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 · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if hot or cold temperatures would affect how high tennis balls would bounce. Methods/Materials Materials included tennis balls, oven, freezer, c…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals It is well-known that salts help melt ice/snow faster. I wonder if ice will melt faster in fresh water or salt water. Methods/Materials two bowls; ice cubes; table salt; cho…
CSEF · 2015
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to demonstrate that at certain level of a propeller angle and at certain level of RPM's can generate more propulsion by the wind generated by an airplane. Me…
CSEF · 2015
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project investigated various blade configurations in order to optimize wind turbine efficiency. Methods/Materials * Build a wind tunnel; assemble the Kidwind Wind Exper…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment was to see if it is possible to transfer power wirelessly, and to see if changing the diameters of the transmitter and receiver coils will affect t…
ISEF · 2015
The agricultural sector is an essential sector of the economy that is responsible for the production of food crops for sustenance and exports. To rectify the problem of poor crop quality, ar…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was whether the change in elevation would affect the performance of different masses (5g, 6g, 10g, and 12g) on a Straight Slope and an Angled Curved Slope. Met…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether sound-wave-induced vibrations would promote the freezing rate of pure, distilled water using researches conducted on the Mpemba Effect…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Various studies have showed that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have an affinity towards interacting with virtual avatars. Children with ASD are able to understand basic emotio…
ISEF · 2015
As I originally chose this project to combine my love for biology, namely photosynthesis, and my concern for environmental issues, I chose a project based on Chlamydomonasreinhardtii, a phot…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to use titration of orange juice with iodine to find when an orange contains the highest amount of Vitamin C after being picked, so that it would be the hea…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this experiment was to try and determine if cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) of algae differs among taxa, and also what role hydrophobicity plays in h…
ISEF · 2015
The study of microbial communities in desert saline soils have revealed the presence of extremophile microorganisms, such as gender Nocardiopsis Actinomycetes, which has proven to be an impo…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of our study was to investigate the affinity of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) towards fresh water macrophytes and determine locations on the macrophytes where the mussels…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test whether zeolites, a group of porous, altered volcanic minerals, can enhance plant growth in combination with chicken manure beyond…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Meiotic recombination is essential to create novel allele combinations and ensure proper segregation during gametogenesis. Descriptions of detailed mechanisms of recombination are of interes…