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 · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My project was designed to test the effect of gas bubbles on the density of water. I obtained my idea from a television show I watched about the Bermuda Triangle. One of the…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The project objective was to determine whether the average number of calories produced by each 1.25 inch mirror tile in a concentrating solar array would remain constant as…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals This study compared the behavior of a Braitenberg vehicle equipped with light sensors to a vehicle equipped with sound sensors. A Braitenberg vehicle is a light sensing robo…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if a home could be lit by single light source transmitted by fiber optics wire. I hypothesized that a small home, about 1225 square feet, could b…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals I hypothesized that the car with magnets would go further than the car without magnets. Methods/Materials A wooden car and track were made. A bar magnet was attached to each…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I chose to expand upon my project from last year (determining the relationship between air pressure and sound). My curiosity first led me to test various material densities…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the effect of sugar concentration on the index of refraction (IOR) of sugar solutions. My hypothesis was that IOR increases enough with increas…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals On Oct 14 2004,Reuter News reported a study by Sweden Karolinska Institutet showing that ten or more years of mobile phone use increases the risk of developing acoustic neur…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals As the world trends towards a time when portable computing devices are miniaturized to the point where they become wearable, efficient human interface with these electronics…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the path with the shortest distance between two horizontal planes is necessarily the path which will take the least amount of time to travel…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if electrical resistance could be used to determine water quality. Methods/Materials Various samples of water were checked for c…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals We investigated if the density of wood affects the conductivity of the wood. Methods/Materials We used 30 Cedar Wood blocks (2in x 2in x 2in), 30 Oak Wood blocks (2in x 2in…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objectives/goals were to determine what was the best method to remove static electricity from different common materials in various environments. Methods/Materials I used…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine what effect sound decibel, frequency level, and proximity from a sound source, had on voltage output measured by a voltmeter,…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The question to be answered is which common gasoline alternative fuel is the most efficient in cost and caloric content including wood, vegetable oil, animal fats, and natur…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Through this project I can demonstrate how food is being burned and stored in my body. I used a calorimeter in this demonstration to calculate the food I burned and the heat…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine how much lift a rotating cylinder generates when compared to an airplane propeller and a helicopter blade. I predict that the rot…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to see if I can generate electricity by evaporating water. The main reason I did this project is that the world is currently having problems with e…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if I could use the simple principle of sound as a function of car speed to detect red-light-runners and prevent potential collisions. I believe that…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether I could effectively measure the coefficient of kinetic friction for "wood on wood" using a microcontroller device. Methods/Materials An…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to design, build and demonstrate the feasibility of a low cost, GPS based, navigational system to pilot an aircraft without human input. The aut…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My science project studies the phenomenon of light bending around objects. When traveling close to an object, the direction of a light beam slightly bends towards that objec…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to learn if a lacrosse ball will go faster at a higher altitude due to the low barometric pressure. The experimenter also might be able to…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project was conducted to find out whether the distance between double-slits in a slide would affect the resulting interference fringes the same way with a piece of glas…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals To see what effects water rocket stability while the rocket is flying. Fins, weight, air pressure, and water-to-air ratio were examined in 3 ways: 1) using a rocket simulato…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective for this project was to see if I could slow a free-falling object safely to the ground using only drag, by optimizing the blade camber of propellor wings. I bel…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to test the electrical conductivity of a candle flame. Considering the basic structure and physics of a flame, I thought that the center dark…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objectives are to answer the questions regarding electricity generation in "reverse"Faraday's setup:1)Does the reverse of Faraday's setup generate electriciy? Spinning a…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Electromagnetic motors specifically run on electricity and magnetism. When you put these together they may run very fast. My project#s main purpose is to test the different…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My project was done to learn about electricity, specifically static electricity, using a charge detector and accumulating charge by combing hair. I hypothesized that the mor…