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
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objectives are to (1) calculate the age of Monoceros R2 by producing an H-R diagram, (2) to find a correlation between the ages of clusters in existing literature and the…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the orientation to the wind affects the amount of power generated by a wind turbine. Methods/Materials A wind turbine was constructed using…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To chart the vortices generated by different combinations of winglets and dihedral angles, and then determine the most effective configuration to minimize wingtip vortices.…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Can a functional wind tunnel be constructed that allows the aerodynamic testing of automotive models? Will this testing match known aerodynamic values for modern vehicles? C…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Can a car equipped with quicker illuminating LED brake lights, as opposed to incandescent brake lights, attract the attention of a following driver quicker thus reducing the…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals Determine if one can find his/her location on the earth using a Foucault's pendulum, a compass and a sundial to triangulate their position. Methods/Materials I used the shor…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine the best aerodynamic blade design of a wind turbine that would produce the most power. I hypothesized that the feather shaped des…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My goal is to find out whether Wi-Fi routers increase the risk of cancer and if you can block the radiation with metal shielding, mainly copper. Methods/Materials An antenna…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine what number and angle of windmill blades can produce the most energy. Methods/Materials 1. I constructed the windmill stand and blades with pin…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to increase the efficiency of resonant wireless power transfer by utilizing a passive tuned coil placed between a transmitter and a receiver, an…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals "The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Some people have the curiosity though and I am one of them. Th…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this scientific investigation is to calculate the constant velocity at which a person in a spaceship would have to travel to get from earth to the edge of t…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals This study was conducted with the primary objective of determining which Solar System object(s) would be most viable during various stages of stellar evolution. Another goal…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of our project was to find out how air pressure inside of a soccer ball affects how high it bounces if dropped and how far it goes when kicked. We also wanted to es…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals A robotic chemical detector, moving and responding to dangerous chemicals without human presence or control, could help save lives. My objective was to create an autonomous…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which pinhole size will produce the best resolution for a Nikon D200 digital pinhole camera. Methods/Materials The digital pinhole camera was m…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The present demand for energy is growing and fossil fuels are not a sustainable energy source. Emissions from fossil fuels significantly degrade air quality and the greenhou…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project was a study of two W Ursae Majoris eclipsing binary star systems, AB Andromedae and ER Orionis. The study sought to describe the stars based on various classifi…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to find out if there are more cosmic rays at higher altitudes than at lower altitudes. I believe that there are going to be more cosmic rays…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to develop a modified Bohr#s model using a semi-classical approach (using the Bohr theory and Coulomb repulsion energy) that can be easily und…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to test the theory of the Graviton, the theorized elementary particle predicted by the standard model of physics that mediates the force of gravity…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to create an automated shopping cart that can autonomously follow a disabled person as they move through a store, eliminating the need for p…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment explores the topic of how the run time of a carbon arc would affect its resistance. My approach was to build a carbon arc and measure the resistance at diffe…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals As people move out to more remote areas and naturally dry regions, fires become more and more devastating to humans and their property. The fire department has been using th…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Which type of kite will fly well in low winds? My hypothesis is that the Propelled Pillow kite or the Aerodynamic Airfoil kite will be able to fly at the lowest wind speed.…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To study if distance between warm bodies placed together and then apart affects their cooling rate. Methods/Materials I studied the cooling rate of one warm body with respec…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the Coriolis effect can be detected by its influence on water flowing through a coiled hose in a rotating frame of reference. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determin the relationship between added weight and wind velocity on an airplane. Methods/Materials A wind tunnel was built to simulate the effects of wind. A model airpla…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine a relationship between the voltage drop across a diode as temperature increases. My hypothesis was that as temperature incr…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to analyze how the approach speed and center of mass of a high jumper relates to the vertical height that the athlete will clear. Methods/Mate…