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 · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Since 1991, the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aimed to provide regulation for lead (Pb) and copper (Cu) in public water systems (PWS). Durin…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology Second Award
Sounds influence on bacterial growth is a very new and unexplored research field. The field is still in its infancy and the question of whether sound and/or ultrasound is a growth inhibitor…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
This paper is an exploration of the inhibitory effects of Tea Tree and Thieves® Essential Oils on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm growth on Borosilicate glass and Stainless Steel washers.…
JSHS · 2022
The intestinal microbiome continues to be a growing area of research with potential benefits in human health. Studies involving collection of fecal specimens from human subjects usually empl…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
In the project, “the Introduction of Excess Calcium in Cancer Cells” liposomes/lipofectamines were used to transport calcium chloride into cancer cells. The purpose was to see if liposomes c…
ISEF · 2022
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Perceptual illusions are distortions that may inform us about the nature of human perceptual processing. I plan to achieve such predictions by looking at the Poggendorff Illusion. The Poggen…
JSHS · 2022
Perceptual illusions can be seen, interpreted and used in two aspects. The first is for recreation - to kill time, to entertain people etc. The second is to inform us about the nature of hum…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences Third Award
Parasitic wasps (parasitoids) are often applied as biological controls in agriculture, but it is difficult to achieve 100% control of pests with parasitoids alone. This study aims to find po…
ISEF · 2022
Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Award
Methylmercury is a neurotoxin present in fish tissues that permeates the blood-brain barrier (BBB) after consumption. Previous research has shown that methylmercury is harmful to neurons, ca…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry
Umeshu (plum liqueur) is a traditional and unique Japanese liqueur. It is made by steeping green Japanese plums in liquor and rock sugar. During a few months to a year before consumption, th…
JSHS · 2022
Anxiety is a prevalent problem affecting millions of people around the world. Cortisol is secreted during stressful situations and long term impacts of cortisol within the body can lead to t…
ISEF · 2022
Behavioral and Social Sciences
False confessions are a leading cause of wrongful convictions in the American legal system. Jury instructions have been identified as an effective judicial safeguard in an effort to prevent…
AJAS · 2022
Engineering
The OpenMV H7 camera is a small microcontroller-based camera equipped with AI and machine vision capabilities that is programmed using Micropython. The camera can be used with TensorFlow Lit…
AJAS · 2022
Engineering
Short-statured drivers are at a higher risk of significant injury in car crashes, often due to adjusted positions in the seat. This imbalance highlights the need to find the optimal seating…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry
High production levels of polycarbonate plastics and canned food have contributed to the leaching of dangerous levels of Bisphenol A (BPA) in wastewater. As an endocrine disruptor, BPA expos…
ISEF · 2022
Mathematics
The perimeter of an ellipse is very difficult to calculate, although it may not seem like it. There are many formulas that approximate the calculation to fairly exact values, but there is no…
AJAS · 2022
Behavioral Science
Personality can be influenced by the intestinal microbiome through the gut-brain axis (GBA) and vagus nerve signaling. Evaluations of the canine and human microbiomes have shown the former t…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
At a conscious level, humans react to music with physical changes, where “sad” and “happy” music cause variations in mood and heart rates. The question that then arises is whether the human…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Eutrophication is a degradation process of aquatic ecosystems. As a consequence of the nutrient rise, the environment is disrupted. Thus, it is vital to develop efficient methods that remove…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Farmers across the nation feed their cattle some form of fibrous plant material such as alfalfa. Soybean prices are decreasing, so forage soybeans are being considered as an alternative graz…
AJAS · 2022
Medicine
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision loss in the United States, affecting over 10 million Americans. AMD impacts the retina, with an accumulation of unre…
JSHS · 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly around the world, and it is currently one of the most leading causes of death and a major health disaster in the world. Due to the rapid spread and c…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
The researchers science fair project was inspired on the fact that cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. This disease has taken over 10 million lives in the last year. The…
ISEF · 2022
Mathematics
Anthracnose, a disease mostly found in various mangos, is caused by a fungus, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. The infected mangos are usually discarded by farmers. This project studied the r…
ISEF · 2022
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
The Pantheon is well regarded for its stability, having survived multiple earthquakes in its long history. Its stability is due to five characteristics, in which it was hypothesized the lowe…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Disinfectant has been a prominent tool to clean surfaces, and now more than ever it is important for it to be used effectively. The purpose of the experiment was to see if the dilution of a…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
Signs of developmental plasticity occur when animals are exposed to changes in their environment. Lowland deer mice, as opposed to their highland counterparts, are projected to experience a…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
Every year, millions of individuals are afflicted by mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in the US. mTBI causes secondary consequences in the brain and body in the form of reduced cerebral bl…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Current neurophysiological and neuropharmacological evidence suggests that melanotropins are one of the key regulators in a wide variety of physiological processes in the central nervous sys…
ISEF · 2022
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Ribosome biogenesis is critical for cell proliferation and survival as ribosomes catalyze the synthesis of proteins, and regulation of protein synthesis is crucial for control of gene expres…