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 · 2010
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Does the sharpness and size of a beak affect how hard a bird can bite or puncture? Methods/Materials First I will gather the different birds I will use. My project is design…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine which fuel, gasoline or diesel, is most damaging to a bird's ability to insulate itself. Methods/Materials Nine chicken breasts (bone in, skin on)…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether a diver would see more Paralabrax clathratus (an overhunted species of sea bass living off the coast of California) with a rebreather…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if airplanes will stall, or suddenly lose necessary lift, at a steeper angle of attack if the dimple design of a golf ball is applied to the air…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to measure light pollution shining down from streetlights compared to the upward sky glow in Manteca, Ca. Cities across the world have streetlig…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out how to extract DNA from plants using household materials that can be accesible to any person. Methods/Materials Method: I broke down the plant ce…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to check whether size of a plasmid affects how easily it is accepted into E Coli cells. I believe that a plasmid with a fewer number of base…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project applies the dimples on a golf ball to a car for better mileage. This idea comes from two different types of wind flows, laminar for a smooth surface, and turbul…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project is to compare a rocket that spins to a rocket that doesn't spin and see which one will reach higher altitude. Our hypothesis is " A rocket's spinn…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if feeding hens calcium in the form of oyster shell, which is 37.62% calcium, would strengthen their eggshells. Oyster shell can b…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our goal was to see if creating a liquid vortex would affect the time it takes for water to drain from a one-liter bottle. We also wanted to find out if the Coriolis Effect…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if lip gloss/ balm will increase the ability of ultraviolet (UV) light to kill Saccharomyces cerevisiae. To compare the abilities of various lip glosses/ balms…
CSEF · 2010
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The gravitational pull of the moon effects the tides on earth. This study was conducted to find out if the moon effects earthquakes as well. Hypothesis: If earthquakes occur…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Our basic Objective/Goal of the experiment was to see if there was any indication of a possible Origin of Transfer Point from the mitochondrial DNA that entered the nucleus.…
CSEF · 2010
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if humans can improve their own automatic number sense, or if the ability is innate and set at birth. In addition, I wanted to determine if there i…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals One serious threat to the preservation of our streams, lakes, and ocean is pesticide run-off. Long-lasting synthetic pesticides that are sprayed throughout California can be…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if lowering the pH of the mix water to a pH of 5 would decrease the performance of Glyphosate on Bermuda grass. Methods/Materials Take a Glypho…
CSEF · 2010
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see if rearranging the letters in a word affects the readers fluency and accuracy. Methods/Materials Human subjects were randomly picked in two age groups…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My question is if I place tennis balls in different temperature environments, will the temperature of the surrounding air affect how high the ball will bounce? Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Each year in the United States there are about 1 billion colds. Some of these are caused by emergency vehicles. I hypothesized that out of the ambulance, police car, and fir…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Will the liquid that I take with Aleve affect the time for it to dissipate? Does it matter whether it is a tablet or gel? The purpose of this experiment is to determine if v…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to test whether the water usually poured out after washing rice has any nutritional value. Methods/Materials I tested the nutritional factors by observing how it…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The Hypothesis of our experiment was to determine if first impression affects voting results (senate election, in particular). Methods/Materials Our project was conducted un…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if dog saliva kills bacteria and to compare dog saliva to Neosporin in this process. Methods/Materials Petri dishes, agar, latex gloves, sterile…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine how wing drag is affected by dimpling the top of the wing. Methods/Materials Two identical wings were constructed. Dimples were then drilled into one of the win…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to discover the effect of various liquids on the subjects' vocal ranges. I hypothesised that the drinks milk, iced water, root beer and coffe…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project was to determine whether people will judge based on appearance. We hypothesized that yes, people will judge based on appearance. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Do medical office doors carry staph? I hypothesized that at least 3 out of 10 samples would test positive for staph. Methods/Materials Nutient agar, petri dishes, sterile sw…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine whether using compost and fertilizer actually help in plants growth. Methods/Materials Procedure. Blend assorted fruit peels and meats to make compost. Put soil…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals *Statement of Purpose* My dog only drinks outside water when I put rose petals in it. This makes me wonder if dogs will be better hydrated if the water is more attractive to…