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 · 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives The purpose of this project was to determine whether male or female individual students are more cooperative and if gender pairing made a difference. Using the Prisoner's Dilemma…
CSEF · 2019
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Because we are constantly bombarded by sensory stimuli, we rely on our senses to identify critical information in a particular situation and environment. Humans and animals alike…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Detecting the origins of newspaper articles is a challenging task. With the recent rise in machine learning, it is highly possible to apply machine learning models to textual origin classifi…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this study was to determine whether different fats affect how crumbly chocolate chip cookies are. Methods Chose a recipe for chocolate chip cookies. Selected four…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The breakdown of carbon from complex organic polymers to abiotic carbon populations is a known function of metabolic pathways in oceanic decomposer microorganisms, such as the dominant prote…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The study of which tree species hosts the highest density of the mushroom Boletus edulis in the Santa Cruz area. Methods 1. Forest ecosystems 2. Boletus edulis fruit 3. Device for…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The objective of this project is to study the impact of environmental changes on the survival of brine shrimp. Methods 18 petri dishes, 180 brine shrimp. Recorded survival rates o…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this experiment is to study if natural remedies such as ginger, silver, thyme oil and zinc commonly used for illness possessed antibacterial properties compared t…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
During viral infections, the host's innate immune system is the first line of defense to prevent viral infection. Because it directs the subsequent development of the adaptive immune respons…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives Skipping stones is to throw stones in such a way that the stones bounce off the water several times.The objective of this experiment was to find the favorable angle and shape of s…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Alport Syndrome (AS) is a rare genetic disease affecting 5,000 - 10,000 people in the United States. This disease is due to a mutation in collagen IV that leads to destruction of the basemen…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Attachment theory describes behaviors in affectionate relationships, such as parent-infant bonds. This project expanded attachment theory’s application to sibling relationships through 2 inq…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Nowadays most of the bacteria are showing resistance against most of the antibiotics because they’ve been overused. Because of this, this investigation focused on studying the bacteriostatic…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
In this research project, the best electrodes spacing for a hydrogen gas generation as a clean energy source was investigated. To generate hydrogen gas, the process called electrolysis was a…
ISEF · 2019
Mathematics
The Toda lattice is a Hamiltonian system which attempts to model a one-dimensional solid. The system was originally introduced by Japanese physicist Morikazu Toda in 1967, and is still relev…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Commercial yogurt is advertised as containing probiotics which improve a person’s immune system. The Food and Drug Administration does not regulate the use of probiotics as a dietary supplem…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
GenX is a perfluorinated compound that has been contaminating the Cape Fear River, NC for over 20 years. Environmental contaminants like GenX often accumulate in tissues of aquatic organisms…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
The polystyrene cups annually thrown away by the Americans could circle the Earth 436 times. The 500 years of degradation makes styrofoam the problem of the future; however, the styrene - le…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
Vaping and the use of e-cigarettes have major public health implications. E- cigarettes are abused by teens and used by adults seeking a “safer” alternative to smoking. However, e-cigarettes…
AJAS · 2019
Asthma is a multicellular respiratory disorder characterized by the obstruction of the airway through mucus overproduction and inflammation. More than 334 million people are affected by asth…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives The objective of this study is to learn about the different chemical reactions that take place within a homemade Lava Lamp. More specifically: I wanted to understand, why water an…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this experiment is to determine if temperature affects how high a ping pong ball will go in a direct airstream. Methods Yardstick, ping pong ball, hair dryer. Pla…
CSEF · 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives The purpose of this experiment was to find if color affects aggression in people. Methods I decided to test this question by giving 30 adults (13 men, 17 women) a survey while und…
CSEF · 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives This project explores how personality, specifically introversion versus extroversion, affects a person's artistic expression. I hypothesized introverts would 1) utilize lighter, d…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
The objective of this experiment was construct a Turbidimeter and Nephelometer for the purpose of quantitatively determining the chloride content of a sample of water. The chloride will form…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cancer is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. Among the types of cancer, ovarian cancer has the lowest prospect of survival of all female cancers, with survival r…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The purpose of this science fair project is to determine the amount of radiation that different types of household devices emit. Methods This project tested ten devices (such as a…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The problem I am researching is how perfume is affecting plants in the natural world. Many people consistently use perfume in their everyday lives, but they do not realize how muc…
CSEF · 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives The goal of our project is to improve the posture of users by creating a device with a constant alerting system to phase out incorrect posture. We aim to refine our device, so tha…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Part of marine ecology revolves around tracking marine life in the ocean. However, the lifespan and functions of a traditional tracker are limited by its power and range. In this work, an en…