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 · 2003
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The object of my project is to determine which of the different methods of curing concrete gives you the strongest concrete. Methods/Materials I made twelve bars of concrete…
CSEF · 2003
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wonder how accurate the Post Office is in weighing mail. I will send out about 75 letters weighing from 1.5 ounces to 3 ounces with only one 37 cent stamp each. If the Pos…
CSEF · 2003
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project determines whether by applying a surfactant and/or base to the surface prior to painting, latex paint film formation can be disrupted enough to make it easier t…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to learn if types of soil or sand decreased the magnitude of compression waves to a larger extent. In addition, we aspired to learn if placing a wooden box…
CSEF · 2003
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My science fair project revolves around showing beef cattle, which is my hobby. Fitters and exhibitors like to have their cattle walk in the show ring looking like a champio…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To prove that air pollution levels in different areas of a city can vary widely. Methods/Materials An air particle collection device was constructed by taping an index card…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals This experiment sought to find whether herbal medications had any medicinal affect against bacteria as western medicines did and whether there were any similarities in prote…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out through experiments if alcohol and tobacco had an affect on the heart of the crustacean Daphnia magna. The Daphnia magna heart is…
CSEF · 2003
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals By feeding 2 young tomato plants carrot juice with organic substance, injecting 1 tomato plant with carrot juice, and by cutting a tomato plant open and injecting carrot jui…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Methyl bromide, an ozone depleting pre-plant soil fumigant will be banned in the year 2005. An alternative is desperately needed. I chose to evaluate methyl iodide(chemical…
CSEF · 2003
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Soil samples from the excavations at the Oasis of Mara were put through the flotation process to determine whether the northern side of the oasis, during occupation by the S…
CSEF · 2003
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to see what amount of light (a little or a lot)makes a plant grow through a maze the farthest. Methods/Materials Part 1: Making the Mazes . I got…
CSEF · 2003
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Amyloid-beta peptide (Aâ) is a potential cause of Alzheimer's disease, in which it accumulates in the brain, increasing monocyte migration across the blood brain barrier (BB…
CSEF · 2003
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to discover the molecular components underlying the evolutionary changes in development and physiology by comparing the dauer pathway(a devel…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to determine if there is a relationship between formation of functional dominance and heart rate in Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii). Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if goldfish will choose a certain temperature range and avoid others. Methods/Materials An experimental aquarium (acrylic tube 1.8 m tall X 8 cm…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective is to investigate the effects of upper-air weather conditions, such as temperature, dewpoint temperature, relative humidity, and barometric pressure, on cloud…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Autism is a complex neurological disorder that has increased dramatically in incidence over the past 30 years. Genetics and environmental factors play a role in causing the…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective is to build a model of a desalination chamber and to extrapolate my findings to propose a desalination system feasible for residential communities. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was designed to test the effects of adding protein supplements to a chicken's diet on the protein content of their eggs. Methods/Materials Seven chickens of ident…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The goal of our final project (this science fair spurred a number of experiments, many of which failed)is to determine the efficiency of a hand-built AC generator in relatio…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objectives are to suggest the importance of and come up with an appropriate scoring method for quantitative ladder beam testing (rather than the widely used qualitative B…
CSEF · 2003
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The laws of definite and multiple proportions were major clues leading to the atomic theory. We have devised a method to observe both laws in a simple inexpensive microscale…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if antibacterial hand soap is more effective at preventing bacterial growth than non-antibacterial (regular) hand soap. Methods/…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Selected herbal tinctures were tested to see if they could inhibit the growth of the E. coli. Methods/Materials The herbal tinctures were applied to petri dishes, which were…
CSEF · 2003
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to test a magnetically levitated car and a wheeled car and compare their results. Each car will be tested in three different tests multiple…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Hepatitis B is one of the major diseases inflicting the human population. Conventional treatment with interferon-alpha is very expensive and has many serious side effects. A…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was to see how Formica rufa (wood ants) keep their nests warm. My hypothesis is that the ants may use sunlight or the heat that composting materials generate to h…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine how the number of aphids on a plant affects the plant height, parasites and predators. I tested to see if aphid population increa…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The project was done to discover if the normal curve applies to sets of large data. The project of this data was professional basketball player heights and weights, divided…