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 5011–5040
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals In this project, I am designing a mechanism/device whose purpose is to help tennis players learn how to create/generate topspin in their shots. In tennis, topspin vital to a…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the difference in students ability to memorize a list of random words, lower their anxiety, and improve their attitudes about lea…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see if an individual#s real-life target shooting accuracy would increase after playing a combat video game. Methods/Materials Colt M4A1 Ai…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals We are making an app testing the accuracy and possibility of constructing it in a manner that allows newcomers to learn by going through and interacting with the tree as wel…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal was to create a low cost continuous temperature monitoring device that detects sudden rise in body temperature and helps prevent Febrile Seizures and other high fev…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals The Tempus Genie is an App that analyzes all outstanding homeworks, projects, tests, and any extra-curricular activities that are due over the next few days, weeks, and mont…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals To determine how different biomass-based components in the manufacture of biobased polymers (bioplastics) affect tensile strength. Methods/Materials A variety of biomass-bas…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this project we wanted to find out if there was a way to save more water when growing plants in California. We hypothesized that, "if alfalfa and radish sprouts are grown…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals After playing tackle football for the past three years in a Schutt brand helmet, I noticed I had less concussions in the 2015 season. D3O, a non-newtonian padding made from…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of these tests were to determine if a particular type of bioremediation agent (enzyme additive) at the right concentration could effectively reduce toxins in s…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The experiment tests which household materials will work best as a dusting agent to lift fingerprints off of a glass surface. Methods/Materials Pencil lead, sidewalk chalk,…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals In my project I am testing to see which bearing company can withstand the most oxidation while sitting in water for three days. I will be using salt water, fresh water, and…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to come up with a way to test the Chirality of Glucose. Knowing the Chirality of a molecule is important when developing substances that will go into the bod…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Cope#s Rule postulates that descending lineages of a certain species tend towards an increased body size. It has been hypothesized that larger sizes allow for greater geneti…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective for this project is to see the affects of different test subjects, against the Varroa mites. Methods/Materials Powdered sugar, Oyster mushrooms, Shimeji Mushro…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which type of produce generates the most voltage: a lemon, a tomato, an orange, or a potato. Methods/Materials Large naval oranges, lemons, pot…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my research was to study the quasi-2-categorical analogues of 1) abelian groups and spectra, which would generalize the notion of addition, and 2) operads and qu…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to study the antibacterial effects of onions and shallots on E.coli DH 5 alpha and to determine which herb has the greatest level of inhi…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to study the protective effects of antioxidants on free radical damage on radish and bean seeds. Antioxidants such as Vitamins A, E, and C…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if sodium lauryl sulfate is present in face washes and if it will cause behavior differences in c. elegans. Methods/Materials SLS…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to design a swarm of tiny robots modeled off of ants that were able to accomplish complex tasks, despite each individual being limited in its…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if fully incorporating the lower body mechanics, while pitching, will affect the speed and accuracy of a pitch. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine what gender (at an adolescent age) developed better hearing during the past few millions of years of evolution. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Chickens need 14 hours of light to lay the the optimal amount of eggs. They get this in the summer, and lay over twice as many eggs then. My goal was to trick the chickens i…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which material would be the best candidate to prevent against injuries when placed in football helmets. Methods/Materials 1.27 cm tall 2.7 cm…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals For my project I tested what shape, octagon, hexagon, square, triangle, or circle, when used to make the core of a composite sandwich panel, would be the strongest/withstand…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to find a way to make a practical cooling apparatus used for recreational and military uses that cools down a person's body. Methods/Materials 1. Plastic tubing…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project was to identify and explain the differences in the rolling behavior between a cylinder half-filled with a granular material (sand) and one that is…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Looking at which genus of diatom survives and reproduces the most successfully to the rise in salinity of the sample. Methods/Materials Pond water samples rich in Diatoms, m…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine which types of fluids will hydrate and dehydrate the membrane of an egg. Methods/Materials 3 eggs, vinegar, corn syrup, water,…