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 · 2017
Animal Sciences
A horse’s heart rate and behavior is critical in many aspects of the equine world, e.g. sports events. This experiment studied the effect of different genres of music when grooming a horse o…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to help save water from evaporating by finding a material that could prevent more evaporation than shade balls, which are black foam balls tha…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The chief objective of this experiment is to distinguish which probiotic bacterial strain, Bifidobacterium longum, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, and Streptococcus thermophilus,…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Objective: The goal of this problem was to test to see if different brands of rosin would affect the intensity of sound. Materials and Methods: Using five different brands o…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project was done in the effort to find the difference between each form of sunscreen and how well the different types protected the skin. The sunscreens used for this e…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to learn how different mineral contents of water and sugar (tested separately) affect lactic acid bacteria activity. Its purposes include…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
Golfers constantly strive to improve their game, shot distance in particular. There are many things that influence distance on a golf ball. Some of these factors include: dimple: quantity, d…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Recently, the novel gene DSCAM (Down Syndrome Cell Adhesion Molecule) has been identified in the DS-critical region, which is a region on chromosome 21 thought to harbor gen…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
In essentially all organisms, aggression is a behavior that provides not only benefits, such as access to resources and mates, but also risks such as injury. While research has identified ne…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Due to the constant lead poisoning of civilians around the world, the field of biosorption as a purification method is quickly growing and developing. This process is done using common baker…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine which type and amount of electrolyte solution will produce the most oxyhydrogen in an electrochemical cell. Creating the gas w…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Melatonin, a hormone endogenously secreted in the pineal gland, is known for its regulation of circadian rhythm and photoperiodism in vertebrates. Since melatonin levels in humans decrease w…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Third Award
Degradation of coral reefs due to increasing eutrophication of the Earth's oceans is of increasing global concern. Understanding the effects of nutrient enrichment on corals and their endosy…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to discover which of the chosen fertilizers had the largest effect on java moss. Methods/Materials To do this, I grew 12 strands of java moss using different kin…
AJAS · 2017
This experiment tested the effect of gabapentin on Dugesia tigrina’s nervous system after forced split reproduction. This was chosen because only 10% of medications that are approved for the…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if genotypes (thus species) influenced wheat#s phytoextraction capabilities for metals observed at fracked sites. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals In this study, cytotoxicity induced by Heteractis magnifica venom was investigated using a hemocytometer and a trypan blue solution to determine malignant canine lymphoid CL…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This project used a custom-built online survey tool to compare the readability of fonts designed for use on highway signs around the world under blurred conditions. The survey tool presented…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to alter the ignition timing angle to see how it affects the amount of emission gasses. The purpose of this is to see how it affects the environment. Method…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the effects of 50krads, 150krads, 500krads, and 4000krads versus 0krads of gamma ray exposure on the vertical stem growth and physical appeara…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
In this experiment seven different allotted water amounts will be applied to fourteen different cotton cultivars to see the effects on lint yield differences. Cotton is a vital commodity in…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
Language is the lens through which humans see the entire world. The purpose of this research project is to observe how the language in which a message is written impacts the time required fo…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fireflies help our environment stay balanced and with vanishing populations, it is becoming a more important cause to keep them reproducing. With the increasing spread of light pollution, th…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if there is a difference in visceral fat lost through three different macronutrient splits: normal (40%carbohydrates/30%fats/30%proteins), high…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine whether the mass and revolutions of a slingatron affect the velocity of the projectile being launched. A slingatron is a mechanical…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Tissues in our body experience a variety of mechanical stimuli that are important in physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Compression can arise from cells in the stiff micro envi…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
MSG is a food additive that causes negative side effects such as nausea and headaches. These symptoms are caused by the degranulation of lymphocytes. Tryptase is a major component of lymphoc…
AJAS · 2017
The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process by which epithelial cells lose their cell to cell adhesion, detach from the extracellular matrix, and transform into mesenchymal like…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Purpose: Nuclear receptors are a family of transcription factors that regulate a range of biological processes. While most are regulated by ligands, orphan receptors have been found to have…
AJAS · 2017
Environmental Engineering (inferred)
Oil spills are a pressing issue and cleanup methods often further harm the environment. Two eco-friendly methods of oil spill collection are mycoremediation and phytoremediation, which break…