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 · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Diseases such as malaria and diarrhea are among the leading causes of death for the indigenous people of developing countries. Many of such diseases are spread primarily thr…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Many galaxies have smaller satellite galaxies orbiting around them, known as dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs). Recent discoveries of new dSphs around the Andromeda Galaxy (…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test for the occurrence of false positives in the Enterolert (TM) enterococci test manufactured by IDEXX Laboratories, especially under…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Orally administered drug-delivery systems in treatments of diseases are highly favored because of cost-effectiveness and dosage control. However, the viability of the admini…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to see if it is possible to successfully use an already established formula(Rossmo's formula), which is used to predict the residences of seria…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals If a basketball or football team is winning at half time, then the majority of the teams will win the game overall. Methods/Materials Two thousand and fifty-six basketball a…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Euler's Equation is beautiful formula combines five fundamental numbers in one and is generally considered to be the most elegant results in mathematics. Traditionally, we u…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My goal was to investigate the patterns of one's digits of perfect squares in different bases. Upon finding that the pattern was palindromic, I sought to explain the reason…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals We examine the consequences of using mathematical and statistical modeling to characterize the functional performance of a novel catapult design. Real-world projects are com…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research project was to improve the ice nucleation protein of Pseudomonas syringae a plant pathogen. Pseudomonas syringae produces an ice nucleation acti…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Which of the following has a greater effect on the viscosity of water: Salinity, or Temperature? Methods/Materials Two (10 cm x 20 cm) glass plates were cut from one section…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The Gulf of Mexico oil spill was a hot topic in the news this past year. There are many concerns about the lasting effects of the spill on the Gulf and surrounding area's pr…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Is it possible for freshwater mollies to give birth to fry that are capable of surviving in a saltwater environment? Methods/Materials Establish freshwater 10 gallon tank wi…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the shape of a model rocket's nose cone would affect the rocket's apogee when keeping the rocket's thrust and weight constant, each time it wa…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Simulate a model of a cancer cell in a tumor by using C. elegans mutants which had abnormal cellular growth in their germ cell area of their bodies. Then, kill/damage this c…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals P-450 is a family of enzymes involved primarily in drug metabolism and bioremediation. These enzymes catalyze a variety of reactions and are a promising alternative to chemi…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Neurotransmitter respecification is a recently discovered form of neuronal plasticity with enormous applications to disorders including stroke, Alzheimer#s and Parkinson#s d…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find what types of surfaces E. coli can grow resistant to Kanamycin in. My hypothesis was that the E. coli could grow resistant to Ka…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project is to identify metals that can safely produce clean water for places where accessing uncontaminated water is an issue. Methods/Materials We first…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To see if the electromagnetic wave is a source of oxidative stress and the effects of it on antioxidant enzyme activities after the 2.4GHz exposure. Methods/Materials Method…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals The preparation of low cost, non-toxic chitosan coated magnetic nanoparticles and their application for heavy metal ion removal from water are the main goals. The nanopartic…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if building rectus abdominis muscle strength or increasing wrist flexion over a period of 6 weeks improves tennis service vel…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This research investigates whether binding oligonucleotide-based receptors (aptamers) to gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents can increase the sensitivity of the contrast ag…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to examine how Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) affect the growth of Phaseolus vulgaris (contender bush beans). Methods/Materials Sixteen conten…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test the accuracy of dosing devices for pediatric OTC liquid medicines. I hypothesized (1) that the mean error rates for devices included with the medici…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project tests the correlation between symbol-color synesthesia and accuracy in recognizing emotions in faces (emotion recognition). Synesthesia is like a sixth sense and…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This science experiment is to determine if a computer can outplay a human player in a game of Tic-Tac-Toe after it has been programed to play. My hypothesis is: if a compute…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project was to try and test the efficiency and credibility of the 72-hour rule by growing E.coli in different concentrations of seawater and measuring t…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to find a test in the form of molecular cytogenetic markers that can reliably predict prostate cancer prognosis at the time of diagnosis/biopsy…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my research project is to understand how protein specificity is determined. As one of the six Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Associated Factor (TRAF) family memb…