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 · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Purpose: a) Design and implement a gravity spatial model for the ongoing epidemic of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa; and b) use this model, to evaluate the relative effectiveness o…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
Many of our everyday decisions are based on incentives. Some are conscious, and some are subconscious. Nevertheless, our decisions are mostly based on two different incentives: economic and…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
A considerable amount of potential energy is lost as heat while hot beverages cool down. Until now, no effective technique of recovering this energy has been proposed. Simultaneously, there…
ISEF · 2015
Rubber sheets made from natural rubber (NR) is one of the most profitable export products of Thailand. The undesirable dark brown color of rubber sheet, mostly derived from enzymatic reactio…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this project, enzymatic and acid hydrolysis of the starch were performed to alter the structure of bioplastic. The alteration in the structure was then studied by compari…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether the temperature of the condensing surface in a distillation process affects the rate at which freshwater is produced from saltwater. M…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals This experiment is intended to determine how a Fresnel (magnifying) lens affects the water output of a solar still. The outcome of this research could possibly provide insig…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Eyewitness testimony plays a major role in jury verdicts. This experiment is designed to determine if—and how—gender and age affect the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. We hypothesized that…
ISEF · 2015
This experiment investigates the effectiveness of genetically modified yeasts on fermentation in corn-based ethanol production. The experimental hypothesis states that GMO yeasts would yield…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To learn how the amount of dextrose sugar given to bakers, brewers, and champagne yeasts affects their carbon production. Methods/Materials I put the three different yeasts…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of elevated pCO2 on the protein expression on the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas. Recently, the rise in anthropogenic CO2 has co…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Our experiment was to determine if different durations of ascorbic acid exposure positively affects a liver's enzymatic activity after being previously exposed to alcohol. M…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The effect of bilingualism on the multitasking ability of adolescents was investigated by comparing the performance of twelve monolingual and twelve bilingual subjects on a nineteen-question…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project is to determine if C. papaya leaf extract (CPLE) extends the lifespan of C. elegans. The germline tumors of C. elegans is used to model ovarian ca…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Mammalian cell membranes, unique films forming the borders of cells and organelles, are composed of lipid bilayers, proteins and other molecules such as for instance cholesterol. In my work,…
CSEF · 2015
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals If the photo was in standard color, then the volunteer would be able to distinguish the persons ethnic background easier, because the facial features would be easier to reco…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether or not the cooling of a photovoltaic cells had a positive impact on the production of solar power. If cooling the pho…
ISEF · 2015
Malaria is a disease that kills over one million people per year. It is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Both Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii are Apicomplexan parasi…
ISEF · 2015
Current passive water heaters are considered effective, but not perfect. Progress can always be continued, by varying small details. Improvements differ in cost, but the ones that surely wil…
ISEF · 2015
This research was done in order to discover whether the use of electricity in plants would achieve a favorable result. The hypothesis consisted in proving that by applying electricity to the…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
There is much concern over the possible effects of power line radiation on the fetus. Power lines emit about .1 Gauss (G). Most scientists believe that power line radiation can harm the fetu…
ISEF · 2015
This study examined potential environmental factors leading to the depletion of biodiversity of organisms due to a mine tailings spill. Collections of water, soil, and macroinvertebrates wer…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine how different factors, such as a greater distance between the foot and the hip, the mass of the fencer, and the height of the lunge impact the overall amount of…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of this experiment was to test whether the fibroin protein from spider silk inhibits the growth of Escherichia coli. It was hypothesized that fibroin would inhibit the growth of…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Firefighter jackets can cost $2,200, which is very expensive, especially for some firefighting departments. This forces them to buy older, possibly less effective equipment. The jackets are…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to test if taking the folic acid pills is the initial factor of their faster development and hyperactivity. Methods/Materials MATERIALS 10 femal…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The objective of the experiment is to determine if the forced movement of legs will increase an individual's heart rate. In order to test if an increase in heart rate will occur, a bicycle-b…
ISEF · 2015
Animal Sciences
The purpose was to study the effect of formulation of moxidectin when administered orally on barber pole worm levels in goats. Barber pole worms are a major threat to a goat’s health. These…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This experiment is related to the growing quantities of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. The experiment was designed to see if the greenhouse gases, or any other common g…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to find out if genetically modified(GM) crops have a higher sugar content than non-GM crops. I believe that if the crop is genetically modifie…