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 · 2018
Animal Sciences
One of the predominant insect disease vectors, the Aedes aegypti mosquito has been recorded in both fresh and salt water environments. Understanding the relationships between Ae. aegypti and…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Test the silver nanoparticles found in silver nitrate to see if their antibacterial properties will have good and/or bad effects on radishes. Methods/Materials Silver nitrat…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
This experiment examined the effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate as a nutrient for algae growth and oil production. The algae was grown in three different concentrations of sodium bicarbonat…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Third Award
The gut microbiome plays an essential role in human health. Sugar substitutes and food preservatives were tested for their effects on the microbiome, specifically their effect on the growth…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if the use of sulfate containing or sulfate-free shampoo better affects hair strength. Sulfates can sometimes have a harsh treatm…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to observe and record the behavior of the times bees pollinate and whether temperature and time affect the number of bees throughout the da…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The study will be conducted to evaluate how temperature affects E. Coli responsiveness to ampicillin. The key variable of this experiment is the temperature of the environme…
AJAS · 2018
An intriguing aspect of the cell membrane that provokes study is lipid-anchor enrichment of lipidated proteins on the cell membrane . Specifically, recent in vitro studies involving the enri…
CSEF · 2018
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I visited the Museum of Science in Boston and came across an experiment that focused on attention span. I was inspired by this exhibit to design a project to test visual dis…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine if electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted by Wi-Fi routers adversely affects the health of radish plants (Raphanus sativus). The…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project is based on the preparation of a silver-zinc oxide nanocomposite and the determination of its efficiency of photocatalytically degrading various contaminants un…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to test at what molar ratios curcumin, a turmeric derivative, would best remove the heavy metal ion Zn^(2+) from an ethanol solution. Metho…
AJAS · 2018
Animal Sciences (inferred)
Nearly 20% of the population of the United States suffers from some form of anxiety, and nearly a third of the United States Mental healthcare budget is devoted to treating anxiety. Anti-anx…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
Procedure We experimented with the following content as below for achieving the purpose. 1. Measuring a photoelectric efficiency according to the size and crystal structure of TiO2 nanoparti…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to create a battery that would harvest radio frequencies in order to continually charge a crystal battery so that it could possibly last forever. Methods/M…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this experiment is to determine if HisKPC-3 mutated beta-lactamase proteins are more antibiotic resistant than HisKPC-2 proteins, and what is occurring at a molecular level th…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This study investigated expression of genes correlated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia on the vocal and auditory pathways of a zebra finch, a model for unde…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to compare the extent and effect of school burnout on adolescents in high and low-income schools. Methods/Materials The study was conducted ut…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
With the rapid development of touch devices such as display screens, photovoltaic cells and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), there is a growing demand for transparent conductive electr…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
Petroleum derived products have the potential to cause an enormous harm to the biosphere and removal of these products from the ground water and run-off water presents one of the most critic…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to test the validity of the Five Second Rule. This rule states that food dropped on the ground will be safe to consume and not covered in germ…
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics
First, the number of pairs of consecutive quadratic residues modulo an odd prime p are counted, using sums of the Legendre symbol. We then extend this to triples of consecutive quadratic res…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Aquaporin1a1 is an integral membrane protein that facilitates the transportation of water molecules across a cell. Previous research showed that morpholino knockdowns showed reduced transfer…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine what effect the inoculation of endomycorrhizae fungi on tomato seedlings at the time of planting vs. tomato seedlings grown in cow manure has on…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project is about finding out if the extract of guava leaves can kill yeast, the fungus, which at times, becomes pathogenic. The extract of guava leaves is supposed to c…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My project's goal is to study the following question: Does the number of neodymium magnet stages affect the projectile distance and velocity of the steel plated ball bearing…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the feasibility of creating a polyethylene-degrading bacterial gel. The larva of Galleria mellonella, also known as wax worms, was discovered r…
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics
Finsler-Hadwiger's inequality is a classical inequality, which is a stronger version of Weitzenboeck inequality. It connects side lengths and area of Euclidean triangles. The works on Finsle…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Incubator farming is an effective way to consistently grow plants year round in a controlled environment. However, the cost of lighting in an incubator is a big factor in th…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
The purpose of this research is to create a better body armor by testing different woven patterns and creating a loom for the textile. Body armor plays a huge factor in the vitality rate of…