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
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of our project was to test if nicotinamide and curcumin, two natural compounds, are viable treatments for Parkinson's disease. We assessed the effects of nicotinami…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Earth#s magnetic field has periodically reversed polarity, some believe that it has begun a process of slowly reversing. Since this isn#t in recorded history,it is unknown w…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Located along the lengthwise middle of a bird's wing are the covert feathers. During flight, some of these feathers vibrate and lift up from the wing. Scientists speculate that putting synth…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to measure and compare the effectiveness of four key components of energy drinks, advertised to increase performance, at improving reaction t…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To test the impact of temperature on vitamin C concentration levels in different fruits and vegetables and find the most beneficial and idealistic way of increasing daily vi…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Objective: What is the effect of third hand nicotine on daphnia magna? Purpose: Third hand nicotine is the residual nicotine left by smokers on many surfaces like clothes, c…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Quantum systems are typically treated as closed systems and hence described by hermitian Hamiltonian matrices. However, the discovery that a non-hermitian Hamiltonian can have real eigenvalu…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
Urolithin-A is a metabolite synthesized by the gut microbiota from compounds of fruits such as pomegranates and raspberries. Its therapeutic effects have been documented in prostate cancer a…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find the effect of wind speed on seed dispersal using dandelions and fan to mimic wind. I believe that the higher the wind speed, the fur…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The object is to test if YO12N the affects Hymenochirus frog eggs and Ankistrodesmus algae growth. Methods/Materials Ankistrodesmus algae growth 40 test specimens; 10ea x 3…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to investigate correlations between presence, immersion, perceptual modality, stress and kinetosis in vision-dominated virtual reality (VR) compared to limit…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if calcium and vitamin K in the forms of menaquinone and phylloquinone had an effect on microtubule depolymerization as expres…
ISEF · 2015
Soil pollution as a result of toxic metals is one of the severe harms of the environment. These toxic metals are non-biodegradable and toxic to plants at high levels. Among the existing heav…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The effects of collaboration on accuracy, retention, and productivity were measured through this project to determine if a factor such as collaboration can have a positive impact on overall…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project is directed to find natural alternatives for prescription medication. Colloidal silver is a suspension of submicroscopic metallic silver particles in a colloida…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of this project was to test the efficiency of constructing a multi-stage coil gun. As a continuation of the single stage coil gun model produced last year, the goal was to determ…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this paper is to determine the relative impact of credit union and large bank investment in business on the state level. This is accomplished by studying the relationship betw…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), the common South Asian spice, has long been utilized for its therapeutic properties which are attributed to the active ingredient curcumin. Due to its low bioavaila…
ISEF · 2015
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Since 2006 the over winter loss of managed honeybee colonies has peaked over 30%, double the acceptable limit. Continued high losses threaten worldwide food security. Over winter bees do not…
ISEF · 2015
This study examined impacts of an early 19th century Mdewakanton Dakota settlement on the ecology of the lake Mde Maká Ská (called Lake Calhoun today) in Minneapolis, MN. Lacustrine coring t…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Major Depression is a common health problem in the United States and around the world. If left untreated, depression can lead to self-harm, suicide, and occasionally violence against others.…
CSEF · 2015
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if memory performance is affected by inaudible sounds with different frequencies. One study found that high frequency sounds audible to non-human a…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Gold nanospheres and nanoplates were synthesized by aggregation of gold seeds to determine how the difference in their morphologies and the presence of visible light would affect the rate at…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of the research determined if the growth of fish would be affected by the presence or absence of aquatic plants or probiotics. Four identical twenty gallon tanks housed ten fish…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project investigated pesticide residues from produce with fruit waxes and without fruit waxes effects on non-target organisms and explored if fruit and vegetable wash h…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals In my research, I have found that nutrient pollution is one of the most prominent problems in America. Excess nitrogen and phosphorus can lead to eutrophication and algal bl…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals In my project, I will drop the pH using starter culture which I will feed with sugar to create lactic acid which will drop the pH. My goal is to reach a pH of 5.2 in 1100 De…
CSEF · 2015
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals As technology advances as the years pass by, schools have gradually implemented increasing use of technology in the curriculum. Administrators believe the incorporation of t…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Every day people manipulate fruits and vegetables in their diets. They are either eaten fresh, frozen for later use, or heated in the cooking process. The vitamins and nutri…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if wearing sunscreens with high sun protection factors provides users with more protection from ultraviolet radiation. Method…