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)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if the roughness of a surface affects the distance traveled by my model hovercraft. I believe that the model hovercraft will w…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals If a perpetual motion machine can be made then it could be used to create electricity for free? The purpose of this project is to find out if a perpetual motion machine is p…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My goal was to increase the wireless signal strength in my house. I created parabolic reflectors, which attach to the antenna of the router to direct the electromagnetic wav…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see which surfaces affected the friction of the hovercraft the most and how airflow could affect my results. Methods/Materials I built my hovercraft with…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if solids can flow like liquids using granular materials. My hypothesis is that I believe that the smaller the granular material the faster it…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine whether electricity can be captured from an automobile tailpipe using a uniquely designed apparatus based on the principle of t…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of project Vibes is to make a vibrotactile haptic device that can help the deaf to sense audible alerts, such as a car honk or a fire alarm. Such a device can great…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine the amount of radiation a cell phone gives off and if the distance away from the cell phone affects the amount of radiation given o…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals How does increasing the water height of a wave tank affect the speed and height of the wave? Methods/Materials Build the wave tank out of Lexan glass, Acrylic Cement, a pull…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals In my project my goal was to see for myself if Galileo's claims about the dependence of a pendulums period on mass, length and amplitude were correct. Methods/Materials 10 w…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine the effect of distance, user location, and position, on signal strength of two different commercially available sets of Motorola Two-Way Radios i…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to investigate the effect of reflecting angle and effect of the reflector type on the efficiency of a solar cooker. Methods/Materials In reflecting angle ex…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective is to learn how different materials block WiFi signals, and which building material obstructs radio signals the most. Methods/Materials In my experiment I used…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The real-world objective of this project was to improve the wireless reception of two personal computers by building and testing a parabolic reflector to collect, focus, and…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to design, build and test a prototype hardware and software to detect fire in its infancy and produce an automated warning response via Bluetooth. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Determine how well MCU-2P and M-50 Gas Mask filters protect our troops in normal, wet, and alcohol-drenched environment. Methods/Materials MCU-2P and M-50 mask filters were…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Superconductors have "zero" resistance in electric current flows. When they are subjected to an external magnetic field, the surface eddy currents are persistent without any…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals To create a true 3D display that does not rely on illusion of depth, design should be capable of projecting simple geometric shapes and some animation in three dimensions. M…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project aimed at developing a compact, foldable solar panel with an improved hill climbing (HC) maximum power point tracker (MPPT) to address the need for efficient and…
CSEF · 2013
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to find out if opening windows before activating the A/C system helps cool down the automobile's interior faster than a baseline of A/C only. Mea…
CSEF · 2013
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To find out if airfoils become more aerodynamic when a winglet is attached. I believe winglets will make a wing more aerodynamic. Methods/Materials For my experiment I made…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals When people lie, their skin resistance can increase due to the release of sweat. This response can be used to build a lie detector. My science project titled, #An Accurate L…
CSEF · 2013
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The first objective of this study was to build a home-made wind tunnel and to perform meaningful quantitative analysis of the lift and drag performance of airfoils. Also, to…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project investigates the effect of antenna height, receive antenna on human body, and path distance on the loss of wireless signal power in order to systematically deve…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to build a multi-touch computer interface that combines both the powerful processing power of a modern day computer and effective interface of a touch screen dev…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The Voice Coil Motor is a miniature autofocus component widely used in cellular phones and tablets, with yearly shipment close to 1 billion units. However, the VCM has two m…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a clinical syndrome manifested by characteristics, signs and symptoms resulting from an entrapment neuropathy of the median nerve at the wris…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals One third of people over age 65 in USA fall every year; the average healthcare cost due to fall related injuries is ~$20,000 per year per person. In many falls, timely help…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of are project was to see if the electromagnetic field put off by a tesla coil would be of positive charge and attract the balloons or be of negative charge and rep…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The problem that is addressed in this project is that, currently, the visually impaired are not very ambulatory since their impaired vision inhibits them from getting around…