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 · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To see which building structure might hold up best in an earthquake. Methods/Materials Four basic materials were used to simulate building structures: K'nex, Legos, sugar cu…
CSEF · 2004
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find out which shape of a fixed perimeter encloses the largest area. Methods/Materials Since I only know how to compute the areas for…
CSEF · 2004
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine whether similar or alternating patterns take precedence over the subject's shape or color primary perception. I hypothesized…
CSEF · 2004
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To investigate the cosmic ray neutron attenuation effects of passive and active shielding on the neutron emission ratio observer (NERO), a low-energy neutron detector. Metho…
CSEF · 2004
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find the affects of vitamin C and calcuim on Brine Shrimp. Methods/Materials First I placed the brine shrimp eggs in a controlled enviro…
CSEF · 2004
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Orangutans and siamangs live in the same forest levels of the Sumatran rainforests, yet little is known about their interactions with each other and most of what is known is…
CSEF · 2004
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Simulation of terrestrial impact craters will determine if the parameters of low velocity impact craters obey power laws and confirm or extend published impact crater data.…
CSEF · 2004
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine which substamce will best provide the shoe from slipping off the tile. I believe that Honey will best prevent it because it's very tacky. Methods/…
CSEF · 2004
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn what elements of nature and human activities have an affect on the speed people drive and in what ways. Methods/Materials I used a radar gun to mea…
CSEF · 2004
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project was to determine the effect of calcium added to an aquatic snail's environment on a snail's weight gain and loss. Methods/Materials First, we bo…
CSEF · 2004
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to study the ability of animals to recognize colors and try to understand how early in evolution it first appeared. I believe that so ancient animals such a…
CSEF · 2004
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to look into the pattern of force exerted during lateral undulation, the most common form of snake locomotion. Methods/Materials I analyzed th…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Studies have shown low folate is associated with colorectal cancer precursor lesion (adenoma) development. The one-carbon cycle is a folate-dependent biochemical process imp…
CSEF · 2004
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal was to write the software and create the hardware required to autonomously solve a Rubik's cube. Methods/Materials The physical Rubik's cube solver was made primari…
CSEF · 2004
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to observe the progress of the remediation process at the Stringfellow Acid Pits through soil testing in Glen Avon, California. By testing…
CSEF · 2004
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals I want to find which soil foundation can withstain the most water before liquifaction occurs. Methods/Materials I am going use 4 different types of soils. Sand, Clay, Loam,…
CSEF · 2004
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine whether or not there would be fewer bacterial colonies in contaminated water after being exposed to sunlight. I wanted to find and easy and inexp…
CSEF · 2004
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine if the solar energy can be trapped for our future needs. Based on my research, it was hypothesized that if a vertical salinity gradient layer is c…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to construct a device which, using only solar energy, could produce hydrogen gas at a rate that we could measure. Methods/Materials M A T E R I A L S: 2 32…
CSEF · 2004
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective are to test whether solar tubes produce more light than traditional florescent & incandescent lights. I want to determine which is most cost effective. Methods/…
CSEF · 2004
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals One of the fundamental principles of modern science is that the speed of light is constant in every inertial frame of reference. In this science project we do not postulate…
CSEF · 2004
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Which material (paper egg carton, styrofoam egg carton, standard house insulation) absorbs sound more efficiently. I believe the styrofoam egg carton along with the house in…
CSEF · 2004
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Can I set up an experiment to see what household materials would make better sound barriers against different frequency notes? Methods/Materials I build a 2ft. wide by 2ft.…
CSEF · 2004
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to find out the location of an object based on the sound it makes. Methods/Materials The theory of this project is to place 5 microphones in two…
CSEF · 2004
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals For this science fair project, this young researcher wanted to conduct an experiment that studied spatial reasoning abilities and how these abilities can be related to chess…
CSEF · 2004
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project was done to see what material would stay with the most heat after being heated and cooled. By konwing this, one could see how the climate in different places is e…
CSEF · 2004
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals We tested to see if a person#s learning modality (style)#visual (V), auditory (A), kinesthetic (K)#affects their spelling scores. We did research at the USC library and foun…
CSEF · 2004
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To see if alcohol, caffeine, and cold medicine have an effect on your body. I am going to spray spiders with fluids and observe how they make their web and observe how the w…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To develop a single use sunscreen applicator that prevents contamination of hands and eyes, yet still allows adequate sunscreen to be applied. The name Splatter Platter was…
CSEF · 2004
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To study standing waves using different strings. To study the effect of tension on standing waves. To study the effect of tension on unit density of the string. Methods/Mate…