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 · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find out if adding more paddles or changing the width of the paddle fold will affect the speed and performance. Methods/Materials 1. Cre…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to test different turbine blade designs and the effect it will have on the amount of kinetic energy produce. Methods/Materials The following…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine the dependence of a magnetically levitated train's velocity on the current applied to propulsion coils. Methods/Materials T…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to see what effects rotational inertia would have on the velocity of a softball pitched fastball. Another goal of the project was that by findin…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Will redesigning the 1000 turn Electromagnetic coil into two 500 turn Electromagnetic Coils optimize the launch distance of the rocket. If so, what percentage of change will…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to create an electromagnetic coil gun with optimum efficiency and power. Affecting variables will be isolated and compared to ensure test ac…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see which size drillstock would produce the strongest electromagnet. Methods/Materials I used six drillstock cores with three different sizes. The sizes…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My experiment is designed to find how much electromagnetic radiation is emitted by each of four ways (using the phone directly, on speakerphone, with a plug-in headset, or w…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project investigates the effect of incandescent light bulb color upon the evaporating rate of rubbing alcohol. In my experiment, I took an incandescent light bulb, turn…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine whether the area of an object has an effect on its terminal velocity. Methods/Materials To test this, I built a wind tunnel out of…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals What type of webbed foot will propel a bird the fastest in the water? I predict that the foot with the most webbing between each toe will move a water fowl the fastest becau…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To investigate & determine which shape & angle of attack of an ornithopter's wings would produce the best thrust performance. Methods/Materials Based on proven laws of physi…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Goal: By the use of strobe photography, the goal of this experiment was to determine whether objects of greater mass would fall through air at a faster acceleration rate tha…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Objective: The objective is to determine if golf-ball style dimples can be used to improve the aerodynamics of a car. Methods/Materials Materials and Methods: Three versions…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The question: How much water is needed to put into a glass container to create the right frequencies to play a one octave scale? The hypothesis: The more water added to the…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project will analyze which blade angle is the most efficient for generating electrical power using wind turbines. The blade angles I am testing are 15, 30, 45, 60, and 75…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see if wave emitting devices had an effect on the signal quality of a home networks Wi-Fi router. The hypothesis was that the household wa…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My engineering problem was to develop a backpack that would be able to supply emergency support and communications for an indefinite period of time, as well as supply shelte…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project, Hovercraft Mania, was to discover the maximum payloads, or maximum weight, of different sizes of self-constructed hovercrafts. When I tested the payl…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal was to construct a hovercraft from everyday materials. The craft was to hover 10 or more seconds, traverse at least two meters, and show measurable friction reducti…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to determine which aspect of airfoils should be changed in order to increase the amount of lift that a wing can produce when being tested in a w…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My obhjective was to determine which parachute made from a common household material would have the closest drop speed to a zero porosity, real parachute material. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that the nichrome filament will illuminate better than the tungsten filament with everyday batteries. The battery voltage or electrical potential and not th…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine how amplitude, weight, and length affect the period of motion of a pendulum. My hypotheses were as follows: 1) Higher amplitude w…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the most efficient design of a wind turbine (based on the amount of voltage produced) using a combination of different blade mat…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Objective: The objective of the project was to see if a regular upper cambered wing (traditional wing) could produce more lift than the following six wings: Symmetrical Curv…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Why do voice recognition systems (VRS's) often misinterpret words of foreign-born English speakers-even without an accent? Is there a physical distinction between the sounds…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to investigate the anomalous behavior in operation of the Nintendo Wii system and identify the cause of this anomaly. The anomalous behavior…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if it would be possible to harness the kinetic energy from a model car axle to turn a generator, and use the electricity gained…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to compare electromagnetic field levels from different laptop keyboard locations. I believed that the electromagnetic field readings would be greater when t…