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 · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals To determine what shape parachute (circle, square, rectangle, triangle or ellipse) will slow your fall down the best. I hypothesize that the circle shaped parachute will fal…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if the salt density and the size of the hole connecting the two fluid layers affected the period of the flow oscillations in the…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to investigate the possible application of airfoil wing shapes to hydrofoil craft to reduce drag when in the water. It was hypothesized that…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine what effect the shape of a wing has on lift generated. I believe that a wing that rises to its maximum camber early, but not too early will do th…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals This project evaluates the effect of changing the length-to-wingspan ratio on a paper airplane's ability to fly long distances. My goal is to control the testing environment…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals In forensic science, blood spatter is often used to interpret what has happened at the crime scene. This experiment focuses on whether the materials used or the heights from…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find out the efficiency of collecting, storing, and reproducing solar energy to produce artificial light. The hypothesis was the efficienc…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My experiment focuses on two of these types of fuel - the Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) and the Direct Methanol (DM) Fuel cell cell. These are the most promising of the…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see the effect of upper cambers, distances from the wing to the wind source, different wing lengths and different wing spans affected how…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Developed alternative energy sources such as wind power would free this country from its dependence on foreign oil. This project is a study of extracting electrical power ou…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which boat design is most hydrodynamic. Methods/Materials Eight wood blocks served as boats. With them I did three different tests: bow testing…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if designing a different roof system helps with regular ventilation. Methods/Materials *Bolsa Wood *Hot Glue Gun *Hobby Knife *Nails *30 Glue St…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals After converting a gas-powered go-kart to electric and adding solar panels, affects of solar panel use, and running time to deplete the batteries were investigated. The depe…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to construct a Nitrogen laser, determine which types and arrangements of components work best, and prove that it can lase. There are two type…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals Design and build a spinning device completely composed of common materials to study how magnetic fields drive a rotor to follow the rotation of a controller. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find out how color filters would affect the energy of a laser beam. I thought a color filter with the same wavelength as a laser beam would…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals This experiment investigates how electromagnet coil shape and stator magnet placement affects the rotations per fifteen seconds of a simple motor. Methods/Materials I built…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to try to find if distance has any effect on the speed of two computers connections. Methods/Materials First, to test this, the program Pin…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out if a magnet's strength changes due to temperature using liquid nitrogen, boiling water and ice water. My hypothesis was that the increase in temp…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective in the project was to find out if temperature would affect magnetism. Methods/Materials My method to test my hypothesis was to place the magnets into 4 differen…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals TO PPOVE THAT THE HIGHER THE FALL OF WATER, ASSUMING THE SAME FLOW OF WATER, THE MORE ELECTRICITY IS GENERATED. Methods/Materials I USED THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS: SMALL GENER…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to conduct internet research, and laboratory experimentation to study the theoretical principles behind fuel cells, and study their practica…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objective is to improve the performance of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells. The ideal thermodynamic voltage limit on PEM fuel cell performance is approximately…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to compare straw insulation to conventional insulation types that are commonly used today, which are fiberglass and solid foam sheets. My hypoth…
CSEF · 2005
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals By exploring the characteristics of the different materials that may compose a ship's hull, this experiment seeks to find that material which creates the least amount of fri…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if weight distribution inside a cylinder affected the speed of the cylinder while traveling down a slope. Methods/Materials The speed of three cy…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to determine what properties of mediums affect the light reflection, refraction and intensity off different liquids and in what quantity. Ano…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The object is to find if I can make a model of a linear accelerator that shows the basic principals of a linear accelerator. Methods/Materials Tape four 12mm ceramic cube ma…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis: White light, and additive colors all come from the primary colors red, green and blue. I will try to use the wavelengths of the primary colors to calculate the a…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project studied the interior and exterior temperatures of houses and their insulation rates given that the houses were painted with both solid colors (red, blue, green,…