Browse 20 real Physical Sciences projects entered in 2018, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project is intended to produce a battery among a chosen set of Duracell and Energizer batteries which will save you time and money in various situations such as emergen…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to prove scientifically which leavener should be used in baking projects for best results. Baking soda and baking powder make baked goods rise d…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Many athletes and even casual runners develop leg joint, hip, and spine problems due to high impact stress on the foot and leg muscles. Shoe soles play an important role in…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Childproof medicine bottles are bottles meant to keep children from eating medicine. Experiments were performed to determine what bottles were the least childproof. The hypo…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My science project is about reducing particulate air pollution from fires using HVAC filters. This is an important issue because 5,000-25,000 people in the U.S. die from par…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to discover if temperature affects instrument tuning. Methods/Materials The saxophone, bugle, orchestra bells, and flute were tuned using a tuner and the "w…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine which dentifrice is the most effective in coffee stain removal. Methods/Materials Ceramic tiles were stained using coffee for one…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Buying a battery these days is very confusing. There are so many different brands and types of batteries and all seem to claim to be the best or the most economical. This ex…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if different flavors of Gatorade had different amounts of electrolytes. Methods/Materials 3 different flavors of Gatorade were used. The flavo…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the efficiency of different roofing materials, including a composite shingle roof, a wood shake shingle roof, and a living roo…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the efficacy of various motor oils to reduce heat cause by friction. Methods/Materials Wooden test stand (2"x 2"x 8" post), copper…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to extract non-heme iron from breakfast cereal, and to determine if more iron can be extracted from cereals with a higher iron content. Meth…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, I wanted to find out if there was a relationship between the weave of a fabric (plain twill satin weave) and the strength stretch and fray of it. I teste…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals People use dust masks to reduce inhaling of air pollution in various parts of the world. Our objective was to measure the effectiveness of popular dust masks like N95, P95,…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find the sunscreen that best protects skin from sunburns for the lowest price, and to see if marketed SPF ratings are reliable. Method…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine what factor significantly causes turf to heat up. Finding the distinct factor will prevent turf installers from their turf rea…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Medicine cures diseases that without its use would be fatal. Medicine is a very important part of our society. However, medicine also takes part in ending lives. Overdosing…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective for this project is to conduct an experiment to determine whether polyacrylamide hydrogels are able to act as a stain removing vehicle when tested against diff…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine whether the use of liquid fabric softener increases the flammability of fabrics, and if the degree of flammability becomes grea…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to test the effectiveness of three different types of sunscreen active ingedients, which were oxybenzone, titanium dioxide, and a combin…