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 · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to give people a firsthand look at railgun physics and to test the possibility of a small-scale railgun for mundane uses, Ex. Construction.…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the optimum conditions for the recording and play back of information when a magnetic wire was run passed a transducer. The op…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to reduce the photovoltaic cost by using the multijunction (MJ) concentrator cell as a viable energy source. Methods/Materials I first performed an analysis using…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to show that the density of various liquids affects the refractive ability of light, or index of refraction. I believe that liquids with more…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective for this project was to build a remote controlled fishing boat, with a remote controlled reel, and catch fish with it. Methods/Materials Fabricate Boat Hull 1.…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Question: Can robots be applied in the medical field so that they can deliver blood bags from laboratories to nursing stations within the hospital? Hypothesis: If the curren…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to get my hamster to generate electricity using his exercise wheel and to store that electricity in a rechargeable battery. Methods/Materials 4 nail generat…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project is to see if electricity can be generated more efficiently than conventional methods. We hypothesize that using two three-phase motors, in a set…
CSEF · 2008
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals What I wanted to find out was, if keeping the surface area constant, how does the shape of a parachute affect the descent rate of a given load? Methods/Materials To find thi…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if the comb shape will affect the electrostatic charge production of a Van de Graaff Generator. Methods/Materials The Van de Graaf…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to increase the efficiency of a solar cell. To conduct this experiment, I carried out a series of three experiments. The focus of the fir…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the angle of the sun affects the speed of the solar car. I believe that the higher the angle of the sun is, the faster the speed of the sola…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Goal-create a solar-related energy sorce which can power any type of electronic using no advanced eqipment Methods/Materials -A sheet of Copper Flashing. -Alligator Clip Lea…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine whether electrical energy can be generated at a reasonable efficiency by combining non-imaging optics with the Seebeck effect, to di…
CSEF · 2008
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate to see if the size of blades and number of blades affect the voltage output of a water wheel. Based on my research, the hypothe…
CSEF · 2008
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals To find the most efficient way of producing downforcein a car by altering aerodynamics. Methods/Materials Using a wind tunnel I tested car bodies I designed & carved out of…
CSEF · 2008
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I believe that if a rocket's center of gravity (CG) is significantly ahead of the rockets center of wind pressure (CP) it should fly stably. By increasing the distance betwe…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To generate unique sounds with string systems, and to analyze their wave form and spectrum graphs Methods/Materials Using an old guitar, guitar string, wood, and tuning keys…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see if there is some way of increasing the amount of power you can get out of a solar cell without having to make some complicated changes…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Since the Law of Conservation of Energy should hold, if the superconductor- pendulum (made of Yttrium, Barium, and Copper Oxides) is below the critical temperature of 92K, i…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Purpose: To prove that when looking at the power available in a wave, the height of the wave has a greater contribution than the period of the wave. Methods/Materials MATERI…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the temperature of water affects the refraction of red laser light. Methods/Materials A laser pointer and a ruler taped to the bottom of a t…
CSEF · 2008
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals For my science fair I am doing aerodynamics of the wing. I thought of this topic when I was flying back to LA from Indianapolis. I saw through the window of the plane, the m…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My experiment is trying to demonstrate one of the strange phenomena of quantum mechanics; the dual wave-like or particle-like behavior that a particle (electron or photon) e…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine whether I could detect significant differences in the quantity of cosmic rays at three different altitudes by using a diffusion cl…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment determine whether a container filled with CO(2) would cool at a slower rate than a container filled with ambient air when both containers we…
CSEF · 2008
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the parachute's material would effect the speed of the parachute's descent. I believe that a parachute with a heavier material will fall faste…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals I studied the capacity of a dry cell battery to survive at extreme temperatures, in particular, that of Mars, -120 degrees Celsius, the North Pole, -60 C, the Mojave Desert,…
CSEF · 2008
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out the effect of different tail assemblies on gliders. I believe that the T-tail assembly will have the farthest flight distance because the horizo…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Hydrogen fuel cells are electrochemical energy conversion devices. This means that they convert chemical energy into electrical energy. This process is able to occur only wh…