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 · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to find the optimum temperature for absorbing CO2 in molecular sieve 4A. Methods/Materials I first heat up my column to the test temperature.…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was attempting to discover how different temperature affects the elasticity of rubber. I believed that as temperature gets higher rubber is more elastic and as te…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine if high or low temperatures affect Achlyos survival and growth. The hypothesis was that if Achlyos were contained in a colder…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals It is now known that oxidative stress is one of the major causes of the initiation, progression, and consequences of diabetes mellitus, including heart disease, diabetic neu…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The fetal and early life nutritional programming has important non-implications on evolution of disease states in later life. Dietary fat and disease states is well establis…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether visual subliminal messages have any effect on viewers' color choice. Methods/Materials Three copies were made of a…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to observe if there are any effects of winglets on a low aspect ratio wing, particularly dealing with wingtip vortices. Methods/Materials A…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Objective: The problem that the experimenter investigated was the effects of acid rain on residential roofing materials. The experimenter hoped to discover that clay tiles a…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Identify parts of the California Buckeye (Aesculus californica) that are effective as a mosquito larvicide and attempt to pinpoint chemical(s) or compound(s) that are behavi…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objectives is to see if air pollution affects mosquito larvae. Methods/Materials The steps of my project is simple. First get 15 larvae into the beaker, then put beaker i…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals On January 28, 1986 America was shocked by the o-ring malfunction which led to the obliteration of the space shuttle Challenger, and the death of its seven crew members. My…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether the color of light has any effects on an algae's growth and oxygen production. I believed that if the color of light matched the classi…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine what type of glass would hold out radiant heat and cold air. The Types of glass I used were single pane, double pane , and Low E. I believed the…
CSEF · 2006
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective in this project is to try to find plants that can sustain alternative means of irrigation other than fresh water. My goal was to find an element that would coun…
CSEF · 2006
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Seed germination is the process in which a shoot and a root emerge from a seed thereby ending its dormant stage. Gibberellic Acid is a naturally occuring plant hormone that…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to measure the effect of glass and plastic covers on the amount of fading of paper exposed to sunlight. Methods/Materials The project was done by…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine the effects of honey on extending the shelf life and preserving fruits and vegetables. Methods/Materials I purchased strawberries and tomatoes from the grocery…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Our experiment tests the conservation of energy, which states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it only changes form. Based on the researched we gathered, we pred…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Every 100,000 years, the geomagnetic poles of the earth reverse polarities and may move as rapidly as six degrees per day. During the last twenty-five years scientists have…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine a numeric correlation of the effects of nitrogen and phosphorus on eutrophication and aquatic primary productivity. Although…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals We examined differences in limpet densities in two areas, one between the wave protected and wave exposed sides of the Santa Barbara Breakwater, the other between the mid an…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine the effect of exposure to radiation and the effect of viscosity on stability and consistency of single-bubble-sonoluminescence (SBSL). Methods/Materials Flask w…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to study the effects of sodium nitrate on the growth rate of microalgae. The specific question to be answered was what concentration of sod…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find the effects of temperature and type of storage container on the concentration of dissolved carbon dioxide in soda. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to explore if there is a recognizable difference in nerve velocity and reaction rate at different temperatures. Methods/Materials · Using…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find the effects of turbidity on dissolved oxygen levels in various water samples. Methods/Materials Seven water samples were collect…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine whether herbal teas will affect the longevity of Drosophila Melanogaster (the fruit fly). Methods/Materials I will use five…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if exposing Duracell batteries to freezing temperatures for short periods of time will cause them to die faster than Duracell batteries that ar…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals We have propsed a new method of electrophoresis and the seperation of biomolecules such as DNA and proteins. This proposed method is dubbed "surface electrophoresis". In thi…
CSEF · 2006
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine if there is a mathematical solution for the card trick known as The 11th Variation. How does the mystery card the volunteer selec…