Every California Science & Engineering Fair project Fairfolio holds: 17,387 entries across 24 years, with the abstract, category and awards the fair published for each one.
CSEF coverage: available historical abstracts for 2002–2019; award-listed projects only for 2021–2025, without abstracts and with explicit labels where titles were not published, except that most 2023 winners carry the abstract from CSEF's archived public showcase; public showcase abstracts for 2026. The 2020 fair was canceled.
Counts cover every year of this fair and use its own category labels, exactly as the source published them. Each one links to that category's CSEF projects.
17387 projects · showing 4801–4830
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The implications of ocean acidification on marine organisms, specifically intertidal relationships, are vast. As the acidity of ocean waters increases, we find severe impact…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Bee pollination accounts for 15 billion dollars in added crop value and more than one-third of the food consumed in the U.S. For almost ten years, Colony Collapse Disorder (…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to find out which candy (M&Ms or Nerds) has excessive amounts of artificial food colorings. My hypothesis is M&Ms uses excessive amounts of arti…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals I heard of an intertidal animal, the owl limpet, that was at risk due to poaching, and I wanted to learn more about this species. Owl limpets start out juvenile with no gend…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals (1) To determine if acidification will affect the calcium structure of sea urchins (lytechinus variegatus) and bivalve clam (venerupis philippinarum) and (2) minimize the da…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals When fruits are cut, they release polyphenol oxidase (PPO). When PPO comes in contact with air, it triggers oxidation, resulting in enzymatic browning of fruits. Goal of the…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to investigate how pH levels of our Central Valley's orange orchard soil is affected when different organic substances have been added to it…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Determine if varying strengths of magnetic forces affect radish seed germination rate and growth. Methods/Materials Using 5 groups of test tubes, each contained radish seeds…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the effects of various cleaning methods on bacteria growth on cutting boards. Methods/Materials 3 cutting boards (plastic, antiba…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to investigate prolotherapy. Prolotherapy is a localized injection-based procedure. Advocates claim that prolotherapy activates the body#s natural healing me…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this investigation was to determine if agricultural combustion waste has any affect on the productivity of brassica plants. Methods/Materials Apple wood combusti…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals How does deep frying chicken in different cooking oils affect their levels of saturated fat? Methods/Materials I was using an iodine density test to find and compare how sat…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This research examines the most integral, yet disputed component of the avant garde lithium air battery: the cathode. The cathode of this battery, which utilizes oxygen gas…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our experiment was to determine if Kratky grown plants in a controlled green house environment can benefit from controlled increases in the level of CO2 and t…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Prostate cancer treatment relies upon suppression of the androgen receptor (AR) pathway, but high levels of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) compensates for loss of AR activity,…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal is to examine and compare the oil collecting effectiveness of three household materials primarily for future potential oil spill occasions. Methods/Materials This r…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine the strength between traditional Portland Concrete and Earth Friendly Concrete. Methods/Materials The experiments involved making…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether or not biodegradable and non-biodegradable grey water affect how herbs grow. Methods/Materials The method included…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals In some countries, clean water is a luxury and polluted water causes numerous diseases. We became interested in this problem and studied correlation between turbidity and ba…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine whether electricity could be generated from waste water. Methods/Materials To create electricity, I had to const…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals My project tested whether CO2 can be converted into a useful product or into an alternative construction material that has superior strength properties. I tested how CO2 (a…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to test if visual cues such as images will improve the comprehension of information when two sentences are spoken at once. Methods/Materials T…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether smiling is contagious (to test whether smiling is passed on between people). Methods/Materials Mall, 320 random test subj…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals From this research, I formulate that I indeed will successfully find a way to show the force that is put on a brain for different sports that causes a concussion. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project is about the use of organic fertilizer like eggshell powder on plants. If the eggshell powder is a good organic fertilizer, then the medium amount (1/4tsp) of thi…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Do organic and standard fruits and vegetables have different levels of pesticides? Methods/Materials Commercial Blender, a standard centrifuge machine used for 30 minutes at…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to discover whether or not there is a difference in the pulse rates of Aurelia Aurita (Moon Jellyfish) Ephyrae between normal and low dissolv…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Will Lumosity, a brain-training app focused on improving cognitive flexibility, have a positive effect on participants who suffer from diminishing mental abilities? I wanted…
CSEF · 2016
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to find out which erosion control method works best at preventing hillside erosion caused by rainfall. Methods/Materials Four soil-filled Styr…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to create high energy density graphene-based supercapacitors that are highly compact and useful for powering small electronic devices. In today…