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 · 2014
Mathematics
This project is testing for antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria in health care workers. Healthcare workers inevitably have frequent contact with a variety of pathogens. this may make th…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I investigated the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and sweet fungiform papillae. Fungiform papillae are the bumps on your tongue that give it texture, and this sp…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Can you charge a phone with geothermal electricity? Our hypothesis was that we can generate a decent amount of electricity from a portable heat cell. Methods/Materials We lo…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how ocean acidification, the increase in the oceans' acidity, effects marine life. Methods/Materials In my experiment, I divided 9 jars into gr…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to test the effect of travel on sport team#s performance. Methods/Materials This experiment was performed using an online data search. D…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I wanted to discover if lowering the pH in egg whites affects the foam produced by beating the egg whites. My hypothesis was if I lower the pH of egg whites, by adding lemon…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Our goal for this project was to determine if we could modify the top surface of a foam wing with uneven patterns such as dimples or ridges, and increase its performance at…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
To determine how the distance from various Southeast Alaska hatcheries to Icy Strait, Alaska affects the migration timing of juvenile Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), fish were examined from…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to see whether children ten and under or children over ten would have a higher increase in heart rate after drinking 60mL of Mountain Dew. M…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Kawakawa (Macropier excelsum), a plant native to New Zealand, is considered to be very significant to Maori (the indigenous people of New Zealand) as a key tool in rongoa (the holistic medic…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Keeping it Cool with Nanoparticle Technology This experiment studied the effects of a magnetic field on the heat conductivity of a ferrofluid interface. The hypothesis of this study was that…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Milk and its derivatives are highly consumed food around the world, its importance lies in the presence of nutrients beneficial to health. Currently, it has revived the trend to organic food…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Tonnes of chicken feather and goat hair wastes are being produced by the slaughter houses and leather industry. These cause a huge problem in the present scenario and the management of the s…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal is to measure and identify which of the following three Taekwondo kicks: front snap kick, roundhouse kick, and back kick, generates the most force. The first step i…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Bacteria in the mouth if not controlled can lead to tooth decay. One cause of tooth decay is fermentation of sugars like glucose, fructose, and sucrose. Millions of dollars are spent yearly…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software Fourth Award
Previous research on sport fencing has focused primarily on associated medical risk. The few papers addressing performance examined footwork and the lower body, but not the upper body. One d…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Electrolytes – specifically sodium, chloride, magnesium, potassium, and other minerals – are vital to the body’s functions. They speed the nervous system’s rate of function, re-hydrate the b…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if bathroom counters exposed to fecal matter and urine would have more bacteria than kitchens exposed to food-born bacteria. I believe bathroom c…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Objective: To replicate, then modify an engineering project found online using the Arduino microcontroller. Methods/Materials Materials: Arduino Microcontroller, 9v battery,…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The experiment's purpose was to test the scientist's hypothesis: "if one were to apply a kick and a punch separately to an object with the dominant side of the body, then mo…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Lactobacillus is a beneficial bacteria that is naturally present in the human digestive tract. It is used in probiotics and kills harmful bacteria that are responsible for digestive problems…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Recent work by multiple researchers has demonstrated that two dimensional carbon graphene films can be used to fabricate supercapacitors. The unique existence of multiple solid allotropes of…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
Our 3D scanner can make digital models of real objects using a laser pointer and a USB webcam. Scanning process takes from two to fifteen minutes (depending on scanning mode). Scanning accur…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Medical problems such as tissue plasty, eye fundus examination, require obtaining the spatial distribution pattern of blood flow at the level of arterioles and venules. To do this, we have u…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals 1. Build a vibration sensor using the reflection of a laser off of a liquid surface. 2. Test seven different liquids (acetone, methanol, ethanol, hexane, pentane, glycerol,…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
The L-Asparaginase enzyme is largely used in the treatment of the people who have the acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It transforms the energy source of the cancer cells, the L-Asparagin…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals Visual perception is a very important skill. It is especially crucial for school-aged children as it is needed to understand and decipher things, learn reading skills, copy…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The isopod, Armadillidium vulgare, or pill bug, is about 1 cm long, has 14 legs and no wings. Isopods tend to turn in alternating directions—that is, to turn in the opposite direction of the…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project is about which sweetener tastes most like sugar in lemonade. Among the four most popular sweeteners, one must taste closest to the lemonade with sugar. Methods/Ma…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Providing organic, antimicrobial alternatives to pharmaceutically manufactured antibiotics is crucial in cases in which prescription drugs are not available or patients decline treatment due…