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 · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
With the accomplishment of the Paralympic Games in Brazil in 2016, the group’s desire were to approach the disability theme in an adapted sports context through the prism of self-image, inte…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Fourth Award
Textile manufacturing is one of major industries in developing countries feeding the society with jobs and legitimate income. However, the release of improperly treated waste water, contamin…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find why dyes being tested (Orange G, Xylene Cyanol, Malachite Green, Crystal Violet) would go the fastest and furthest. I also wanted to learn how to create and…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
The purpose of this project is to create a better body armor by testing different woven patterns. Body armor plays a huge factor in the vitality rate of the military. As weapons are becoming…
AJAS · 2017
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
In recent decades, much research has been conducted in order to determine how to construct a learning environment that best facilitates the learning process. An ideal learning environment wo…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether or not ocean acidification is really the cause of decreasing shell mass in the ocean. Methods/Materials Variety of scallo…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Over the past few decades solar power production has dramatically accelerated in both mass quantity and solar energy harvesting efficiency. However economic constraints and geographic ties l…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The Pilobolus Fungus is a little fungus that grows on herbivore dung. When the fungus has fully matured, it shoots sporangia into the air, directed at a light source. The more accurate the f…
AJAS · 2017
Animal Sciences (inferred)
Efforts like the Human Brain Initiative aim to understand the incredible complexity of our intricate nervous system to solve challenging neurological problems including epilepsy and autism.…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
The subterranean brahminy blindsnake (Ramphotyphlops braminus) is among the smallest vertebrate animals on Earth. Snakes in general have small eyes, but the fossorial R. braminus has extreme…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
“Clean, accessible water for all” is one of the seventeen sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. Electrocoagulation, which uses electricity to remove contaminants, can help…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Shock waves occur in a supersonic gas flow when it decelerates: e.g., near a bullet or near a point where two supersonic flows intersect. An easy way to study compressible gas flows in a sch…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
The signal buoy is an electric device for fishers, who use a fishing net. With a signal buoy it is very easy for fishers to locate the fishing nets. Without the buoy the fishing net may get…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find formulas for norms of orthogonal basis vectors in the multiplicity space of copies of an irreducible representation of S_{n-k} in the restriction of an i…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
The question is, which material will be the least accurate with the sonar measurements, and will density correspond with accuracy in these experiments? When measuring the distance by one eig…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
During radioactive decay of an atom, various particles are emitted. The kind and energy of the particles depends on the decaying element and its isotope. Spectrometer is a device capable of…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Third Award
Silk, a natural protein fiber, has traditionally been used for textiles. It has high mechanical strengths, biocompatibility, and rich surface physicochemical properties, making it a promisin…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to construct and calibrate an electronic circuit that effectively simulates the functionality of an actual artificial pancreas Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to create a simple computational neuron model that simulated the hippocampus's theta wave output in response to changes seen in the progressi…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
To simulate nearly natural behavior of animal flocks, scientists standardized such habits of animals with rules to create mathematical algorithms. These algorithms adapt advantages of natura…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
Propellers are used in many fields. Improving propeller efficiency leads to solving energy problems. Conventional studies aiming at improving propeller efficiency normally focus on changing…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Against the backdrop of contamination disasters akin to that of Flint, Michigan’s, researchers are striving to develop new approaches for sensitive, selective, continuous detection of heavy…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are a more renewable, cost efficient, and more effortless form of energy production. MFC take advantage of specific ion producing exoelectrogenic bacteria (G.sulfu…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are segments of proteins that lack a defined tertiary structure, giving them the ability to interconvert…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Award
Genome editing technologies have revolutionized our ability to integrate foreign DNA sequences into cells with single nucleotide resolution. A major bottleneck of genome editing today is the…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project aims to provide 3D spatial orientation in an unknown space through the establishment of thermal patterns (beacons) on objects within the environment. Utilizing…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
How does skin temperature affect the human body’s ability to perceive touch? First, I had informed consent forms signed by all my test subjects. I had each student hold ice their arm until t…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to characterize the correlation, if any, between GDP rate and Average Yearly Music Tempo. Methods/Materials Laptop computer with Microsoft Ex…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Sleep is an essential factor in maintaining the physiological function of the human body, people who work day night reversed suffer from sleep problem, which is seriously harmful to health.…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Third Award
This investigation was a response to the devastating impacts of oil spills on marine ecosystems, and further, the lack of effective modern technologies available in the remediation process.…