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 · 2015
Second Award
Algae are one of the most promising sources of biomass because of their environmental sustainability, and the direct use of algal byproducts as transportation fuels. Hydrogen is one of the f…
ISEF · 2015
Within the 45 actinomycetes strains isolated from schoolyard soil using agar plate culture, 21 strains showed some antibiotic activity for bacteria (Kokuria rhizophila, Bacillus subtilis) an…
ISEF · 2015
Titanium dioxide is generally considered an efficient metal oxide semiconductor for PEC solar cells. However, it absorbs only 5-7% of the solar spectrum, which is considered poor in terms of…
ISEF · 2015
Currently, the capabilities of optoelectronic devices such as solar cells and photosensors are limited by inefficient light absorption and slow charge transport. Graphene-colloidal quantum d…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
An experiment was performed at a residential high school incorporating the concepts of Mutual Engagement (ME) and classroom inversion along with the three most common teaching methods. Mutua…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
In the shore of the state of Santa Catarina-Brazil it is common the artisanal fishing of sea-bob shrimp using the method of motorized dragnet with rings. This continuous practice may interfe…
ISEF · 2015
Commercial silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have industrial and commercial uses, and are serious environmental threats due to their synthetic coatings. Industrial-use AgNPs were synthesized and…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Permanent environmental degradation caused by the global climate change, natural and technogenic factors is one of the greatest challenges of the 21 century. A global multiparameter environm…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In my science fair project, I want to determine whether the change in temperature will have a positive or negative effect in the decomposition reaction between hydrogen pero…
ISEF · 2015
EppaBasic is a web browser based programming language especially designed for educational use. Our work consists of designing the language and writing a compiler, a runtime and an editor for…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective is to provide a simple, cost effective and preventative measure towards combating oral disease and the development of plaque on horses teeth which may lead to o…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals We evaluated two different Plenum designs. One design utilized a six hole pattern, a second design utilized 12 holes. The surface area through which the air escaped through…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
For the past three years, the effectiveness of antioxidants on cell viability and bacterial growth has been tested. It was determined that the addition of antioxidants from black raspberries…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This study aimed to understand the effect of temperature on basophilic activation, as well as the effect of environmental factors during an allergic reaction. Methods/Materi…
ISEF · 2015
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), antibiotic resistance is one of the largest current threats to human health (Kaplan, 2013). Phytochemicals are currently being researched fo…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Discovering an alternative oxygen therapeutic for use in transfusions instead of human based blood products has been an ongoing objective of biomedical research. The giant extracellular hemo…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
This investigation evaluates how sodium ascorbate impacts the cytotoxic effect of novel chermotherapeutic TU100 to multiple transformed/non-transformed cell lines via means of ROS production…
ISEF · 2015
Water is a prominent resource used by agricultural farmers. The demand for water, however, has become more than the quantity available, especially in the Texas Southern High Plains. Therefor…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if adding wood ash to top soil will adversely affect pesticide by making it more toxic or allowing it to last longer in the soi…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
The subterranean brahminy blindsnake (Ramphotyphlops braminus) is an extremely fascinating species. They are among the smallest vertebrate animals on Earth, and they are the most widespread…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to discover the source of well water contamination on the Dalton Farm in Idaho. Samples were taken from the Surface Canal, the Test Well…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Multisensory Integration (MSI) is the basis upon which perception functions, and enables humans to form meaningful interpretations of their surroundings. It is impaired in individuals afflic…
ISEF · 2015
Green coffee bean pills are often claimed to help facilitate weight loss due to their active ingredient: chlorogenic acid. Chlorogenic acid has been shown to help to reduce the absorption of…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The ultimate goal was to modify the ENStems for higher migratory capabilities, in turn making them more viable candidates for future methods of treatment for neurodegenerati…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Alopecia areata (AA) is one the most common autoimmune diseases resulting from T cell mediated destruction of hair follicles. Lack of understanding of immune pathways in AA has restricted AA…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find how much air is in a water bubble and if this is enough to supply a human. The hypothesis is if size and pressure of bubbles at 0.3…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The Ulam Spiral is a way of visually displaying the prime numbers which shows some of the sequence relationships which exist across the whole set of natural numbers. My proj…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to understand the level of motivation to cheat in students when offered extra credit and to determine whether extra credit is the ideal for…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to find if pogonomyrmex barbatus ants are able to remember their surroundings by going through several trials without the help of pheromonal cues Methods/M…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to determine the effect of the duration of electric field on tomato plant growth. It has been established through research that the presence o…