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 · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the Franck Hertz Experiment is to test the hypothesis that the energy absorbed by gaseous atoms when they are excited is quantized. Methods/Materials To test…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I continued in this project because I felt that I had more to learn in this subject and that my project had not yet been able to reach to its full potential. In my research,…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals This experiment shows Bernoulli#s Principle is too simple an explaination and doesn't consider Newton#s Laws of Motion or the Coanda Effect, nor does it give enough credit t…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The experiment investigated whether plasmon oscillation of Ag plasmons with an ideal resonance frequency of 410nm would diverge more of the normally nondiverged Heaviside en…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to test if magnetic levitation would reduce friction and understand how magnetic forces can be applied to train technology. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to determine how traversing different immiscible fluid media affects a rotating solid sphere's position at different points in its fall (i.e.…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to help airplane/glider builders know which design flies the furthest Methods/Materials 12 Pieces of Graph Paper, 12 Pieces of wax paper,…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals In this project I investigated the question of how various colored surfaces heat up in the sunlight during the day and how they cool under the open night sky. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine and compare the temperature of two or more light sources by measuring each maximum intensity using the spectrum. the maximum intensity has a corresponding wavel…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to measure the induced magnetic force due to a changing magnetic field (Lenzs Law) by dropping a strong magnet down conductive metal tub…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to demonstrate running a Stirling engine continuously on light alone, generating energy by maximizing heat, absorption, and transfer of light heating the a…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to find out the best sound absorbing pattern. Methods/Materials Insulative styrofoam was cut under the supervision of a parent, and tested by…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to discover which angle of the blades of a windmill would make the windmill spin faster and produce more energy. My hypothesis stated that…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The intention of this science project was to study the affect of aerodynamics on speed in speed skiing. I intended to compare an athletic stance, a high tuck, a low tuck wit…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine the temperature of the air inside a pipe by measuring the speed of sound. Methods/Materials Microphone, speaker, oscilloscope, audio generator, thermometer, hai…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The question I asked is: Does temperature affect the viscosity of a liquid? Viscosity is defined as the resistance of a liquid to flow. The results of the experiments were r…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective: To determine if teardrop shaped fairings added to the 12 blade-to-strut joints of my innovative Vertical Axis Wind Turbine design, which I constructed in Phase…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn how the range of a WiFi wireless computer signal is reduced by passing through different barrier materials. My research led me to believe that meta…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine what household materials cause the most interference for wireless networking signals. Methods/Materials I started with a wire…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Over the past several years, I have been thinking about different ways of using wind as a source of power. I wondered if a lot of wind could be directed so that more power c…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Determine the characteristics of an electromagnet that produce maximum holding force. I varied core length, core diameter, wire size, number of turns and power applied. Meth…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Why are water tanks located up on top of towers or on top of hills? I hypothesized it has something to do with creating pressure for better flow of water and decided to crea…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The primary objective of this project was to analyze the effects of varying the aspect ratio of a rectangular wing while keeping the surface area constant. The secondary obj…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see what the effect of the degree of camber, or curvature, in each of the three wing designs I constructed, would have on the ability of the craft to bec…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Objective: To create a hovercraft that can support my weight. Methods/Materials I created a hovercraft using plywood and a skirt made out of a tarp with a drawstring powered…
CSEF · 2004
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The original goal of my project was to discover whether or not different shapes would affect adhesion. Adhesion occurs when to substances meet and it does not matter how lit…
CSEF · 2004
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals This project was done to discover which wing (airfoil) design would create the greatest aerodynamic lift. Methods/Materials Six wing (airfoil) designs were created to be of…
CSEF · 2004
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine and compare the aerodynamics of custom made plaster shapes when tested within a wind tunnel for drag. Methods/Materials The sha…
CSEF · 2004
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals I wanted to test the resistance in different metals and gauges of rods to see if it affected the arc speed of a Jacob's Ladder. I wanted to find the metal as well as the gau…
CSEF · 2004
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this science project was to understand the properties of active filters. I studied the basic theory behind operational amplifiers (op amps) and showed how they c…