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
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this scientific experiment was to answer the following question: "How do Engine Power, Angle of Attack (AOA) and Wing Shape affect the stalling characteristic…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which was more distracting to drivers, talking on a cell phone held to one's ear, or talking on a hands-free cell phone device. My goal was to…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Two major concerns in households today are living a healthy lifestyle and saving money. Beef is a highly consumed product in the United States, and in order to make it healthier, the leaner…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this research was to compare the weight gain of Litopenaeus vannamei, (White leg shrimp), when fed alternative diets. The industry standard is to feed these prawns a formulate…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The problem to be solved in the project was how turmeric affects the liver enzyme reaction rate.The hypothesis was the catalyst solution with the most turmeric,6g will cause…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, animals will use their paws for many things but, some scientist don't know what paw the animals favor. My hypothesis is that cats will be more left-pawed…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find out the effects that different amounts of the essential elements found in fertilizer have on the growth of algae. This ties into th…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My goal for this project is to find out if the Fibonacci solar array will be better than roof panels. Methods/Materials Pvc pipes, wood, solar panels, wires. used the pvc pi…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Fourth Award
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is estimated to affect over 18,000 people in the United States this year. It occurs when there’s a blockage in differentiation. AML type 3 doesn’t have a chemoth…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this investigation was to learn which filtration material: marsh plants, oyster mushroom spores, ceramic balls, charcoal, or gravel and drainage rocks, purifi…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if there is a relationship between childhood toys and STEM careers. Studies have shown that there is a very low percentage of our youth pursuing a STEM careers.…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Transparent conductors are widely needed for products such as smart phones and computer mouse pads. The material currently used, Indium Tin Oxide, is expensive, brittle, and potentially shor…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see at what delay is "Delayed Auditory Feedback"(DAF) most effective at inducing difficulty in speech. I believed that it would be 200ms, which is what a…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective of my project is if the type and pattern of fingerprints are passed down from parent to offspring and if they show resemblance between family members. My hypoth…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if string players do have longer left hand fingers. Wolff's law states that human bones will adapt to the pressure it receives. Supported by that…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals California is in the midst of a drought. My project's objective was to determine natural fire-resistance of locally available plants. Methods/Materials Propane torch and bur…
CSEF · 2014
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to test if wood hardness affects the time it takes to start a fire when using a bow drill. My hypothesis was that if I use harder woods to star…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Second Award
According to ITOPF (International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation), a total of 6.75 billion liters of oil was spilled in the oceans since the 1970's. Oil affects the base of the aquatic e…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to study the efficiency and commercial potential of growing plants in a system that mimicked symbiosis between plants and fish. I wanted to grow plants in a…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
Dinoflagellates are single-celled, eukaryotic, planktonic species. Most dinoflagellates are completely harmless, but a few species have detrimental environmental effects such as the Red Tide…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
FitVos, or Fully Integrated Thrust Vectoring Open Source System, is an open source alternative to common autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Fitvos is very cost effective, allowing 2 1/2 pou…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Euglena, a phytomastigophora, moves either with its flagellum beating vigorously or with its body surface crooking and twisting. The latter movement, known as euglenoid movement, is frequent…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Flax is an agricultural commodity produced in the Northwestern United States, including Montana and Minnesota. Because of high omega 3 fatty acid concentrations, flax seed oil is valuable in…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software
The Purpose for the research is comparing two airfoils; the data of a conventional airfoil, and the data of our self-made airfoil that will have flexibility. An airfoil is a cross-section re…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals While observing birds in coastal salt marshes along the California coast, I began to speculate on the possible impact of human presence on birds in these habitats. The goal…
CSEF · 2014
Earth & Planetary Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals The primary objective was to determine the relationship between altitude and the cosmic ray count. The secondary objectives were to make measurements of temperature, pressur…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
My project deals with the effect of a magnetic field on the flow rate of liquids and I compared this effect between liquids with varying amounts of molecules and ions. The purpose of my expe…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
It is envisaged that fluorescent quenching based on solution or extract deriving from plants could post as a new chemosensoring process for selective recognition of metal ions. In the fabric…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to see if keyhole (finger hole) size, on a flute, would affect its pitch, (I was curious how a flute worked). I believed that as the keyhol…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
C, being a statically typed language is much faster than Python, but is difficult to use in development. Python, being an interpreted language is much slower than C, but is very easy to lear…