Browse 21 real Physical Sciences projects entered in 2016, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To see what toilet paper dissolves most in water or water and septic tank treatment. The hypothesis was that 1-ply toilet paper would dissolve the most and the flushable wip…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I tested which natural egg substitute best mimicked the binding, thickening, and rising properties of eggs in baking. Methods/Materials Four variables were compared to the c…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Many people prefer to drink bottled water versus tap water. But is bottled water really better, especially considering that it costs significantly more and that the producti…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My mother owns a shop that sells jewelry. I often visit her there, and notice that some of the items are labeled lead-free. Lead in jewelry is especially hazardous because y…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Imagine there was a natural disaster affecting your water source, or you lived in an area where clean water was questionable. What would you do? One thing you can do is filt…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Tennis, an elegant sport enjoyed by many people, is played with a ball and a racquet. Having two tennis players on our team, we were interested in doing a project that had t…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which commercial insulation product, fiberglass batt, foam board, spray foam, or blown-in cellulose, will act as the best insulator against hea…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to find out which candy (M&Ms or Nerds) has excessive amounts of artificial food colorings. My hypothesis is M&Ms uses excessive amounts of arti…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals How does deep frying chicken in different cooking oils affect their levels of saturated fat? Methods/Materials I was using an iodine density test to find and compare how sat…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether natural or synthetic fabrics were more fire resistive. Methods/Materials Propane torch, burn pan and controlled lab environment. Fifty…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of paintball ammunition at different price points. Methods/Materials Method: Make the wooden target. Measure 10 mete…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Indoor pollution may be ten times higher than outdoor pollution and air fresheners may be contributing to particulate matter pollution. Air fresheners are omnipresent in man…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to test and perceive which kind of material is the most effective at soundproofing, also, it has an objective of learning and understanding th…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if different roofing materials would affect the quality of water runoff and/or the amount of trace elements contained in the wat…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project is to determine if newer sunscreens protect better than expired older sunscreens with the same Sun Protection Factor (SPF) and brand. The sun emit…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals the goals of my project are to help let surfers know what surf wax will give them the most grip when surfing Methods/Materials I used 9 different types of surf wax and compa…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals After playing tackle football for the past three years in a Schutt brand helmet, I noticed I had less concussions in the 2015 season. D3O, a non-newtonian padding made from…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The experiment tests which household materials will work best as a dusting agent to lift fingerprints off of a glass surface. Methods/Materials Pencil lead, sidewalk chalk,…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals In my project I am testing to see which bearing company can withstand the most oxidation while sitting in water for three days. I will be using salt water, fresh water, and…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Millions of people today, perhaps also you, are being tricked and put into danger when using commercial grease-cleaning products such as Formula 409, Goo Gone, and many othe…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to see which acid mixture or chemical would prevent the most rust. Methods/Materials For this experiment I used 24 finishing nails, 261 grams…