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 · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Will different chemicals affect the amount of acidity and alkalinity on the growth of E. coli bacteria in an inhibition zone? Methods/Materials The first step is to get all…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
Due to the recent depletion of our world’s natural resources, the expansion of technology into other methods of clean energy has become a new world focus. Wind energy has become a newly popu…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Octopuses in the wild live in an environment in which they can manipulate their surroundings, though this is not always true in captivity. This experiment strived to determi…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Create an alternative syntax for HTML called Lima, modeled around the LISP family of programming languages. HTML is quite verbose for many tasks, and that#s what I wanted to…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Understanding the hydrodynamic forces occurring during particle-particle collisions in viscous fluids furthers knowledge in areas such as industrial fluidized beds and bedload sediment trans…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals I want to use statistics in a new way to find out if professional athletes who graduate from college perform better than those who don't. I believe that the hard work and fo…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
Several theoretical models of rooftop gardening have been developed to determine the economic feasibility of a green roof by weighing the economic benefits and drawbacks. In this experiment,…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Granular segregation is a counterintuitive phenomenon in nonlinear physics where granular particles in binary granular mixtures sort by size under excitation. Although segregation is a very…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Given a number x, we consider the dynamic system x goes to x(g^x) mod (p^n), also known as the Discrete Lambert. In this equation, all variables are known other than x. The Discrete Lambert…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Coal is one of the world’s largest assets in terms of energy, in 2012 coal provided 41% of the entire worlds electricity. In order to provide so much energy large reserves of coal were burne…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Curcumin is a derivative of the Indian spice turmeric known for chelating properties. In Alzheimer’s Disease, free metal ions in the brain play a major role in protein degradation and plaque…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Aquatic plants that uptake nitrogen are an integral part of most aquatic ecosystems, serving to help prevent eutrophication and hypoxic conditions. Additionally, such plants are sometimes us…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the effectiveness of waterproof sunscreen. Methods/Materials My materials included sunscreens (Banana Boat SPF 100, Block Up! 70…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Neutralization of hydrocarbon contamination of soils by natural microbial populations is one of the primary mechanisms. Its intensity and direction to a large extent depends upon the quality…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Production of bio-ethanol from rice straw has some limitations, as it can also be used for important cattle feed. Ideally, research is needed to develop a protocol that can produce bio-ethan…
CSEF · 2014
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to identify two species of Ordovician Gastropods and then determine if either of these species survived the End-Ordovician Extinction and due…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
Tetraplegia patients have a problem using computers and communicating with others. Currently used eye tracking systems for tetraplegia patients are complicated to handle, heavy in weight and…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project was to expedite the process of apprehending known criminals and terrorists . There are an estimated 30 million surveillance cameras deployed in the United States…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The “eyes on road project” is a device that is used for the purpose of monitoring roads and detecting stationary objects. The project consists of three parts; detection of stationary objects…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines First Award
Similar to describing any particular color in the visible spectrum in terms of three primary colors, in a recently published medical article, scientists argued that any particular smell is c…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
In this study, chitin and N/Mn-doped carbon nanostructures were fabricated and characterized for thin film solar cell (TFSC) applications. Chitin, which has high heat resistivity and UV-Vis…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Pressure sensors can be used in daily applications such as electronic pressure gauges, organization of traffic lights, and medical devices. There is a need to make these sensors more effecti…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In my work I present a research conducted with the purpose of improving the platinum based catalysts for hydrogen fuel cell. In my research, I performed series of measurements to determine t…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
The derivative of the function is one of the most fundamental concepts in calculus; however there are a lot of functions, which cannot be differentiated in all points. As a result, mathemati…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Researchers and medical professionals are inundated with tremendous amounts of genomic ‘big data’. However, there is a lack of tools that are capable of offering insightful interpretations o…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Researchers and medical professionals are inundated with tremendous amounts of genomic "big data." However, there is a lack of tools that are capable of offering insightful…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to understand key factors affecting electromagnet strength. Specifically, how the number of wire windings and voltage applied to those windings, affects how…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to explore the conversion of an airplane's kinetic energy during landing into useful electrical energy. The hypothesis, based on Faraday's and…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The aim of this project in acoustics/physics was to investigate factors affecting the accuracy of 3-dimensional acoustic locating of objects that emitted sound in air. The study dealt with s…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Although several models have been proposed to account for the varying stabilities of alkanes, the ability of these models to fit experimental data remains controversial. The work presented h…