20,037 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS and the Calgary Youth Science Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Oil slicks, resulting from oil spills, are often sprayed with chemical dispersants. Ideally, the sub-millimeter scale dispersant droplets will gently land on the oil slick and gradually mix…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Currently, the use of transportation is blooming in every nation, which leads to the rise of waste lubricant emission. Waste lubricant not only does harm to human’s health but also causes en…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
The idea for this project was thought during an international conference 20-24 May 2013 in Uzbekistan and performed until 2 January 2014 in Turkey and completed on 20 January 2014 in Iraq. A…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Because a previously identified male pheromone failed to attract females in the wild, these experiments were designed to gain understanding of the distribution and movement patterns of the w…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
Maintenance of genome stability is important for preventing DNA damage, which leads to cancer when unrepaired. One method of DNA repair is homologous recombination (HR), where the Shu comple…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Fourth Award
Acetylation and methylation are garnering increasing attention for their respective roles in metabolic regulation through altering both gene expression and cytoplasmic enzyme activity. Howev…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Indoor air quality has been an increasing concern due to abundant pollutant emission sources. We investigated on the removal of one of the most toxic and abundant air pollutants – carbonyl c…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of my project was to determine which eco-friendly growing system would produce the best vegetable transplants for a no-till garden. I chose recyclable air root pruning pots and b…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this research is to check the effects of aspartame and insulin on planarian regeneration. I am a diabetic and it has always interested me in how aspartame has raised my glucos…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
The zebrafish (Danio rerio) lateral line consists of a system of sensory organs that are optimal for in vivo studies of hair cell death and protection. Zebrafish hair cells are both structur…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The investigation was to determine the myco-restorative properties fungal mycelium possess and the implication regarding them. Mycorestoration is the use of fungi to repair or restore the we…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of our science fair project was to determine if brand name golf balls were actually more efficient than off-brand golf balls. We wanted to see if it was actually worth spending m…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
Water pollution is an important problem that the world is currently facing, where chemical pollutants not only affect the equilibrium of the water source, but also, marine life. The main ins…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Do you get what you pay for? Many women in America are convinced that pretty looking nails are an essential part of their appearance. With this being so important to us, shouldn't we have a…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
From the point of view of a lifeguard in current employment, valuable time is wasted when rescuing a casualty due to the lifeguard having to divert from the most direct route to the incident…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
3D spidron architecture is being designed for a dual function photovoltaic system that would convert solar energy to electricity while passively cooling a building. A spidron is an alternati…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
Although fossil fuels have the capacity to power the Earth for decades, solar energy is an essential, environmentally friendly form of renewable energy that can supplement fossil fuel energy…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science First Award
This project in its present form is the creation of a new generation of a mathematical system for dynamic geometry, calculus and algebra. The initial idea was to create a modern mathematics…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Purpose: A human neck replica was made to simulate dynamic response to axial loading, H1. Dynamic loading of neck replica can simulate realistic axial-compression injury to the cervical spin…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
The purpose of this study was to determine the potential changes in the expression of microRNAs -155, -146a, -29a, and -21 in macrophages cultured under diabetic conditions. MicroRNA (miRNA)…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics First Award
This study employs the combination of a drop-based microfluidics platform and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to create a breakthrough technology that enables the detection of circulating tu…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
In Puerto Rico, geological threats are not taken care of in the context of prevention and disaster management. The purpose of this investigation is to study, design and develop an early warn…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
This problem originated from our goal of making peoples lives easier by creating a new way to do a task. We started by finding situations where Minnesotans are forced to do more work than is…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The objective of this project is to build an automatic and self-sufficient brise-soleil named as “ECO Brise” to serve as a variable screen to control the amount of sunlight through the windo…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this experiment was to determine which pattern, if any, was the optimal design to minimize eddy current propagation in silver tubing for nuclear microprobes. This experiment h…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
" Educational Module Development Multiple Knowledge " is a prototype which is composed of electrical, electronic, pneumatic and programming that aims to motivate student learning and school…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
This project was performed to determine the effectiveness of various methods for extracting energy from water flow in downspouts using cross-flow hydroelectric turbines. Several factors were…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics First Award
We investigated how pollution of ethylene glycol, commonly known as antifreeze, affects the respiratory system of Crassostrea virginica (Eastern Oyster), a keystone species of the Chesapeake…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Fourth Award
In spite of chemotherapeutic and surgical advances, pancreatic cancer continues to have a dismal prognosis. Metastasis due to tumor cell migration remains the most critical challenge in trea…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The aim of this scientific project was to determine the effects of ginger on the growth of non-pathogenic Escherichia coli bacteria. First the growth of the bacteria was observed on solid LB…