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 · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Paper makes up 27% of municipal solid waste in the United States. Paper towels specifically are difficult to recycle, with 55% of all paper towels ending up in landfills. Pa…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
We present a study using microlensing event data from the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE), recorded in the period 2002-2016 from the Galactic bulge. Our two algorithms are ba…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my study is to examine passive flow, without applying vacuum or suction, through xylem (microscopic tubes inside the branch) filters using both Pine (gymnospe…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry Fourth Award
The yeast Candida parapsilosis is a so-called opportunistic pathogen. It is harmless for healthy people, however, it is a serious threat to immunocompromised individuals, e.g organ transplan…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objectives and goals for this experiment were to find if dogs have a dominant paw or prefer a paw. Methods/Materials I used: 30 dogs, paper, pencil, dog treats, sticky ta…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the affect of human urine on the energy output of a microbial fuel cell. Methods/Materials Microbial fuel cells were constructed us…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Mycoplasma bovis is an extremely costly disease in the dairy industry totaling about $120 million among US dairy farms in the loss of milk alone. Mycoplasma bovis can cause mastitis, poly-ar…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
Energy is the force needed to do work or induce change. Without it, no work or change can be done. Since the late 1970s In Egypt, Energy’s absence in a clean, renewable, sufficient form rend…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of my project is to help find a solution to pollution. An estimated 14 billion pounds of trash, much of it plastic, is dumped in the world's oceans annually, which is tragic. The…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
It was hypothesized that If White Cornish Rock Cross Broilers are fed 1 percent of total weight of feed given, of powdered activated charcoal homogenized in their feed, the protein nutrition…
AJAS · 2017
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have recently shown much promise as thin layer semiconductors in application to field effect transistor technology. As n-type materials in heterostru…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
The goal of this study was to determine the variation in total phosphorus content and the fraction of each inorganic phosphorus species in riverbed sediments obtained from seven locations in…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
It has been reported that, unless new deposits are discovered, the world’s phosphorus reserves will be depleted in 40 to 400 years. Nutrient over-enrichment primarily by phosphorous in storm…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Invasive crayfish damage ecosystems and increase costs within aquaculture farms by burrowing themselves underground, creating levees, and physically harming fish by clipping fins, lacerating…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Nowadays, daily human activities related with use of vehicles and industrial processes, are generating air contamination. Main pollutants are nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur oxides (Sox), t…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In this project I determined which metal oxide photocatalysts are most effective at degrading various organic dyes at different concentrations. My hypothesis was that if met…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Investigation of the chemical structure of hexavalent chromium through multiple experiments and changing variables regarding the remediation through the use of the catalyst,…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
Panoramic photography has been around for over 100 years and is often used in photographing large crowd or spectacular scenery. However this technique requires special and expensive camera t…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Nitrate pollution is a major issue around the world, and has contributed to much environmental damage. This experiment aimed to investigate the effects nitrate pollution has on algae’s motil…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Nitrate pollution is a major issue around the world, and has contributed to much environmental damage. Many experiments have been conducted to explore the effects of nitrate…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
Child malnutrition is a pathological condition caused by lack of intake or absorption of nutrients. Among the nutritional diseases, a major problem is iron deficiency anemia. The objective o…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this science experiment is to show how the contents in soil are in relation to water erosion inflicted upon the soil. Methods/Materials Soda Bottles, plants…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
The potential salinization of agricultural land in Hawai?i due to tsunami inundation or storm surges would make the soil unsuitable for growing crops. Finding a sustainable way to remove sal…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, a piano of blues is made to find how changing the concentration of copper sulfate in a solution affects the sound frequency produced from an electrical c…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
Conventionally there are two mechanisms for measuring pressure at multiple points on a grid; Resistive/Capacitive and the Resistance/Capacitance of each single point on a grid is measured on…
AJAS · 2017
8-10% of the US population use implantable medical devices (IMDs) to improve quality of life, or increase lifespan. Batteries powering IMDs dominate device size and cost and require replacem…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Growing up I always noticed that the sections of the stores I shopped at were very different. The girl's section was always full of pink, and the boy's section was always dominated by blue.…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The visual system of a planarian is relatively rudimentary, allowing for them to perceive incoming light and move away accordingly in a response known as negative phototaxis…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
How do you take the idea of an autonomous robot and develop it from a concept into a functioning prototype? This question kick-started the project. The autonomous vehicle’s design objectives…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The Mudgett laboratory hypothesized that WRKY transcription factors bind to the tomato DH1 promoter to regulate DH1 gene expression during pathogen infection and that XopD m…