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 · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to conduct wind tunnel studies to determine how the shape of an airplane wing affects the lift and drag of that wing. It was hypothesized that…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine the speed at which the earth rotates, and the size of the earth. I have two hypotheses: the earth is round, and rotates one cyc…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My Objective is to find the amount of force exerted on to the violin top while the violin itself is in tune and to see how different kinds of strings effect that amount of f…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the feasibility of generating electricity with no moving parts, and its applications in a commercial setting. Methods/Materials The materials u…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if the electrolyte hydrogen production through the use of solar panels was an affective and affordable way to produce energy at home for the h…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine how the size of the incoming object, the energy of the incoming object, and the type of target surface material effect the siz…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out how much electricity will be saved if fluorecent light bulbs are used for lighting instead of incandescent bulbs. I also wanted to find the out the dife…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Three different objects of the same weight: zinc, tin, and lead were tested to see if their size influenced weight at increased gravity. Methods/Materials A 12" Patton Fan w…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project is to research and discover whether there exists another bridge material that is stronger and makes better sound than the wood bridge that is currently used on th…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The problem of my project is how will I construct a simple light-sensing robot? This project's purpose is to fill in the need for a robot that is NOT alive but responds to l…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine which insulating clothing material is the most effective at preventing heat loss against cold weather. Methods/Materials Ten different insulatin…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project is to determine whether or not a photon can cause it's own interference, effectively being in two places at the same time. Methods/Materials Using two slits and…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To show that it is possible to give light to a house that is not connected to a local Electric company. Methods/Materials We took pictures of a real solar panel at Mrs. Russ…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The object of our experiment is to explore the relationship between the friction existing between earth segments in a fault zone, and the amount of force necessary to genera…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine why Jupiter's moons have different orbits. I predict that the moon farthest from Jupiter will have the longest orbital period and the closest mo…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My question was "How does the length of a wing help keep the wing in the air?" My goal was to find out which wing generated more lift, large or small. I guessed that the lon…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find the answer to a personal question: What is the fastest way to swim freestyle stroke? I want to compare two different strokes to see…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find the lifting capacity of a certain airfoil within the testing conditions of a self-constructed wind tunnel. Wtih the results obtained a flying machin…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to test different wavelengths of light to find out which color can produce the most power when shined on a solar cell. My hypothesis was that…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Can the refraction of light be used to identify materials? Methods/Materials Using a laser and polar projection paper, I shot the light beam through the medium and calculate…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To find a way to consistantly save energy in domestic applications, by using an invention that consists of a light sensor, motion detector, and timer. Methods/Materials A mo…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The two main purposes of this research is to determine the relative magnetic susceptibility of cryostat materials at low temperatures and analyze the magnetic behavior of th…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if decreased temperature increases magnetic strength. Methods/Materials Five groups with five magnets in each group were tested at varying temp…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Objective: The objective of my experiment was to determine how certain variables affect the strength of the magnetic field of an electromagnet. I tested the variables of ele…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to understand how different physical properties and chemical agents affect microwave superheating of water. Since scientific literature has n…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to use Millikan#s oil drop experiment to experimentally determine the value of the electron charge, #e#, to demonstrate the discrete nature of…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to show how air-resistance and gravity affects how a ball bounces on Earth and Mars. Also, to see if this can be molded in virtual realty e…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals For our project we wanted to find out what metal would go the fastest when proppelled by a magnetic induction coil launcher. Methods/Materials Method: set up coil launcher,…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn how a spider#s mass effects it#s vibrations. I believe as the spider#s mass increase the vibrations will decrease. Methods/Materials Six of the sam…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The goal of the experiement was to determine the most effective shape, and its relative angle to the direction of the wind for power genoration. In the experiment another go…