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
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals I have a very strong motivation for my project. Five months ago, VistaPrint stole my parent#s identity and made many fraudulent charges to the card weeks after the initial p…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to see if smell affects taste. Methods/Materials Informed consent was obtained from 24 people. The people were blindfolded and nose plugs…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In May 2010 Central Valley hair salons and pet groomers tried to help with the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill by saving hair clippings that were stuffed into nylon tights by volun…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I want people to know that soda is bad for their teeth, which is actually the main purpose of this project. I will take a controll like water or a healthy drink and compare…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to test whether or not the opacity of PET bottles affects the solar disinfection of pathogenic-infested water. Methods/Materials Fourteen PET bottles, fourt…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To create a software application written in Java to measure any software program code#s complexity, that allows Software Developers and Software Managers to ensure that soft…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine the optimum moisture content at which a soil becomes most stable and be used for structural foundations. Methods/Materials I…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I investigated whether a container's shape affects how much desalinated water ("D/W") is produced through solar desalination under set conditions. My hypothesis was that a b…
CSEF · 2011
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the 2.5 inch solar panel would produce more electrical power to the rechargeable battery than the alkaline non-rechargeabl…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine the type of sound wave that is most differentiable to the human ear when layering multiple instances of that type of sound wave.…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find which sorting algorithm is the fastest from five common algorithms. Our hypothesis was that mergesort would be the fastest as it…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of our experiment was to prove that light can transmit sound over long distances and to verify what solar panel and what laser is the best for this experiment. Meth…
CSEF · 2011
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which of five household material insulated sound the best. Methods/Materials A scale model of two rooms were built using a 12:1 inch ratio. The…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to test if the students would focus more on the tests when they exercised. When someone exercises oxygen circulates through the brain, and oxygen is proven to in…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine if a spectrogram can detect differences in trumpet quality (low quality vs. high quality) and the level of trumpet players (beginning vs. intermediate). Methods…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals If it's possible to measure the speed of an object moving in a linear path with a strobe light, then it's possible measure the speed of an object moving in a circular path.…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To find a mathematical relationship between the angles of different numbered spidron nests. Methods/Materials Methods: 1.Three spidron nests were constructed. 2.The valley f…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Both a robotics project and an experiment comparing the effectiveness and tuning process of different control algorithms, I investigated a system in which a robot balances o…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to show how to make an object invisible or less visible. I believed that an object should become less visible by changing its angle of incidence to a light…
CSEF · 2011
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals After an experience in the kitchen with a skillet, I wanted to test four common metals and their resistance to a change in temperatures. My hypothesis is that the cast iron…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals How do epidemics spread on the US transportation network? What is the role of air travel vs. long distance auto travel? Is the nature of epidemic propagation on the network…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine which distractions have the most impact on drivers# ability to focus. Methods/Materials Ten subjects, ages 10 to 12 participated in…
CSEF · 2011
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test the impact resistance of an STF (shear-thickening fluid) at different temperatures. STFs have been investigated as possible replac…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if kids with parents and friends that curse and also watch movies or shows that have cursing in them, curse more than kids who do not. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Studies have shown that excessive stress compromises health and accelerates aging. To determine whether stress hormones inflict DNA damage leading to nuclear instability and…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals In the past Alzheimer's research was focused on Amyloid B, but now it has also encompassed ApoE mediated phosphorylation of Tau. The purpose of my project is to study the in…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate the load carrying capacity of different type of truss bridges. I knew I wanted to attempt this investigation one year ago. The…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The primary objective was to test whether people who use color artistically or practice a lot with color are able to overcome conflict between color and word. I tested this…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal is to study which pH's of highly concentrated HCl acid can damage, morph, or kill epithelial cells.The purpose was to study the cell#s size, appearance, and numbers…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the heat absorbency and flame retardancy of cotton, polyester, nylon, wool, and the flame retardant fiber, nomex. Another pur…