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
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals Recently there has been an effort to clean up the San Lorenzo River and reintroduce native fish. In this project we are monitoring Boulder Creek, a tributary of the San Lore…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to conduct an experiment that had to do with our local beaches. We decided to do a project on the ocean water. Our goal was to figure out what area in Vent…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project examines various methods to purify water to make it drinkable, and analyzes which method is the most efficient. Methods/Materials In this experiment, water is c…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Many contaminants can enter the water system through various ways, greatly endangering human health. Excess iron can cause chronic fatigue, cancer, and heart disease, while…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to purify water using only solar energy. I chose to use a solar still based on the El Paso Solar Project model. Methods/Materials The El Paso S…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to determine the diffrences of water in the High Desert. I looked at the water quality at my school{AAE}, the Mojave River and Arrowhead bottled wa…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals What are the factors that contribute for water velocity in different conditions and circumstances? I added direct mass pressure and created a siphon to conduct this experime…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project is a comparative test of reclaimed water from Lake Balboa with and without rain runoff to Los Angeles tap water, using distilled water as a control. These types…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to investigate the performance of a direct methanol fuel cell at three different temperatures. These three different temperatures have been ch…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project, Wave Hello to Clean Energy, concerns the recent developments at Oregon State University. Their Motor Systems Resource Facility has created a buoy system, which…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to find the best position for added weight in front of the neutral point on a paper airplane for long distance flight. My hypothesis was tha…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine what affects the distance of a hit ball. Methods/Materials Materials- wood bat (30 oz.); Composite bat (30 oz.); Aluminum bat (30 0z.); baum swingin…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals To find the weakest taste thresholds for sweet, sour, and salty solutions. Methods/Materials Salt(sodium chloride)-10 grams, Granulated Sugar(sucrose)-10 grams, Vinegar(acet…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine what type of food a Harris hawk prefers to eat, if given a choice of four different types of food. Methods/Materials The methods of my experime…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The question is what effect will the plant hormone naphthyl acetic acid have on seed germination? Methods/Materials 1. Plant grass seeds in soil in small bowls. Repeat 10 ti…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Is it really safe to reuse a water bottle for drinking? The researcher believes that it is not safe to reuse a water bottle because of the bacteria and germ build up. The fe…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals If I add SuperThrive or Vitamin B1 or Auxin to an agar solution in which a fungus will be planted, then the fungus will grow faster. Methods/Materials Materials: # Balance #…
CSEF · 2007
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To see if the amount of layers of Duct Tape affect the cooling process of water from 93°C to room temperature, 26°C. Methods/Materials You need eight glass jars that hold 24…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine how electromagnetic radiation and heat adversely or positively affect the germination of tough coated seeds and weak coated seeds. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My project's goal was to determine at which pivot point of my catapult was the most effective to throw a golf ball the farthest distance. Methods/Materials My methods for te…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find the point of discomfort in human adolescents. Methods/Materials The materials I used were 50 human adolescents, one 150 centimeter measuring tape, a…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our world is water. I wanted to show how chemicals like sodium phosphates can effect algae growth and the water it's in. I wanted to show something that is happening in the…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment determined which type of substance was most effective at sanitizing people's hands after handling raw hamburger meat. The researcher hypothesized that if les…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn about how your brain dominance (left or right) affects your short term visual memory. Methods/Materials We gave a hemispheric dominance inventory t…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My goal for my project was to find out how polluted the local beaches were. Also, if the pollution or bacteria in the water is harmful to humans. Methods/Materials First, I…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal is to find out which area of the Santa Ana River contains the highest degree of pollution contaminants. I hope to get a better understanding of the quality of the Sa…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Problem Statement: A wave is produced when there is a disturbance in a flexible medium. What happens when two waves travel through the same point? Hypothesis: I predict that…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine how and if elevation, bedrock type and distance from streams affect the distribution of coast redwoods in Santa Cruz mountain forests. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2007
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to discover which commonly used building material will disrupt a wireless internet signal the least. This is important to know if you are downlo…
CSEF · 2007
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to discover in what temperature a crystal grows best. I wanted to learn how different temperatures affect crystalization. I believed that a crys…