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 · 2016
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is ranked as the third major global cause of blindness as reported by the World Health Organization. At present posterior ophthalmic drug delivery proc…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine which factor most impacts the stability of a vortex in a rotating fluid. Methods/Materials Multi-speed turntable, basin, wa…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether the amount of sugar put into taffy affects its flexibility. Methods/Materials Made three batches of taffy and individuall…
ISEF · 2016
Hematite (a-Fe2O3) is a low-cost stable iron oxide phase used in various applications including solar cells and drug delivery. Its properties, which dictate its applications, are highly morp…
ISEF · 2016
Taj Eco board is a notice board that we produced from paddy straws. As we know, paddy straws are usually burned. However, paddy straws can be used in experiments incorporating paddy straws w…
ISEF · 2016
Running is an aerobic sport that requires training to help you improve. In my experiment I wanted to know: How does heart rate and respiration rate reflect upon a person’s fitness level? Hea…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
A growing body of evidence suggests that failures in aminoacyl-tRNA editing lead to perturbation of protein homeostasis, damaging the cellular environment. Studies in human cells lines have…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals In this project, I am designing a mechanism/device whose purpose is to help tennis players learn how to create/generate topspin in their shots. In tennis, topspin vital to a…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the difference in students ability to memorize a list of random words, lower their anxiety, and improve their attitudes about lea…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see if an individual#s real-life target shooting accuracy would increase after playing a combat video game. Methods/Materials Colt M4A1 Ai…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals We are making an app testing the accuracy and possibility of constructing it in a manner that allows newcomers to learn by going through and interacting with the tree as wel…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal was to create a low cost continuous temperature monitoring device that detects sudden rise in body temperature and helps prevent Febrile Seizures and other high fev…
ISEF · 2016
Polymers, once mysterious chemical compounds, have now become among the most widely used products in the world. Whether in industrial equipment or office supplies, these substances play an i…
ISEF · 2016
* In Kuwait, the shortage of power supply occur during summer. This is the time, when the solar power is abundant and the temperature of air reaches close to 50o C. The average seawater temp…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals The Tempus Genie is an App that analyzes all outstanding homeworks, projects, tests, and any extra-curricular activities that are due over the next few days, weeks, and mont…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals To determine how different biomass-based components in the manufacture of biobased polymers (bioplastics) affect tensile strength. Methods/Materials A variety of biomass-bas…
ISEF · 2016
Though taxol (paclitaxel) is an anticancer drug used in many chemotherapy treatments, it is only found in its pure form in the bark of the rare Pacific yew tree. To obtain 1 gram of Taxol, t…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this project we wanted to find out if there was a way to save more water when growing plants in California. We hypothesized that, "if alfalfa and radish sprouts are grown…
ISEF · 2016
A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a popular imaging device that helps reveal regions of high metabolic activity correlating to cancerous areas in the body. This procedure involves…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals After playing tackle football for the past three years in a Schutt brand helmet, I noticed I had less concussions in the 2015 season. D3O, a non-newtonian padding made from…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of these tests were to determine if a particular type of bioremediation agent (enzyme additive) at the right concentration could effectively reduce toxins in s…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The experiment tests which household materials will work best as a dusting agent to lift fingerprints off of a glass surface. Methods/Materials Pencil lead, sidewalk chalk,…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals In my project I am testing to see which bearing company can withstand the most oxidation while sitting in water for three days. I will be using salt water, fresh water, and…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to come up with a way to test the Chirality of Glucose. Knowing the Chirality of a molecule is important when developing substances that will go into the bod…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this experiment provides research on the use of natural remedies instead of antibiotics against Salmonella choleraesuis. This helps society by providing a solution for a major…
ISEF · 2016
JQ1 is a drug that is very efficient in killing cancer by blocking the Brd4 signals that tells cancer cells to divide, but the drug is commonly associated with memory loss. Hermit crabs were…
ISEF · 2016
Finding new antibiotics are very important to the survival of humanity. This experiment was conducted to see if the extract from the inner bark of the Pau D'arco tree can hold up to the clai…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Cope#s Rule postulates that descending lineages of a certain species tend towards an increased body size. It has been hypothesized that larger sizes allow for greater geneti…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The health of water in a karst system stems from the interaction between ground and surface water. Within the Ozark Highland region many people rely upon springs for their water. Unfortunate…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Tissues were obtained from a previous study in which rats were exposed to NM (.125 mg) or PBS (which was used as a control) through an intratracheal injection; after 30 minutes rats received…