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 · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine the impact on the distance a projectile is thrown from a trebuchet by changing the length of the throwing arm and the mass of t…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine what materials make a more resonant acoustic soundboard for a musical instrument. Methods/Materials A test stringed instrument was built with t…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To determine which lubricant has the least friction. Methods/Materials First, I bought a long strip of sheet metal then cut it into a rectangle. Another metal sheet was cut…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To first build a reproduction of an 1883 Wimshurst Influence Machine that would produce static electricity without the use of friction. Secondly, to improve on the design of…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals I used Plexiglas sheets and aluminum to make these motors. Due to previous problems with building motors, I designed new systems for cutting parts that improve precision and…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals I set out to invent a device that enables the hearing impaired and the deaf to appreciate the rhythm of a tap dance, while maintaining a great performance quality for the he…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to investigate the relative lateral stability of boats (or other floating objects) with different cross-sectional shapes. For feasibility,…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to find out what affects bullet penetration the most: velocity, mass or bullet construction. Methods/Materials I used 12 variations of the .243 ca…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if I could apply Archimedes Principle to something as heavy as lead. Methods/Materials Procedures: 1. Collect materials for experiment. I looked for lead she…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see if the mass of an object affects how far it travels out of a trebuchet. Methods/Materials 1 Trebuchet; 1 25 Gram Projectile; 1 50 Gram Projectile; 1 7…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to demonstrate the relationship between the distance traveled for similar shaped round projectiles of different weight, volume, and densi…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My objective is to demonstrate, by using a collision and lever system, a direct relationship between the loss of kinetic energy and the inertia of the lever. By altering the…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine which types of metal alloys resisted elevated temperatures the most effectively when measuring hardness. Methods/Materials Mater…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see if there was a measurable difference between the rebound heights of drumsticks on a snare drum according to what material the drums…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To determine if the uniformity of a golf ball and straightness of ball's roll are related and can be predicted, so that a golfer can choose a specific brand of golf ball tha…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals This study was conducted to determine whether objects of different materials (but equally weighted) would travel the same relative distance as the material of the sliding su…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Do different surfaces affect how long it takes a model car to cross a certain distance? Methods/Materials Accelerate a model car down a ramp made of wood covered with styrof…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Objective Make a magnetically levitated model train move on it#s own using magnetic forces. Hypothesis If the electromagnets on the track are pulsed in a certain direction,…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals I wanted to know if brittle materials broke in a pattern, and if so, whether similar materials have similar patterns of breaking. My hypothesis was that each material would…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals I hoped to find similar ways in fracturing with glasses at room temperature, freezing temperature, and boiling temperature of water. Since the glass was the same size and th…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project we did was to determine which type of bladder material -- latex or butyl-- used in making soccer balls, would make for the bounciest ball. By boun…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to determine whether the cost of a basketball shoe affects the co-efficient of static friction the sole of the shoe possesses. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals How does a circular deformation in rubber affect its mechanical stress and strain? I observed patterns in mechanical stress and strain, locally, nominally, longitudinally, a…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine how the distance between dominoes affects the speed that the dominoes fall. Methods/Materials The dominoes were lined up in the same direction wi…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My experiment compares the different volumes produced by playing music on five different stereos. For my project I learned about sound and sound waves. Other topics I studie…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine how much the distance and accuracy of a putt was affected by the position of the ball on the clubface. Three putters were tes…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Fabrics are made up natural and man-made fibers. Those fibers are woven,knitted, or felted together to make a cloth. Depending on how taut the fibers are put together determ…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My primary focus in this experiment was to see if I could increase the deflective properties of concrete by strengthening the crystaline stucture of concrete through the add…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if the infrared ear thermometers are as accurate when compared to the gold standard oral temperature reading from a mercury therm…
CSEF · 2004
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine how changing the length of the throwing arm and the mass of the counterweight would affect the distance a golf ball could be thrown by my trebuch…