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 · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Nearly a fourth of the U.S. population suffers from cardiovascular diseases and require regular checkups with clinicians. CordisX aims to provide a cost-effective, personali…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Corn is the world's largest cereal crop with approximately 960 million tons produced last season. Brazil produces 82 million tons and is the third largest producer in the world. However, 18%…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
A corn field is found in every state in America. Increasing their corn yield is an ongoing economic challenge for farmers. Farmers are hesitant to purchase seed for their farms located east…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to see if there is a correlation between personality type and test performance. For our experimental procedure, we had participants take an online personal…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is glutamic acid is naturally present in our bodies, and in many foods like tomatoes, cheese, seaweed and other foods. MSG is used in the food ind…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The Objectives/Goals for my project were 1) compare the ability of name brand lip balms to homemade lip balms in softening dried apples over a one-week time period & 2) comp…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
In response to the growing issue of global pollution, an inexpensive solution must be manufactured to test for pollutant levels in local bodies of water. These waters can be used by resident…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my study is to investigate the effects of different concentrations of nanosilver on the water organism Daphnia magna. Methods/Materials Daphnia magna cultur…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science experiment is to find out what type of password is the strongest. The reason why I am doing this project is because these days you use passwords on…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was (a) to find out if using longer crank arms on my bicycle would allow me to ride faster and (b) to develop a computer-based system, model, and…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
This project outlines the creation of a database and accompanying Application Programming Interface (API) for assisting with local and statewide conservation efforts. The API aims to improve…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
1.5 million children die every year due to micronutrient deficiencies (CDC, 2015). The purpose of this research is to alter an existing technique to create a simple, cost-effective, and long…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to create a more efficient cellulase for biofuel production, using random PCR mutagenesis to randomly mutate the gene sequence of a cellulos…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals Our project's goal was to create a sort of multilingual keyboard to aid those who type in multiple languages, or wish to learn a new one. Our objective was to make this keyb…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
Dyslexia is a neurological condition that affects approximately 15% of the world's population and is defined as a difficulty in learning to read. English is more difficult to read for people…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
In order to create a program to analyse EEG wave data with optimal performance, both in speed and accuracy, several wave separation algorithms were tested. An Arduino was programmed to gener…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals About 3-5% of the world's population, including my dad, have an allergy to Chromium and Nickel. Since many foods contain Chromium and Nickel, people with metal allergies hav…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to investigate the correlation between a person's creativity and their age. Methods/Materials Informed consent was given by approximately 100…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objectives were to see how much emissions-free electricity I could generate from the creek which is in my backyard with a homemade generator. Methods/Materials In essence…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Countless fertilizers and plant-conditioning products utilize nitrates, which when presented into an ecosystem with surrounding bodies of water, catalyze the dangerous process of eutrophicat…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences First Award
Coronary Artery Disease is often characterized as the world’s deadliest disease, leading to the mortality of 7.4 million individuals in 2012. In addition, the adverse effects of Chemotherapy…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Purpose: Some microorganisms can degrade toxic hydrocarbons in crude oils and petroleum based products by bioremediation. In this process, microbial strains with unusual metabolic pathways w…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Black Rubber, commonly found in tires and crumb rubber, is known to have carcinogenic materials and compounds such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals. Crumb rubber is recyc…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the effect of cryogenic treatment on sunflower, cat grass, and pea seeds for efficacy of matter preservation. Methods/Materials Dry…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see how freezing seeds using liquid nitrogen (-320 °F) affects seed germination rate, seed dormancy, and viability. This experiment will tr…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, presents an enormous amount of scientific potential. While probes have been sent to the planet before, consideration of a future manned mission provides its own…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
The Curcumin molecule is the active ingredient of turmeric; it can capture heavy metals. The purpose of the research is to evaluate the capability of curcumin to combine with copper ion. For…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a chytrid fungus that is contributing to amphibian population declines and extinctions across the globe. Although more research has been done on Bd in…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Incessant backaches are an intrinsic part of cycling. Preliminary research revealed that 45% of the cyclists in the world suffer from back pains of which 23% remain chronic. Today, these cyc…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
The study depicts the mapping of the triangle on the cylindrical surface, i.e. the cylindrical deformation of the triangle. The described mapping is characterized by a curious geometric prop…