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 · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the 2004 field emitters used on our farm still perform well in water output and uniformity. New emitters from 2005 and 2006 were also tested…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals It is widely agreed that sunblocks do a relatively effective job of blocking UVB rays which are ultraviolet rays that cause sunburn as well as skin damage, and potentially,…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find which high speed train concept produced the most lift and least drag and use that to prove effectiveness of the wing in ground effect. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This research effort was to gain a better understanding of the physics and engineering principles related to the operation of a potato cannon. Research goals were to find ou…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Estimates of the degree of fuel that is not combusted in a typical 4-stroke engine ranges from 5-20 percent. With gas prices rising and oil supplies dwindling, the need for…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal in this project was to find out why it is easier for a gymnast to do a tuck positioned flip compared to a lay-out flip. My hypothesis was that when the mass in a rot…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to determine if biodiesel made from waste vegetable oil (WVO) is a comparable replacement for diesel #2. I hypothesize that they both will burn approximately the sa…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To find out which fast food chain store's French fries contains the greatest amount of calories. Methods/Materials Methods: First, we constructed our calorimeter. Then we we…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine which set of three sets of ice bullets, all containing different amounts of sawdust, is the most effective at penetrating a dryw…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find a way to enable musicians to turn pages of music without interrupting their playing. To do so, it was necessary to use some other means to flip the…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Golf companies design slogans to entice people to buy their product. Slogans like "The #1 brand in golf" and "Distance doesn't have to be hard" are only two of many ways by…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objectives of my project were to test which type of synthetic oil best preformed the job of reducing temperature or friction on the pistons of a cars engine, which in my…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find which household cleaning products were most effective in killing germs. Vinegar will be the most effective household cleaning pr…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if adding waste materials to concrete affects its strength. There are two goals to be achieved by adding waste materials to c…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To find out out how different liquids affect the functionality of a flash drive. Methods/Materials Six different flash drives, Diet Coke, Tide Laundry detergent, water, plas…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to get an understanding of which sunscreens are most effective against ultraviolet radiation. Methods/Materials I used a UV detector to detect how many UV r…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if chewing mint-flavored gum, cinnamon-flavored gum and simply chewing with nothing in your mouth would effect the temperature of your mouth. Me…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which of five hand cleaning agents (water, bar soap, antibacterial soap, hand sanitizer, or isopropyl alcohol) would be the most effective at r…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to build one trebuchet made of wood with supplies in my school's woodshop class. I changed each feature in order to see at which settings it w…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal with my project was to find out which microwaveable popcorn brands produced the highest percentage of popped kernals. Methods/Materials I popped thirty varying brand…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To determine whether a material breaks randomly or in patterns due to their molecular structures and components, and furthermore, to decide whether differences in surface or…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals In 1991 the federal government prohibited the use of lead shot because it was poisoning waterfowl. Changing from lead shot to steel shot has a large impact on hunters becaus…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to demonstrate that by replacing the fuel source of a gasoline combustion engine with hydrogen gas would produce fewer detrimental emission…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was the development of an autonomous navigation system that does not require human input. To achieve this overall goal, additional objectives i…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My project involves the testing and research of wind turbine design and the electricity it generates. I am interested in this subject area because there has been much discus…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We both play sports and spend a lot of money on sports apparel. We came up with this project to see what sports material allows a body to cool down the fastest. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine if the noise produced by helicopter rotor blades can be reduced by using low aspect ratio rotor blades with winglets. It was hypo…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine the relationship between several variables of a trebuchet and the distance it is able to throw a projectile. These variables incl…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals Cesium hydrogen sulfate (CHS) is a solid acid that has been demonstrated as a promising fuel cell electrolyte; however, its poor mechanical strength may undermine fuel cell…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I chose the science project that I did because I have always been interested in building with wood and using it. I figured that if I started doing tests on wood that I might…