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
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
Inches often decide results. These margins can make the difference between success and failure, and nowhere is this more apparent than rowing. My project was to develop a system to maximise…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I've always listened to music when completing schoolwork, so I wanted to know: How does music actually affect my ability to work? This project, 'To Music, or Not To Music' l…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Third Award
With world-wide rates of obesity increasing, understanding the biochemical changes associated with the progression of obesity has become increasingly important. Osteopontin (OPN) levels have…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Toothbrushes in the bathroom come into contact with many contaminants, including mold, toilet spray, human germs and dust. The objective of this project is to determine whic…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment was constructed to determine whether the concentration of urine used to treat grass affected the healthiness, in terms of height and color, of grass. Methods/…
CSEF · 2014
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if pinhole glasses provide better vision than prescription glasses or lenses. Methods/Materials Ten human subjects were tested…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Drimentines are a novel family of nine alkaloids that exhibit antibiotic, antifungal, anticancer, and anthelmintic activities. Nine forms of drimentines (forms A-H and 3,25-dihydrodrimentine…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics First Award
A pandemic outbreak of a highly pathogenic influenza virus such as the avian H5N1 or H7N9 strain could potentially kill millions of people before new vaccines become available. Since current…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals A pandemic outbreak of a highly pathogenic influenza virus such as the avian H5N1 or H7N9 strain could potentially kill millions of people before new vaccines become availab…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
In previous research, I explored how shrouding/ducting can improve the efficiency of both horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines. My results clearly showed that the concept was viable, w…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Acute cold is important to animal survival as temperature plays an important role in metabolism, lifespan, and other physiological phenomena in animals. An experiment is conducted to determi…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which type of wind turbine, horizontal-axis or vertical axis, produces more power. Methods/Materials Two mini wind turbines were constructed us…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Conventional concrete is a mix of water, cement and aggregates (sand and gravel). Extraction of gravel contributes to environmental problems like erosion, and PET (Polyethylene terephthalate…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Due to high death rate caused by avoidable accidents in most of our roads,inability of the visually impaired to make use of our roads, non- adherence to traffic laws by commuters and the ine…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
True slime molds exhibit memory and navigation that may resemble the precursors to functions performed by our complex cognition networks. Physarum polycephalum has been shown to use its trai…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems Third Award
Recent developments concerning indoor mapping and navigation have relied primarily on preexisting or manually developed floor plans, a condition precluding such improvement to locations wher…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
The goal of this project was to prevent a trailer from flipping easily by adding more stability to it. In that case, I hypothesized that if stabilizers were added the trailer would have less…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
The early and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is often challenging, yet critical to the matter of a patient’s life or death and the quality of remaining life. The purpose of t…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My purpose of doing this project was to find out how teenagers are responding to the drug caffeine while being immersed in the world of technology and how that affects their…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Nuclear Receptors are proteins that are involved in many different diseases including cancer, obesity, and diabetes. Finding chemicals that can inhibit the harmful functions of Nuclear Recep…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The fungus Candida glabrata is part of the normal human flora. In hospitalized patients with weakened immune systems, the fungus can enter the bloodstream from the GI tract and cause a serio…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The fungus Candida glabrata is part of the normal human flora. In hospitalized patients with weakened immune systems, the fungus can enter the bloodstream from the GI tract…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The human syndrome Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) is a rare genetic disease characterized by high sensitivity to sunlight, and, in some cases, early aging and neurodegeneration. Defects on eight…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Fourth Award
While creating models of objects with identical front and side views, I accidentally created an elementary cell, which is capable of transforming from a flat structure into a spatial object.…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
In extreme situations deaf-mute people have some communicative difficulties because of the language barrier. For example, as occurs when a deaf-mute person cannot ask for help. We have desig…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Recently, there has been a world-wide supply problem with rare-earths and so, there is a great incentive to develop strong magnets with reduced amount of rare-earths. Superconductors are one…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if the roughness of a surface affects the distance traveled by my model hovercraft. I believe that the model hovercraft will w…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to measure robot efficiency when using treads versus wheels for first responder use in natural disasters or national emergencies. The goal o…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Lymphedema is chronic, progressive and potentially disabling, characterized by regional bodily swelling and accumulation of protein-rich interstitial fluid. It affects over 100 million peopl…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Third Award
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignancy of the central nervous system in adults. Despite medical advancements, long-term patient survival (>5 years) remains bleak (<15%). GBMs conta…