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 · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find how playing a musical instrument affects logic ability of middle school students. My hypothesis was that there would be a positive correlation between instr…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective was to engineer a better sandbag by adding polymer to it. Methods/Materials I built a flood table with a spillway and made 2 types of sandbags (with and without…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this this experiment is to find out which is a more effective method of crime solving, eyewitness accounts or handwriting analysis. Methods/Materials Material…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Since the fifth grade, I have been fascinated by optical illusions. It is easy to look around and see things with our eyes, but what happens when we look at images or pictur…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Do pysiological attributes matter when wakeboarding or snowboarding? Or is it all experience? Can I test these variables to determine what makes the best boarder? Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal for this project was to find which sock material best insulates your feet. Methods/Materials Materials: different sock materials (cotton, wool, polyester, nylon, acr…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I chose to expand upon my project from last year (determining the relationship between air pressure and sound). My curiosity first led me to test various material densities…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Test results intend to show that the Type-1 diabetic can improve the stability of his or her own blood sugar levels during the night by eating high protein dinners that prod…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose for my project was to find if lasik surgery has an effect on one's ability to see a stereogram. Methods/Materials I collected some stereograms, and then started…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out if it is possible to train people between the ages of 40-65, to be able to read clearly without the help of reading glasses. Meth…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals This project is about determining the quality of air in partially enclosed parking garages and whether it is poor enough to cause health problems such as cancer. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the effect of sugar concentration on the index of refraction (IOR) of sugar solutions. My hypothesis was that IOR increases enough with increas…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To find the best way to counter the effects of capsaicin in four hot sauces including pure habanero (very hot), Susie's Calypso(hot), Marie Sharp's (medium) and Melinda's (m…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of our experiment was to determine if increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would cause increases in temperature. Methods/Materials Carbon dio…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In this project I was attempting to find the ansewer dealing with the bending strenth of three kinds of materials, carbon fiber, kevlar, and fiber glass.In these exploration…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Our objecct was to learn if a hamster could produce more energy on a complex carbohydrate diet or a protein diet. Methods/Materials We mounted a laser cut disk to a plastic…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to demonstrate that male children are more influenced from the violence in cartoons compared to female children. This project also proves th…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The fun and beauty of carved pumpkins for Halloween can become unpleasant when the pumpkins rot. Rotting occurs because most diseases that cause pumpkins to rot occur when t…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see how different ions affect the enzymatic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. Throughout the course of my research, I had formulated a hypothesis that…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine at which temperature the enzyme catalase generates oxygen from hydrogen peroxide at the maximum rate. I believed that the catalase would exhibi…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My project is to study the effect of two variables, temperature and substrate concentration on the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into oxygen gas and water with two cata…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our Project was to determine if the Santa Ana River is suitable for the Santa Ana Sucker fish based on the dissolved oxygen content, pH, and temperature compared to the cont…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals On Oct 14 2004,Reuter News reported a study by Sweden Karolinska Institutet showing that ten or more years of mobile phone use increases the risk of developing acoustic neur…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Toc75 forms the only known protein translocation channel in the chloroplast outer envelope membrane, and is thus crucial to plastid biogenesis. Toc75 is an unusual transmemb…
CSEF · 2006
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Drug delivery devices are constructed entirely from polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The objective is to attach the three separate layers of the device by employing oxygen plasm…
CSEF · 2006
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective with this project is to define the once unknown operators and create a basic #road map# for the topic. My goal is to lead the way into a new field of mathematic…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to compare the bactericidal effects of chlorine versus iodine disinfectants on the recycled wastewater. Methods/Materials Water sample from septic wastewate…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Purpose This project provides evidence that heat can speed the process for chemical reaction. Hypothesis If hydrogen peroxide, water, and KI are mixed together and shaken in…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals As the world trends towards a time when portable computing devices are miniaturized to the point where they become wearable, efficient human interface with these electronics…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Chow Time is an experiment about dog's food preferences. I have always wondered why some types of dog food are more popular than the rest. Is it because the popular dog food…