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 · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to understand what type of wood would be best for a home in a cold region. I tested which wood had the best heat retention to see which wo…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Environmental regulations on fuel quality have substantially limited the allowable amount of heavy (C9+) aromatics in gasoline, the principal components of heavy reformate. Thus, alternative…
ISEF · 2016
A scale model solar vehicle was developed for a race held in Medellin in 2015. In this race scale solar vehicles competed, all with the same solar panel and restrictions on dimensions and co…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Currently Medellin annually produces between 6000 to 9000 tons of residual organic material (Escalante Hernandez, 2014), which is considered a forest residue since it is the result of prunin…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
In 2014 alone, 39.8 billion tons of CO2 were emitted globally, invoking fears of an intensification of the greenhouse gas effect and the propagation of pollution in large cities. As such, th…
ISEF · 2016
The investigation tested whether Hibiscus sabdariffa, a green reducing agent, would successfully reduce the metals of: Au, Ag, and Ce into nanoparticles. Based on our literature review "Nano…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My mother owns a shop that sells jewelry. I often visit her there, and notice that some of the items are labeled lead-free. Lead in jewelry is especially hazardous because y…
ISEF · 2016
Water is a vital factor for the survival of all living beings, in both industry and agriculture. Hidrolizas, is an initiative that seeks through the implementation of a semi-closed system of…
ISEF · 2016
Any Lie algebra by definition satisfies the following identities [x_1,x_2]+[x_2,x_1]=0 and [x_1,x_2,x_3]+[x_2,x_3,x_1]+[x_3,x_1,x_2]=0, where [a_1,...,a_n] denotes the left-normed Lie bracke…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to discern which color of highlighter enhances memorization. Methods/Materials For my project I typed out three paragraphs similar in length a…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Research and development on new forms of construction are important to the growth of infrastructure and manufacturing. Finding new materials that can not only be more cost effective than com…
ISEF · 2016
Respiratory rate is the number of breaths a person takes in a given time period, and is one of the four key vital signs of the human body. Ordinarily, respiratory rate is measured manually,…
ISEF · 2016
First Award
Highly sensitive detection of mutations is crucial for early action against cancers and other genetic diseases. Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) and a newly developed bridged-nucleic acid (…
ISEF · 2016
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In aerodynamics of cicada’s flight, forewing and hindwing have been treated as one wing, and the hindwings were considered only to increase the gross wing area (Wan et al., 2015). In order t…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine effects on the speed of a hockey puck made of different materials on an ice surface. Methods/Materials Hockey pucks fabricated of…
ISEF · 2016
This project aggregates Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) and Solar Dynamics Observatory’s Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) magnetograms and intensitygrams for solar cycles 23 and 24 in a…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to see if I can completely eliminate or control Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) by killing Tracheal mites (Acarapi Woodi, throat mites) and Var…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
With language being an important method of communication and socialization for children with Down’s Syndrome, innovative technology solutions are increasingly being introduced to help in dev…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Imagine there was a natural disaster affecting your water source, or you lived in an area where clean water was questionable. What would you do? One thing you can do is filt…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find a difference in motions between biological legs, and double amputees with a transtibial amputation (below the knee) who use a specific running blade…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if the same inclinations for the knee to go into the valgus position that has been proven to occur in older athletes is pres…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which of four different ten minute activities will enhance cognitive performance. Methods/Materials Set up 4 cognitive performanc…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals To determine the effects of chemically treated seeds on the quality of the soil, using the characteristics of moisture, acidity, and quantity of nitrogen, phosphorus, and po…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine which bread, sprouted or wholewheat causes the greatest spike in the blood sugar levels of type II diabetics or non-diabetics. Me…
ISEF · 2016
Tsunami waves can cause a massive amount of damage to communities around the world. Waves with a higher wave velocity result in more damage because there is more energy transferred from the…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine the effects of an electromagnetic field on single celled organisms. The experiments involved observing three different types of si…
ISEF · 2016
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Have you ever wondered how a morning coffee is actually working to wake you up? Or what about that pepsi everyday at work? It is often thought that a dose of caffeine will wake you right up,…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to learn how graphene could affect the heat conduction properties of commercial thermal paste, and understand if graphene can be used for improving heat removal fro…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project examines how photo resistors work and examines new applications for them. It investigates the relationship between light intensity and the resistance of a photo…
ISEF · 2016
Huanglongbing (HLB), more commonly known as Citrus Greening Disease, prevails in Brazil, China, and Southern areas of the United States. The Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) transmits Candidatus L…