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 · 2006
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Our experiment will hope to uncover which adjustment to the heat motor will make it work more efficiently. We will be experimenting with what factor, pendulum wire length or…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that a spark will arc from an electrical source to the north polarity of a magnet. Methods/Materials A Van de Graff generator was constructed so I would hav…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My experiment was designed to find the maximum efficiency setting of a simple magnetic linear accelerator. Methods/Materials Ruler x1, Duct tape, Magnets x4, Nickel-plated s…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair project is to answer the question, #Does adding electric current to something that is already magnetized increase or decrease the power of the…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I studied electrolysis hoping to find a green method of making the hydrogen necessary for running hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. My objective was to find a favorable voltage a…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I hypothesized that silica (SiO2) molecules, or quartz, found in common beach sand, could be separated to create pure silicon (Si), a key material in computer processors. An…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To observe the effects of Manganese Sulfate (MnSO(4)) upon C. Elegans roundworms under Heat Stress, temperature set at 35 Degrees C. Methods/Materials Place 20 Gravid worms…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This project is a long term generational study of the introduced mantid species, Iris oratoria, which gave opportunity to observe offspring derived by parthenogenesis. Follo…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine how accurately can animals that use echolocation determine the direction to an object and how is the accuracy affected by frequen…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to develop a low cost compact flash X-ray source that would produce high energy, extremely short x-ray pulses for the study of high speed phe…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My project is based on the chemical reaction that is created when mixing acids (vinegar) and bases (baking soda) to create gas. After measuring the amount of gas produced by…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective for this project is to maximize hydrogen production using a high output hydrogen production unit. Methods/Materials Methods include testining the electrodes, a…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to determine the effect of tilting a photovoltaic solar panel in order to maximize its output power for designing an efficient solar energy system. Methods/…
CSEF · 2006
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see if all manufactured CDs have the exact same area and perimeter. If not, which brands have more deviations in their manufactured product…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Measure and compare the effect of wind drag at three different speeds on model cars with three different shapes. In addition, to design a wind tunnel which would be able to…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine how fast Bolinas Lagoon drains in the period between high tide and low tide, to see if there is a lag between the calculated low t…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Learning is the main objective in the classroom, but with the current methods of teaching this can at times be a more difficult task than it need be. The purpose of this exp…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine whether adults remember information better by hearing it spoken, or by hearing it sung in a familiar tune. I believe that the ad…
CSEF · 2006
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which method of pouring agent into an anesthetic vaporizer will cause the least amount of personal exposure to the agent. Methods/Materials I u…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to build a small dynamometer that could measure the output power, torque, and RPM of a HO scale slot car. Methods/Materials I researched dyn…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Current techniques for cancer diagnosis such as imaging (MRI) and tissue examinations are inadequate because they can detect distinguishing morphological patterns, but lack…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The project was designed to collect and analyze information about the incidence and impact of headaches on teens. The goal is to determine if migraines and other headaches a…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My experiment was an attempt to test the effectiveness of various natural filters on urban runoff water. I may propose my findings to the Save the Bay Organization, and ask…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals This is a second year study on what effects student's performance. Last year I tested how greatly positive or negative thoughts affected student's grades. Students were told…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to minimize the effects of reflected GPS multipath signals on an autonomous mobile vehicle. Alice was the name of the autonomous vehicle team…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Can intake time of two different medicines with similar effects influence patient#s blood pressure and hence condition? Based on my research, I hypothesized that staggering…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The Project at hand is based on the extensive pollution caused by the burning of oil-gasoline mixtures in two-stroke engines. The main focus is on motorcycles that utilize t…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine how storm drain pollutants affect creek health. Methods/Materials I simulated trace contamination and chemical spill of storm drain pollutants o…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Moonmilk is a pasty accretion of minerals and microbes found in caves. European peasants used moonmilk to treat infected wounds. Fresh moonmilk deposits in the caves at Oreg…
CSEF · 2006
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The project's objective was to determine if the light and gravitational changes found in each of the four moon's cycle would have an affect on seed germination and plant gro…