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 · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project iss to create an effective, bio-friendly, ant repellant. Methods/Materials This project uses 5 different spices, and water. The spices are papr…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to figure out which combination of food wastes creates the most biogas. My experiment will lead to making more biogas gasoline or electrici…
CSEF · 2012
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Many living organisms have microstructures and nanostructures that allow them to have sophisticated effects in order to create structural colors, hydrophobic properties, adh…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, my goal was to test the difference in plant height and width between two medias. I grew one set of plants in soil, which was my control. I planted the ot…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals We wondered if nanoscaled surfaced coat would benefit in design is we destructively tested plants exhibiting hydrophobic tendencies (e.g. the lotus effect). Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find if the Bioremediation (Natural Attenuation) of Petroleum Oil Lubricant (POL) Contaminated Soils can be enhanced by adding Inert Nutrients like Agricu…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to see whether two living things can survive in a sealed container, and if so for how long. I hypothesized that they could survive for at leas…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to determine if the color of birdseed would make a difference in how much birds would eat it. My hypothesis was that the color would affect how much the…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals About 80% of deaths resulting from Diabetes Mellitus occur in under-developed countries where modern hypoglycemic drugs are either unaffordable or inaccessible. Herbs such a…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Experiments were performed to determine which hockey stick blade length would produce the most speed. The focus was on the speed that was being produced by the different len…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Focus Question 1: Determining if the antimicrobial properties of metals are a good test for whether or not a piece of jewelry is made out of real gold? Focus Question 2: Det…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to validate the ability of blood proteins TRMP1 and Clusterin to serve as minimally invasive biomarkers for diagnosis of Acute rejection in renal and cardia…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to find out if adding copper wire, lemon juice, or aspirin to water will help cut flowers retain their color, petals, and minimize the angle of dro…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether 1 gram of bacteroidetes, 0.5 gram of bacteroidetes, or no bacteroidetes causes the most weight loss. My hypothesis…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My Ojective was to learn if desert tortoises prefer iceberg lettuce over spinach and/or romaine. Methods/Materials In this experiment i used two desert torioises, a desertli…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals This science project was created to promote awareness of how much, or how little, bacteria is on common bathroom surfaces. The hypothesis was stated as, if the toilet seat,…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment measured the effects of pressure, at 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 meters underwater, on air contained in multiple containers of varying lengths, widths, and volumes.…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My project objective was if I had five tanks, of equal size also holding equal volumes of water, and I changed the pH to different extremes (acidic, more acidic, neutral, ba…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Many different insects are used as food for reptiles, birds, and carnivorous plants. Which are the most nutritious for Sundews? To find which feeder insect is the most nutri…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to design a desk that would protect a person during an earthquake. Based on my research, the greatest risk of serious injury or death during an earthquake was be…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals our objectives were to find how many calories are stored in different types of foods. Methods/Materials Methods:we burned food in calorimeter, measured items and used formul…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal is to prove that metal will be able to withstand the most amount of heat from a burning laser because the metal is a stronger material as compared to wood, plastic,…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Can Something that is designed be recreated by random chance? What is the probability if the materials needed were present? I believe that none of the designed things that I…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if exposure to different levels of caffeine would alter the heart rate of Daphnia Magna. It is also to see if the heart rate would increase, decrease…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose is to capture radiating energy, convert it into electricity, store the energy, and be used to light up a LED without using any external power source. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals In the late 1950#s Ray Lockwood of Hiller Aircraft began his organized study of valveless pulsejet engines and developed the unique U-bend configuration. This study seeks to…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I came across a recent article that said a chimpanzee was able to comprehend muffled speech. I researched and found out about a parrot that was also able to identify muffled…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if chickens see color. Methods/Materials Method- Step 1: paint three different feeding areas;one red, one blue, and one green Step 2: set up th…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see if children can perceive the difference between Duchenne (real) smiles and fake smiles in other children. Additional goals were to determine if there…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I play in the marching band where we use a Dr Beat when we rehearse our field shows. A Dr Beat is a loud speaker that is connected to a metronome. The beats from the metrono…