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 · 2014
Microbiology
With the first confirmed discovery of an exoplanet in 1992, searches for planets revolving around stars outside our solar system increased dramatically due to the success of new detection an…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Our objective of this project is to investigate the possibility of finding a bispecific IgG4 antibody to both tetanus toxoid and diphtheria toxoid. Methods/Materials Human s…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
This project was designed to find the statistics from the 2013 Major League Baseball regular season that showed the most correlation to a team’s ranking in wins. It was hypothesized that the…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Fourth Award
A) Purpose of Experiment: Most people understand that mercury inhibits certain enzymes which are essential for health in virtually all organisms. The mechanisms on how it is studied is not v…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
This is the first developed maintenance-free multipurpose SLUPPER which can be used as dry and wet vacuum cleaner, pump, blower, sprayer for almost any medium (e.g. solid & liquid) operated…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Second Award
Purpose : To improve the vision, lifestyle, safety and recovery of the vision impaired and stroke recovery patients suffering from hemianopia and vision induced hemiplegia with the use of an…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this research was to study if the Annona muricata plant serves as an antibiotic to control the growth of E. coli, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, and S. epidermis. If different extr…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
We consider a class of graphs called intersection graphs, which we can create from certain systems of geometric objects, such as line segments in a plane. Specifically, we are interested in…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
This project aims to find an affordable, ecological and easy to apply solution for reducing the human and material losses caused by earthquakes, especially for poor countries. Our solution i…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Fourth Award
Baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a common model organism of aging. The lifespan of S. cerevisiae is termed replicative lifespan (RLS), which is the total number of daughters being p…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if different types of music stimulate horses in different ways. Methods/Materials Each of the five horses was fit with a bridle and walked freely o…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine the percent decomposition of samples of aspirin that had passed their expiration date. Aspirin's active ingredient is acetylsali…
CSEF · 2014
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment will be to investigate the behavior of cavitation and cavitational erosion conducted towards industrial alloys. The experiment will be evalu…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see the effect of stress on a persons ability to multi-task. I hypothesized that the test subjects performance level would be impaired by about 25%. Meth…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine whether the gene for Syndactyly Type 1(cutaneous webbing of second and third digits of hands) to chromosome 2q34-2q36 can skip a generation of ph…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
The purpose is to create a completely self-sustainable toilet that does not need water nor external electric sources to operate. The toilet will have the capacity of recycling wastes into fu…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to compare the individual/synergistic effects of antibiotics and essential oils. Methods/Materials A broth dilution technique was used to count colonies aft…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
The engineering of biomaterials with suitable biochemical, physicochemical, and mechanical properties is a major challenge in tissue engineering. While many synthesized materials have have h…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
As the demand for oil continues to rise, the number of oil spills that wreak havoc in ocean ecosystems also increases. Because this issue affects many natural habitats and resources, a cost…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Bacteriocins are proteins that are toxic to bacteria, yet are made by them. These proteins may provide an alternative to traditional antibiotics but synthesizing them using recombinant metho…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Electrochromism is a reversible change which can be observed through oxidation or degradation by electrochromical method. Electrochromic devices are rechargeable batteries. In this system, t…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
In this research, a new method for solving problems and defining concepts of Uniformly Accelerated Linear Motion (UALM) is developed, without making direct use of the basic kinematic formula…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The Mpemba Effect is a phenomenon that seems to contradict the laws of thermodynamic. This effect suggests that warm water freezes faster than cold water. The purpose of thi…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This experiment was conducted to determine the feasibility of developing a passive defense system to protect implanted medical devices from predatory radio frequency attacks…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Although used by Pacific Islanders for thousands of years, Kava toxicity has been the concern of both the World Health Organization and many European nations, who have banned the import and…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if students retained and recalled more information if they were taught with Higher-Order (Critical Thinking) versus Rote Me…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Does your cell phone emit radition, which brand emits the most radiation, compare radiation strength during incoming and outgoing calls and at what distance will generate th…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The purpose of this project was to determine the magnitude and the nature of the effects that certain commercial pesticides, namely elemental sulfur and carbaryl (1-naphthyl N-methylcarbamat…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this research was to use algalization based on the inoculation of Nostoc commune as in important resource for the sustainability of agricultural systems and environmental cons…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Our environment is under constant pressure and threats from various pollution sources. Science is in a unique position to offer new and effective solutions to these real-life issues, such as…