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
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Problem/Statement: Can we identify tumor-specific proteins in a cat melanoma cell line? My objective is to see if there are proteins that are unique to the cat melanoma cell…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Energetic protons from deep space continuously barrage our planet and strike atoms in the upper layers of the atmosphere. Tiny collisions form muons, which are particles wit…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if there is a correlation between the sound made when a ball hits a bat and the type of bat. Methods/Materials Methods The expe…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to achieve creating a code that could never lose, when going second. Methods/Materials To achieve this goal,using my laptop and the program…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if caffeine could be used as a natural pesticide for crickets. Methods/Materials 90 live field crickets were separated evenly into nine disposabl…
CSEF · 2003
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Cryogenics is the new generation of cold storage. The theme of the following tests completed was to observe the characteristics and outcomes of cryogenically frozen seedling…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The research was performed to see whether tardigrades exposed to varying times in cryobiosis would experience different cryptobiotic performances (times out of cryptobiosis)…
CSEF · 2003
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The recently sequenced genome of the plant Arabidopsis has revealed five proteins homologous to Chalcone Isomerase, a critical enzyme involved in plant biosynthesis. One of…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to determine whether strains of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a freshwater green algae, could be developed with a resistance to the herbicide po…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if bacteria on the skin of the salamander Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi produce compounds (antibiotics) that inhibit the growth of microbes f…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project involves testing the quality of different types of cymbals. I will be testing two consistencies of cymbals. Sheet bronze and cast bronze. Sheet bronze is 92% copp…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determine whether Liquid Holding Recovery (LHR), a phenomena which increases cell growth after UV damage by holding E. coli cells in nutrient-free buffer, increases effec…
CSEF · 2003
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The experiment is testing the effectiveness of piezoelectric transducers, special ceramic disks that produce ultrasonic waves by converting an electric current into mechanic…
CSEF · 2003
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals To compare the design and performance of birds and airplanes. Methods/Materials I searched several books and websites, and selected 25 birds and 25 airplanes. For each bird…
CSEF · 2003
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Organic anion transporters (OATs), transmembrane proteins found in the kidney, are important in the excretion of many commonly used drugs and environmental toxins, and it ha…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objectives in this experiment were to first determine the most effective fire-retardant and method to drop the fire-retardant so as to maximize survival of aquatic organ…
CSEF · 2003
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Create a monolayer of oleic acid. Calculate total number of moles of acid by using measured volume and known concentrations. Calculate Avogardo's number by dividing the numb…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals I am trying to find out how the different variables (age, gender, Parkinson's disease) affect brain hemisphere communication (BHC). Methods/Materials I made a video of 20 wo…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To find out if the weight of a chicken egg affects how large the chicken will grow. Methods/Materials Methods: 1. The incubator was set up to the right temperature (37 to 38…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project in its present form is the complete quantitative analysis of the eclipsing binary star system V508 Ophiuchus. The characteristics of the system were determined…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if the product "Paclobutrazol" could be used to control the growth of landscape shrubs and therefore aid in the reduction of green waste. If th…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine which of the three meats I cooked would develop the most E.coli based on it's cooking thime and temerature. Methods/Materials Beef, Chicken, Por…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine which soil of the four basic types was the strongest in its grabbing ability, and then to see if changing the composition of the s…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The Researcher developed a new ranking algorithm of Web pages. This algorithm ranks Web pages by counting the number of query keywords and analyzing the distribution of the…
CSEF · 2003
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to design and build a functional rocket engine test apparatus to collect engine thrust data from rocket engines subjected to different masses…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals a. To determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms in Hispanic and African American women. b. To determine if a difference is prevalent in depressive symptoms between dia…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Several illnesses, ranging from the common cold to bronchitis, plague today's society; the increasing shortage of nurses further prevents the treatment of these illnesses. B…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to see if humans react quicker to peripheral vision or straight vision by measuring reaction time. Methods/Materials A vision reaction te…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The aims of this study were to: (1) find if the Japanese American older adults (mainly Nisei # second generation) report better health status than the White older adults giv…
CSEF · 2003
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Apoptosis is a cell suicide program; however, effects of age and cell type on apoptosis in the brain are poorly understood. The age at which different brain cells are most s…