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 · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective in this experiment was to build two types of gliders; one with a dihedral wing design and one with a straight wing design, similarly launch them and determine…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to see whether the height, weight, or body mass index of an ice skater affects the speed of his/her spins. Methods/Materials Twenty-five…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if certain materials affect how long a parachute floats. I believe that the type of material does affect how long a parachute floats due to the b…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The main goal is to design, develop, implement and test a device which could provide an early warning system for Earthquakes. The purpose of this project will be to detect a…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to demonstrate the properties of eddy currents, explore the power of eddy currents, and discover things for myself. Methods/Materials The mat…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate how the length of string affects its likelihood to be knotted. It was hypothesized that strings with longer length had higher k…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals With skyrocketing gasoline prices, it has become crucial to develop an energy efficient electric vehicle. The United States spent about $380 billion for imported petroleum l…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals According to the American Foundation for the Blind, there are over 21.2 million visually impaired adults in the U.S. However, almost all commercially available aids for this…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to experiment with different blade configurations and aerodynamics to produce the most voltage. Methods/Materials Horizon WindPitch Education Kit which c…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find out if different light colors contains different amounts of energy. My hypothesis was Red will contain the highest level of energy.…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The world needs a clean, renewable source of energy that will fuel our existing four stroke engines. Ive proved before that HHO can safely run an engine without gasoline. Pr…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Design criteria: It needs to launch the rocket. It needs to be safe, not too difficult to build and low cost. It needs to go over twenty feet in the air and be repeatable. M…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To create a smoke alarm system with a microcontroller capable of directing people to the nearest exit, and alert them the origin of the smoke. Methods/Materials An Arduino w…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals A topological insulator is a material that acts as an insulator in bulk but contains metallic surface states. Topological insulators comprise one of the most novel fields in…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the effectiveness of waterproof sunscreen. Methods/Materials My materials included sunscreens (Banana Boat SPF 100, Block Up! 70…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to understand key factors affecting electromagnet strength. Specifically, how the number of wire windings and voltage applied to those windings, affects how…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this scientific experiment was to answer the following question: "How do Engine Power, Angle of Attack (AOA) and Wing Shape affect the stalling characteristic…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My goal for this project is to find out if the Fibonacci solar array will be better than roof panels. Methods/Materials Pvc pipes, wood, solar panels, wires. used the pvc pi…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to see if keyhole (finger hole) size, on a flute, would affect its pitch, (I was curious how a flute worked). I believed that as the keyhol…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine what, if any, was the aerodynamic effect of ice on an airfoil. The aim was to specifically determine the differences in lift a…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if a semi-symmetrical airfoil has more lift than a flat-bottom airfoil. Methods/Materials Two airfoils were separately tested…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine whether or not the amplitude of a sound changed over distance and between different media. The hypotheses stated that the amplit…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to recreate an age-old experiment (Cavendish's gravitational torsion balance) in an original way to show gravitational interaction between two small masses…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals After designing and creating two types of toroidal vortex cannons, I used four different aperture sizes to test for distance and velocity of the created toroidal rings. Meth…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project's objective was to determine if a wing's shape and size would affect the lift on an object. I hypothesized that a wing design of airfoil with a size 50mmX150mm wo…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR) is a concept used very often in modern day to create touch screen technology. The goal of this study was to examine the effect of…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine how the arrangement of flaps on the underside of an wing affects its lift:drag ratio (aerodynamic efficiency). Since I expected that multiple…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The Milky Way (MW) is host to a population of two dozen satellite galaxies. However, observed properties of these MW satellites differ significantly from those predicted by…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to see if the fastest freestyle swimmer in an IM race would have the fastest time. The experimenter hypothesized that 85% of the fastest freestyle swimmers…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment was conducted to identify the most aerodynamic pickup truck tailgate configuration, to lower drag, increase efficiency, and reduce the amount of hydrocarbon…