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 6241–6270
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to examine how carbon dioxide affects an aquatic plants growth speed. My goal was to figure out whether or not the plants were influenced by…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to see whether a shorter or longer wheelbase is more efficient for driving. If cars can turn efficiently, then it will save time and energy. Method…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Modern fiber optic companies use wavelength-division multiplexers (WDM's) to send multiple streams of information at the same time on a single device This technique maximize…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine whether adding synthesized amounts of a calcium carbonate paste to a detoxified cavity will cause the organic filling and composure of a tooth without the need…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The project is intended to assess the effects of cell phone radiation on bacteria found in the ear, specifically Staphylococcus Epidermidis using Escherichia Coli DH5 alpha…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Reduce HDPE #2 Bags time to photo-degrade and contain HDPE Bags residues. Methods/Materials Using the UV Radiation from the Sun as well as heat to photo-degrade HDPE Bags an…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Does changing an environmental factor (watering with different solutions) change the vitamin C content in hottentot figs (ice plant)? Methods/Materials I grew seven hottento…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals This project explores the field of constructibility of n-division points (points dividing a closed curve into n pieces of equal arc length) through straightedge and compass…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see if you can make your own baking powder using baking soda and cream of tartar. Methods/Materials Materials used are muffin pans, measuring cups, timer,…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project's purpose was to determine if the exposure of visual depth cues can improve or have an impact on children's drawings. Methods/Materials One-hundred sixteen stud…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In my experiment my goal was to find out if solar ovens are more reliable and more cost effective than other pasteurization methods. Methods/Materials My method was to make…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find how temperature affects the power produced by solar panels. The purpose was to see if panels in different climates have varying res…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see which piece of a cabbages stem would grow the best if the stem pieces were placed under the same conditions. My hypothesis states that…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In this experiment the objective was to see if the bacteria Staphylococcus Aureus would become resistant to the antibiotic penicillin after being exposed to the antibiotic t…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Have you ever wondered why Alka-Seltzer Original tablets produce those little bubbles when they#re dropped into water? Well, those little bubbles are called carbon dioxide a…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals To examine differences in cognitive performance among control, SZ & BD patient groups, & their first-degree relatives, and determine the degree of genetic liability of BD &…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project is about which electrolyte solution is better, acid or base. I used an example of acid which is vinegar and an example of base which is baking soda. Then I made…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test the accuracy of "The Rabbit Register" computer program's calculation of offspring produced from a chestnut to black otter breeding…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if there were trends in how people associated certain colors with positive and/or negative words. Methods/Materials I designed the…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to determine the effectiveness of different wave barriers at different locations on a tsunami-induced seiche wave. Methods/Materials A wave t…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if there is more ascorbic Acid (vitamin C) in organic or non-organic Malus Domestica (apples). Methods/Materials Five different types of apples…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to determine the optimum wind farm configuration for each axial configuration and determine the overall most efficient turbine at different w…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Do various test anxiety self-regulation methods affect math fact test scores? Methods/Materials Consent was obtained from fifteen elementary school individuals. Students com…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to construct a virtual image display system that incorporates head-tracking, stereoscopy, and other depth cues, as well as 360 degrees of viewing to create…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study was to determine differences in chemical composition in milk from cows treated with rBST and cows not treated with rBST after the pasteurization proce…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Compostable utensils were made to reduce the ever-growing amount of landfill. However, it is not entirely clear about the compostability of compostable utensils and factors…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if automatically manipulating bipartite rules is an effective way to perform deductive logic. Methods/Materials A self-modifying system of rules…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals I tested a Riddell Attack helmet and see how it would hold up when I dropped a weight on it. The weight simulated the defensive player giving the hit and the helmet was the…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals To investigate if, curvature forms of Cones, Chutes, and Coils could be better options than Winglets as wingtip devices that minimized wingtip vortices. Methods/Materials Te…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This project is to demonstrate what alternate materials can be used as a substitution for the traditional snow chains in snow or ice in the event of an absence of proper tra…