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 · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Nanotechnology is the science when an element or particle behaves differently when at the nanoscale. One such application is the ability to create nano-paint (spray paints w…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Antioxidants are theorized to help reduce the risk of degenerative diseases by helping to destroy and neutralize free radicals arising from oxidative reactions in our body. A voltaic cell co…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
In the last half decade alone, 30% of the national bee population has disappeared and nearly a third of all bee colonies in the U.S. have perished. One factor contributing to this decline is…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
While many pharmacological treatments show potential in a lab setting, clinical results show that cancer remains one of the most prominent causes of death throughout the world. These transla…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disorder resulting in neuronal death and loss of memory and cognition. However, the exact etiology of AD is not completely understood. This n…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to study how the operating temperature of a solar cell effects it's power efficency. Methods/Materials 3 solar cells, 1 on metal plate, on suspended in air…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
This study investigated how paper (PRM), electronic (ERM), and audio-electronic (AERM) reading modalities affected reading comprehension in adults age 60 and older. It was hypothesized that…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment was to determine and measure the effect of plastic bottle pieces on water containing copper. My hypothesis was that if plastic bottle pieces are used to reduc…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Bisphenol A (BPA), an environmental pollutant and ubiquitous endocrine disruptor, is associated with obesity, cancer, and childhood neurological disorders. Because BPA has similar structure…
AJAS · 2017
A primary characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease is the oligomerization of amyloid-beta (aβ) 1-40 random coil structures leading to the formation of amyloid plaques highly resistant to degrad…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The incidence of allergies across the U.S. is increasing at an alarming rate. Recent research has suggested the existence of an important connection between allergies and th…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this case-control study was to determine the effect of cigarette smoking on the incidence and disease severity of systemic lupus erythematosus. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to find out if presoaking Hordeum vulgare L. (barley seed) affects its total growth after an eight-day cycle using a fodder system. I wondered if…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Second Award
Saltwater intrusion is a major cause of erosion. If a hybrid bald cypress species is superior to the regular bald cypress species at surviving in saline conditions, then planting these hybri…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
By determining and analyzing the factors that impact an eyewitness's accuracy, the risk for inaccuracy can be estimated. This study elaborates on two previous studies assessing the effects o…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The point of this experiment was to find out if fingerprints are clearer when they are lifted from a hotter or colder surface temperature. It was expected that if a fingerpr…
AJAS · 2017
T-box transcription factor Tbx21 (T-bet) serves as a master regulator of T helper 1 cell commitment in CD4+ T cells and NK cells and acts as a major transcriptional controller of CD8+ T cell…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals For my project, I wanted to determine at which temperature of production of biodiesel would result in the greatest yield of the reactants (catalyzed methanol and soybean oil…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to test if different temperatures were to effect the amount of electrolytes in sports drinks. In this case, I used the sports drink Powera…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Naegleria fowleri is the cause of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), a deadly disease that mainly affects poorer nations and is very difficult to treat properly. This experiment is m…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Studies say that the isoflavones cause an increase of cellular proliferation while other studies disagree and conclude that the isoflavones either have no effect on the grow…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which pH of water will cause the plants to grow the tallest. Methods/Materials To conduct the experiment, the pH of water was changed to 3, 5,…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
This experiment studied the relationship between mass and calculated structural efficiency in scale sized box girder beams constructed from clear poplar hardwood. By calculating the efficien…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment was to test in what wavelength the cyanobacteria Cylindrospermum (Substitute for Chroococcidiopsis) grows best and whether these wavelengths had an effect on t…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test in what wavelength the cyanobacteria Cylindrospermum (Substitute for Chroococcidiopsis) grows best and whether these wavelengths h…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if musical experience and time had any impact on people#s abilities to correctly match a pitch with their voice. Methods/Ma…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of my project was to determine if administering tocotrienol with a form of chemotherapy will induce apoptosis at a faster rate. The way I conducted this experiment was that I acq…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if ,tocotrienol, an antioxidant, will induce apoptosis. This experiment analyzed the apoptotic effects of tocotrienol on par…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), whether mild, moderate or severe, can alter one’s everyday life. One of the major foci of initial treatment after TBI is the design and implementation of interv…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of the experiment was to determine whether or not a tungsten oxide thin film could effectively inactivate Escherichia coli. Presently, unpurified water containing E. coli poses a…