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 · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to see if green tea inhibit the growth of oral bacteria and therefore have a positive impact of oral health. Does green tea inhibit the grow…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see if a pumped up ball can travel farther than a flat ball. Based on my research on a soccer balls Kilopascals (kPa), I believed that the…
ISEF · 2015
Lactase is an enzyme that breaks down lactose into the simpler monosaccharide glucose. If plant sugar-digesting enzymes are affected by salinity, then lactase, an animal sugar-digesting enzy…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
Secondhand cigarette smoke (SHS) exposure is the third leading cause of preventable death. More than 7,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke and 70 of which are known to cause devastating lung dise…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find out if solar panels are more efficient at a certain temperature, when a certain color of light is shined on it, or when fluorescent…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal was to determine if people with facial features that are consistent with the Golden Ratio (phi=1.618) are regarded as more beautiful than people whose facial featur…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine whether or not people regularly find celebrity faces with proportions closest to the Golden Ratio to be most attractive. I believe that if I cal…
CSEF · 2015
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine which two minute task, sitting in silence, listening to music, and playing 'Temple Run', 6th graders thought went by the quic…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals We want to see if fertilizers can help a plant live longer during drought and if it can live longer during drought, we want to find out why. Methods/Materials Pea plants, Ir…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine how well Methane and Carbon Dioxide trap heat in a controlled environment. The results of this experiment could provide eviden…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this study is to examine the neurophysiology of place cells by studying the place cell firing patterns created when only visual cues are utilized in an environment. Based on p…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Do left hand or right hand dominant people have more control of their non-dominant hand? If left handed people are forced to engage in right handed activities, then they will be more likely…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Aging is a concern of our society as is the loss of muscle function in late life. Mutations of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been implicated in age-related muscle weakness.…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to help my grandmother find the best kind of anti-microbial flooring to fit her needs. When I researched types of flooring, I came across Marmoleum and vinyl floori…
ISEF · 2015
Domination in graphs has long been studied. It is applied to signal distribution problem. For example, telecommunication companies want to spread the signal from broadcast stations by transm…
CSEF · 2015
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to discover if mycorrhiza fungi physically help retain water in soil during simulated drought conditions. Methods/Materials Materials used were…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
One of the hottest public health issues today is the health impact of electronic cigarettes (e-cigs). Few toxicological studies have been done on e-cig vapor, and none have been done on lung…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to see which bathroom stall door handle would have the most bacteria. The girls and boys bathroom where tested. The first, second, or third stall was the experim…
ISEF · 2015
This project investigates properties of the perfect cuboid system, and whether such a figure exists. Data was synthesized from a wide sample of properties, from self-bounding pair values (nu…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and Butylated hydroxytoluene are synthetic phenolic antioxidants used ubiquitously in products including foods, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Recent evaluati…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal/objective is to figure out if solar panels work better in Artificial Light or Natural Light. Methods/Materials My materials were one DCV meter, a solar panel, and on…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals About 17% of the energy used daily in the US is used for heating water. If heating water became faster and more efficient, people wouldn#t waste time and money trying to hea…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Sunscreen is known and widely used to prevent damages to skin such as skin cancer and photo aging. While some effects of UV rays are acute and reversible, others are chronic…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The idea for our conformity experiment sparked one day at school when we began to notice that during a class vote, many people changed their vote to fit the majority. We won…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to build a microbial desalination cell to desalinate seawater using only the energy produced by bacteria digesting organic waste. The microbia…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine what athletic drink is better for your teeth. This student discovered that drinks pH levels determine the acidity of the drinks and that highe…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
This research establishes Drosophila oogenesis as a new system for the study of in vivo nuclear actin rod biology. The study examines the differences in length and frequency of the nuclear a…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether exposure to over-the-counter medications (aspirin, acetaminophen, diphenhydramine, pseudoephedrine) adversely affects…
ISEF · 2015
With desk jobs being among the most common in the United States, the purpose of this experiment was to determine whether indigenous microorganisms and opportunistic pathogens existed on offi…
ISEF · 2015
Project's Goals Though looked hyper connected, our world has large areas yet to have communication infrastructure. Large gaps exist in areas such as African deserts and Asian jungles, and ~7…