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 · 2018
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The main objective of our project is to create a tool using MATLAB that will automatically analyze pictures of the Sun right before a solar storm occurred. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2018
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wondered if you could reduce the damage caused by high winds by using different building designs. This inspired my question, "Which building designs are better for areas t…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This study used multi bandpass differential photometry of variable star eclipses to investigate potential variations in the speed of light (c), offering a test of special re…
CSEF · 2018
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine what fan blade characteristics affect the amount of airflow. Methods/Materials Using homemade items, I made a fan and an anem…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
In a classroom, even if we are close to the teacher or speakers, we do not listen optimally. For this reason, it was proposed to study the acoustics of a room, wondering if is there a relati…
CSEF · 2018
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to learn which type of seawall is the most efficient to prevent coastal erosion. Methods/Materials The idea for this project was to find the most efficient seawall…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
As an indicator of the expansion history of the universe, type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) reveal the fact that the universe is experiencing accelerating expansion and lead to the historic discov…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
My vision of this science fair project and my everyday life is to look into the unknown. That's why this year, I researched an amazing shape called the brachistochrone to explore its possibi…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The task of the project is to create a cluster of 4 portable scintillation counters for recording extensive air showers (EAS) of elementary particles, suitable for placement in open areas, i…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to understand how the size, mass, and velocity of a meteor relates to the size of the crater it makes upon impact. Methods/Materials I used di…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project was to determine whether the sun is a major source of cosmic rays. The question at hand was how does a solar eclipse effect muon counts? It was hypothesized that…
CSEF · 2018
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I am determining which golf ball dimple pattern travels the fastest through a fluid. Methods/Materials I took 5 different patterned golf balls and dropped them in a 1.8 mete…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Many devices use GPS and depend on the accuracy and reliability of the signal, but how accurate really is it, and what affects the change? This project tests WAAS signals, a GPS correcting s…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The timbre, or tone color, of a sound possesses unique characteristics which enable us to differentiate one musical instrument from another, even when the tones are of the same pitch. Violin…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine how the physical properties of a reed relate to the timbre (or quality of sound) produced by a musical instrument. Notes fro…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This experiment served to implement the various satellite-tracking techniques acquired through the Irvine CubeSat Program and to verify the claims by several ham-radio opera…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether surface gravity affects the luminosity of the gravitational waves produced by a binary system of Black Holes. It was hypothesized that…
CSEF · 2018
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project was an investigation of how different wing configurations affect the pressure measured on aircraft. Methods/Materials Using an engineering application called Si…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to create a battery that would harvest radio frequencies in order to continually charge a crystal battery so that it could possibly last forever. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My project's goal is to study the following question: Does the number of neodymium magnet stages affect the projectile distance and velocity of the steel plated ball bearing…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The Hofstadter Butterfly is a distinct fractal pattern in quantum physics that describes the energy eigenvalues of electrons subject to a magnetic field in a two-dimensional (2D) lattice. As…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy First Award
Collective motion has attracted increasing interest in recent years as it is observed in a wide variety of applications such as the flocking behavior of birds or self-assembling nanoparticle…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To build a working particle detector and test for baseline particle count flux based on elevation and protected locations such as caves and overpasses with sufficient densit…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Astronomers who measure light levels of stars have noticed that not all stars emit light at a constant rate. By the 20th century, a star called “RR Lyrae” was discovered to be a variable sta…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
There is a well known gadget in field of electronics where a Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) moderates the flow of current to an LED by responding to an external electric field. The…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
In our project we present new method for increasing oil production by changing physical-chemical properties of oil with external electromagnetic field. As a result of the implementation of t…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Bok Globules are dense clouds of molecular hydrogen gas that are generally associated with emission nebulae and young star clusters. It has been hypothesized that these clouds represent the…
CSEF · 2018
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Determine which sugar among Sucrose, Glucose, and Fructose makes the best choice of sugar fuel for sugar-based solid propellant motors. Gain experience with materials, equip…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Meteors are the visible tracks of small grains that enter Earth’s atmosphere from space. They collide with air molecules and create streaks of light in the upper atmosphere. The purpose of t…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Gravitational waves offer promising new ways to detect astronomical phenomena such as binary black hole systems, supernovae, and background gravitational waves from the Big Bang. We focused…