20,037 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS and the Calgary Youth Science Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
A study of the azo compound Mordant Yellow 10 (5-(4-sulfophenylazo)salicylic acid) was conducted, aiming to investigate factors contributing to its observed color. The compound was synthesiz…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
This project records the development and measures the accuracy of an accurate sensor that measures the relative angles of the primary joints contained in the digits of the human hand. Althou…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The task of the project is to create a cluster of 4 portable scintillation counters for recording extensive air showers (EAS) of elementary particles, suitable for placement in open areas, i…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
The visually impaired face a range of different problems, notably their inability to interact socially and independently. Such challenges range from basic tasks such as recognizing something…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Ecological light pollution implicates physiological disruption to individual organisms and the ecosystem structure as a whole particularly with the involvement of keystone species. The major…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical
Electricity plays an enormous part in our everyday life and in our communities. Electricity is used to charge electrical devices or appliances, heating, cooking and for lighting. These appli…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The focus of the work is to create a robot that could help people to clean different areas from snow. In order to let people walk safely across the cleared area the robot spreads icing beddi…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Peanut allergy is common. Avoidance of peanut is the mainstay of treatment, although accidental exposure frequently occurs. Public schools and commercial airliners have initiated “peanut-fre…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Strep throat infects millions of people every year. Due to the similarity of symptoms between bacterial and viral infections, a rapid diagnosis test to identify Group A Streptococcus (GAS) f…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a vital component in cardiovascular disease diagnosis and functions by measuring the electrical activity of the heart. However, it has three limitations which…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
The goal of given project was to synthesize and biochemically characterize a new class of compounds that could report and block the abnormally elevated activity of Aurora B. The compounds re…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
In an effort to develop a rechargeable power source that can better store energy from sources such as windmills and solar panels, experiments were conducted using a cell made of MnO2 cathode…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
In democratic country, people express their intention by voting. But sometimes people have a doupt about the result of voting. We must have transparency and security in voting- system, so th…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
The sign language dexterous hand is an integrate interaction system, which realizes the conversion between text, action and voice. The purpose of the study is facilitating the communication…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
This project was put forward in an effort to distinguish how the chemical structures of lipids and carbohydrates affect the amounts of energy released when heat ruptures the bonds holding to…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this project is to detect DNA damaging effect caused by various Aloe Vera extracts. A total of four Aloe Vera extract samples were tested using the Comet Assay. Three samples…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
In an experiment testing which man-made structure would minimize the amount of flooding caused by a tsunami, it was hypothesized that hollow cylindrical PVC pylons placed between an artifici…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the effect of 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol (a coal cleaning agent) on the population change in Daphnia Magna. Procedure: The Daphnia…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
With the advancement of the world, pollution has caused detrimental harm to the Earth such as global warming, and some smaller issues, such as acid rain. Acid rain generally measures at a pH…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
It has become well established that the gut and the brain communicate with each other in a bidirectional manner. The objective of this experiment was to determine if altering the gut microbi…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project was to determine whether the sun is a major source of cosmic rays. The question at hand was how does a solar eclipse effect muon counts? It was hypothesized that…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this research project was to study the effect of three different concentrations of atrazine (AAtrex 4L) on the germination rate of Raphanus sativus 'Champion'. The hypothesis…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Black carbon (BC), a carbon accounting for much of observed global warming to date, negatively affects human respiratory health. Thus, the purpose of this experiment was to determine the eff…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this study was to investigate how different types of fruit peels affect the amount of oil absorption. There has been previous work in the scientific literature on this subject…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Lasers are becoming more prevalent in online marketplaces. There are multiple reports of lasers being pointed into the cockpits of aircraft in America. Lasers are also used in classrooms to…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
The research question for my Science Fair Project is: “Does drumstick material effect the properties of the sound waves produced by a drum when struck with the stick?” My hypothesis is that…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
After the discovery of the electromagnetic field, people began to use these fields widely in everyday life. Today, it is impossible for people to reject radiological studies concerning mobil…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Water bears (phylum Tardigrada) are small metazoan animals which live in different environments, for example mosses or soils. Tardigrades have evolved many special adaptations to these speci…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Emerging evidence is suggesting that exercise can be used as a primer for neuroplasticity. This relationship was investigated in the current study, by having three groups of participants com…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
The following research was conducted to study the effect of Fluorination of Graphene on the effectiveness of primary batteries and supercapacitors. Fluorination is the process by which Fluor…