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.
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
The goal of this study was to further confirm, characterize, and classify LHS3844b, an exoplanet detected by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Furthermore, I strove to determ…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Visible streaks produced by air density variations, caused by temperature changes, any gas leakage or object’s moving (e.g. with supersonic speed), are an example of the Schlieren effect. In…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives My goal is to design and build a small-scale device that generates electricity from the force of ocean waves. My purpose is to help people who do not have access to electricity, f…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives The objective of this project is to build and program a Health Band to be worn like a watch to help predict and prevent heart attack, cardiac arrest, and strokes. This band is des…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
Highly precise measurements are critical in many fields of science. Quantum metrology studies how accurate measurements can be and how mean squared errors can be minimized to the ultimate ac…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
High-accuracy radio astronomy measurements of interstellar gas velocities are necessary to explore the structure and physical conditions of star formation regions. To improve the accuracy of…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives Cosmic rays are an unsolved problem in space exploration. While manned Mars missions are possible with current propulsion systems, the threat of cosmic radiation has not been addr…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives We wanted to learn how to get the most efficiency out of the production of energy from the solar panel. Methods We used clear, colored films to cover the solar panel. We used a lu…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives There are multiple techniques used to find the distance to stars using observational data. Which of the two commonly used methods- spectroscopic parallax and period-luminosity (P-…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives My goal was to determine how particle size affects viscosity of chocolate. Methods My project materials are: stir sticks, micrometer, baking pan, chocolate (sugar, cocoa nibs, coc…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this project is to determine the effects of proximity to a surface on aircraft wings. Methods Wind tunnel, variable-height wing, force sensor. Tested upwards forc…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives In this project the goal was to find which of three rotor designs on a windmill worked the best and spun fastest. Faster spin means more rotations per minute to create energy more…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objectives of this study was to measure the effect of the depth of the dagger board (sail boat) in the water and how varying the depth impacted sailing at different points of…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Segmented linear quantum computing architectures provide high error tolerance while maintaining a simple, one-dimensional layout. However, current research on implementing currently-achievab…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are a hypothesized model of dark matter. Many experiments intended to directly observe WIMPs are being developed; if successful, they would contr…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives Although solar is one of the primary sources of clean energy, current photovoltaic (PV) technology has an efficiency of only 15-20%, and temperature is one of the main factors aff…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives To verify stability of wings with our without winglets. My goal was to verify which which type of wing is preferable from a safety versus efficiency. Methods Building a wind tunne…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The purpose of my project is to figure out and determine the efficiency rate of using a copper coil as a heating element. In a sense, induction heating versus modern day stove top…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives My objective was to build a car that would run on itself using a generator attached to the axle. My goal was to have it run forever using its own power. Methods Materials: 1. A ra…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives The objective of this study is to determine whether charge forms on a tennis racquet and a tennis ball as a result of the racquet hitting the ball. Methods 1. Construct electrodes…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
My aim was to investigate the relationship between the square root of a parachute’s mass, the inverse of the square root of its area and its design with terminal velocity in order to assess…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The goal of the project is to detect a wildfire within first 5 minutes and send alert messages to the fire department and emergency service officials. If a wildfire can be detecte…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives This project determines if fire is a plasma by testing if a flame can carry an electrical current through an open gap. The flame is provided by a blowtorch. It is expected that wh…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
The objective of this project is to determine the most efficient and accurate method, among peak fitting analysis (PFA), linear combination fitting analysis (LCF), and principal components a…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives Laser communication is meant to solve the problem with radio wave communication in space. Radio waves degrade over long distances, can get messed with by interference, and cannot…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
The aim of the project is to research the effect of laser radiation on AlN ceramics, which is significantly superior in its parameters to fiberglass laminate. In this case the surfacing meth…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives Using sound output to analyze the effect of distance on data transmission through light waves. Methods To do this, I first made a Li-Fi model (Li-Fi is a wireless optical networki…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives (a) Broadband (1 GHz to 15 GHz) microwaves are applied to magnetic samples and magnetic resonance occurs when the resonance condition is met; (b) High accuracy is achieved when th…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives My goal was to create a portable, accurate and affordable air quality sensor, that integrates with a fast loading web app, that runs on any device, in order to assist people in mo…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The purpose of this project is to make hydroelectric generators more environmentally friendly and contribute to energy production. The U.S. gets 81% of its energy from fossil fuel…