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 · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We wanted to determine which class of paper airplanes, Darts, or Gliders, performs better. We predicted that darts would fly farther, because their streamlined design is mor…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how changing the amount and type of baking powder affects the height of biscuits in centimeters. It is hypothesized that 2x the control amount…
CSEF · 2009
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The scientist conducted the experiment to determine if bilinguals would have a faster time vs. monolinguals when taking the Stroop Effect test. The scientist believed that i…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out which types of building techniques in skyscrapers withstand earthquakes the best. Methods/Materials Four different miniature skyscrapers were co…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine the effects of sucrose and xylitol on the growth of Streptococcus mutans. I hypothesized that sucrose would potentiate the growth…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if non-toxic cleaners work as well, or are more effective than toxic cleaners. Methods/Materials Five small circles of blotte…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To test chelated iron as a solution to Karst Soils and analyze its overall effectiveness in improving iron absorption. Methods/Materials To conduct this experiment,we began…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Alkaline batteries consist of a strict combination of different elements in order to produce energy; however the quantity of different ratios or combinations possible is nea…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if a system could be created to harvest and recycle excess irrigation and rain water in residential and commercial landscape areas. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals What is the oxygen,NO3(nitrate) and NO2(nitrite) levels in Gibson,Orr,McClure,Mill and Hensley creeks,and the health of the water relative to these levels. We hypothesized t…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine the effects of terracing on erosion in order to apply this information to the Jesse Morrow Mountain project. Methods/Materials I us…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if there is a difference in the way males and females respond to frustration. Based on my research and observations, I predicted that there wou…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to try to achieve darker yolks by adding alfalfa to my hens diet. By the research I had done, xanthophylls are responsible for making the yolks…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project, "Tides and Gulls", was designed to ascertain a possible correlation between high and low tides and the number of gull sightings at a given beach. I hypothesized…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to test the safety of bottled water when exposed to extreme temperature over time. My objectives are: 1. To examine the media reports concerning th…
CSEF · 2009
Human Biology (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if healthy full term children between the ages of 10 and 12 who were breastfed for the first six months of their life are smarter than healthy full term…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to develop a geometrical algorithm to estimate car travel distance to a traffic light using digital camera and inclinometer. The goal is to estimate the dis…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find out if gender has an influence on whom people choose to trust. Methods/Materials The first part of this project involved recruiting tw…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To determine the number of three, four, five and six letter words appearing in randomly generated letter sequences using both the 26 letters of the alphabet and the letter d…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Using the Tagging of Pacific Predators Program (TOPP) tagging map satellite images, we plotted geolocations for eight Pacific bluefin tuna from January, 2004 through Decembe…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if the cost of converting category 5 cable (running 10 100 switch) to category 6 cable(gigabit switch) correlates to the amount…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether or not landfills are an effective way of disposing of biodegradable trash. I predicted that biodegradable material…
CSEF · 2009
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Develop a low-cost, safe, portable, classroom-friendly continuous triboluminescence generator to study the physical properties of this phenomenon. Methods/Materials Sucrose…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals A magnet's magnetic field is affected by a change in temperature. My hypothesis for this project was that the magnet with the lowest Curie point would be affected by tempera…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to study a challenging probability problem: if a stick is cut in two places at random to form three pieces, what is the probability that a t…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine if there is a significant difference in how long different dose forms of Tylenol and generic acetaminophen take to dissolve in the gastro-intestinal tract compa…
CSEF · 2009
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I am left-handed, and I have always been interested in the differences between right- and left-handed people. Since left- and right-handed people use different sides of the…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals By modeling the interactions between Cu2+ and the octarepeat region of the infectious prion protein and then analyzing the effects of temperature on the bonds, new insights…
CSEF · 2009
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether a ball's roll length varied on artificial Turf versus natural grass. Methods/Materials The experiment used a soccer…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Contaminants such as fertilizers, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, bacteria, viruses, and various salts are a significant problem for urban vernal marshes. When pollution levels…