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 · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals How does temperature regulation affect the power output of various solar cells (photovoltaic cells) in a concentrator system? The six photovoltaic cells - single-crystal sil…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals PROBLEM STATEMENT: The purpose of this project is to determine whether or not the geometry of simple waveguides affects the sound waves put through it, and if so, in what ma…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to use the imprinted fluorescence emission of methyl salicylate on Kodak Ektachrome (EL) color film negatives to determine the frequency and wavelength in co…
CSEF · 2003
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to observe the effect of Archer's Paradox on an arrow shot from a properly tuned recurve bow for the first 33 feet of flight. Methods/Materials I will perfo…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My goals were to find out the properties of electric currents: volts, amperes, etc, and how their values are affected by different amounts of resistance. I sought to find ou…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to understand how the flute works as a musical instrument. Methods/Materials I constructed model flutes from plastic irrigation pipe. My flutes varied in le…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals This experiment involves solar cells and how they produce electricity. Two important questions are: How is the output power affected by the input power and by distance from…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find the relationship between the length of a string (I tested guitar strings) and the frequency produced when the string is plucked or strummed. In addi…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My project was to learn how electromagnets work and to determine if the number of wraps in an electromagnetic coil proportionally affects the strength of the electromagnetic…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to understand and demonstrate the thermoacoustic phenomenon, which uses heat to initiate the oscillation of gas without moving parts. The second objective i…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To calculate the signal attenuation coefficient of a particular fiber optic cable, and demonstrate why it is that red light of a wavelength between 650 and 660 nm is used to…
CSEF · 2003
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My project was designed to determine how the surface area of a parachute affects a rocket's rate of descent. Methods/Materials One rocket was launched 30 times with three di…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To develop an artificial finger using Nitinol.The main problem faced with creating an artificial limb using Nitinol is the unpredictable nature of the wire under non-ideal c…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The viscosity of motor oil is supposed to stay the same no matter how hot the temperature gets, but could the viscosity of motor oil change at different temperatures? My goa…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to measure two effects predicted in Einstein's special theory of relativity: time dilation, in which a clock moving at a speed close to that…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to build a Dobsonian telescope and use it to measure the diameter of Jupiter and the orbital speed of Io. Methods/Materials I downloaded plans from the Inte…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project was to se which heat transfer fluid (HTF) would get the hottest. I used what I had learned in prior years solar projects to make three concentrating solar heaters…
CSEF · 2003
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals To investigate how the spacing between two inline wind turbines affects their performance by modeling them as two propellers in a wind tunnel and varying the spacing between…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The question we are answering is: Is the wavelength that is emitted by our laser a constant. We are using a cheap, non-professional laser, to find out if the quality of the…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Computers are getting faster, more powerful and more capable everyday. Most of today's home and business desktop computers would have been considered a 'Supercomputer' just…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals How does the diameter, length, and material of a magnet affect its attraction? Methods/Materials 8 ceramic magnet 1"diameter x ¼" 4 ceramic magnet ½" diameter x ¼" 1 neodyni…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To analyze capacitance as a rapid means to estimate viable cell numbers in culture and to apply this method to the evaluation of several frequently used cryoprotective agent…
CSEF · 2003
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Floating breakwaters absorb waves to protect the shore. Compared to gravity breakwaters (solid structures resting on the bottom), floating breakwaters are less expensive; do…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My goal was to use a spectrometer to observe the absorption of the visible wavelengths of light in liquids. My goal was also to determine the amount of light absorption in l…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine the effect of a magnetic field on the critical temperature (temperature at which a superconductor superconducts) of a type II ceramic superconduc…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Has one ever wondered why a calculator that has been left in a car out in the sun does not work, whereas the same calculator when cooled to room temperature works again? The…
CSEF · 2003
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find the most productive pitch for an electric generating prop, or windmill, at various wind speeds. I wanted to know which pitch, at which wind speed, w…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find the optimum solenoid that will be more powerful and last just as long as the ordinary solenoid. Methods/Materials I took 10 feet each trial of the s…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I wanted to know how the sound detection ability of a hearing aid is influenced by its geometrical shape. The goal is to measure and compare the sensitivity of three sound c…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To build a functional Tesla coil and to understand how a Tesla coil works. Methods/Materials Using a design found on the internet (http://privat.schlund.de/s/skluge/sub1.htm…