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 6211–6240
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if a charcoal based dentifrice that could be made in a rural area of a developing country would be effective in controlling bacterial growth.…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals In recent years fluorine has become increasingly important to the pharmaceutical industry. Coupled with already-potent drugs, fluorine has allowed common therapies to become…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to create a shock absorber that will be cheaper and as efficient as a store-brand shock absorber. Methods/Materials An acrylic sheet, two acrylic t…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The reason we did this experiment is to figure out why people bully. Methods/Materials The materials we needed for this experiment is; paper, pencil and 60 middle-school stu…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine whether Beeswax, Paraffin Wax, or Soy Wax would burn longer as a votive candle. I believed that Soy Wax would burn longer as a votive candle beca…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The project is about finding the amount of calories stored in foods. . Methods/Materials o Two tin cans, one smaller than other ; o One wood dowel ; o One cork; o One needle…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal was to study caffeine's effects on the memory, reflexes, and agility. Additionally, I tested a control group with a placebo (decaffeinated coffee) to see if the bel…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals my goal was to find out wich nut has more callories per gram. Methods/Materials This project helped me to understand calorie meter; what it does; how it works; and, understa…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of 3D printing and the potential impact of how we acquire goods. Methods/Materials Eleven various items ranging from a door s…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see if the #winter penalty# of cool roofs, i.e. the potential for increased heating demand in winter due to reflected solar radiation by…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if plain Acidic Water can be used as a bacterial disinfectant. My hypothesis was that if I increase the level of acidity in the water used for hous…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the varying affects of hyrdrogen peroxide in teeth whitening products. Methods/Materials Before beginning the experiment, the following supplie…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The object is to test if manure produced by a feed modified chicken diet can reduce eutrophication effects on algal bloom. Methods/Materials Experiment includes 50 test spec…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals To determine whether trail pheromones used by Argentine Ants can communicate the quality of a food source. Methods/Materials Solutions varying in sugar concentrations were p…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Based on the previous studies, it has shown that cancer cell count or activity is decreased by the increase of compounds which contain sulfur. It is also known that asparagu…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find if ocean acidification and global warming affect the thermal tolerance of crabs. Methods/Materials Crabs were collected from the inte…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if a specific brand of environmentally safe detergent provided greater stain removal properties than major brands of detergent. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal is to determine if people can actually estimate and identify numbers greater than 3. According to a study done in Nicaragua, people can determine numbers up to 3, b…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Can Pleurotus Ostreatus (Oyster Mushrooms) digest and remove Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) from soil? Methods/Materials In Part 1 the Oyster Mushrooms were prepared and…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) will decrease the viscosity of cystic fibrosis (CF) mucus. Methods/Materials To model the high viscosity of CF m…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if the recoil forces of different firearms could generate enough acceleration of the head to cause subconcussive brain injury. M…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective in this experiment is to see if the high frame rate monitors of today are really worth it to gamers and if people can tell the difference. The main point of thi…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective in Frogs and Quakes III, is to build on the past two years of projects and see if tree frog behavior could be used as a cost-effective earthquake early warning…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This project compares genetically modified fruits (such as oranges, apples, watermelons, and papayas) against their non-genetically modified alternatives, to determine which…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment is aimed at discovering, #Does our expectation affect our hearing perception?# We also want to find out if children#s hearing perception is sharper and more…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to find and redesign a standard audio amplifier to fit a homemade band pass filter. The band pass filter was designed to detect the specific…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to study the the placebo effect in a blind study using caffeinated and decaf coffee. Methods/Materials Method- This was a blind study where subjects were to…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Global warming caused by CO2 emissions is a threat to mankind. Plants have been absorbing CO2 since the dawn of time. But the answer is not planting more trees. Land is limi…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal is to find how the shape and the edges of a car affect top speed, gas mileage, handling and acceleration. Methods/Materials I used hobby boards, fans and acrylic to…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To investigate whether temperature will affect the reaction rate and affect how fast an Alka Seltzer tablet will dissolve in water. Methods/Materials Materials: Clear measur…