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
Physics and Astronomy
In indirect detection experiments, the photon flux expected from dark matter annihilations in the Milky Way halo depends strongly on the distribution of dark matter in the halo. The effect o…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
More than 98% of the human genome is defined as non-coding DNA. Many of these noncoding elements are simply remnants of ancient genetic material, but studies indicate that 5% of the genome i…
AJAS · 2017
The purpose of this project is to observe the function of SPTY2D1 (suppressor of TY, domain containing 1) and TM6SF2 (transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2) in mice. Genetic studies in patien…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Sundowners syndrome is a clinical diagnosis given to dementia patients. People who suffer from this experience heightened neuropsychiatric symptoms (depression, anxiety, agitation, confusion…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
The prevention of concussion and sub concussive injury in helmeted activities are of great military, commercial, legal, and medical interest. A Summation of Tests for the Analysis of concuss…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I have noticed the difference in the water quality of the San Elijo Lagoon effluent which feeds into the ocean. I hypothesized that nutrients such as phosphates, and nitrate…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation is to determine whether AC induction motors or DC brushed motors are superior in efficiency during the process of regenerative braking in…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Circadian clocks are biological systems found in nearly all living species. In plants, they are responsible for water, nutrient and light intake and usage. Based on numerous studies, there a…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
In the United States, athletes suffer roughly 3.8 million concussions per year. Unfortunately, many current concussion diagnostics are subjective, placing athletes in potentially dangerous s…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals In the United States, athletes suffer roughly 3.8 million concussions per year. Unfortunately, many current concussion diagnostics are subjective or easily memorized, which…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Nowadays, materials comprised of the combination of DNA and magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) attract particular attention with regard to their design. The administration of these materials is e…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Twenty-percent of women in the United States are affected by breast cancer. Estrogen-receptor negative cancer treatments for postmenopausal women often worsen symptoms of osteoporosis, resul…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Third Award
The purpose of this project was to investigate the disparity between the abundance of Tamalia spp. galls on non-native Arbutus unedo and native Arctostaphylos spp. It was hypothesized that t…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to investigate the disparity between abundance of Tamalia spp. galls on non-native Arbutus unedo and native Arctostaphylos spp. and explore t…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective is to determine if Daphnia magna are exposed to LC50 levels of common toxicants found in our waterways, then are removed from those conditions, will they…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
As fossil fuels become increasingly scarce, the need for alternative eco-friendly renewable energy sources is becoming important. For domestic energy needs, one option is to extract solar en…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
The accumulation of expanded polystyrene foam waste in landfills and oceans is an increasing global problem. Every year in the U.S. alone, a staggering 900 million kilograms of polystyrene f…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to learn the effect of different nematode treatments, specifically Nimitz and Velum, on tomato plants grown in soil infested with root-knot…
AJAS · 2017
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the starting pitch of a scale has an effect on a listener’s tonal perception, and therefore his/her emotion. Thirty-six high school student…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The sweet potato whitefly, Bermisa tabaci (Genadius) has become a major pest of economically important crops worldwide. In this research, two experiments including 8 treatments were conducte…
AJAS · 2017
Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)
Magnesium based materials have become attractive candidates for biodegradable temporary implants because of their similarity to bone properties compared to other alloys, their good biocompat…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Third Award
Due to ongoing technical miniaturization, the importance of nanoparticles in research and application is constantly growing. When bombarding nanoparticles with energetic ions, atoms from the…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find the sum of voltage drop in multiple different wires made up of different metals. Then concluding which wire is the most effective ba…
AJAS · 2017
This study was conducted to ascertain whether or not changing the relative angle between like-poles of bar magnets inside of an alternating current (AC) generator has a significant impact on…
CSEF · 2017
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project aims to test if pictorial or written input is more effective when learning a foreign language, which in the case of this experiment, was Mandarin. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective is to use my previous knowledge of hydrophobic & hydrophilic properties to simulate a new farming technology called Film Farming that is supposed to maximize wa…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to discover how high up smoke detectors can detect smoke. The hypothesis for this experiment, was that the ionization smoke detector will det…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Quantitative measurement of human gait is currently prohibitively expensive in the field of orthotics and prosthetics. This project is investigating the capabilities of a relatively inexpens…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to show that if planarian were exposed to magnetic fields while regenerating they would regenerate faster. Methods/Materials 24lb pull mag…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals I explored how the way our streets are laid out (sprawl) affects the amount of time we spend doing driving-related activities. My project examined three activities: searchin…