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 · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I will demonstrate that the more aerodynamically shaped and smother an object's surface is, the lower the object's drag coefficient [C(d)] will be. I will do this by compari…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals I invented a medicine cabinet to address a pressing problem our society is facing today. The population of older people in the U.S. is increasing rapidly, and as people grow…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Measuring the speed of light in air is pretty difficult. It took Albert Michelson years to make an accurate measurement. Measuring the speed of light in water might be easie…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals For my experiment, I asked myself this question: Can one or more solar panels be connected to produce enough energy to charge an iPhone in the same amount of time it would t…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals It is known that shadows significantly reduce solar panels' output power in commercially available models. The objectives of this project are to investigate this phenomenon…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to determine if the speed of a five pole dc motor will change if the voltage is changed. I hypothesize that as I increase the voltage the s…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals The Electrochromic Sun-Tracking Windshield (ESTW) is an automatic machine vision system for cars which determines when the sun is in the driver's field of view and rapidly d…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine the effect surface condition (the suit) and different forms or body strokes (good form, bad stroke and streamlining) can have in relation to the speed of a swim…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals How will different gasses resist the motion of an object? I believe that the denser the gas is, the more it will resist the motion of an object. To test this I will have a s…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I was curious about the sound of piano and wondered if it was possible to create notes that sounded as realistic as the piano notes and better than my electronic keyboard. S…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals To manipulate factors in order to maximize efficiency output, increase the transmitting power and finally, to integrate applications to everyday use. Methods/Materials RF am…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project aims to build an operational dual stage electromagnetic launcher with a coil gun as its initial stage and a rail gun as the second stage. A number of tests will…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out the effect of core size and wire size on electromagnet strength. Methods/Materials A 20cm length of wire was wrapped 17 times around a nail. The…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether the abruptness of the vertical boundary between two gases with different densities is more dependent on the ratio of…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if the acidification of Earth's oceans would have an effect on how sounds traveled through ocean water, and if there was an e…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My goal is to determine how the shape and symmetry of a guitar affects the amplitude and decay of the sound produced by the instrument. Methods/Materials I built four differ…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Since I was a young boy I have been interested in aviation. I have witnessed an increase in the use of winglets; airlines have been adding them to aircraft stating they incr…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The current wind turbine design can generate electricity only at a high wind speed. The objectives of this project were to evaluate the blade type that would produce the mos…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project is determining which of three constructed Savonius wind turbines (built with different designs) will be most efficient in utilizing the power of wind. I will comp…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the effect of altering the mass and aerodynamics of a vehicle (rocket) on its fuel efficiency. Methods/Materials A pressurized,…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to achieve the process of YBCO superconductors steadily levitating above a track of neodymium magnets when cooled using liquid nitrogen. Also…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Objective: If I construct a pendulum snake then my model will provide a visual demonstration of the time keeping properties of pendulums, and of wave movement. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science project was to study the physics of the operation of a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL); specifically why the light output of a CFL is affected by…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The project's goal was aimed to show the feasibility and potential for a digital display that relied solely upon an electrically actuated or induced change in area of some k…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My experiment will answer what is the relationship between roof color and interior temperature of a house. Environmental experiments show the world at large what is wrong an…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals In almost every form of energy use, whether it is braking on a bike or lighting a match, heat energy gets released and is most commonly lost. The purpose of this experiment…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine how does a change in temperature affect the voltage being generated due to the Thermoelectric Effect. The Thermoelectric Effect i…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to increase the efficiency of ASL (Arterial Spin Labeling) perfusion imaging. This is done through the application of Background Suppression…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how the flow rate (discharge) through different sized siphon tubes is affected by the diameter of the tubes. I predicted that the discharge wou…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Car window buffeting is known as Helmholtz oscillation. The sound made could be considered musical. Based on a model of this phenomenon, I wanted to see how this "note" coul…