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 · 2015
Filtering Agricultural effluent with fungal mycelia is a multiyear study focused on developing and deploying biological filters to remove phosphorus and nitrogen from sources of run-off that…
ISEF · 2015
In developing countries there are few clean water sources and the cost to purify water is expensive. This filtration system project was designed to inexpensively filter and purify contaminat…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment will determine if there is a correlation between public school lunch meal costs and the public school physical fitness test in the state of California. Metho…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Disorders of iron metabolism are closely related to human disease. As per the World Health Organization, more than 2 billion worldwide (greater than 30% of the world’s population) suffer fro…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project#s goal was to determine the effect of changing the amount of dissolved oxygen present in ponds, and how that will affect the biodiversity of microbes (such as nem…
ISEF · 2015
Tornadoes and the straight-line winds that come with them can cause major building damage. I want to know if changing something as simple as the shape of a building could make it safer again…
ISEF · 2015
Find my dog is a simple dog tracker that aims to overcome some of the problems that other dog trackers don’t solve. For example, it gives a live position of your dog and updates this positio…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Light sticks are valuable in natural disasters and are also frequently used by emergency responders. In these type of situations how bright or how long a light stick glows c…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To explore the parallel nature between eddy current and 'parachute' brake system, I performed experiment to show that magnetic braking force due to eddy current is proportio…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project is to find the most flammable chemical between nail polish, rubbing alcohol, and hand sanitizer. We wanted to test and show people how dangerous s…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The reason I am trying to find out what combustible fuel source produces the most energy, is because most fuel sources are limited, and we need to find a sustainable fuel so…
ISEF · 2015
Objectives: This study was designed to determine whether there is effect of the compounds Flavenoids, Tannins Phenols existing in the Mangrove plant on the bacteria that cause inflammation o…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to see whether a person is more prone to take a risk in a foreign language or a native language. Methods/Materials The materials used consi…
ISEF · 2015
My project is called " Floating Lab " which includes a complete lab. This lab can measure the ph of the sample of the water and the temperature of the sample and the oxygen desolved in the w…
ISEF · 2015
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mycoplasma bovis is a devastating disease in the cattle industry resulting in an estimated loss of $140 million in 2011. This causes mastitis, pneumonia, poly-arthritis, and otitis media in…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine how different ambient temperatures would affect the buoyancy and rate of lift decay of helium-filled balloons. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to understand how different shaped seawalls (half circles, parabolas, V, and straight walls) would affect the height of oncoming ocean waves.…
CSEF · 2015
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the color of a drink would affect the way a person will think something tastes. Methods/Materials I used three pitchers of water with an equal amo…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Before starting this experiment there was confusion about how long that the food would take long, yet there was never a clarification on how long it would take. This experiment was designed…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
Poly(R-3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) is a biopolymer that has been gaining interest throughout recent years for its biocompatibility and biodegradability. PHB has been studied for use as drug-del…
ISEF · 2015
It’s important to offer alternatives to solve of environmental contamination caused by CO2 and other car emissions. The problem is: What is the effect of using different forms of energy in t…
ISEF · 2015
Hydraulic fracturing is one of the most emergent oil and natural gas extraction processes in the United States. This controversial process has been the center of a large environmental debate…
ISEF · 2015
This research is based on the study of the fractal dimension of nodular lesions in radiographic images. The purpose is to calculate the irregularity of the outline of breast nodules. In addi…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Supercapacitors are energy storage devices that have very long lifecycles and high power densities; however, current commercial supercapacitors, which use activated carbon electrodes, have l…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals In my previous research, I studied the scientific theory and technical design of Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) Systems. In WPT, efficiency is achieved through impedance matc…
ISEF · 2015
The aim of this work is to represent brain activity and, in particular, epileptic seizures by using computer technology. The model provides a visual representation of brain activity, which i…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Methane is a gas with two faces. On one hand it contributes to climate change if it is released uncontrolled into the atmosphere and on the other hand it is an important source of energy if…
ISEF · 2015
Using microwave heating to produce biochar from organic solid wastes not only recycles wastes but also promotes plant growth and carbon sequestration, and thus has positive implications in l…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see if grass grown from seed can reduce the amount of nitrate and phosphate runoff from fertilizer application. This is a follow-up study…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Any sum over the naturals such as 1 + 2 + 3 . . . n = F(n) can be converted to a sum over the primes such as 2 + 3 + 5 + . . p_n = P(n) where p_n is the n-th prime. I starte…