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 · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine which common household sweetener (saccharin, sucrose, aspartame, sucralose) the ant species, Linepithema humile, was most attracted to. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2006
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if a four-cylinder engine will run efficiently off of vaporized gasoline rather than liquid gasoline. Methods/Materials Using a four-cylinder en…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science project is to warn people who use beauty products that they are indeed harmful and dangerous to our bodies. The reason being that they are toxic…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study is to compare the BMI with assistance of % body fat of middle school students of Montclair Prep to the national average. Methods/Materials To get resu…
CSEF · 2006
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals I compared petroleum diesel to Diesel Secret Energy (DSE) in fuel consumption, motor oil cleanliness, exhaust emissions, power, and price. Methods/Materials To make DSE, I c…
CSEF · 2006
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To compare the distance a golf ball could be launched compared to the distance predicted by a mathematical equation. Methods/Materials Research began one month ago by resear…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Turmeric, a household spice, is thought to help in Alzheimer''s Disease (AD). Plaques are formed in the brain that causes AD. Turmeric (and curcumin, which is 70% component…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The overall objective of this project is to demonstrate that it is possible to exploit cathodic galvanotaxis (the migration of ciliates and flagellates to the cathode of a D…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out if more gravel or sand makes a concrete mixture stronger. My hypothesis was that the more I increase the percentage of gravel in a mixture, the stron…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if electrical resistance could be used to determine water quality. Methods/Materials Various samples of water were checked for c…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals We investigated if the density of wood affects the conductivity of the wood. Methods/Materials We used 30 Cedar Wood blocks (2in x 2in x 2in), 30 Oak Wood blocks (2in x 2in…
CSEF · 2006
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Nine samples were taken from three church services over an eleven week period to see if the worship service decibel levels were damaging to the human ear. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals This experiment is set out to test: 1. The non-interocular quality of non-contingent, short-lived rapid color aftereffects of second long stimulation, thus proving contingen…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objectives/goals were to determine what was the best method to remove static electricity from different common materials in various environments. Methods/Materials I used…
CSEF · 2006
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the dynamic behavior of a structure when excited at its natural frequency, and how active damping could be used to control th…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine what effect sound decibel, frequency level, and proximity from a sound source, had on voltage output measured by a voltmeter,…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to find the most efficient way to minimize fruit waste using enzymes, pectinase and cellulase. Many industries around the world process and sell…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out which edible substance cools the heat of an ingested jalapeno pepper the fastest. Methods/Materials A jalapeno pepper was cut into four equal sl…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine if there is a correlation between Total Coliform (TC), Heterotrophic Plate Counts (HPC) and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in the…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find out what percentage of the population could sing on pitch, and if it would be dependent on the age, gender, ethnicity, or musical back…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this Science Fair project is to determine whether the human mind classifies information based on pre-conceived notions, or archetypes. This is done by exami…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The question to be answered is which common gasoline alternative fuel is the most efficient in cost and caloric content including wood, vegetable oil, animal fats, and natur…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Throughout the centuries, people have used spices for preserving food. The objective of this project was to observe how microbes react to spices. The goal of this project wa…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Through this project I can demonstrate how food is being burned and stored in my body. I used a calorimeter in this demonstration to calculate the food I burned and the heat…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine the variables that contribute to creating an effective fly trap. Methods/Materials Two identical fly traps were built using five…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to observe the effects of curcumin on cancer. Cancer is a disease of genes which causes cells to mutate and then spreads throughout the bo…
CSEF · 2006
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine if cycling various antibiotics can reduce antimicrobial resistance using a model I created on Excel. Methods/Materials Computer wit…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine how much lift a rotating cylinder generates when compared to an airplane propeller and a helicopter blade. I predict that the rot…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine if dandelion roots and dandelion capsules are as effective as certain antibiotics, such as Penicillin, Erythromycin, and Tetrac…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Last year, I read an article in the newspaper about children's jewelry sold at popular stores containing potentially harmful levels of lead. I wondered if the costume jewelr…