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 · 2016
Bioethanol is a renewable biofuel produced mostly via a fermentation process using sugars or cellulose as raw material. Bioethanol production from cellulosic plants is common, but it has sev…
ISEF · 2016
Recent studies have discovered a greater connection between two of the fastest growing global epidemics—cancer and multidrug resistant bacterial infections (Lamb, 2015). This research attemp…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Organic farming is a method of agriculture that has increased in popularity over the years. Despite its many environmental benefits, organic farmers are heavily dependent on tillage, which d…
ISEF · 2016
Endometriosis is a common but hard to diagnose gynecologic disorder, occurring when the endometrial lining travels outside the uterus in 10-12% of menstruating women . The etiology of endome…
ISEF · 2016
I tested microalgae as an inoculant for indoor farming. I prepared three controlled environment growth boxes; for each of the three test groups: Spirulina / Blue-green algae / water; germina…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between college information literacy (CIL) and college going self-efficacy (CGSE) in high school students. Research suggests the d…
ISEF · 2016
Transformation of waste heat into electricity can significantly contribute to a future with a wiser use of energy resources. Temperature differences can be directly converted into electricit…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project is to determine the viability and efficiency of commuting around my hometown, Midland, Texas, without the use of a personal vehicle. This question arose from the…
ISEF · 2016
Plastic bottles, bags, milk jugs, and Styrofoam are four of the top ten most common items found in landfills. This is problematic because items made of these plastics take the longest to dec…
ISEF · 2016
With increased blood donor dependency, development of a novel blood substitute has become imperative. A hemoglobin based oxygen carrier could fulfill this need, and meet the demand for trans…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals This project attempts to construct a multilayered coating, consisting of silver and other materials, for use in a telescope. The goals of this design are to maximize reflect…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effect of different essential oils contained in limonene as biodegrading agents for polystyrene, considering a possible larger scale applicat…
ISEF · 2016
In recent years, many researchers studied and highlighted the insecticide effect of plants. A series of plants of different botanical families proved to have insecticidal activity. Among suc…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
The objective is to assess the efficacy of using trained dogs as a method for the detection of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier). This insect, native of Asia, is a parasite of palm trees t…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
Ethological research is very important for human. It has great contribution to the scientific community. But the development is slow as there are not enough people participating in the study…
ISEF · 2016
This experiment examined the level of Vitamin C in evergreen trees exposed to petroleum fumes. The scientific literature state petroleum fumes and by-products have been associated with oxida…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which sunscreen is the most effective. Methods/Materials I tested four brands of sunscreen using three testing methods: ultra vio…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Activation of aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) by the pro-inflammatory hormone Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a critical event in the development of atherosclerosis a…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to be able to determine how observed frequency shifts in a practical, classical Doppler effect setting at different distances between the e…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective to my science fair project is to find if preverbal infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and adolescents show sympathetic responses for the #Bullying Victims#. Meth…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Activation of aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) by the hormone Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a critical event in the development of atherosclerosis and hypertension. In addition, enha…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
There are more than 12,000 species of ants, but the only species known to eat pollen as a regular part of their diet are the turtle ants (genus Cephalotes); however, their diet in nature is…
ISEF · 2016
The successful invasion of exotic plants often cause a serious damage by reducing species diversity, ultimately leading to deleterious effects on the ecosystem. There are some researches on…
ISEF · 2016
Aspergillus oryzae is a filamentous fungus that grows well and forms large colonies on starch-rich Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) plates. Light and temperature are recognized as major environmen…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
When cold air outbreak occurs, honeycomb-like patterns called cellular clouds often display widely on satellite images. They appear frequently in winter, but receive little attention in rese…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Ferrofluid is a magnetic liquid with some interesting qualities. Under the influence of a magnetic field, ferrofluid acts like a solid. It collects into one large semi# sphe…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
This project details the habitat preferences of the rougheye rockfish complex. These long-lived and late-maturing fishes are highly vulnerable to overfishing. This commercially harvested com…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this exploration is to look at and analyze different patterns present in an individual's profession choice. Methods/Materials Materials : Self-made surveys,…
ISEF · 2016
Municipal and farmland effluent and CAFO produced wastes contain high phosphate and ammonium levels, which must be brought to EPA mandated standards. Current treatments are relatively expens…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Exosomes, or messages in a bottle, contain proteins and RNAs and are used as messengers to transport information in the body. The basic organization of a nephron, or the basic filtration uni…