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 · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objectives/goals were to determine what was the best method to remove static electricity from different common materials in various environments. Methods/Materials I used…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine what effect sound decibel, frequency level, and proximity from a sound source, had on voltage output measured by a voltmeter,…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The question to be answered is which common gasoline alternative fuel is the most efficient in cost and caloric content including wood, vegetable oil, animal fats, and natur…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Through this project I can demonstrate how food is being burned and stored in my body. I used a calorimeter in this demonstration to calculate the food I burned and the heat…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine how much lift a rotating cylinder generates when compared to an airplane propeller and a helicopter blade. I predict that the rot…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to see if I can generate electricity by evaporating water. The main reason I did this project is that the world is currently having problems with e…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if I could use the simple principle of sound as a function of car speed to detect red-light-runners and prevent potential collisions. I believe that…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether I could effectively measure the coefficient of kinetic friction for "wood on wood" using a microcontroller device. Methods/Materials An…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to design, build and demonstrate the feasibility of a low cost, GPS based, navigational system to pilot an aircraft without human input. The aut…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My science project studies the phenomenon of light bending around objects. When traveling close to an object, the direction of a light beam slightly bends towards that objec…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to learn if a lacrosse ball will go faster at a higher altitude due to the low barometric pressure. The experimenter also might be able to…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project was conducted to find out whether the distance between double-slits in a slide would affect the resulting interference fringes the same way with a piece of glas…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals To see what effects water rocket stability while the rocket is flying. Fins, weight, air pressure, and water-to-air ratio were examined in 3 ways: 1) using a rocket simulato…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective for this project was to see if I could slow a free-falling object safely to the ground using only drag, by optimizing the blade camber of propellor wings. I bel…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to test the electrical conductivity of a candle flame. Considering the basic structure and physics of a flame, I thought that the center dark…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objectives are to answer the questions regarding electricity generation in "reverse"Faraday's setup:1)Does the reverse of Faraday's setup generate electriciy? Spinning a…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Electromagnetic motors specifically run on electricity and magnetism. When you put these together they may run very fast. My project#s main purpose is to test the different…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My project was done to learn about electricity, specifically static electricity, using a charge detector and accumulating charge by combing hair. I hypothesized that the mor…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect of rate of spin, thrust, and launch angle on a Frisbee's flight tendencies. Methods/Materials This experiment requ…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals A picture of a woman floating in the Dead Sea and reading a newspaper, inspired me to investigate whether salt water allows heavier objects to float than tap water and wheth…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the effect of hole size in coupled salt oscillators on the period and relative phase to which the oscillators stabilized after a…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals To compare the forces on the Main sail and Jib sail of a CFJ sail boat in different wind conditions and directions to see if the forces are consistently proportionally to th…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine if a smaller or larger spacing between the magnets on a Gauss Rifle will maximize the distance the projectile travels. It is hypo…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to test if a wind turbine could be designed to work more efficiently, and also be more eco-friendly, by funneling air through an hour-glass…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to design and engineer the most efficient anchor light on the market. To achieve this, my plan was to utilize LED's placed under a paraboli…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to design and build a hovercraft capable of carrying a load of 10 kg (22 lbs.) Methods/Materials Materials: Electric Model Aircraft motor wi…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals WIFI uses devices called Access Points that may use antennas to transmit signals for a receiving client to access the internet. The purpose of my experiment was to find out…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This experiment specifically tested how temperature affects a violin's pitch. Methods/Materials In the experiment, a perfectly tuned violin was put into a 30 cubic meter roo…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The object of my science project was to determine how the camber of an airfoil affects its lift-to-drag ratio. Methods/Materials I tested the performance of several airfoils…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find out how a pendulum worked and what variables affected it, because there are many pendulums that exist in everyday life (in grandfather…