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 · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
The Glasgow Coma Scale was proposed in the 1970s to classify the level of awareness of patients who have suffered some sort of traumatic brain injury (TBI). This scale is still used in hospi…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Thrombus formation leading to blood vessel occlusion is a pathological event in cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, it is critical to remove the clot and restore blood flow to vital organs.…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project was to measure the concentration of glucose and sucrose(added sugars) in different food items. Our hypothesis for this project was that if we add…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
While cancer starts as a single cell, termed cancer stem cell (CSC), the progeny CSCs are not created equal, but exhibit a spectrum of phenotypes of varying renewal capacities, metastatic po…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
The drive for exploration further out into the solar system has led to a search of methods for making rockets more efficient. The application of different geometric shapes could be applied t…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Third Award
In this research, two new molecules DMAC-mmCN and DMAC-mpCN configured as donor (D)-pi-bridge-acceptor (A) were prepared to examine the property of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
The project's purpose is to test the effects of foods with HFCS and sucrose on the mass, BGL, and body fat of mice. This project can help support or deny the theory that HFCS is causing obes…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems Third Award
Certain strains of Escherichia coli bacteria that may exist in food items such as milk, juices, or meats, possess a major health threat to the general public. In this project, a highly sensi…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
The majority of weather tracking and observation today is done through commercial and government weather platforms at airports, transportation hubs, and military installations. This system,…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The Hippocampus is critical for the formation of new episodic memories in rats and humans. O Keefe's Nobel Prize winning work demonstrated that "place cells" in the CA1 regi…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
Hi -Viz Bike is a safety system for bikes. The core of the system is a line drawn on the road showing drivers the legal 1m safety distance. This is backed up by a visual alert, actively warn…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study was to provide greater insight in terms of which aspects are most capable of reducing soil erosion utilizing a natural, practical method such as plant…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
The goal of this project was to create a cycling power meter comparable in accuracy to those currently on the market at a much lower cost. To do this strain gauges arranged in a Wheatstone b…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Third Award
Sharks have been living in the oceans since the Ordovician period, for some 450 million years. Yet, no studies have quantified the roaming capacities and migratory habits of Great White Shar…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see which variable--Manuka honey, Bonny Doon honey or antibiotic spray (Bactine)--will work the best at inhibiting the growth of E.coli bac…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how increasing concentrations of the hormones EGF and LPA affect the activity of an enzyme that is deficient in Tay-Sachs cells. Methods/Materi…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
The goal of this study was to compare hospitalization outcomes in women with Turner Syndrome (TS), the condition of missing the second X chromosome, and non-TS women. It was hypothesized tha…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine the maximum arc height of water in a siphon flow. Methods/Materials Set up a siphon system using a ladder, buckets, plastic tubi…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to evaluate how well activated carbon, graphene oxide, and Mag-PCMAs serve to adsorb pesticide contaminants, in order to ascertain the poten…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if phytoremediation can reduce lead levels in soil. Methods/Materials My materials include soil samples, brassica plants, te…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine how diet would affect the reproduction rates of red wiggler worms and impact the nutrients of the castings they produce. Methods…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our science fair project is based on the investigative question we came up with: How will different types of gases affect balloon rocket speed and distance? Our hypothesis w…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine how cell phone conversations affect one#s reaction time. I will be doing this by testing hands-on cell phone conversations, and…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals If two times the amount of carbon dioxide is added to the plants, then the height and biomass will increase. Methods/Materials Homemade carbon dioxide generators, plant cont…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to examine how violin bow tension affects the loudness of the sound on a violin. It is expected that higher hair tension on a bow will pr…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to figure out the reasons of how and why heat is absorbed faster into specific colors compared to other colors by using light, supported w…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), a simple herb found everywhere around the world, has been considered a weed for centuries. The word Taraxacum comes from the Greek language and means “infla…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My goal in this project was to find the density of different liquids and the density of a boiled egg and try to predict whether the egg will sink or float. I decided to do t…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation is to determine which method of preserving fruits is the best, so consumers won#t have to waste money and throw away unnecessary food. Me…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out how different amounts of nicotine would either increase or decrease the heart rate of Daphnia magna by exposing them to a 1%…