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 · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine what dimensions in the geometry of a wing, such as angle of attack, airfoil shape, aspect ratio, sweep angle, would achieve high…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine which light bulb; incandescent, halogen, or fluorescent, provides the most light or brightness with the same amount of wattage…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project was meant to see if the density of a liquid inside a narrow-necked bottle would affect the pitch created when it was blown into. Methods/Materials To experiment I…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to take a tiny burst of energy to start our magnetic based generator that would be able to create a greater amount of energy than we began with.…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine the effects of dampening due to fluid viscosity (using water, air, and motor oil as test fluids) and distance from an electromag…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effect of temperature on the strength of a magnet. Methods/Materials 6 magnets of identical size and shape were placed at room temperature(…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My experiment is to make a paper airplane that can rival some of the best paper airplanes. To accomplish this, I will first gain an understanding of how real planes work, an…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The Marvelous Maglev project found the optimum load for a maglev train in motion on a 100-centimeter track. To discover the optimum load, the magnetic field was assessed by…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The focus of this project is the wood fuel needs of refugee camps in the Darfur region of Sudan. We added insulation to a basic chimney style metal cooking stove to create a…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This study performed a simple experiment to determine the magnitude of the earth's gravitational acceleration. Methods/Materials The motions of a basketball, a tennis ball,…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals The project goal was to improve upon my year one project, an electromagnetic accelerator, and compare the performance between pre-wrapped and hand wrapped magnetic coils wit…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Is 12-lead modified-torso electrode ECG interchangeable with standard 12-lead ECG? Based on my research, I hypothesized that modified-torso method will result in diagnostic…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to investigate whether measuring drumhead displacement is a suitable substitute for measuring drumhead tension, and if it is, whether drumhead displacement…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine what speed a car gets the best gas mileage. The second objective was to determine if a cargo rack on top of the car as well as…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals How does the construction of a magnetic clock affect its efficiency in comparison to a battery operated clock? Methods/Materials I used a mechanical pendulum clock, 2 bar ma…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Ocean waves have huge amounts of energy that can be converted to electrical energy. We wanted to find the best method of converting this energy to electricity and determine…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals The Leidenfrost phenomenon occurs when a liquid in contact with a sufficiently hot mass produces an insulating vapor layer which supports the liquid itself. However the pres…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals Astronomical observations suggest that there is an immense amount of matter in the universe that is invisible and seemingly undetectable. This invisible matter is known as d…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The scientific problem is "Can sunspots be used to track and measure the sun's rotation rate and how accurately can they do so?" In this experimental project sunspots were e…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Our two goals for this project were to: (1) figure out a new idea for creating power and (2) to make power from just a battery, an alternator and a bicycle. We wanted to see…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The experiment will test how many volts a solar cell will generate from each type of light, from infrared to ultraviolet when exposed exclusively to each light. The procedur…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals I currently play a 3/4-size violin and will soon need a full-size violin. I wanted to find out if it is possible to quantitatively determine the quality of a violin by analy…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if using mirrors to reflect more sunlight onto a solar panel would cause the panel to produce more electricity? Methods/Materials I used a solar panel t…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My goal is to demonstrate that photons can be used to send and receive information through optical fibers like how electrons travel through copper wires. Methods/Materials I…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this science fair project was to determine which volleyball serve is the hardest for the opponent to return based on the effects of the spin on volleyball. Me…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To learn about shock absorbers and evaluate how changing a shock absorber's piston orifice area affects piston travel time (damping rate). Methods/Materials A plant duster w…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals To determine how high-voltage, high-frequency electricity flows across the surfaces of various insulators. Methods/Materials Tesla Coil capable of being tuned to approximate…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find how solar cell energy output was affected by temperature. I believed that all solar cells would produce less energy as the temperature went up and t…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective was to compare the differences between solar and wind energy, to see which one is more efficient. Methods/Materials A solar generator and a wind generator were…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to learn as much as possible about radio receivers and transmitters and the components that make them up. Methods/Materials I studied several diff…