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 · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals As people move out to more remote areas and naturally dry regions, fires become more and more devastating to humans and their property. The fire department has been using th…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Which type of kite will fly well in low winds? My hypothesis is that the Propelled Pillow kite or the Aerodynamic Airfoil kite will be able to fly at the lowest wind speed.…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To study if distance between warm bodies placed together and then apart affects their cooling rate. Methods/Materials I studied the cooling rate of one warm body with respec…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the Coriolis effect can be detected by its influence on water flowing through a coiled hose in a rotating frame of reference. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determin the relationship between added weight and wind velocity on an airplane. Methods/Materials A wind tunnel was built to simulate the effects of wind. A model airpla…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine a relationship between the voltage drop across a diode as temperature increases. My hypothesis was that as temperature incr…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to analyze how the approach speed and center of mass of a high jumper relates to the vertical height that the athlete will clear. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find out if adding more paddles or changing the width of the paddle fold will affect the speed and performance. Methods/Materials 1. Cre…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to test different turbine blade designs and the effect it will have on the amount of kinetic energy produce. Methods/Materials The following…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine the dependence of a magnetically levitated train's velocity on the current applied to propulsion coils. Methods/Materials T…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to see what effects rotational inertia would have on the velocity of a softball pitched fastball. Another goal of the project was that by findin…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Will redesigning the 1000 turn Electromagnetic coil into two 500 turn Electromagnetic Coils optimize the launch distance of the rocket. If so, what percentage of change will…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to create an electromagnetic coil gun with optimum efficiency and power. Affecting variables will be isolated and compared to ensure test ac…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see which size drillstock would produce the strongest electromagnet. Methods/Materials I used six drillstock cores with three different sizes. The sizes…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My experiment is designed to find how much electromagnetic radiation is emitted by each of four ways (using the phone directly, on speakerphone, with a plug-in headset, or w…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project investigates the effect of incandescent light bulb color upon the evaporating rate of rubbing alcohol. In my experiment, I took an incandescent light bulb, turn…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine whether the area of an object has an effect on its terminal velocity. Methods/Materials To test this, I built a wind tunnel out of…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals What type of webbed foot will propel a bird the fastest in the water? I predict that the foot with the most webbing between each toe will move a water fowl the fastest becau…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To investigate & determine which shape & angle of attack of an ornithopter's wings would produce the best thrust performance. Methods/Materials Based on proven laws of physi…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Goal: By the use of strobe photography, the goal of this experiment was to determine whether objects of greater mass would fall through air at a faster acceleration rate tha…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Objective: The objective is to determine if golf-ball style dimples can be used to improve the aerodynamics of a car. Methods/Materials Materials and Methods: Three versions…
CSEF · 2009
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The question: How much water is needed to put into a glass container to create the right frequencies to play a one octave scale? The hypothesis: The more water added to the…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project will analyze which blade angle is the most efficient for generating electrical power using wind turbines. The blade angles I am testing are 15, 30, 45, 60, and 75…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see if wave emitting devices had an effect on the signal quality of a home networks Wi-Fi router. The hypothesis was that the household wa…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My engineering problem was to develop a backpack that would be able to supply emergency support and communications for an indefinite period of time, as well as supply shelte…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project, Hovercraft Mania, was to discover the maximum payloads, or maximum weight, of different sizes of self-constructed hovercrafts. When I tested the payl…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal was to construct a hovercraft from everyday materials. The craft was to hover 10 or more seconds, traverse at least two meters, and show measurable friction reducti…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to determine which aspect of airfoils should be changed in order to increase the amount of lift that a wing can produce when being tested in a w…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My obhjective was to determine which parachute made from a common household material would have the closest drop speed to a zero porosity, real parachute material. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that the nichrome filament will illuminate better than the tungsten filament with everyday batteries. The battery voltage or electrical potential and not th…