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
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine in which environment of the Monterey Peninsula plants thrived most, and to determine if this correlated with the soil of that en…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My main objective for my project was to find whether or not it was possible for me to create a new way to generate energy from the power of waves, and if it could be cost co…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective is to learn if rockets with larger or smaller fins fly the highest and are the most stable. Methods/Materials The materials I used were: Balsa Wood, 8 Viking Ro…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to learn the survivablity and adaptive behavior of the isopod Armadillidium vulgare. Ultimately, I wanted to know what would happen to these bugs if they were displ…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see if dyeing and bleaching hair affects the strength of hair. I also performed this experiment to conclude if different hair structure…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I am investigating the effect of salinity on the hatching rate of brine shrimp. I hypothesized that the highest population of hatched brine shrimp nauplii would occur at 33…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My goal was to see if the speed at which a salt melts ice is related to the salt's molecular structure. Methods/Materials I used three types of salt: Sodium chloride, Potass…
CSEF · 2006
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to see how the salinity of water affects the germination of radish seeds. I think that the higher the salinity, the harder it will be for the plants to extrac…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to do a project about horses since they're my favorite animal. I talked with a few horse owners and they said I could do a project about Sand Colic. Sand Colic is w…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I have been studying different ways of remediation for oil spills, for the past 4 years. This year my project was comparing two components of one form of a severity and a we…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Aluminum toxicity may cause weak bones and other problems in people. This is a greater problem in babies because they do not have the ability to get rid of aluminum or other…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine how common foods affect the growth of oral bacteria; I want to discover which of those foods would be good for fighting against oral bacteria,an…
CSEF · 2006
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The olive fruit fly, (Bactrocera oleae,) could wipe out the entire olive oil industry in California. Because its maggot feeds on the inner pulp of the olive, it allows bacte…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Imagine going through life in a borrowed home. The hermit crab understands this as it must find a suitable shell to live in and protect its soft abdomen. Most research says…
CSEF · 2006
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to discover some pattern or equation that shows one how to find perfect numbers. Methods/Materials Using a calculator, a pencil, and paper, patterns were so…
CSEF · 2006
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if watering with Liquid Plant Food will help plants grow faster than using other solutions. The purpose of this project was to find out whether dif…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to see if illustrations enhance a child#s comprehension of a reading passage, and if so which type of child, (struggling reader, average…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to determine which laundry detergent works most effectively on a pizza sauce stain. I used five different detergents. Besides the detergents, nothing in…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project is to investigate novel factors in hematopoietic, or blood-forming, stem cell (HSC) migration by testing for Slit or Roundabout (Robo) expression in…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to identify a family tree through the chromosome 16 Alu allele of each member and understand the mechanism that passes on the gene. I predi…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objective is to understand the operation of Light Emitting Diodes (LED) and determine if modern LEDs have the advantages to replace incandescent light bulbs for energy-sa…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In Shake, Rattle, and Roll, I tested three different shaped structures: a tower, a rectangle, and a pyramid, to answer the scientific question: Which shaped structure can su…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objectives of our project are to determine if sebum samples from the uropygial glands of ducks or chickens will promote or prevent bacterial growth on the uropygial papi…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find how great the effect is of the popular shampoo chemicals Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine and Selenium Sulfid…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The Olympia oyster (Ostrea conchaphila) is the only native oyster on the Pacific Coast. Though once highly abundant, populations have been severely depleted. The purpose of…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine what types of short term memory, boys and girls ould remember, and how much they would remember in total. Methods/Materials I used groups of between…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to investigate whether or not unmonitored urban lake water is consistently healthy enough for game fish, specifically trout, which are routinely stocked in…
CSEF · 2006
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how far plants should be grown from sunflowers in order for them to be safe from the sunflowers' allelopathic toxins. Methods/Materials I plant…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine the effects of liquid temperature on the density of the liquid and the buoyancy of an object in the liquid. Methods/Materials Four different liquids: tap water,…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The Great Kavir-Doruneh fault in northeast Iran is a poorly studied left lateral strike-slip fault. In order to calculate slip-rates for this fault I needed offset features…