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 · 2018
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine whether road salt could be used to control the mosquito larvae population in stagnant water by determining the salinity concen…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
The state of Coahuila de Zaragoza in Mexico is a leading producer of cantaloupe (Cucumis melo). Unfortunately, overproduction of this fruit is a common phenomenon in the south part of this s…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
The efficiency of hydrogen gas production through electrolysis was explored by changing concentration of the electrolyte and its types, material of electrode, and voltage. A solution of diff…
CSEF · 2018
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test pine sawdusts ability to filter E.coli out of fresh water. Methods/Materials The methods used in this experiment involved syringes…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this project was to determine the effect of yeast-derived beta-glucan stimulation on the cytokine production and tumoricidal effect of macrophages. It was hypothesized that be…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Each year, homes, lives and communities are destroyed by hurricanes around the world. In the US alone, billions of dollars worth of damage left the country devastated after…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see if the manuka honey can help preserve raw (unpasteurized) and unrefrigerated milk for a longer period than just the milk itself. The…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal was to build a parabolic Reflector and test it to see if it boosts the signal strength from a wireless routers antenna. Methods/Materials Materials: Cardboard, alum…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The research deals with the study of the drags produced by different types of catamaran hulls sailing in different conditions (Calm waters, wind dejection, current drift and waves action). F…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
Efficient carbon dioxide (CO2) separation from mixed gas streams is necessary in industrial flue gas remediation, fuel gas refining, and chemical production such as sulfur, ammonia, and hydr…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether coniferous or deciduous trees remove more carbon dioxide from the air per year (kg/year) to look into the factors of reducing global w…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to observe the differences in carbon dioxide consumption between varieties of California native drought-resistant (Salvia species, commonly known a…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Autonomous vehicles have the potential to vastly increase road safety and reduce the environmental impact of personal vehicles. While this technology is still in development, rapid progress…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This research consisted in the analysis of information provided by 185 police reports on missing teenagers registered in the Police Districts of Jardim Herculano, Capão Redondo and Parque Sa…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Uncontrolled hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield, and the mortality rate for junctional hemorrhage in the field is exceptionally high. Researching this pr…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical
One challenge that currently faces the solar industry is the storage and transportation of this abundant energy. To mitigate this issue, solar energy can be converted to a different source o…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Because plastics are contaminated by oil, the main pollutant in the world, we look for a new alternative of polymers that don´t harm the environment. The main objective is to obtain a biodeg…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Cold-chain methods and unsanitary conditions hinder vaccine transport in third-world countries. Climate detrimentally affects vaccine potency, and, without an efficient alte…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals There are known negative risks of cell phone radiation to health. Last year, my science fair experiment found that exposure to cell phone radiation decreases the lifespan of…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry Fourth Award
The reduction of dopamine levels due to the malfunction of dopaminergic neurons results in Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Current treatments, lacking neuroprotective functions, face challenges in…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The current limitations of our efforts toward exoplanet discovery can be attributed largely to the immense cost of the observational tools needed to look for signs of exoplanetary transits o…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Objective: To meet the need for changing the ratios of pictures in different situations, this paper presents an image processing tool which can intelligently resize the pictures according to…
AJAS · 2018
The Berkeley Pit was once an open pit mine, but today it is a highly acidic and toxic lake. The Berkeley Pit is home to many different species of extremophilic fungi. These fungi have develo…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Abstract: Over the last years, the availability of drinking water has decreased, while dead zones in water bodies has increased considerably. In the Coba lagoon, gray water discharges were o…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Award
Great advancements have been made in using adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors for gene therapy; however, the basic biology behind AAV capsid assembly remains poorly characterized. Discover…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Sharks are one of the ocean’s most charismatic apex predators. According to statistics provided by Shark Attack Data (www.sharkattackdata.com), there were a total of 116 reported shark attac…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Whales are the sentinels of the health of marine environments. Because whales are at the top of the food pyramid, they have a vast impact on marine health. My research is fo…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test the hypothesis that Chickens can learn to associate color with the location of their food. Methods/Materials Six chickens, were div…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Childproof medicine bottles are bottles meant to keep children from eating medicine. Experiments were performed to determine what bottles were the least childproof. The hypo…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Wide use of internet by kids increase the risk of getting exposed to obscenity and darknet. The project innovates a childsafe webbrowser which will automatically block the inappropriate webs…