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 · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine if doodling could help a person improve their attention level while listening to a classroom lesson. Methods/Materials For this study, the materials that were u…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project was to find out if pollution levels in the Los Angeles River increase as it moves through the Los Angeles County. Before beginning our science pro…
CSEF · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project originally tested the effects of age on relative pitch. I believed that the youngest age group, ages 5-20, would be the most on pitch. However, my project escalat…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determine whether dishes on which food is served in restaurants carry bacteria which can cause disease. Methods/Materials Empty serving dishes from five restaurants were…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find out if vegetarians get enough essential nutrients Methods/Materials Nine people (3 non vegetarians, 3 flexatarians1, 3 vegetarians) were asked to wr…
CSEF · 2008
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine which type of car design generated the most downforce C.O.T. or current. My hypothesis was that the C.O.T. would produce the mo…
CSEF · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to analyze factors involved in the short-term memorization and recall of words. Specifically, I focused on proving a model for word recall I sy…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This experiment investigated how a simple electric motor's size affects speed. The hypothesis stated that a bigger coil will run slower because it has farther to turn. Metho…
CSEF · 2008
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals In Seagrove Beach, Florida, my uncle and a nearby hotel wanted to protect their dunes from further hurricanes after mass destruction during Hurricane Dennis. My uncle and 4…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I am experimenting with natural dyes. I want to find out how well natural dyes color different types of natural fabrics. I used a series of different natural dyes with diffe…
CSEF · 2008
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine if the type of filament an incandescent light bulb has affects the length of time it would produce visible light. I hypothesize…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals In June, 2007 the American Medical Association (AMA) met to discuss the issue of video game addiction. The AMA stated that more research on this topic would be needed in ord…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine the optimal amount of iron to give to phytoplankton in order to produce the most growth in a set period of time for practica…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals This project explores the effects of antibiotics on the efficaciousness of bacteriophages on bacteria. I hypothesize that at certain dilutions, the phage will not have any e…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Have you ever planted a garden and wanted to produce fruits and vegetables at a faster rate? Many farmers spend countless dollars on fertilizers, hoping to accomplish this.…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals When I found out that there were types of house paints that could protect a home in the case of a fire, I wanted to see if the paints really worked. In California in the fal…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which brand of sunscreen will most effectively protect against both UVA and UVB rays and why. Methods/Materials Five brands of sunscreen with i…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To test if caffeine effects the fertilization of the purple sea urchin Methods/Materials The gametes from the purple sea urchin were collected and were added to the concentr…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment was to assess the effect of environmental factors on the rate of transpiration in a tropical plant Methods/Materials I used a potometer to observe…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Ethanol is used as a source of alternative fuel for automobiles in different parts of the world. The common baker#s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, was utilized in experime…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine the effect of organic fertilizer (in amounts of 0%, 50%, and 100%) and natural farming soils (clay soil and sandy loam) on c…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Imagine a world in which chickens are not given massive doses of antibiotics and synthetic compounds that affect not only the chickens but also the people who consume the ch…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals For my science fair project, I wanted to determine if Ultra-Violet (UV) light is harmful to plants. Specifically, I wanted to test whether reducing the amount of UV light th…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology
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CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I have sometimes wondered whether commonly used household sprays might affect our health. Recently, I have seen many ads for room air fresheners. I decided to design an expe…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment explores the ability of "performance boosting" drinks and coffee to improve a mouse's ability to run through a maze. Also the behavior of the mice is studied…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of conducting this experiment is to figure out if ethanol has any effects on the RBL (rat basophilic Leukemia) cell#s secretion level of beta-hexosaminidase. T…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine the effects of 4 different types of motor oils and 2 rates of an anti-friction additive on the level of friction measured between a moving and a…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I conducted my experiment to determine which acidic fruit juice or tap water would help to best prevent enzymatic browning from occurring on the surfaces of freshly cut appl…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find the effect of varying temperature and solute concentrations on the index of refraction (IOR) of a solution. Methods/Materials Materials: 1 He-Ne las…