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 · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Near-Earth Asteroids are of great interest to the astronomical community due to their large sizes and proximity, as well as giving great insight of how the solar system was…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Almost all stars form within clusters. Open clusters contain stars that formed at the same time from the same materials, so they are invaluable laboratories for controlled s…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Sitting too long everyday increases the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. I developed a sensor that monitors how long someone is sitting. The user can set a time…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find why dyes being tested (Orange G, Xylene Cyanol, Malachite Green, Crystal Violet) would go the fastest and furthest. I also wanted to learn how to create and…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project aims to provide 3D spatial orientation in an unknown space through the establishment of thermal patterns (beacons) on objects within the environment. Utilizing…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals Despite nationwide attempts to solve homelessness, the main problem lies in the the lack of coordinated outreach programs and CoC provider data between shelters. According t…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals Inspired by my own gymnastics training and an article I read about sonification used for training Olympic swimmers, I wanted to apply the techniques of sonification to aid i…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Determine the relationship between walking and the energy produced to charge a cell phone. The goal of this experiment is to charge the cell phone's battery up to 50% from 3…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The science behind the phenomena of wettability is a fascinating one that finds its applications in many fields like adhesives, stain repellents, printing, and medical devic…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine what allows boats made of steel or other non floating material to float. Methods/Materials Materials: polymer clay, graduated pit…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to find out which airfoil design created the most lift. Methods/Materials Using wood and wire hangers, I built a device to test the airfoils. I pu…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how the density of an object (in this case, a 3D Printed "heat shield") affects the rate at which heat travels through it. Methods/Materials 24…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find out if I could create amplified sound without a traditional speaker. This lead to wireless energy. Methods/Materials Plasma Speaker…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Objective: The goal of this problem was to test to see if different brands of rosin would affect the intensity of sound. Materials and Methods: Using five different brands o…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine whether the mass and revolutions of a slingatron affect the velocity of the projectile being launched. A slingatron is a mechanical…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to study how the operating temperature of a solar cell effects it's power efficency. Methods/Materials 3 solar cells, 1 on metal plate, on suspended in air…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to test how temperature and material affect the speed of sound in a gas. I tested the hypothesis that if the temperature is changed, then the speed…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project is to determine how the amount of stages in a Gauss Rifle affect the speed of the projectile launched. Methods/Materials A stopwatch, a measurin…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if the speed of a rotor ship as propelled by the Magnus Effect is affected by the surface roughness of the rotor when exposed to…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine what kind of airfoil or spoiler based on angle of attack provides the best turning performance with the best speed. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The first experiment is to test an equation to relate the height of the track to the maximum radius of a loop the track can have for a marble to complete the loop without fa…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This study examined the thermal effects of the radiofrequency and electromagnetic fields emitted from cellular phones on the human body. A potential causal relation was inve…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The white cane that is currently used by visually impaired people, lacks obstacle detection from knee to head height. I was trying to develop a modular attachment for the ty…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to find out the most effective airfoil design to generate lift for aircraft going slower then the speed of sound. Methods/Materials I tested f…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The primary objective of this project is to see if the convolution methodology truly reveals the supermassive black hole (SMBH)-galaxy coevolution. In doing so, we also dire…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To engineer a high heat conduction thermal evacuation suit that also addresses superheated penetrating gas. Suit will allow a person to escape a fire of temperatures reachin…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to see which design of winglet best prevents wingtip vortices and also the efficiency of planes by increasing lift and decreasing drag. Methods/Materials W…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which design flies farther, a wide plane or a long narrow plane. Methods/Materials 10 wide paper airplanes, 10 long narrow paper…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find the optimal number of blades on a pinwheel style wind turbine to produce maximum energy measured in volts. Methods/Materials I am us…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to design an effective way to transmit useful electricity wirelessly. Methods/Materials A solid-state wireless electricity transmitter (Tesl…