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 · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The goal of the project is to detect a wildfire within first 5 minutes and send alert messages to the fire department and emergency service officials. If a wildfire can be detecte…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives This project determines if fire is a plasma by testing if a flame can carry an electrical current through an open gap. The flame is provided by a blowtorch. It is expected that wh…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives Laser communication is meant to solve the problem with radio wave communication in space. Radio waves degrade over long distances, can get messed with by interference, and cannot…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives Using sound output to analyze the effect of distance on data transmission through light waves. Methods To do this, I first made a Li-Fi model (Li-Fi is a wireless optical networki…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives (a) Broadband (1 GHz to 15 GHz) microwaves are applied to magnetic samples and magnetic resonance occurs when the resonance condition is met; (b) High accuracy is achieved when th…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives My goal was to create a portable, accurate and affordable air quality sensor, that integrates with a fast loading web app, that runs on any device, in order to assist people in mo…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The purpose of this project is to make hydroelectric generators more environmentally friendly and contribute to energy production. The U.S. gets 81% of its energy from fossil fuel…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives My project measures the amount of beta, alpha, and gamma rays emitted by polonium 210, americium 241, and an unknown mix from an antique lamp. The experiment then compares the sam…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The objective of this project is to find the quality of a road by use of the process of vibration analysis. I believe that a frequency with a higher than average amplitude would i…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The purpose of my experiment was to measure the speed of sound in gases through acoustic interferometry. Key objectives were to verify the expected temperature dependence of sound…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives The goal of my engineering project was to create a functional miniature wireless charger that could be modified for a lithium-ion button cell battery in a hearing aid. Currently,…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The objective of this study is to understand the relation between the geometry of an object and the amount of voltage needed to acoustically levitate the object. Methods I built a…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives Develop an inexpensive and effective sensor that would be able to prevent SIDS by recognizing when respiration in infants stopped while also being easy to wear and easy to alert p…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The objective of this study was to test the effects of a number of changes in a coilgun s electrical system and the projectile on the distance traveled by the projectile. Methods…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The objective of this project is to create a smart window to maintain indoor light levels within 20% of 45 lux when external light levels are between 150 and 700 lux. This system…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives Collecting cosmic data to understand the universe and its beginnings is very time-consuming and expensive. Current radio stations require vast areas of isolated space and expensiv…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives A road setup produces a temperature gradient and creates an electrical charge through the Seebeck Effect and with that creating energy. Methods A thermoelectric power generation s…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives My experiment's goal was to model a blown wing concept, which increases wind velocity around the wing by having propellers lined along its leading edge, with varied wind speed, pr…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of my project was to determine if different panel structure/designs on a soccer ball had an effect on the distance the ball traveled in the air. My hypothesis was th…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The goal of my project is to attempt to solve the problem of which shape is best for parachutes. Methods The way that I tried to solve the problem was that I tried to make 12 diff…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The purpose of this project is to capture green energy from the Piezoelectric Effect. This is the ability of piezoelectric materials to generate electricity in response to putting…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The objective of this project was to determine the feasibility of reducing the range and charging downtime limitations of electric vehicles by embedding electrical infrastructure…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The scope of this project is to design an easy to operate low-cost Raspberry Pi based Optical Reader using Open Source Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Text-To-Speech (TTS)…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The objective is to determine if the designed built robot can aid the cause to remove recyclable objects from human and natural environments. Methods Programming site, robotics pa…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The objective of this project is to help people who are visually impaired by creating a device that enhances their vision. Methods 2 Eye charts, iPhones, 3D printer, laptop comput…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives Our goal is to help the visually impaired feel safer when using our cane rather than a regular white cane. Methods Wood dowel, paint, tape, glue gun, hot glue, breadboard, charger…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The purpose of my project is to is to prevent the average of 40 babies, dying in temperature unregulated cars each year. Using weight, noise, and accurate humidity and temperature…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The objective of this project was to determine how varying weather patterns and colder temperatures would affect multiple solar ovens with different reflective mediums within. Met…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The objective of this study is to determine if a change in altitude influences how many subatomic particles are observed in a Wilson's Cloud Chamber. Methods Utilized a homemade W…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives My goal is to develop a traffic light system that will do just that while ensuring the safety of lives and properties at the intersections of the roads. I intend to combine commer…