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 · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals A growing demand for clean, efficient, low-cost powering systems favors development of mechanical to electrical energy conversion technologies. A currently untapped source,…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I play violin. I noticed my violin sounded somewhat different and became out of tune more easily when the weather was warm and dry. I decided to try to verify this effect. M…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals I hope to build a housing for a 150 watt halogen light bulb, that will use the concepts of thermosiphoning to recycle the heat energy lost from a light bulb and transform it…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which hexapod design would allow for the best performance. Specifically, how the leg design and different servos affected the speed under diffe…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine what type of structure will hold the most weight during the static and seismic experiments. My hypothesis is that structure C, with the two diag…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals I tested to see which aggregate would make a stronger concrete mix. I used two of the most commonly used aggregates: river and fractured aggregate. Methods/Materials For the…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals How far does a Stirling engine travel/run using different fuel sources? Methods/Materials My Procedure, 1. I first Built a Stirling engine. 2. Test the engine using differen…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if the mass of a projectile affects the distance it will travel when launched from a trebuchet type catapult. It was hypoth…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Copper is utilized as a medium for conducting electricity in electronic devices.However,when any of these components come into contact with moisture,the electron flow is hal…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study is to optimize the airfoil design and attack angle of the blades of small wind turbines in low Reynolds flow. Wind turbines of this size are ideal…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the core temperature of a golf ball effects its flight distance. The purpose of my science project was to test the results of heat transfer on the…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to discover how foundation depth and angle of slope affect a building's stability. Methods/Materials The bottom quarter of a rain gutter was fi…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Many musicians have to be conscious of the changes in tune their instruments go through while playing their instruments. This experiment tests how the instruments change cau…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This expirement will acertain if the spread out placement of the support columns was a factor in the World Trade Center collapses Methods/Materials 150 5"x0.75"x0.125" pine…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how changing the arm length or counterweight mass affects a trebuchet's projectile distance? I think that the combination of a longer arm lengt…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to investigate the potential effectiveness of a Thermally Accelerated Vacuum Dryer in saving power and time through the exploitation of tempe…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out which types of building techniques in skyscrapers withstand earthquakes the best. Methods/Materials Four different miniature skyscrapers were co…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine which bridge type, an arch bridge or a truss bridge, holds the most weight with the least flex. Methods/Materials An MIT bridge…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Methods/Materials Catapults make good model systems to study certain aspects of motion. In the present study, a homemade catapult was constructed to study the movement of different projectil…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to see how much volcanic ash is needed to stall an airplane engine and which engine is most vulnerable. Our Hypothesis: The fighter jet will take an average of 1…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to create enough hydrogen to power a small gas engine: however, I was never able to produce enough. Methods/Materials Materials: 1.10 stainless steel plates…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My project determines which bridge design, Warren, Pratt or K, would be the strongest. I think the warren-truss design will be the strongest because it is the simplest desig…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Research on the optimal release angle for shooting a free throw compares effectiveness for low (35-45º), medium (45-50º) and high (50-58º) release angles. My hypothesis stat…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find out which bridge design is strongest: arch, truss, or suspension in a scenario where an increasing quantity of load is hanging from t…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which shape - a triangle, arch, or vertical beam - could create the strongest bridge truss. Methods/Materials 10 identical bridge segments wer…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My experiment was designed to test three different building structures to determine which commonly-used structure design would be the safest, sturdiest, and most stable. I t…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Which baseball bat, wooden or aluminum, will hit the baseball the farthest when hit from the sweet spot of the baseball bat? Methods/Materials The purpose of my project is t…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see what combination of knot and fishing line will hold the most mass so that you have the best chance of the fishing line not breaking, thus…