I wondered if the types of sunscreens I wore made a difference in how my…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals Gamete cryopreservation can play an important role in conservation strategies for at-risk abalone species. Red abalone (Haliotis rufescens)are listed as threatened in Califo…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine the speed of two different gaming systems. The reason I am doing this comparison is to evaluate what system to buy that doe…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I analyzed the quality of several random number generation algorithms and tested which constants performed best in some of the algorithms. The quality of pseudo-random numbe…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This is my third in a series of three science projects on GPS Multipath. This year, my research focused on multipath signals that are refracted from above the GPS antenna. M…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test the effectiveness of pure glucosamine, which is an amino derivative of sugar, versus a glucosamine which has the additive chondroitin, which is made…
CSEF · 2007
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To qualitatively analyze cations, anions and unknown solutions. Methods/Materials Materials are solutions of cations, anions, unknown solutions and individual group reagents…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals I currently play a 3/4-size violin and will soon need a full-size violin. I wanted to find out if it is possible to quantitatively determine the quality of a violin by analy…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to determine which angle (20,25,30,35,40,45,50, degrees) of an inclined ramp would provide the maximum height and distance that an RC (remote…
CSEF · 2007
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment was to discover if temperature effects the rate of a reaction. My hypothesis was that if temperature is raised or lowered, then the reaction rate w…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To find out whether people remember writing better if they read the text, listen to the text, or listen and read the text at the same time. Methods/Materials Methods I teste…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to find if disaster relief organizations were creating and distributing disaster kits that were fitting to the needs of a suburban commun…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Sodium in the soil is a growing problem for the agricultural industry. About one third of the land in the US has some degree of salt buildup. My objective was to determine t…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To test the effect of starch as an additive on the strength of recycled copy paper and that of recycled newsprint Methods/Materials Two kinds of paper were used in the exper…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Red Bull has been marketed for twenty years yet there is still no definitive proof Red Bull increases energy beyond the effect of caffeine and sugar. My objective is to dete…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to see if correlations exist between a county's demographics and whether the majority of the county votes conservative or liberal in elections. My…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology First Award
Objectives/Goals Developing an herbal antibacterial that is safe to use on Agaricus bisporus would be very useful in the mushroom cultivation industry. It was hypothesized that herbal antise…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of varying phosphate concentrations on the bioluminescence from a marine shrimp, Cypridina hilgendorfii (also Vargula h…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to eliminate and/or reduce the problem of agricultural runoff through the use of different biofilter mixtures or ratios. Methods/Materials A…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out: Does higher octane rating of unleaded gasoline provide better milage for a car, and is it worth spending more money on it if you're seking better mi…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals This study examined the possible correlation between sunspot number and the deflection component of the Earth's magnetic field. In the first year, sunspot measurements were…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our project was to find out whether musical background and favorite genres of music affect people's relative pitch. Methods/Materials We had two guitars. (Guitar 1 and Guita…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Lung cells in male mice can develop a "tolerance," or resistance, against naphthalene, a common toxic pollutant, after repeated injections. This experiment aimed to determin…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals Problem: What is the origin of the aplitic dikes present in the Half Dome Granodiorite? Hypothesis: I believe that the aplitic dikes result from the squeezing of silicic mel…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My science class discussed an article regarding scientists who judged abstracts based on authors# names and affiliations rather than the actual quality of abstracts. This ma…