Every CSEF 2002 project in the archive: 855 entries with abstracts, awards and links to the originals.
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Objective: To find out what fin design flies the highest and what fin design is in flight for the longest time. We think the triangular fin will fly higher because it will f…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine what water amount in a two-liter bottle rocket will make the rocket go to the highest altitude. Methods/Materials Bottle Rocket,…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out which brand of AA alkaline batteries lasts the longest under a fixed load. My hypothesis was that the Energizer Advanced Formula brand would las…
CSEF · 2002
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Teachers are concerned about covering a large volume of curriculum in a short time. Since many students have trouble understanding what they read, some teachers and parents…
CSEF · 2002
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects a dominant-negative p53 protein has on the cellular and molecular response of prostate cancer cells to radiation. Th…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Aluminum has recently been implicated in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Disease. The objective of my project was to find whether a substanti…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my Science Fair experiment was to find out which level of acidity, 3, 4, 5 or 6, was most harmful to plant growth. I hypothesized that my controlled group, wi…
CSEF · 2002
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to write a computer program that would be able to solve a simple letter analogy based on human perception. For example, if the program was given…
CSEF · 2002
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to examine chaos under controlled conditions. This experiment looks at chaos and how it appears in iterative processes that differ by a constant…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To build a circuit that will allow me to generate a sound signal at point A and time how long it takes to reach point B. Methods/Materials List of Materials- Equipment inclu…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effectiveness of active noise control as functions of noise frequency, noise type, and the distance between the noise and anti-noise source…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objective is to show it is possible to electronically mimic the human sense of smell using ordinary polymers and make it adaptive by using Artificial Intelligence. A rela…
CSEF · 2002
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The blood brain barrier is an important structure in the maintenance of brain homeostasis. Protease nexin 1 (PN1) is a 43-kDa serine protease inhibitor (serpin) found predom…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine the characteristics of both the Solar and Methanol Fuel Cells and find out if the Solar Fuel Cell was more efficient than Methanol. I believe tha…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn about what makes an airplane maneuverable. Methods/Materials I used paper airplanes with rudders and elevons. I threw them multiple times with diff…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if a family could produce an alcohol fuel from their kitchen wastes that a household could consume on a regular basis. Also, I wanted to find out if the…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine whether heat has an effect on the growth of algae. I hypothesized that warmer temperatures would cause more algae to grow in…
CSEF · 2002
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Given three linked loci, yellow body (y), a rough eye known as echinus (ec), and cut wings (ct), what is their frequency of recombination and thus the distance between them,…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The carbon dioxide reaction at the anode of an alkaline electrolyte fuel cell limits the cell#s usefulness. The purpose of these experiments is first to determine if hydroge…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find a 1-1 relation to the psi and wieght lifted. Methods/Materials I first built a Lego system to measure and use the pressure to lift different wieghts…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The object of my project is to determine the affects of altitude on the oxygen content in the blood of a human being. I hypothesized that as altitude increased, the amount o…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Are we unknowingly consuming toxic metals when we eat foods cooked in metal pots and pans? The objective of this experiment was to determine whether significant amounts of a…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the use of a hand sanitizer three times per day by students results in the decreased the spread of communicable illnesses in classrooms, res…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find an alternative method for fabrication of semiconductor nanorods. A template-method, whereby two solutions are diffused across a semi-permeable membr…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine how well vinegar inhibits bacterial growth at different acid levels. Methods/Materials The main materials in this experiment are…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals In this experiment, whether or not the power of suggestion affects people#s decision making was tested. Specifically, the experiment sought to see if anchoring (a technique…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Determine why a ball of given mass, diameter and smoothness does not fly accurately and precisely. Manufacture two experimental ball groups with surface patterns ('Fully Dim…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Since the entire genome of the yeast, Sacchcromyces Cerevisiae, has been sequenced, the next task is to determine the roles of particular genes. Yeast use at least two diffe…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine if there is a correlation between the hotnessof chilipeppers and acidity, using chili salsas. Our hypothesis is that if there is range of hotness in chili peppe…
CSEF · 2002
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine which lubricant has the lowest friction by measuring what angle does the test block starts to slip. Methods/Materials A total of two drops of oil…