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
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I want to find out which materials will inhibit bacteria from passing through onto someone's skin. My hypothesis sated that Linen would be the most effective in blocking bac…
CSEF · 2004
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see which natural substance combined with meats such as Beef and Chicken would attract or repel drosophila. My goal was to see which subst…
CSEF · 2004
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair project is to investigate the growth of radish seeds in various ash and soil combinations. I am trying to find out if slash and burn technique…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine how changing the length of the throwing arm and the mass of the counterweight would affect the distance a golf ball could be thrown by my trebuch…
CSEF · 2004
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine which concentration of Nitrate, Phosphate and combination of the two would lead to the greatest increase in algae growth. Our hypothesis is th…
CSEF · 2004
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I investigated properties and application of amphiphilic micelles. I found, atypically, that hydrophilic SDS micelles were able to sequester polar compounds in polar solutio…
CSEF · 2004
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Members of four generations of my family have the special ability to easily find four-leaf clovers, leading me to hypothesize that flaw recognition has a genetic basis. I de…
CSEF · 2004
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see if fresh garlic, garlic powder, and Kyolic, aged garlic extract are antibacterial. First the fresh garlic was crushed and mixed with 2…
CSEF · 2004
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Gentamicin is an antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. It causes hearing loss by inducing apoptosis, "programmed cell death," in inner ear sensory…
CSEF · 2004
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine if it is possible to suspend an object in space using the principals of magnetic levitation. My plan is to attempt this using bo…
CSEF · 2004
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find the optimal conditions for fruit ripening, and to determine which technique is the most accurate, as well as efficient, to measure th…
CSEF · 2004
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find out if making an insurance bet in blackjack was worth your money and if different deck sizes effected insurance bets. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2004
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals I isolated four different strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria and wanted to isolate the plasmids to determine the nature of the acquiring antibiotic resistance. Methods…
CSEF · 2004
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine if Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) could be isolated from raw and pasteurized milk. Our hypothesis was that the raw milk would contain Staph…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals After interviewing golfers, I wanted to find out if the preferred golf ball is best. Methods/Materials Procedures for Bounce Test. Step 1 Purchased eight brands of golf ball…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective is to test the validity of a more accurate method of measuring the resistance of orthophthalic laminate to degradation by water. Methods/Materials Three groups…
CSEF · 2004
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my science project is to find an alternative use for plastics number 4-7. I want these plastics to be recyclable so we can discover more resources and so that ou…
CSEF · 2004
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine if there is a strong correlation between a student#s motivation and their achievement at their ability level. Methods/Materials (…
CSEF · 2004
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To determine the relative radiation power emitted by various types of cell phones at three different distances away from the phone as a potential measure of safety. Methods/…
CSEF · 2004
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see how weight, length and fin size affected the flight distance of home-made rockets. My hypothesis was that the medium body lenghth, with the medium fin and ti…
CSEF · 2004
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if cold or freezing temperatures would negatively affect lima bean and radish seed germination. Methods/Materials Using lima bean seeds from the…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Planetary rovers utilize machined metal wheels with treads called grousers. The drive wheels must provide traction and resist side-slip on loose soils such as sand. The obje…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To examine the effect of galectin-7 overexpression in oral cancer cell line. Aim 1. Clone galectin-7/pcDNA3.1 expression vector Aim 2. Transfect into galectin-7/pcDNA3.1 or…
CSEF · 2004
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To find out which household cleaner would best kill germs from chicken skin. Methods/Materials To test my questions, I rubbed chicken skin over marble tiles, thoroughly cove…
CSEF · 2004
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals For my science fair project, I experimented to determine how the growth of lactic acid bacteria is affected by salt, pepper, and time of fermentation in Korean traditional d…
CSEF · 2004
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Do extreme temperatures applied to a plant leaf affect the Kirlian photo of that plant leaf? Methods/Materials Five manzanita leaves, each 3 to 4 inches long were gathered.…
CSEF · 2004
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out if humans can land on Mars and return to Earth using existing rocket technology. I hypothesize that this can be accomplished alth…
CSEF · 2004
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals This study was performed in order to determine if laser fluorescence is a more effective means of detecting occlusal caries, or decay on the tooth's surface, than the standa…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My objective in this experiment was to find which angle of trajectory will fire a projectile the farthest? Methods/Materials Materials: Tennis Ball Cannon, Pen and Paper, Or…
CSEF · 2004
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find to what extent it is possible to increase an airplane#s performance by using the energy in atmospheric turbulence. I hypothesized that…