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 · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals Develop novel hardware and software for a compact, low cost inertial navigation system (INS) for use in model aircraft. Data recorded in-flight by the INS should allow an ac…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to test retractable tsunami walls that stop the negative tsunami(the drawback before the initial wave) and the positive tsunami(the initial wa…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals Nearly 40 percent of people age 65 and older had at least one disability. Of those 15.7 million people, two-thirds have difficulty walking. People who cannot walk unassisted…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Current model rocket deployment systems are limited to single motor ejection charges or separate explosive charges controlled by electronics. The purpose of this project is…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Our goal was to design and test the best way to retrofit a two story house to make it earthquake safe. Methods/Materials -Foam Board -Duck Tape -Bungee Chords -Tape -Tennis…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine whether a car#s front or rear brakes are more efficient. Methods/Materials Materials needed, 2x Wood pieces 25in x 9in x 2in, Hin…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals During a major heat wave last September in Los Angeles, my pet chinchilla died from heat stroke. My objective was to create a evaporation-based cooling device for pet chinch…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to compare a cylindrical grasp claw and a lateral prehension grasp claw in how well they can pick up objects, and how well each one can b…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine how different factors, such as a greater distance between the foot and the hip, the mass of the fencer, and the height of the lunge impact the overall amount of…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective to discover which suture technique could withstand the most stress, and whether a more intricate design would resist more weight. Methods/Materials I used chick…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment is to determine the strongest material to build a beam bridge, given a situation where the only resources to create a simple beam bridge are…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective of this project is to test if placing walls underwater and above water will reduce the damage of a tsunami. Methods/Materials Methods: Make the wave tank and pu…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I love to dance en pointe. It is my passion, but during every leap, rise, and turn, I ache with discomfort. This motivated me to engineer a better safer, cushion for your to…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Compare 3 bridge designs with regards to their ability to hold a fixed amount of weight. The 3 bridge designs were Arch, Cable-stay, and Beam. We also considered the amount…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective in my project was to figure out which material could stand up against a simulated tsunami. My hypothesis is that the steel block will perform better than the ot…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if hot or cold temperatures would affect how high tennis balls would bounce. Methods/Materials Materials included tennis balls, oven, freezer, c…