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 · 2014
Earth & Planetary Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The Moon and the Sun have the largest gravitational effects on the Earth of all the celestial bodies. The resulting land tides may have the capability to trigger earthquakes…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair project is to determine the effects of various energy stimulants on living organisms. The reason I am doing this investigation is to determine…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Do you get what you pay for? Many women in America are convinced that pretty looking nails are an essential part of their appearance. With this being so important to us, shouldn't we have a…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My initial investigative question was to ask "Do people with dyslexia have better peripheral vision than people without this learning difference?" I wanted to test the perip…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
From the point of view of a lifeguard in current employment, valuable time is wasted when rescuing a casualty due to the lifeguard having to divert from the most direct route to the incident…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
3D spidron architecture is being designed for a dual function photovoltaic system that would convert solar energy to electricity while passively cooling a building. A spidron is an alternati…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
Although fossil fuels have the capacity to power the Earth for decades, solar energy is an essential, environmentally friendly form of renewable energy that can supplement fossil fuel energy…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science First Award
This project in its present form is the creation of a new generation of a mathematical system for dynamic geometry, calculus and algebra. The initial idea was to create a modern mathematics…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Purpose: A human neck replica was made to simulate dynamic response to axial loading, H1. Dynamic loading of neck replica can simulate realistic axial-compression injury to the cervical spin…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
The purpose of this study was to determine the potential changes in the expression of microRNAs -155, -146a, -29a, and -21 in macrophages cultured under diabetic conditions. MicroRNA (miRNA)…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project is to see if ear candling actually sucks up ear wax. I believe that ear candling works because my ears get full of ear wax and my mom candles my ears and they fee…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics First Award
This study employs the combination of a drop-based microfluidics platform and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to create a breakthrough technology that enables the detection of circulating tu…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The main goal is to design, develop, implement and test a device which could provide an early warning system for Earthquakes. The purpose of this project will be to detect a…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
In Puerto Rico, geological threats are not taken care of in the context of prevention and disaster management. The purpose of this investigation is to study, design and develop an early warn…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals As of 2008, there were 40,000 sites in the US that contained contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs are a man-made organic chemical that are found every…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I know from my previous science experiment in third grade that earthworms can mix soil and sand together. My purpose for my experiment this year is to find out if earthworms…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
This problem originated from our goal of making peoples lives easier by creating a new way to do a task. We started by finding situations where Minnesotans are forced to do more work than is…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The objective of this project is to build an automatic and self-sufficient brise-soleil named as “ECO Brise” to serve as a variable screen to control the amount of sunlight through the windo…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to redesign a passive matrix liquid crystal display, using a flexible polymer as a substrate as opposed to glass used in commercial displays.…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to demonstrate the properties of eddy currents, explore the power of eddy currents, and discover things for myself. Methods/Materials The mat…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this experiment was to determine which pattern, if any, was the optimal design to minimize eddy current propagation in silver tubing for nuclear microprobes. This experiment h…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Type 2 diabetes is an illness where an adequate amount of insulin is not produced.Current treatments for diabetes require constant monitoring of blood glucose through inject…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
" Educational Module Development Multiple Knowledge " is a prototype which is composed of electrical, electronic, pneumatic and programming that aims to motivate student learning and school…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if left-brain and right-brain hemisphere activity could be recorded on an EEG to indicate (left brain) mental imagery/preparatio…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
This project was performed to determine the effectiveness of various methods for extracting energy from water flow in downspouts using cross-flow hydroelectric turbines. Several factors were…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics First Award
We investigated how pollution of ethylene glycol, commonly known as antifreeze, affects the respiratory system of Crassostrea virginica (Eastern Oyster), a keystone species of the Chesapeake…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Fourth Award
In spite of chemotherapeutic and surgical advances, pancreatic cancer continues to have a dismal prognosis. Metastasis due to tumor cell migration remains the most critical challenge in trea…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was triggered by a simple challenge that my mother made to use my skills to figure out why her plants do not grow as well as those of our neighbor. Hence I deci…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The aim of this scientific project was to determine the effects of ginger on the growth of non-pathogenic Escherichia coli bacteria. First the growth of the bacteria was observed on solid LB…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Culturing cancer cells in an incubator makes it easy for scientists to study them, but this technique does not exactly mimic the environment that the tumor cells grow in when the tumor is in…