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 · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals In my Project the Speed of Light in Gelatin, I will be aiming a laser through Gelatin, and by using Snell's Law and the formula for the Index of Refraction, I will be able t…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Through the testing of different cross-sectional airfoil shapes, an ideal wing shape can be found that can be used to optimize the aerodynamic advantage of airplanes today,…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To build a working model of a small scale superconducting magLev train that provides sufficient dada to calculate weather or not building a full scale superconducting MagLev…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals # Calculate the density of the different motor oils. # Record the temperature and how it affects the viscosity of the motor oils. Methods/Materials The motor oils that were…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if the shape of a torpedo#s nose affected the speed and amount of drag that torpedo had. It was predicted that the hemisphere-no…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To predict gross lift for a hot air balloon before flight testing. Methods/Materials Measure the volume of the balloon. Test for temperature inside the balloon. Weigh the ba…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals As artificial neural networks (ANNs) gain popularity the need for larger and faster networks has arisen. Traditionally when the network is modeled in software the parallel n…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to understand if the surface material of an object affected its ability to transmit vibrations. Methods/Materials I used 12"x12" metal and…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Purpose Our project was to determine if the output voltage of our homemade hydro-electric generator will change linearly, exponentially or not at all when you increase the h…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals Design and build a device using simple electronic components and a microcontroller to detect weeds in vineyards. This eco-friendly system will lower farmers' operating costs…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal for my project is to determine at which hovering height, over which terrain will a helicopter produce the least amount of RPM's. Methods/Materials For my experiment…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals By simulating greater depth of water, can I create more force to lift greater weight at greater acceleration, as predicted by Newtons 2nd and 3rd laws? Methods/Materials Con…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals With the advent of portable consumer electronics, the world is now filled with millions of mobile battery powered devices. It would be very desirable to charge such devices…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the rate of change in the angle of the Sun. Methods/Materials A flagpole that measured 150 centimeters was set perpendicular to the ground. The…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to test the loss, or "attenuation" of 2.4 GHz electromagnetic wave signal as it passes through different materials and objects in addition…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine which roof color is the most effective and least effective at absorbing the sun's energy. I predicted that black would be the most effective and…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to demonstrate the effects of wing shape on lift. Methods/Materials To do so, I designed three different wing shapes with the same area and…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My obejective is to see if more copper windings equals more miliamps. I think that the generator with more copper windings will produce more miliamps. Methods/Materials I bu…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether a turbine mounted on automobile can generate enough electricity to power the cars electrical components and if it can have any affect r…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My science project was to build a wind tunnel in order to create an experiment that tested the efficiency of different winglet designs. Winglets are the physical extension o…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to test if a wrap-around spiroid winglet design is significantly better at reducing drag by weakening wingtip vortices than traditional upturned winglets. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals Chemical nanosensors are becoming increasingly important in the nanotech field due to the reduction of cost and potential of real-time monitoring offered by portable devices…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Find out what an electronic adder is and how it works. I find the way computers add binary digits with an adder very interesting and I wanted to build one for myself. Method…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to see if the number of dimples on a golf ball changes its range. Methods/Materials Materials: # Golf Ball Launcher (home made) # Compressed Ai…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals We wanted to know how old is Monoceros R2, a little-researched start cluster in the Unicorn Constellation. We took images of Monoceros R2 using the Faulkes Telescope in Aust…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Crude oil is often contaminated with water or brine when recovered from reservoirs. These oil-water emulsions can cause corrosion in pipes, posing problems such as equipment…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Problem: can using more air pressure in an air resevoir change the level of efficiency? Methods/Materials Materials: 1. 1 DC Generator; 2. 1 compressed air tanks (each at a…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find out which conductor works best with a rheostat dimmer, or more commonly known, a potentiometer. Scientific Question: What conductor…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The drift speed of electrons traveling through a circuit is directly related the current traveling through the circuit. Based on the idea that the current through a transist…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals Frustrated Total Internal Reflection (FTIR) is an optical phenomenon important in many practical applications. The greatest difficulty in studying FTIR is designing an appar…