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
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to measure and compare the growth rates of Pleistocene bivalves of the Las Animas region with those of modern-day bivalves of the same species. T…
CSEF · 2003
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was if water storing granules (Rain Drops) helps to conserve water, while still being able to observe substantial growth in Perennial Ryegrass, Be…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My objective in this project was to determine how effective gypsum is when applied to the soil in helping an almond tree absorb water. I wanted to discover how much faster t…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The Center for Disease Control has recently published new guidelines for hand hygiene in health-care settings. The guidelines recommend using alcohol-based products as an al…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals My objective was a comparative study on four different types of rocks to determine which type of rock is the hardest based on how fast it erodes. Methods/Materials Four diff…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To prove whether or not rock dusts rapidly add a great deal of nutrients to soils, as opposed to chemical fertilizers. Methods/Materials Firts, four soils from four areas we…
CSEF · 2003
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if incarcerated students were as healthy as non-incarcerated students. My hypothesis was that students in jail would be healthier because of the strictn…
CSEF · 2003
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine how different amounts of carbon dioxide in air affect the temperature of the air when exposed to light. My hypothesis was tha…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to discover the factor that affects heat transfer the most as well as the materials that are the best conductor and insulator. Methods/Materials For my expe…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals This investigation centered on the effects of utilizing heat of condensation of water from an ambient source, induced by a structural net-matrix, on growth and crop developm…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To analyze through tests what is the most effective herbal/organic substance, (curry, garlic, ginger root, jalapeno pepper, mint, onion, red pepper, thyme, contant) that wil…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out if the basic characteristics of one's fingerprints are inherited from one's parents. Methods/Materials To test this theory, I took all ten fingerprin…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals I believe that I can get lots of fresh water out of the ocean through Reverse Osmosis using the equivalent natural water pressure of the deep ocean, I believe this will be g…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To determine whether the concentrations of sugar solutions have a correlation to the occurrence of labial projection in houseflies, and whether the fly's reaction to differe…
CSEF · 2003
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to provide a protective shield, which will quickly cloak a house, when it is threatened by a wildfire. Methods/Materials I made an inflatable…
CSEF · 2003
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals To see how airfoil design affects lift. Methods/Materials To design a seires of 10 wings out of foam and test them in a home made wind tunnel to determine which wing went up…
CSEF · 2003
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how a solid's temperature affects its speed falling through a liquid. The viscosity of most liquids decreases as the liquid's temperature incre…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To find, how it is possible to prove that the Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Mean are indeed related. I hypothesized that my proof would be in showing that there is a hor…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Germs spread easily when people sneeze or cough and they do not cover their mouth. Because of these traveling germs, colds and viruses spread quickly throughout schools and…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to discover how clean the water along the San Dieguito river watershed was, and where the cleanest area was. I believed the water nearest the s…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The aim of this project was to determine which of the chosen additives has the greatest inhibition effect on bacterial growth. The hypothesis was that vinegar will be the mo…
CSEF · 2003
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine which cleaning agent will deteriorate fabric the most and the least in colorfastness, surface texture, and strength. If fabrics deterioration is related to the…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals We assessed how different ambient temperatures affect the fermentation rate of yeast. We also observed how yeast minerals and nutrients affect the rate of fermentation. Begi…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis: The cell structure of the spirogyra will start to deteriorate when the acid rain is at a pH level of 3.0. Methods/Materials Materials: 15cc of acid containing 90…
CSEF · 2003
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to see if the angle of attack affects the distance a glider can fly. That was our question that we based our experiment on, throughout the scien…
CSEF · 2003
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals This project's purpose was to determine how an arch's span/rise ratio affects the maximum load it supports before it fails. Methods/Materials To give all arches equal spans…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of these experiements was to determine if patients' reports that cold negatively impacts the life of a hearing aid battery are accurate Methods/Materials The l…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see which colors colors affected blood pressure and in what way. I tested the colors red, green, yellow, and blue. I believe that exposing people to red…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our experiment measured if the habituation of sea anemones (like they are touched in tide pools) affects their food intake and ability to grow and survive. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective or goal of this experiment was to see how runoff affected the growth and development of Artemia Nyos, a type of brine shrimp very closely realted to the type of…