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 The project's goal was aimed to show the feasibility and potential for a digital display that relied solely upon an electrically actuated or induced change in area of some k…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My experiment will answer what is the relationship between roof color and interior temperature of a house. Environmental experiments show the world at large what is wrong an…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals In almost every form of energy use, whether it is braking on a bike or lighting a match, heat energy gets released and is most commonly lost. The purpose of this experiment…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine how does a change in temperature affect the voltage being generated due to the Thermoelectric Effect. The Thermoelectric Effect i…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to increase the efficiency of ASL (Arterial Spin Labeling) perfusion imaging. This is done through the application of Background Suppression…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how the flow rate (discharge) through different sized siphon tubes is affected by the diameter of the tubes. I predicted that the discharge wou…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Car window buffeting is known as Helmholtz oscillation. The sound made could be considered musical. Based on a model of this phenomenon, I wanted to see how this "note" coul…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objectives are to (1) calculate the age of Monoceros R2 by producing an H-R diagram, (2) to find a correlation between the ages of clusters in existing literature and the…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the orientation to the wind affects the amount of power generated by a wind turbine. Methods/Materials A wind turbine was constructed using…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To chart the vortices generated by different combinations of winglets and dihedral angles, and then determine the most effective configuration to minimize wingtip vortices.…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Can a functional wind tunnel be constructed that allows the aerodynamic testing of automotive models? Will this testing match known aerodynamic values for modern vehicles? C…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Can a car equipped with quicker illuminating LED brake lights, as opposed to incandescent brake lights, attract the attention of a following driver quicker thus reducing the…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals Determine if one can find his/her location on the earth using a Foucault's pendulum, a compass and a sundial to triangulate their position. Methods/Materials I used the shor…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine the best aerodynamic blade design of a wind turbine that would produce the most power. I hypothesized that the feather shaped des…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My goal is to find out whether Wi-Fi routers increase the risk of cancer and if you can block the radiation with metal shielding, mainly copper. Methods/Materials An antenna…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine what number and angle of windmill blades can produce the most energy. Methods/Materials 1. I constructed the windmill stand and blades with pin…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to increase the efficiency of resonant wireless power transfer by utilizing a passive tuned coil placed between a transmitter and a receiver, an…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals "The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Some people have the curiosity though and I am one of them. Th…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this scientific investigation is to calculate the constant velocity at which a person in a spaceship would have to travel to get from earth to the edge of t…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals This study was conducted with the primary objective of determining which Solar System object(s) would be most viable during various stages of stellar evolution. Another goal…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of our project was to find out how air pressure inside of a soccer ball affects how high it bounces if dropped and how far it goes when kicked. We also wanted to es…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals A robotic chemical detector, moving and responding to dangerous chemicals without human presence or control, could help save lives. My objective was to create an autonomous…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which pinhole size will produce the best resolution for a Nikon D200 digital pinhole camera. Methods/Materials The digital pinhole camera was m…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The present demand for energy is growing and fossil fuels are not a sustainable energy source. Emissions from fossil fuels significantly degrade air quality and the greenhou…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project was a study of two W Ursae Majoris eclipsing binary star systems, AB Andromedae and ER Orionis. The study sought to describe the stars based on various classifi…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to find out if there are more cosmic rays at higher altitudes than at lower altitudes. I believe that there are going to be more cosmic rays…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to develop a modified Bohr#s model using a semi-classical approach (using the Bohr theory and Coulomb repulsion energy) that can be easily und…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to test the theory of the Graviton, the theorized elementary particle predicted by the standard model of physics that mediates the force of gravity…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to create an automated shopping cart that can autonomously follow a disabled person as they move through a store, eliminating the need for p…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment explores the topic of how the run time of a carbon arc would affect its resistance. My approach was to build a carbon arc and measure the resistance at diffe…