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.
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Fourth Award
Current gas sensors possess many disadvantages, from low gas specificity to short life spans to the requiring of extensive maintenance. Carbon nanotubes' extremely specific structure inspire…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives Build a 360-degree periscope with no image disorientation, max observer comfort, max ease of use and min space requirement Step 1 I was able to create a rotating top periscope whe…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The magnetic targeted drug delivery system is one of the most promising strategies for delivering highly potent drugs, like the ones used in chemotherapy, to a specified site. Mag…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Buckminsterfullerenes exhibit remarkable reactivity compared to the chemistry of other carbon allotropes due to all double bonds being unconjugated. This leads to it being a super electron d…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this research was to demonstrate the larvicidal properties of Caffeine in inhibiting the growth of Anopheles quadrimaculatus mosquito larvae. An experiment was conducted to in…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives In 2017, I observed that California avocado farmers lost over $50 million in crop damage due to root rot caused by Phytophthora Cinnamomi. I own a small grove of avocado trees tha…
AJAS · 2019
Animal Sciences (inferred)
I focused on how vegetation type, structure, and landscape modification affected the presence and location of California Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma californica) and Eastern Fox Squirrels (Sciuru…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology
Objectives Calpains are calcium dependent proteases that are reported to be implicated in processes such as signal transduction, cytoskeleton remodeling and apoptotic cell death. Upregulatio…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The need for an alternative method of pain control has become critical in the United States due to the opioid epidemic. The CDC has created guidelines with patient risk categories related to…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives The visually impaired often have trouble navigating their environments due to a lack of knowledge about the environment around them. My project hopes to solve this issue by creati…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The purpose of this project is to create enough usable energy from my hydroelectric weir design to be used throughout our California stream and canal systems as a viable alternati…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Can an organic compound like glycerin improve the water holding capacity of soil. Methods Use 8 x 1-gallon plant containers filled with a sandy loam soil to demonstrate the moveme…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
Dendrobates auratus is a species of poison dart frog with skin secretions that contain diet-derived alkaloids. Plant alkaloids have been used in cancer research, so alkaloids in D. auratus s…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Cancer has two halves: malignant cells that initiate oncogenesis, and cancer stromal cells that form the tumor microenvironment. Isocitrate dehydrogenases (IDHs) are enzymes in normal cellul…
CSEF · 2019
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives The objective of this project was to test if gum can help people focus and if so, does the flavor have an effect. Methods Computer, printer, and paper Four multiplication tests, e…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives In the United States one person dies from fire every three hours, and of those 80% of all fire related deaths are from smoke inhalation. Carbon monoxide is the element in smoke th…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The purpose of this experiment is to test the effect of commonly used herbicides to see whether or not they cause neurotoxicity on planarian flatworms, which have a very similar n…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective was to test if the planaria Dugesia dorotocephala could be used as a model to predict toxicity. Methods Planaria were cut in half and tails were placed into petri di…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives The objective of this project was to determine if sodium bicarbonate can be used as an economical, efficient, and environmentally-safe method to control the mosquito larvae popula…
AJAS · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Abstract Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, demyelinating autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) initiated and perpetuated by T cells responding to a number of myelin anti…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Rapamycin is an immunosuppressant that inhibits mTOR (the mammalian target of rapamycin) and extends lifespan in organisms such as worms, flies, and mice. While it is known that rapamycin’s…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology
Objectives Rapamycin is an immunosuppressant that inhibits mTOR (the mammalian target of rapamycin) and extends lifespan in organisms such as worms, flies, and mice. While it is known that r…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The extent of cell to cell communication between macrophages and tumor melanoma cells in mice was investigated. Two experiments were run. The first was an MTT assay which investigated whethe…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology
Objectives 33 percent of American adults and 80 percent of teenagers do not get enough sleep. Yet, poor sleep is a major risk factor for breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, and man…
CSEF · 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives The objective of this study is to discover whether positive or negative encouragement is most effective in a learning and a physical environment. The overall question is "Which ty…
AJAS · 2019
Microbiology (inferred)
In many households, chopping boards are a staple item in their kitchen. Many of us are concerned about cleaning these items, especially after using them with meat products. The fact stands t…
CSEF · 2019
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives During the wildfires Fall 2018, I observed many students at my school attempting to protect their lungs from air pollution by covering their mouths with clothing. The purpose of t…
CSEF · 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives The objective of this study is to figure out if there is a cultural difference in how much spice can be handled with the following 3 cultures: Caucasian, Hispanic, and Asian. Meth…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
In this project, a procedure for building an x-ray generator was developed and tested. This procedure uses inexpensive or common materials (around $200 total) for the x-ray tube and power so…
AJAS · 2019
Misfolded fibril forms of the protein TDP-43 have been identified as a likely cause of, or contributor to, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Motor Neuron Di…