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
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I was interested in this project because my family has often had ant problems. Ants secrete pheromones to mark trails to food. I wanted to investigate how pheromones work an…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
The aim of this project was to explore the relationship between Coronal Mass Ejections (CME’s) and the Solar Sun Spot Cycle. CME’s and the Solar Sunspot Cycle are both caused by intense acti…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The goal of this research was to find sleep-related genes and investigate their relations to humans. Fruit flies were chosen as the subject of this experiment, because they have been used in…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to investigate if bovine manure loses its nutrient levels and effectiveness as a plant fertilizer as it decomposes. Methods/Materials Three a…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Mutations in the MeCP2 gene are the most common cause of Rett Syndrome (RTT), a severe form of autism diagnosed primarily in girls. The MeCP2 gene product, MeCP2, is a transcriptional regula…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Fourth Award
Despite numerous cases of beach bacteria affecting millions of people worldwide the persistence of the bacteria populations in coastal areas is still not well understood. The purpose of this…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if the current method used to measure growth rate on redwood trees is accurate. I suspect that the method may be inaccurate…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Cell locomotion and cell aggregation are part of the large blank areas in our biological knowledge today. Many scientists focus on targeting cancer with different compounds. However, Gliobla…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Fourth Award
Alzheimer's Disease is currently an incurable disease that is growing over time. A current treatment-aim is to inhibit the neurotoxic effects of a protein peptide found in Alzheimer's diseas…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to find the ideal initial temperature (-8, 8, 20, or 40° C) of a reusable hand warmer to produce a more efficient hand warmer (longer lasting…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Second Award
Conventional chemical assays of water samples typically target certain chemicals and are difficult to apply to a broad range of water contaminants. An economical and robust bioassay method f…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
The question addressed was, are we human beings contributing to future disasters of our environment, such as global warming, air pollution, climate change and even invasive species? If so, t…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Current cancer treatment methods remain flawed, oftentimes lacking tumor specificity and causing undesirable side effects. Consequently, elucidating the mechanisms behind tu…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Current cancer treatment methods remain flawed, oftentimes lacking tumor specificity and causing undesirable side effects. Consequently, elucidating the mechanisms behind tumorigenesis is an…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software
Two populations of Norway Spruce (Picea abies) exist in Europe: Central and Northern. A 33-base pair insertion is present in a mitochondrial nad1 gene intron in the Central population. The N…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research was to understand the patterns among cross-modal perceptions of music, that is, how people from different intellectual, artistic, and socioecono…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
This project is to collect experimental data on the corrosion rate of copper electrodes with and without graphene coating. Graphene is a two-dimensional sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a h…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Fourth Award
A major global concern pertains to the availability of potable water due to continuous growth in water demand which is not balanced by adequate restoration. Common technologies for water dis…
CSEF · 2014
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals Storm surges, created by high winds of storms, and tsunamis, generated by large disturbances in water, result in damage and flooding to coastlines if left unchecked. Current…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether varying altitudes (the mountains-2185 meters, the Central Valley of California-113 meters, and the coast-5 meters) affect the aerial em…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my scientific investigation on which post exercise therapy lowers and equine's heart rate and temperature the fastest was to determine which post exercise t…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
With the increasing use of digital devices in the classrooms the aim of this project was to determine if the reading speed and retention of information of teenagers benefited from the use of…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Sooty Mangabeys (SMs), natural hosts of SIV, maintain levels of CD4 T cells and do not progress to AIDS. Rhesus Macaques (RMs) model HIV infection in humans. The purpose of this data collect…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Pesticides help to ensure crop productivity, but they contaminate the surrounding environment with toxic substances that can directly affect a local ecosystem’s organisms. Microbial degradat…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
This project was a continuation from 2012 when testing was performed on West Texas lakes, which revealed estrogenic endocrine disruptors. This year the most widely used pesticide in the worl…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In my project, I was testing the glucose and sucrose concentrations of commonly eaten foods. Methods/Materials In the first part of my project, I tested the activity of inve…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
In eukaryotes, the export of mRNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm via the nuclear pore complex is an essential step in the gene expression pathway. Although the role of nucleoporins in nuc…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Air pollution is a major worldwide concern. Particulate Matter (PM) pollutant equal or smaller than 10 micron can get lodged into the lungs causing respiratory problems. Monitoring equipment…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this science fair project was to determine which method of leaning is best; ipad or regular text. The amount of time to read a lesson and take a test on it…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals I noticed that at the top of my mobile phone display, was an icon that indicated a connection to 1x or 3G networks. I also noticed my brother's iPhone5, switched between LTE…