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 5911–5940
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine how different factors, such as a greater distance between the foot and the hip, the mass of the fencer, and the height of the lunge impact the overall amount of…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to test if taking the folic acid pills is the initial factor of their faster development and hyperactivity. Methods/Materials MATERIALS 10 femal…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This experiment is related to the growing quantities of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. The experiment was designed to see if the greenhouse gases, or any other common g…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to find out if genetically modified(GM) crops have a higher sugar content than non-GM crops. I believe that if the crop is genetically modifie…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The foremost goal of this study was to help diabetics keep low glucose levels without any pharmaceutical products. Methods/Materials This approach explores the use Bitter me…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine the effect of hydrogels on soil water retention in various potted plants. Methods/Materials Methods In 42 pots of soil, incorpor…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to find the effect of Ibuprofen on Physarum Polycephalum's (P.P.) speed and microscopic makeup. The hypothesis states that if Ibuprofen is gi…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The antimicrobial properties of silver have been recognized and exercised throughout history. But with the discovery of modern antibiotics in the 1940s, the use of silver fo…
CSEF · 2015
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to observe the effect of increasing the chord length, or the width, of a propeller on its efficiency. My hypothesis was that if the chord lengt…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to test the effectiveness of iron fertilization as a method of fighting ocean acidification. As the ocean absorbs nearly 30% of the carbon di…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if an amateur, store-bought, Zhumell Z8 telescope could collect accurate astrometric measurements to update National double star orbit databas…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to find out if mints cause a temperature decrease. I believed that the fresh, cooling sensation that you feel in your mouth was due in part t…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To find what type of skin moisturizer keeps the skin hydrated the most and why, using Jell-O as a human skin model. Methods/Materials Material:  Moisturizers - Cocoa…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if nail polish affects nail growth. Methods/Materials Before the project was performed a hypothesis was formed stating that t…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To determine the effect of neonicotinoid chemicals on the health of honeybees. Methods/Materials Varying levels of neonicotiniod chemicals were given to 11 different groups…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The majority of research in the field of evolutionary game theory uses computer models to predict the effects of ideas, values, and beliefs on a given population. This exper…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Due to the fact that Tau protein failure has been linked with the disease Alzheimer#s, and in-taking nicotine has become so prominent, this experiment has been designed to b…
CSEF · 2015
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to determine which parachute canopy shape (Triangular, Square, Star, or Circular) will perform best, and whether adding an apex vent to the…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to see if young adolescents would tell the truth when under peer pressure. Methods/Materials Two batches of brownies were made following…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals It has long been a mystery to scientists why people are friends. This project investigates this question by using the Myers Briggs test to assess the personalities of pairs…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to analyze the combustion rates of several ratios of procket fuel and oxidizer, to see which one had the fastest burn rate. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the expiration date of a seed, and the type of the seed, has an effect on the seed#s germination rate. Methods/Materials 3 different species o…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine the effect of storage temperature (3° Celsius, 20° Celsius, and 40° Celsius) on the decomposition of sodium hypochlorite. It was…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to learn about whether or not students who were stressed, whether it be about money or school, would also have higher delay discounting rates…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how the strong magnetic fields caused by broadcast antennas on Mt Wilson affect the local cosmic ray flux. In a different experiment last year,…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if sound transmission is affected by temperature and frequency. I hypothesized that sound transmission is affected by temperature and frequency…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of temperature on salt marsh plant growth and cover. The study#s one-sided hypothesis states that an increase in tempe…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to investigate the effect of the color of light on plant growth. I chose this because I wanted to find a way to increase plant growth withou…
CSEF · 2015
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project is to study how the vane tilt angles of a revolving lantern affect its rotational speeds through experimental study, data analysis, and modeling. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to demonstrate the racemization of Doxylamine Succinate, an active ingredient of NyQuil, when exposed to simulated human body conditions in…