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 · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this project was to determine if English-Spanish bilinguals have more Stroop Interference than English monolinguals. This is important because little research has been done on…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives The aim of this research project was to analyze the effect of certain environmental changes on plant growth and their adaptation patterns for survival. This would help us understa…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Point of care technology, which monitors the human body through direct-contact sensors, has been on the rise. The next step would be to sense problems and then release medicine or nano-techn…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
BACKGROUND: The androgen receptor (AR) is the driving force of prostate cancer growth. The AR is a nuclear receptor which, upon activation, goes to the nucleus and promotes transcription of…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
There has been substantial growth in the prevalence and popularity of electronic cigarettes since they were developed in 2004, possibly due to advertisements that market them as a safer alte…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Three-dimensional topological Dirac semimetals (3D-TDSMs) have unusually high mobility at room temperature due to their unique linear electronic band dispersion and nontrivial band topology.…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Three-dimensional topological Dirac semimetals (3D-TDSM) have been increasingly studied in the areas of materials science and condensed matter physics due to their unusual three-d…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (IHPS) is a condition that occurs in newborns from 0-6 months of age. Food is restricted from passing through the pylorus causing the obstruction of t…
CSEF · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Objectives The goal of my project was to study the effect fires have on several of soils' characteristics. These are, organic matter content, water retention capabilities, and ability to sup…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the mechanism by which flavanol (ZGM1,2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dimethoxychroman-4-one) changes the aggregation process of beta-amyloid (Abeta) and verify the pro…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives The objective of this study is to determine the effects of modification of DMR6 in tomato fitness and abiotic stress response. Methods Plant trays, dsRNA, qPCR kit, soil, tomato s…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
Grilling meat at elevated temperatures has been associated with the formation of carcinogens in grilled meat. It the temperatures produced by the grilling fuels and the number of drippings o…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives To understand if a sensor-based watering system uses water more efficiently and also improves plant growth at the same time by optimizing the water required by the plants. Methods…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotics are becoming less effective, due to their increased use, producing resistant bacteria. Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, can be researched to treat bacterial infections. One…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The purpose is to assess the effects of various pH levels prior to drinking tea with respect to teeth staining. Methods Extracted teeth were collected, sterilized, and bleached. D…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are common organic pollutants in water and well known for their persistence, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, and toxicity. Motor oil from cars, insecticides,…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Many plants depend on complex communities of microorganisms to support growth. Symbiosis, the interaction between two species, has been occurring for over 400 million years. As close partner…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
The ability to control the growth of zinc oxide nanowires is important for such applications as field emission electron sources, chemical sensors, and optoelectronic devices. In field emissi…
CSEF · 2019
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Understanding how life responds to changes in temperature is a critical endeavor given the predicted climate changes the planet will experience in the future. The aim of this stud…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives Bioplastics address some of the environmental and health concerns of synthetic plastics. A plasticizer makes bioplastics flexible and strong. The objective of this project was to…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The objective is to determine if Wi-Fi signals affect the growth of pea shoot plant in terms of height, weight and number of leaves. Methods Materials required were:- Wi-Fi router…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems
The charge equalizer was able to sustain the same amount of voltage in all the battery configurations regardless of the number of batteries in the array or their individual positions. Implem…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
The most abused chemical, alcohol, has been linked to dementia and ischemic stroke, in which blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction is a common characteristic. The goal was to investigate if…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The addition of fertilizer in controlled amounts determines the effects of agricultural pollutants on the mortality rates of freshwater Daphnia and Cyclops in varying concentratio…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alcohol and aspartame are commonly consumed substances. Alcohol, a depressant, is currently the most abused substance today. It slows down bodily functions and can severely damage the heart.…
AJAS · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) can occur when a pregnant woman consumes alcohol. Prenatal alcohol consumption may cause abnormalities in the fetus including craniofacial, neurobehavioral and c…
AJAS · 2019
Experiments have identified that sulfur containing amino acids (SAA) can have adverse effects on mice and rats, including significantly shortening their lifespans, but little research has be…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This study revealed the influence of an instructor on students’ ideology and perception of valid information. It was hypothesized that if students were presented with an economic theory by a…
CSEF · 2019
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Our project was inspired by the idea of the bouba/kiki effect, a non-arbitrary mapping between speech sounds and the visual shape of objects. The purpose of this project was to de…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of this project is to test which surrounding light intensity would cause greater eye fatigue while on electronics. Methods In this project, three subjects read the S…