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 · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Good health requires that we eat high quality foods and produce. Fresh Produce and fruits are an important source of minerals, vitamins and fiber. To prevent fruits from rot…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Cancer is one of the leading causes of death among Americans. Treating cancer with chemotherapy involves many harmful side-effects including hair-loss and gastrointestinal d…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment investigated the effectiveness of various manganese salts (MnCl(2) and MnSO(4)) and complexes (salen-manganese complexes, EUK-189 and EUK-8) in mimicking the…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Although singlet oxygen (the first excited state of ground state oxygen) research has been of great interest to many research groups since the 1960s, little information is a…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal was to test the affects of increased phytoplankton growth due to iron fertilization on the amount of dissolved oxygen below the water surface of an ocean environmen…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Memory is an amazing aspect of the human brain that is used everyday for many different tasks. People use their ability to recall different things on a daily basis from stud…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Is recall from short term memory influecned by how the information is presented? Sicne acces to inforamtion form short-term memory depends on how well information is encoded…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if all species of Monera were able to express the pGLO gene(originally derived from the jellyfish, Aequora victoria) with the…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to test if there was higher mortality of Pinyon Pines on steeper slopes and on hotter slopes (south aspect) during the last drought. Steeper slopes have grea…
CSEF · 2005
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if laughter eases pain. Would people watching a funny video be able to keep thier hands in cold water longer than they could while watching a documentar…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My main objective was to create an isodynamic resisting force provided for the user wishing to "arm-wrestle" my machine. I wanted the resisting force to be constant at every…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals 1) Create an online web service for statistically calculating the impact of geographic distance on genetic distance (http://phage.sdsu.edu/~jensen/). 2) Get allelic data for…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To show that the four bacteria strains are distinct strains; the antibiotic resistance is carried on plasmids that they contain. Methods/Materials I grew the bacteria on aga…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The basis of my project was to investigate if natural seawater was comparable to artificially prepared solutions in providing an efficient means of hydrogen production throu…
CSEF · 2005
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To see if age or gender has an affect on the ability to percieve an optical illusion. Methods/Materials Board with images was exposed to subjects and questions were asked Su…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment studied the question if there would be contamination in soil samples at old gas station sites. Soil was to be obtained from 5 abandoned gas station sites aro…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Does the amount of light affect the germination of spinach seeds? Methods/Materials Spinach seeds were planted in individual "cells" in a styrofoam getminating tray. To crea…
CSEF · 2005
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Evaluate the amount of UVA penetration when using different sun protection factor (SPF) sunscreens. Methods/Materials Using a UVA monitor, the UVA reduction was measured as…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals I#m trying to figure out if there is a relationship between the disease severity of the fungus, Verticillium dahliae, on the inoculated lettuce plants compared to the actual…
CSEF · 2005
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I tried to find the most effective, safest and most cost-effective bathroom cleaner. In PHASE ONE I thought that Tylex would work the best for preventing and killing mildew.…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals By exploring the characteristics of the different materials that may compose a ship's hull, this experiment seeks to find that material which creates the least amount of fri…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals A driver, talking on a cell phone, encounters an unexpected situation: another driver, coming down the wrong side of the road. How should the driver be alerted? I tested rea…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Problem statement: Does the type of water affect the growth of crystals? Hypothesis: The type of water does influence the crystals# growth. Methods/Materials Materials: Jar,…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Our experiment was to determine what used cooking oil would run a lawn edger the longest. we thought that it would be the Wesson Pure Corn oil. Methods/Materials The only va…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The hypothesis of this science fair project is that when four leading brands of bottled water are blind taste-tested by 100 random people, the brand with the least chemical…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which creek, Janes or Jolly Giant, was better fish habitat, and compare these results to the results of my project two years ago. I believe tha…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to test plants used by the Karuk Tribe in Humboldt County to see if they had antibacterial affects on bacteria that cause skin infections. Methods/Materials I teste…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if weight distribution inside a cylinder affected the speed of the cylinder while traveling down a slope. Methods/Materials The speed of three cy…
CSEF · 2005
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which rock granite or marble will be most durable for kitchen surfaces. Methods/Materials Having obtained samples of granite and marble their d…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to learn if the presence of music will affect muscle strength and which type of music will have a more positive response: waltz or rock? Methods/Materials…