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 · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Force fields affect the work needed for an object to travel between two points in space. In this project, a particle traveled under the influence of five force fields (shown…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how the mass of a moon affects its wobble. I hypothesize that if the mass of the moon increases, the moon will wobble more in its orbit. Method…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My goal of this experiment was to test the frequency, amplitude, and magnitude of nine different clarinet notes as they pass through different mediums. These mediums consist…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine how the rate of flow of a liquid through a tube is affected by the following factors: (a) pressure driving the flow, (b) the len…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals In 2008, my goal was to determine the optimum material to place inside of a solar collector in order to maximize the collector's energy efficiency. This year, I first valida…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment tested the relationship between coil and core length to achieve maximum velocity for electromagnetic accelerator applications. Methods/Materials Force as a f…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research project is to optimize the output of a sediment microbial fuel cell (MFC) by varying the ratio of anode to cathode effective surface area. Sedim…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to see if a star's gravitational field strength would have any effect on the elliptical path of the comet that orbits the star. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment tests the performance speed gains or losses in a computer between doubling the CPU clock speed and doubling the amount of RAM. Methods/Materials -One 2.8GHz…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to produce more electricity more efficiently. Evaluating the level of efficiency produced by different lengths, angles, and number of fa…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine which airplane will reflect the least amount of light. The three airplane models are the B-2 spirit airplane model, the Boeing 767 model and the F-35 joint stri…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine the correct ratio of baking soda to vinegar that will result in the highest launch of a plastic canister Methods/Materials Material : 1. Plastic Fuji film canis…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine what sail trim 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 degrees would make the boat sail fastest. We believe that the sail trim of 90 degrees would make the boat sail the…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if winglets on an airplane improved stability. If so, what shape and angle of winglets would make an airplane the most stable. I…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Computers, even simple ones in digital clocks and calculators, use binary arithmetic and need to convert binary, which most people can not read, to decimal. The purpose of m…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I will demonstrate that the more aerodynamically shaped and smother an object's surface is, the lower the object's drag coefficient [C(d)] will be. I will do this by compari…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals I invented a medicine cabinet to address a pressing problem our society is facing today. The population of older people in the U.S. is increasing rapidly, and as people grow…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Measuring the speed of light in air is pretty difficult. It took Albert Michelson years to make an accurate measurement. Measuring the speed of light in water might be easie…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals For my experiment, I asked myself this question: Can one or more solar panels be connected to produce enough energy to charge an iPhone in the same amount of time it would t…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals It is known that shadows significantly reduce solar panels' output power in commercially available models. The objectives of this project are to investigate this phenomenon…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to determine if the speed of a five pole dc motor will change if the voltage is changed. I hypothesize that as I increase the voltage the s…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals The Electrochromic Sun-Tracking Windshield (ESTW) is an automatic machine vision system for cars which determines when the sun is in the driver's field of view and rapidly d…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine the effect surface condition (the suit) and different forms or body strokes (good form, bad stroke and streamlining) can have in relation to the speed of a swim…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals How will different gasses resist the motion of an object? I believe that the denser the gas is, the more it will resist the motion of an object. To test this I will have a s…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I was curious about the sound of piano and wondered if it was possible to create notes that sounded as realistic as the piano notes and better than my electronic keyboard. S…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals To manipulate factors in order to maximize efficiency output, increase the transmitting power and finally, to integrate applications to everyday use. Methods/Materials RF am…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project aims to build an operational dual stage electromagnetic launcher with a coil gun as its initial stage and a rail gun as the second stage. A number of tests will…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out the effect of core size and wire size on electromagnet strength. Methods/Materials A 20cm length of wire was wrapped 17 times around a nail. The…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether the abruptness of the vertical boundary between two gases with different densities is more dependent on the ratio of…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if the acidification of Earth's oceans would have an effect on how sounds traveled through ocean water, and if there was an e…