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
Physics and Astronomy
This study was designed to assess the effects of the fit of a mountain biker's aerodynamics. 1 participant rode a standard entry-level cross-country mountain bike down a one-kilometer segmen…
CSEF · 2019
Zoology
Objectives Measuring the regeneration rate of planaria after being introduced to several different dietary supplements. Methods One hundred and five brown planaria, seven petri dishes, two m…
AJAS · 2019
Caenorhabditis elegans is a transparent, microscopic nematode with an entirely mapped neurological system. This allows for studies on neuronal activity as a simplified model of the human neu…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology First Award
Objectives FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb declared the rampant youth nicotine addiction achieved through JUULs, the widely popular e-cigarettes, to be an epidemic, while UCSF researchers ha…
AJAS · 2019
Phytoestrogen is a polyphenolic compound naturally present in plants. Recent research presents that due to the structural similarity of phytoestrogen to estrogen, when administered into the…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology
Objectives My goal was understanding how carbon dioxide in your breath was affected when you did exercise and when you were calm. The question is what happens to carbon dioxide levels in exh…
AJAS · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Glucose has been shown to shorten the lifespan of the nematode C. elegans that has an evolutionarily conserved insulin signaling pathway similar to that of humans. This study examined the ef…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. With the use of motor boats, gasoline is being emitted into the ocean everyday at an alarming rate. The objective of this stu…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives The objective of this research is to further investigation of the possibilities of sustainable life on Mars. This research investigates the efficacy of glycerol as a cryoprotectiv…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Third Award
Periodontitis is one of the most prevalent inflammatory diseases, with an annual expense of 14 billion dollars on the disease therapy. It is the leading cause of tooth loss among adults and…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
i-Motifs and G-quadruplexes are unusual DNA secondary structures that have been implicated as regulatory elements for eukaryotic gene expression. i-Motifs are intercalated ladder formations…
CSEF · 2019
Zoology
Objectives Planaria can regenerate into 270 different separate organisms. Our goal is to further understand this type of regeneration and in the future possibly apply this to humans. We will…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Background: Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) is characterized by profound memory loss. New models of treatment are needed since the prevailing amyloid hypothesis has not resulted in successful trea…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare Non-Hodgkins B-cell lymphoma. Often overlooked in treatment development due to its rarity, MCL has a survival rate of only 5 to 10%, and most…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Ocean water pH levels have been continuously rising since the Industrial Revolution due to the increased carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere. The dangerous levels of carbonic aci…
AJAS · 2019
This project is on the effects of pharmaceutical waste on Daphnia magna. Scientists have been becoming more worried about chemicals from prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications t…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The objective of this study is to examine the effects of microplastics in the soil on plant health and on soil properties. Methods A group of lettuce was grown in soil with a 10%…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The objective of this experiment was to determine the effects of electromagnetic radiation on seed germination and plant growth. Methods I planted groups of radish seed that were…
AJAS · 2019
With the rapid increase in cell phones and portable digital communication, exposure to radio-frequencies (RF) has become a health concern. This study examined the effects of radio-frequencie…
AJAS · 2019
Fire return intervals (FRIs) are a key environmental factor in chaparral ecosystems. With increasing drought and anthropogenic fire ignition particularly in the past decades, dangers with sh…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives Utilizing 12 different concentrations of silver nanoparticles in Arcata Marsh water, determine and measure the effects of silver nanoparticles on the mortality rates of 10 freshwa…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this experiment was to test the differences in performance of 3 natural meat preservatives. Methods 10 grams of uncooked beef was left in tubes containing 14.79 m…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives This project was undertaken the compare the efficiencies of wings with different spanwise lift distributions, including rectangular (the simplest to manufacture), elliptical (the…
CSEF · 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives This experiment was designed to see if modifications to text would help to increase the reading fluency levels of students with dyslexia or identified reading disabilities. The sp…
CSEF · 2019
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives School environments are noticed to be stressful. We recalled times we became distracted by the stress given by teachers rather than paying attention to the lesson. We began to won…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology
Objectives The reason I chose this project is because of my love for animals and wanting to help strengthen the relationships between them and humans. Understanding animal behavior is one of…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The objective of the experiment was to find out how different commonly found contaminants around the world effect a plants (radishes) overall growth after a certain amount of days…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a retinal angiogenic disorder that results from rapid microvascular proliferation after exposure to oxygen supplementation in preterm infants. It is curre…
AJAS · 2019
The purpose of this research was to determine if it was possible to extract the hormone metabolites out of the feces of the screaming hairy armadillo to establish a new protocol for this ani…
AJAS · 2019
This study develops an efficient method to compute the binomial channel capacity and applies it to the molecular channel. The binomial channel (with parameter n) takes the success probabilit…