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
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The order of the liquids from lowest viscosity to highest viscosity will be olive oil, motor oil, and corn syrup; the viscosity of a liquid is inversely proportional to its…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experment was to find a natural non-toxic material that can repel snails without killing them, and to see if the materials that prove effective will still…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Contortrostatin (CN) is a protein found in the Southern Copperehad snake and it is known to contain disintergins that inhibit angiogenesis, thus blocking the cancerous cells…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our goal was to discover if the amount of sleep a person gets effects their ability to memorize and compute problems Methods/Materials We chose 4 6th grade students to parti…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals We are investigating a successful protocol to screen DNA for SNPs. We chose two SNPS of interest using the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) Genome Browser and then…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Mice have been a popular study topic ever since scientists began to try to comprehend the human brain. In this experiment, I have begun to answer the question, #Can mice lea…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to understand the role of soil microbes in global warming. Few studies have been done on carbon released as a result of microbial activi…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Cancer is one of the main diseases in our society today. With much ongoing research, there are still many unfamiliar areas to study to find a cure. Mutations play a big part…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which of nine common materials best insulated sound when tested at a variety of frequencies. I wanted to find which material I could use to fu…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The first of three objectives of this study is to compare fecal indicator bacteria levels in two aquatic ecosystems, one with a high bird density and one with a low bird den…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Our project was to determine the spectra line colors that were produced by noble gases. In addition, it was to determine what wavelengths each spectrum tube created. We beli…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to investigate the protein form-function relationship in photoresponsive surfactant and Crystal Violet solution after exposure to various light energies in…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find the most efficient speed at which to run a Light Electric Vehicle(LEV). This would be the speed at which the batteries have the leas…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My objective for this project is to see if I can predict the size of a crater from the size and speed of the object that made it. I think that the bigger and faster the obje…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals In my experiment I ruminated on whether the tempo of music affects aerobic exercise. If so, then music with more beats per minute will increase the number of steps a person…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine which liquid, corn syrup or glycerin, is the most viscous. I also want to see how temperature affects the viscosity of these liqu…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Our question was: How do the different dimensions of rectangular streamers all with the same area affect how long it takes for the rocket to fall? We thought that if a strea…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine which fire retarding treatment would best protect a structure from wildfires. Methods/Materials I constructed boxes to test the effectiveness of different fire…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Advertisers have used subliminal messages for years to try to influence people into buying products. In a video, the images flash by so fast that you are not consciously awa…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This experiment was to determine if over-the-counter antacids were actually basic! The medicines chosen were name brand (no generics), original-strength products that listed…
CSEF · 2006
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To find the percent variation of water storage among different succulent species. Methods/Materials Forty-five grams of eight succulent species which are: Red Apple Ice Plan…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My goal with this project was to find out if adding color in a liquid form during fuming would enhance the visibility of latent prints using the Superglue or Cyanoacrylate F…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Elevated stream temperatures (T) and low dissolved oxygen (DO) are two components which are detrimental to salmonids. Ground water is generally cool enough to be considered…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My Science Fair project is about switching types of light bulbs to save energy and money. The question is "Do you really save money by switching from an incandescent to a fl…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to synthesize cell surface carbohydrates found on both bacterial and human cell walls as modified glycoconjugates to assist in the inhibition…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine through controlled experiments if it is more aerodynamically efficient to drive with the tailgate down, tailgate up, or with no tailg…
CSEF · 2006
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Open your wallet and pull out a credit card. Why does this card have such a familiar and pleasing physical dynamic? The answer is Phi, the Golden Ratio. The ratio of Phi exi…
CSEF · 2006
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the most effective of four search patterns I developed for an autonomous robotic vehicle. Methods/Materials I assembled wheeled robots equipped…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find out how different tastes (bitter, salty, sweet, minty) affect the taste that follows it. I predicted the manipulated variables (ora…
CSEF · 2006
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if tea is beneficial to plant growth and health. Would the type of tea used for watering the plant effect plant growth? Additionally, would usin…