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
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…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Design a methodology to assemble flip chips using standard IO circuits to maximize IO count and minimize implementation time. Develop the methodology to be usable with an ex…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if wing-shape is the sole factor to creating lift on airfoils. Methods/Materials A NACA 0019 and NACA 4219 airfoil were each made out of poster…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find which variable - weight, length, or amplitude - would have the greatest effect on the period of a pendulum. I believed that weight, length, and ampl…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective was to measure the Magnus force generated by a spinning tennis ball in a moving air flow at various spin rates and in both directions. Methods/Materials A conv…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine if I could identify an unknown source of radiation (Coleman lantern mantles) as emitting alpha, beta, or gamma radiation. In additi…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the characteristics of radiation and to find the best overall shield to stop the penetrating power of my radiation sources (Gamm…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how the refractive index value of a medium affects its angular dispersion. Methods/Materials In the first part of my experiment, I used Snell's…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals One of the fundamental principles of modern science is that the speed of light is constant in every inertial frame of reference. In this science project we consider why this…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to study the resistivity of different types and sizes of leads. I also determined the resistivity of certain beverages relative to water. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to create a bend sensor glove that can control a robot over a long distance without wires connected between the two. Methods/Materials A Power…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals I originally wanted to look at the effect of fin design on model rocket performance, but when I did my research, I found out that it would be really hard to measure the effe…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals To see what effect the surface area of an object,such as a vehicle, has on the amount of air resistance produced as it travels down a slope. Methods/Materials MATERIALS: 1 w…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to get my boat to be able to go its fastest up wind. To do this, I needed to find what wind condition and sail position , of several made each sail shape mo…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Our objective was the measure the effect the change in salinity has on the buoyancy and drag of the boat. Methods/Materials We constructed a modek boat and tank out of mason…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine if static and sliding friction is affected by surface texture and the weight of an object. Methods/Materials Method Glue three different sandpaper textures onto…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The ability to utilize lasers to produce a three dimensional image often requires high power sources and thousands of dollars, but by utilizing a common inexpensive diode la…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is maximizing the efficiency of a solar panel. This is achieved by being able to have a tracking system that can always calculate the location of t…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Many new materials for swimsuits are being created constantly that are less resistant than human skin or faster than normal material. This led me to my problem; do the fancy…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals This project compared different processor and memory sub-systems, to deduce the most efficient test procedure. Methods/Materials A wide range of computers were examined in t…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the angle, elevation, or type of light striking a solar panel would affect the output of the panel. Methods/Materials I used a solar panel fro…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how transmission of sound through a pipe is affected at different frequencies. I believe that the only result that will vary is the volume, wit…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to see if shape texture or tint made a differenc in the way sound was transmitted through glass. Methods/Materials The materials that we used to construct…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project explores several aspects of mechanical friction and sets out to prove two of Coulomb's laws of sliding friction: 1) friction between two surfaces is greater just…