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 · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals With increasing demand for organic food, we sought to determine if human senses are capable of distinguishing organic from nonorganic food. Based on background research, we…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To evaluate the optimal temperature at which to grow a kombucha SCOBY. I hypothesized that a higher temperature within the range recommended by many kombucha brewers would b…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The temperature dependence of the indirect bandgap in thallium bromide (TlBr) has been determined using variable temperature (5 K to 300 K) cathodoluminescence. The spectra…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to provide an insight into the workings of magnets and explore the relationship between temperature changes and the workings of magnets and el…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal was to see what brand of battery/voltaic cell is most efficient over a range of temperatures, and what brand lasts the longest. Methods/Materials I used five differ…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out if the energy output of a photovoltaic solar panel is affected by its temperature. The hypothesis was that they are and that…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Objective/Goals: Tennis players worldwide use tennis shock absorbers. They believe that a reduction in racket vibrations help them play better. But do the shock absorbers ac…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To find which seeds (if any) are more successful in germinating under Mars-like conditions (low atmospheric pressure, freezing temperatures, and in carbon dioxide). Methods/…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the micro- and macro- climate factors that lead to the presence of terrestrial salamanders in our study area, Henry Cowell State Park. Methods/…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Regenerating human skin has become an increasingly interesting objective over the past few years. It has become very challenging to regenerate the best artificial skin substitute. The skin i…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Americans love to make reforms to education, and our most recent attempt is the new "Common Core," also referred to as "English and Language Arts Standards for Technology, Social Studies, an…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals This project attempted to find a thorough and efficient method for teaching writing. Methods/Materials To perform this experiment, 572 middle school students (22 classrooms)…
CSEF · 2014
Earth & Planetary Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals Abstract I was led to this project because I have always loved heliophysics, and I have always loved researching the sun in general: I have always wondered about the solar w…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The study of the Barnum Effect refers to the gullibility of people and how they perceive themselves and their personalities. Also examined was the self-serving bias and if subjects attribute…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to see how different levels of carbon dioxide affect plant growth. Methods/Materials Air was pumped through aquarium tubing into a carbo…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The project objective was to determine out if there are any Exo-planets that could potentially support life. Methods/Materials Three criteria tested the planet#s habitabilit…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The purpose of this investigation is to determine if people use age, race, or gender descriptors when describing or introducing themselves in a social environment. We hypothesized that descr…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Currently breast cancer and complications for Diabetes are the two major public health problems in Latin America. It is estmated that onde of every ten women and one in every hundred men hav…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
At present, in almost schools is present Bullying. Victims, agressors and witnesses coexist without being fully aware of their role in this phenomenon. The Investigation team focused on the…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this experiment was to test the accuracy of blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and eye dilations in order to determine a more accurate way to determine if somebo…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To determine if different durations of alcohol exposure will affect a bovine liver's rate of enzymatic reaction. Methods/Materials Three consecutive trials were carried out.…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals A microbial fuel cell can generate electricity from organic waste. Bacteria in the organic waste generate extra protons and electrons during their digestive process. The ele…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The primary objective of this project is to determine whether underwater acoustic networks, or UAN's, can be used as a system to monitor pollution in relatively large bodies…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Triclosan is an antibacterial and antifungal agent used in commercial goods since 1972, and is now found in a wide variety of household items and personal care products (PCPs). Factors inclu…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Steptococcus mutans and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (AA) are bacterial strains commonly found in the dental plaque biofilm and which cause conditions such as dental caries, gingivi…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Some natural phenomena can be described by mathematical principles. The spiral arrangement of the florets in a sunflower (Helianthus annuus) inflorescence has a divergence angle of 137.5°, w…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The quantitative objective for this project is attempting to determine whether non-blind individuals with no previous training on echolocation can echolocate successfully, a…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The worlds food production is partially dependent upon effective pest control toward insects. Insecticides are problematic as they are often toxic and because insects often…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Since the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) started its mission in 1996, using the coronagraphs from the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) C2 and C3,…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to investigate the effect of listening to various genres of music on heart rate(HR). Based on the literature, we expected that listening to fast tempo musi…