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 · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals For those people who have lots of plants, buying fertilizers can be expensive. The purpose of my experiment was to make homemade fertilizers and compare them with commercial…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether or not it is possible to plant false memories into the brains of unsuspected individuals, through creative methods, like the process of…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Graves# Disease is a form of hyperthyroidism often accompanied by Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy (TAO), an autoimmune-mediated inflammation of the extraocular connective…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to measure the ratio of dune spacing to dune height of sand dunes on Mars. I expected this number would be different than ratios from other a…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Our project is based on acids and bases reacting together to create gases.We wanted to see if fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables would produce the most gas when mixed with…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals In the previous year project, it was shown through a field experiment that a large number of detection zones can be created by overlapping a small number of sensor footprint…
CSEF · 2005
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to compare data compiled for boys' and girls' success rates and times when solving tangram puzzles to determine which gender displays stronge…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Our First Goal was to picture the shape of the field around an electromagnet. Our Second Goal was to measure the strength of the force field near a pole of the electromagnet…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine what temperaure has the most down-up motions of kernels of millets. I anticipated the down-up millet motion would have more frequency as the temp…
CSEF · 2005
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to measure the amount of horsepower an average human could generate. I measured the amount they could sustain, and also the greatest they could generate. Meth…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My science fair experiment was to measure the differences in the ability to memorize numbers, images and lists from elementary aged students to middle school students. In or…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is produced by specific archaea called methanogens and consumed by bacteria called methanotrophs. Methanogens reside in anaerobic ecosystem…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if there is a significant difference in the level of microorganisms in Field Meat almonds when compared to Huller Run almonds.…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals What family of seeds has the most resistance to microwave radiation? We think that tomato seeds will be resistant to microwave radiation because the smaller the seed the les…
CSEF · 2005
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals For many years people have had problems with mold and various moisture problems beneath floor coverings. I have found that any penetration in vapor barriers will allow water…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals I moved into a house with a solar heated pool. The solar technology seemed outdated. I wondered if the technology could be improved by adding electrical energy in combinatio…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if a homemade wire mesh parabolic reflector will improve the signal strength from my downstairs wireless router to my laptop computer in my ups…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Though it would be satisfying to have a wind turbine utilize all of the energy in the wind surrounding it, it is not possible. But by changing the design of the wind turbine…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see what would happen if a basic sine function is added to the graph of a circle or an ellipse. I believe that a pattern will be created acco…
CSEF · 2005
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project is a study in personality and how it may affect a person's decisions. I wanted to see if men really marry women with personalities like those of their mothers'. M…
CSEF · 2005
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, the goal is to find the effect of flour type on the density of muffins. Out of all the different flour types used, the experimenter believed that soy flo…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Using 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students, my objective was to determine which medium would enhance reading comprehension: a printed magazine article with pictures, a typed art…
CSEF · 2005
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to see if music would help improve test scores, specifically in mathematical computations. My hypothesis for this project is that classical music, which is so…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My purpose is to try to find out which type of music, Jazz or Classical, is better for aiding in mathematical performance. I am testing this by isolating two factors that th…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to study the effects of curcumin (a turmeric extract) and allyl disulfide (a garlic extract) on Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Both of these compo…
CSEF · 2005
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Nail-Patella Syndrome (NPS) is a rare genetic disorder involving the bones, joints, and connective tissue (loss of patterning across the dorso-ventral axis of the limb). NPS…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My Question that I am testing is if natural fruit and vegetable dyed fabric will retain its original color when washed with todays detergents. Methods/Materials To test my e…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Arundo donax is an invasive, non-native species that is a natural threat to riparian habitats throughout the United States. Currently, herbicides are the primary method of e…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to see which mold will produce the most potent antibiotic. This experiment will open up new antibiotics that can cure people from bacterial in…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To modify Grätzel type blackberry anthocyanin dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells and to improve the ability of the cell to simultaneously capture, convert, and store photon e…