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 · 2005
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether or not urban contaminants have a negative effect on the health and safety of the Santa Ana River and if pollution increases as one trav…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Why do some foods such as dumplings float on water when cooked? My hypothesis was that their density becomes less than that of water. I also thought that all foods decreased…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to test jars full of helium, air, and carbon dioxide, all different densities, to see if density affects the amplitude of buzzing in the jar. I believe the…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine how key physical and chemical parameters such as carbon:nitrogen ratio, moisture, and aeration, affect biodegradation efficiency an…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this science project was to understand how active audio noise canceling is achieved and to use this knowledge to design noise canceling circuits, then test and c…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project's goal was to find out if laying fabric on grass increases fading of a stain by the sun. The idea came from my grandma who said this was a custom in her country…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my study was to do determine preventative measures to urban trees destroying nearby sidewalk via root growth. I believe that a combination of large trees, s…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals We are trying to create a device that can detect radio anomalies in the radio frequency range of sub-1 Hz to 30 Hz. Methods/Materials We created the inductor coil using 37,0…
CSEF · 2005
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to test five diverse types of glue to see which one works the best on bonding oak wood and is also the most economical. Methods/Materials I st…
CSEF · 2005
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if the application of Scotch-gard (fabric protector) and RIT Sun Guard (laundry additive) can increase the ability of a fabric to block ultravi…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The Goal of my project is that by testing how different types of contaminates travel through different types of soils, I predict that I will be able to estimate how far a co…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine which type of proximity sensor, ultrasonic or infrared, is most accurate at detecting the presence of an object. The ability…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals I wanted to determine if font type and size of math problems makes a difference in a person's ability to answer math questions correctly. Methods/Materials I used a computer…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if age, gender, and education, affect brain hemisphere communication (BHC). Methods/Materials I made a PowerPoint presentation of 20 slides with…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine the effects of different concentrations of fertilizer on hydroponically grown lettuce. Methods/Materials Red Leaf lettuce s…
CSEF · 2005
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine if mice have a positive or negative reaction to the certain animal hairs in diferent temperatures. Methods/Materials First you heat up one of the six hairs(cat,…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine which environmental pollutant has the most effect on plants and animals. The pollutants I used were used motor oil, used transmissi…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if long term exposure to water of different temperatures would affect different types of seed's germination. This year has proven that the world's weath…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determine if dehydrating the fruits stops or inhibits spoilage rate. Methods/Materials I pick two citrus, two stone, and two other commonly eaten fruits. Then I dehydrate…
CSEF · 2005
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals From my project I learned how the weather affects various soils and for how long. I also learned which soils will cultivate better in different temperatures. I found a lot o…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine which common household aromatic substance is the most toxic. Methods/Materials I tested ten different common household products that have a stron…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to correlate the type of particles in a sample by analyzing their laser light scattering properties. The hypothesis was that it will be possib…
CSEF · 2005
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine whether oriental fire bellied toads' dominant sense for locating food is sight or smell. An attempt will also be made to figure o…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if a local playplace (a fast food restaurant's)had bacteria present on the play apparatus. I know that the playplace appears to be clean, but I've never…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine whether varying percentages of nitrate in fertilizer will affect the height of Vigna unguiculata. Methods/Materials The percentag…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to build a 3D search engine that indexed and retrieved various geometric shapes, industrial models, and auxiliary industry parts by minimizing t…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Second hand smoking studies have revealed that the wound healing process is negatively affected by toxins in the smoke. The goal of this study is to examine the wound healin…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if there was a significant difference in measures of ambition, perseverance, self-esteem, and power motive between non-athlet…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals I recreated the digestive system and enzymes. My project is a continuation of last year which I have done 288 more tests. I wanted to see if starch would combine with glucos…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) is a widely used method for qualitative analysis to determine the number of components in a mixture, to determine the identity of two substan…