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 8161–8190
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to determine whether eggs can be affected by common household liquids, with different pH levels, if exposed to them for three days. I believe…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Currently in the United States less than 10% of our power is being produced by renewable sources. This is not only because research is still being done to increase their eff…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine which drink contained the highest amount of electrolytes. Since electrolytes are lost during exercise through our perspiration,…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To measure the amount of electrolytes in various drinks and investigate if sports drinks has more electrolytes than daily drinks. Methods/Materials Materials: 1 digital mult…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals My three objectives were to: 1) Determine the antimicrobial effect of commercially produced electrolyzed water, specifically hypochlorous acid (HOCl), on E. coli; 2) Produce…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine which of three rail compositions (copper, brass, or aluminum) would fire a projectile from a rail gun the furthest distance.…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to discover the relationship between electronegativity and reaction violence (energy release). Methods/Materials To measure reaction violen…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective was to test whether and how encouragement and discouragement affect student performance on standardized tests. It was hypothesized that encouragement would imp…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals This study evaluates the physiological effects of ambient phosphate and nitrate concentration in the aqueous environment on quantitative fluctuation of intracellular zooxant…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals If the inductive coil mechanism is placed inside a basketball with its heavier side(the surface of the basketball that's heavier than the rest) on top of either pole of the…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Reverse electrowetting is the process in which conductive fluid drops generate electric potential when made to flow between electrodes. The purpose of this research is to ge…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Heat generated by equipment such as car engine etc. is often wasted into the environment. This experiment was to capture wasted heat and converting it into electricity to po…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals What is the optimal design for the most effective solar bottle bulb to be used in homes without electricity? Methods/Materials 1. Construct lightproof box w/ 4 light sensors…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Global climate change is a widespread concern; therefore, studies that reduce the emissions of CO(2) and other greenhouse gases through plant carbon sequestration are of gre…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To interrogate whether ERK-related protein defects specific to synapses of the hippocampus are consistent across multiple mouse models of autism. Methods/Materials Hippocamp…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals The focus of my project is to select an energy crop that requires less fertilizer input, does not compete with food supply and can use low-value land. Plants from the grass…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to evaluate curcumin#s cytotoxic effects using a germinating seed model. I hypothesized that germinating black eyed beans (Vigna unguiculat…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Fertilizer contamination in runoff surface water is an important source of eutrophication and can have a number of negative environmental and economic impacts. Agricultural…
CSEF · 2012
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals If oxygenic photosynthesis had evolved in the Archean (>2.5 bya) then Archean sedimentary rocks should be rich in organic carbon regardless of their proximity to hydrotherma…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project, is to determine the pre and post exercise pulse, respiration, total protein, and hematocrit in horses ridden in a 90 minute riding lesson. Meth…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Intrigued by structural parallels between the neuronal synapse and immunological cell-cell junction, I first decided to explore whether the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Objectives: 1) Explore the distribution of quadratic residues and find patterns or explore randomness. 2) Number Theory is quite heavily used in modern-day cryptography. Are…
CSEF · 2012
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I tested to see what household substances would be the best at preventing rust. My hypothesis is that that the oil and cornstarch mixture will prevent rust the best because,…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our goal in conducting this expiriment was to explore possible ways to improve student test grades through psychological means. Essentially, we are aiming to determine if th…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this research was exploring the correlation among toeprints and fingerprints. The first aspect was to explore the relationship between pairs of correspondin…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to investigate differences in the way boys and girls (ages 6-13) express emotion, including facial, verbal and physiological differences. T…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals Photonic crystals have been the subject of intensive research during the last two and a half decades due to their usefulness in controlling the flow of light. More recently,…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To observe if excess light affects the Fibonacci phyllotaxis of marigolds thorough mutations. Methods/Materials Cardboard boxes, 75watt plant bulbs, Six French Marigolds, Wa…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose is to find the infiltration rates of 3 pervious substances (asphalt, concrete, pavers)at Riverside Co. Flood Control & Water Conservation District as part of the…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to observe if there is the relationship between the index of refraction and the concentration of a sugar solution and to use the angle of refraction to esti…