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 · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to design a prototype induction heating system utilizing a digital control loop implemented on a FPGA. This would replace the analog phase-locke…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Through our project, we wanted to measure the effectiveness of increasing the number of iterations of a fractal in a fractal antenna and the wireless signal reception streng…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to determine if it is possible to create a macro-scale (as opposed to nano-scale) device that exhibits memristive behavior using table-top ma…
CSEF · 2013
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine which factor of a wind turbine blade is responsible for effiency, surface area or the shape of the blade. I tested eight different shaped blades that had equal…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Create a sophisticated, yet low-cost, mobile robot platform with various sensors to survey hazardous environments. The robot is to be controlled from a remote distance. All…
CSEF · 2013
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This science fair project determined the best mainsail design for racing, cruising, and racer-cruiser sailboats. I experimented with three sail designs: the Marconi sail (sh…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if changing the amount of time the holographic plate and object are exposed to the laser impacts the clarity of the holographic image. Methods…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Computers are expensive. It would be good to have computers that are affordable for everyone. Two methods to make them more affordable are to use less expensive, non-compute…
CSEF · 2013
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I'm testing whether changing the angle of an airfoil/wing affects the lift (or downward force) generated by air flowing over and under the airfoil/wing. Methods/Materials My…
CSEF · 2013
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Problem - Safebottles.co.nz has reported that more than 100 million plastic water bottles end up in landfills and waterways worldwide each day # that is approximately 1500 e…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project was designed to determine how a modulated voltage supply at a constant low current would affect the rate of deflection of charged particles by an electromagnet. T…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My question, as stated above, was chosen because I had seen my dad pop balloons with lasers before, and I thought it would be a great base for a science fair project. I wond…
CSEF · 2013
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find out if and how elevation affects the break of a curveball. I predict that a curveball thrown at higher elevation will travel farther an…
CSEF · 2013
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals How do the sail angle, sail width, and the wind speed affect the force on a sail? Our hypothesis is that the largest sail at the highest wind speed will produce the greatest…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Objective is to determine correlations between the index of refraction (IOR) and density and chemistry. The initial hypothesis was that denser liquids will have higher IORs…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals This study examined the effect of insulating and conductive cylindrical tubes on induced eddy currents caused by movements of magnets. Methods/Materials The experiment compa…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to investigate the new and developing studies of UVA radiation protection. The goal for this experiment is to promote educational study…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine scientifically if percussing a watermelon predicts how sweet or ripe it is. I hypothesized that ripe watermelons transmitted a different sound…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine the effect of air temperature on the flight distance of a fueled film canister. Methods/Materials Two blocks of wood were screwed together with one cut at a 45…
CSEF · 2013
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal for this project was to find out if golf ball dimpling on the top surface of delta wing glider can increase its aerodynamics efficiency to a point which affects mea…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals Under applied electric current, interconnects in integrated circuits are known to fail when lack of resistance to electromigration causes directional diffusion and the forma…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to figure out whether lasers might be used to transfer energy efficiently. Specifically, to measure the efficiency when power is converted in…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My project was to prove or disprove if the material a levitating train is built with affect its rate of speed. I believe the material a levitating train is built with affect…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals How does adding mass change the period of a spring? My hypothesis was the more weight added to a mass-spring system will increase the length of the period of the spring#s ha…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To create a rapid inference classification system by correlating transit curvature to mass and orbital radius of exoplanets. The rapid inference classification system provid…
CSEF · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if a maximum efficiency exists in an magnetic air conditioning apparatus that utilizes the magnetocaloric effect to produce a temperature chang…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Today four stroke gasoline engines control our transportation. These engines are polluting the environment and run on a limited fuel. I've proved before that HHO added to th…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals The Fitzhugh Nagumo Model is widely used to understand the behavior of neurons and other excitable systems, which are nonlinear oscillators with a distinct threshold and dyn…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine which direction a house faces will absorb the most heat from the sun and record the highest temperature. Methods/Materials Fo…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To see if expensive sunscreens with high SPFS are better than inexpensive sunscreens with low SPFs. Methods/Materials Materials: Different brands of sunscreen, Saran wrap, 2…