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.
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The association between media distractions and learning is a popular topic in modern behavioral psychology. Understanding these complex relationships is critical as educators navigate how to…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our purpose was to ascertain whether or not parking lot and playground sediment contain compounds that can harm aquatic animals, and if they did, to determine the LC50 (or c…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Regenerative medicine is seen as the future for cardiovascular health. Adult human cardiomyocytes have very little proliferative capacity. However, neonatal mice have shown very high levels…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
The main objective of this experiment was to determine whether temperature affects the rate of decay of an alpha particle resulting in radioactivity. During the research it was learned that…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Currently, all commercial treatments to control bacterial populations in milk as well as liquid foods are based on extremely expensive thermal processes. The objective of this research was t…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this research project was to study the effect of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch on the Phoebastria immutabilis population and to bring awareness to this gr…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
There are 35 million cases of significant skin loss in a year. Biodegradable polyurethane (PUR) scaffolds can support cellular proliferation and differentiation and are capable of releasing…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The concept of chemical memory is supported by research showing memories passing between Dugesia dorotocephala (planarian) specimens. My previous year’s research demonstrated C. longa could…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Wind turbines are clean alternative energy sources that are increasing in popularity. However, landowners and environmentalists have expressed concerns in regard to noise pollution and negat…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the organic foods retain more macronutrients after cooking than the conventional foods. I believe that organic foods retain more than conven…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to measure the effects of diesel oil on the hatching of brine shrimp eggs and the survival of live brine shrimp. The hypothesis of this experiment was that…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The most important thing to a teenager is sleep. We want to get as much of it as possible. On school nights, we are frequently up past midnight with schoolwork, sports and e…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Biotechnology has provided approximately 144 genetically engineered (GE) crops. Because GE foods have only been consumed since 1994, the long-term effects are virtually unknown. Additionally…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Macrophages are vital cells of the immune system with roles in protecting against infection. Macrophages internalize chemicals or pathogens through phagocytosis or pinocytosis. Macropinocyto…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The use of genetically modified Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton has been prevalent over the last 2 decades to combat the effects many pest insect populations. The development of new varie…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Mycobacteriophages are viruses that kill bacteria. Nanoparticles can be used to increase the rate at which phages infect bacteria. This quality can be affected by the temperature at which th…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The focus of this project was to determine whether pesticides permethrin, carbaryl, and imdacloprid, affected mitochondrial activity and mitochondrial DNA levels in C2C12 mo…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
A major problem in today’s society, specifically in developing countries, is accessing sanitary drinking water. Over 780 million people are without safe drinking water. One main cause of thi…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if plants produce less oxygen in the presence of pollution. This was thought to be true, based on the facts the stomata size…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals It is known that priming seeds with water can enhance the tolerance to saline growth conditions compared to seeds that are not primed. My objective was to examine the effect…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Resveratrol is known as a powerful antioxidant present in many foods, especially in grapes and red wine. My study investigated the mutagenic effects of three increasing concentrations of Res…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
This project was aimed at solving the problem of coming up with an inexpensive, reproducible, and efficient design of a microbial fuel cell. There are people without access to electricity in…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Major components of the brain Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) may provide new modes of therapy for impaired neurons. AngiotensinII via its receptors, AT1 and AT2, induces proliferation and di…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to prove sodium hypochlorite is a more effective water disinfectant than chloramine, a product that forms when ammonia and sodium hypochlorite react. Metho…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Mangrove ecosystems play an important role in maintaining marine life, stabilizing coastal environments and sustaining human well-being. However, mangroves are constantly threatened by human…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate how the length of string affects its likelihood to be knotted. It was hypothesized that strings with longer length had higher k…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how does temperature of water affect speed of electrolysis of water to hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. Methods/Materials Mass of water disappeared…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Cigarette smoke promotes renal fibrosis but the direct effects of acrolein (acrylic aldehyde), a constituent of cigarette smoke on renal fibrosis had not been determined. Heat shock protein…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Spodoptera frugiperda (FAW) is an important pest of maize. Bt resistance has been studied for more than 50 years, however there is still an interrogation on the susceptibility to the Bt-Cry…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Endothelial Cells form blood vessels, so knowing of how Macrophages and Endothelial Cells interact can be beneficial in finding therapies for diseases such as Cardiovascular disease, atheros…