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 9241–9270
CSEF · 2011
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn which fire-resistant roofing material was the best at insulating a home. Methods/Materials Various roofing tiles- asphalt, concrete, clay, metal, a…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To help prevent Laminitis cases and raise awareness to Equine owners, by testing Equine's glucose levels. Laminitis is a deadly disease affecting Equine due to high amounts…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment that we conducted is different and more realistic than many others. Our experiment was an interactive scenario. It wasn#t a survey so the subjects were expose…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The effects of energy drinks, sport drinks, soda, coffee, milk and water on the deterioration and staining of teeth enamel were examined. This study also wanted to study how…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to evaluate which gender is more easily swayed by suggestion. Methods/Materials Male and female subjects were independently shown a video clip…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals It is not uncommon in today's electronically connected world to get information about the same subject from a variety of sources. Search engines like Google have made this p…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if liquids other then water could form droplets with contact angles above 150 degrees on a superhydrophobic surface. Once other…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find out whether or not multitasking is efficient; however, I also wanted to find out the effects of multitasking on the brain. Methods…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of music on Heart Rate (HR), Blood Pressure(BP) and Mood(M), i.e. level of anxiety. We hypothesized that listening to…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals All high school and college students study for exams. Some students, whether musically talented or not, study with ambience around them. Many use classical music as a pathwa…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This Science Fair project was conducted to see how water affects the amplitude, frequency, and magnitude, of different monotone notes. Originally, it was thought that the hi…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals An experiment last year determined that a building#s exterior color made a notable difference in heat reflection and absorption, and in turn, the heating and cooling costs.…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My project is to find out if my school is really good or not, academically. Methods/Materials I download school APIs and CST testing scores over the past 6 years from the we…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Research says that smoking educes blood flow and nutrients to your gums. Many believe that smokless tobacco is a safer alternative to cigarettes. It is not, cigarettes trigg…
CSEF · 2011
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The main objectives are to compare the photovoltaic energy generation capabilities of three different types of solar cells in brief (2-minute) tests; to compare the energy g…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Chemotherapy causes harmful side effects by destroying healthy cells in addition to cancerous ones. Attaching cancer seeking ligands to nanoparticles can direct drugs to can…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to create a liposomal model where drug release from the liposomes could be efficiently controlled. Methods/Materials Liposomes encapsulated with ampicillin…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to measure the repellency of two natural substances, wasabi and bitter melon, on cellar spiders (phocus phalangioides), and to run statisti…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to discover the seed color preferences of cockatiels. My hypothesis was that color of seeds will not affect the amount eaten by birds. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Many internet surfers experience frustration and aggravation while using an internet search engine, from the lack of relevant result information or the numerous results that…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The social impact of precision indoor navigation will be significant in the coming decade. Hospital visitors frequently have difficulty finding one's doctor or locating a pa…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to research and decide which material would work best as a noise barrier to prevent noise pollution. The materials that will be tested incl…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals To determine the reasons for noise-induced loss in teenagers, as well as determining junior high students' knowledge and practice of safe hearing behavior. If the reasons ar…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals The engineering goal of this project has two parts: one is to create a program to parse a MIDI file, and the second goal is to have the program run searches between MIDI fil…
CSEF · 2011
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project explores new materials and techniques for the production of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC). The objective is to find the combination of materials and prepara…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals To see if human behavior and sociology of analysis and perception or variables such as age and ability to perceive of Chromatic Adaptation makes a difference in how people c…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The goal of this apparatus was to create a portable, cheap water filtration system that could be used in survival situations, in countries where access to filtered water is…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals In order to preserve and protect endangered giant pandas, I observed captive giant pandas at the Chengdu Base of Giant Panda Breeding and Research and looked at their foragi…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to evaluate how severely music affects a human#s ability to perform spatial tasks that require coordination accuracy and quick reaction time.…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if the bacteria Vibrio fischeri could efficiently degrade oil. I hypothesized that Vibrio fischeri would efficiently degrade oil. Methods/Materi…