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 · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project is to compare two polyatomic and two monatomic electrolytes, in order to ascertain the most efficient algae based polymer battery. The monatomic…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals In this study, I investigated which denomination of US paper currency contains more bacteria, and whether, within a given denomination, the year of minting affected the numb…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to find out what temperature of water (room, warm, or cold) maximizes the vocal range. Methods/Materials Materials: 1. 7 singers; 2. 1 ke…
CSEF · 2011
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see if certain materials are good at reflecting the sun#s light. The hypothesis of this experiment was that the mirror would reflect th…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if permanent markers are truly permanent. Does it depend on the material that is marked? Does the type of cleaning solution used effect the abi…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how harmful pesticides and fertilizers used in home gardens are on the hatching rate of African Dwarf frog eggs. Methods/Materials I used 2 diff…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science project is to determine the effects, if any, of higher and lower levels of pH on mild steel. Methods/Materials 7 clean plastic containers with li…
CSEF · 2011
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if adding different materials to various soil types will have an affect on the soils' overall bearing capacity. My hypothesis was…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I mainly want to find out the strength of intermolecular forces in a drop of water and other liquids, look for a simple way to observe and estimate those intermolecular forc…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine the relative effect of oxidation on the electrode corrosion in a carbon arc. Methods/Materials Two 50 ohm space heaters were wired in parallel t…
CSEF · 2011
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn how I could make the most efficient solar thermal fluid heater. I predicted that using Mylar, rubbing alcohol, and a copper tube would yield the be…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair project was to discover a less toxic and less expensive way to kill unwanted plants by reducing the amount of herbicide used. People should ta…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal for doing this project was to see if Gibberellic acid will effect the growth of pea plants and if so, by using what amount of the acid. I want to find out if higher…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals By studying micro-invertebrates as bio-indicators and measuring water quality indices we want to determine the health of our local wetland in order to determine the effect t…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out which age group is the fastest age groups 10-12 year olds 20-30 year olds 40-50 year olds 60-70 year olds Methods/Materials -a yard stick -20 men - 5…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our project was to build a fully automated water pump using no electricity. The water pump mainly ran on water force and pressure. We also tested the efficiency of the pump…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Growing plants in water not only allows food to be grown in parts of the world which cannot support soil farming,it also produces a higher yield without the extensive use of…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if adolescent (13-14 year old) girls blink more than adolescent (13-14 year old) boys. Methods/Materials Sixty Marshall Midd…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To achieve the brightest red dye out of fresh madder root. If the older (larger) roots are grinded, then the color of the dye extract will be deeper in color than using the…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which packaging material absorbs the most impact. My hypothesis was that the packaging peanuts would do the best because they are soft, flexibl…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if weed killing could be improved by adding the adjuvant, ammonium sulfate, to an organic weed-killer, D-Limonene, and to glyphosate, the most…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Populations of mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii on Hispaniola (H), Puerto Rico (PR), and geographic intermediate Isla Mona (IM) were studied through molecular, morphologic…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Silicon based solar cells are important in the green energy market. To improve efficiency of these devices, improving the light absorbance of the silicon surface is importan…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The overall objective of this project was to prove the commercial viability of utilizing landfill gas (LFG) to produce renewable energy. Two additional steps, carbon sequest…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals If we can create a water purification system for individual houses so that it recycles "used" water, then lots of water and money would be conserved. This purification syste…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine whether a Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) solar battery charger should match the Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) frequency to t…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Build a fetal pacemaker for the hydrops fetalis condition, which has a 100% fatality rate, with prior microtechnology expertise in order to be injected into the fetal heart…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if whitening toothpastes and electric toothbrushes actually work better than regular toothpastes and manual toothbrushes, and do the extra costs…
CSEF · 2011
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to find which roofing material can keep the inside temperature of an enclosed box the most consistent over the course of a day. The roofing m…
CSEF · 2011
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals For my experiment I tested to see if specific non-furious elements can interfere with a magnetic field. My hypothesis was that if I place different elements between my magne…