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
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to test whether the power solar panels produce is affected by the angle at which they are mounted. I thought the angle that the solar panels are mounted play a sign…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how the angle of the suns affects the ability of a solar cell to collect energy. Methods/Materials A solar landscape light was used as a solar…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals As global warming concerns grow, a source of power which does not add to global warming becomes more and more important. Solar power is an obvious candidate to replace thing…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals While many people in poor countries don't have electricity, the fuels in wealthy countries produce pollutants. Solar power is a clean alternative but is unreliable due to cl…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find how the angle and direction a solar panel faces affect the amount of electricity it generates. The goal was to find which angle…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Modern society needs alternative energy. Solar water heating systems (SWHS) can provide 8-18% of a home's energy usage. To aid SWHS, this study will determine how much each…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find the effect of dust on the performance of Photovoltaic Solar Cells. My goal is to demonstrate that increasing dust particles will decrease the ability…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effect of light wavelength on the electrical output of photovoltaic cells with the goal of improving the efficiency of solar panels. Method…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this work was to produce several dye sensitized solar cells and to measure their output power density as a function of the incident irradiance. Comparison was…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project is about passive solar design,and how it uses the sun position in the sky during winter and summer, to heat and cool a building without an A.C. or heater. For thi…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if the efficiency of the air conditioner (AC) varies over a one-day cycle and if the thermal mass of a house in Bakersfield is sufficient to avoid running the a…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine the best tilt angle for a solar panel to generate electrical power. Methods/Materials I aligned the solar panel at true south or th…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to find out if a buoy could be 'tuned' to a wave in order to maximize energy output. If this was possible, wave energy devices could be altered in…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see how much electricity could be generated by connecting rain gutters to a Pelton wheel generator. This could complement home solar po…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals How much Standby Power is wasted in typical household electronic devices per hour? Methods/Materials Kill-A-Watt (instrument to measure power) Camera, Laptop, Desktop Comput…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if a flexible photovoltaic solar panel made to a wavy geometry can increase the amount of electric energy generated per projected area. Methods…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to test solar panels to see how they acted under different conditions, since most sources of information assume that the conditions are sunny. On sunny days in t…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this science fair project is to determine if atmospheric pollution affects the efficiency of solar panels. Methods/Materials Six Miniature Photovoltaic Pane…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to measure the efficiency of our family's photovoltaic (PV) and solar hot water (SHW) systems in order to determine which technology does a better job of t…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if it is possible to build a practical solar powered vehicle that can be used for everyday errands and tasks. This vehicle nee…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Energy and health care are two important issues facing our nation. I am motivated to address both issues simultaneously. My project is about Converting Human Energy into Ele…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to prove that energy can be made through the tides that are all around us. A tidal energy converter will be made and tested in several areas arou…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my Science Fair experiment was to discover how the depth and length of a reservoir behind a dam impacts the force on a turbine, and ultimatley the amount of…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find out if sea water can be used in a water drop electrostatic generator to create electricity, therefore providing an alternate ener…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My 2008 #Energy Trap# project studied solar ponds as an energy collector and storage system combined. I effectively proved that by creating salinity gradient body of water w…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The main purpose of my science project was to see if juices from plants native to Humboldt County, when used as base materials in Graetzel photovoltaic solar cells, could ge…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to investigate whether McKinleyville, California has enough wind to generate the electricity needed to power a house using a household wind t…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to develop alternative energy sources to fuel our growing world demand for energy and to reduce fossil fuel emission, by utilizing hydropower. My goal was t…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My topic was to study the effects of intensity, temperature, and angle on a solar cell#s power output. I chose this topic because I am interested in how solar cells work. I…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment's objective was to determine the effects of different chimney heights on the solar updraft tower in generating energy. Methods/Materials The solar updraft to…