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 9301–9330
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which type of shopping cart, plastic or metal, will be a better place for growing bacteria. Methods/Materials I took samples from carts and all…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I am doing this experiment because I am fascinated with the field of criminology, and if I could potentially help the field, I would be very eager to do so. There are two ma…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Truly random numbers are integral to various fields, ranging from cryptography to statistics. Many modern true random number generators (TRNGs), which extract random values…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment is to determine if visual perceptual skills can be trained using the card game SET, and to compare taught skills to skills developed from one's own…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine which biomass produces the most gas (manure and apple, manure and banana, or manure). My hypothesis states that I believe that manure plus apple…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Many challenges are faced when forecasting the abundance of salmon for the ocean-fishing harvest. I compared two methods to estimate the abundance of Sacramento River Fall-r…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals The main goal is to try to create a cost-effective way to find information about a vehicle present in the blind spot. Our three calculation goals are the object's position,…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals Blokus is a new strategy board game that has won 26 worldwide awards since its launch in 2000. My objective was to investigate which strategy was more effective in winning t…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to design a fast and accurate automated system for recognizing objects in satellite images. By locating tents, this automated system would the…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to develop a formula that relates the number of blades to the time it takes my waterwheel to lift a 16.4-gram object thirty-five inches. Methods/Materials I…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to discover whether I could produce electricity utilizing the flow of water coming in or draining out of household fixtures. The informati…
CSEF · 2011
Earth & Planetary Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The main idea of my science fair project is to come up with a basic mathematical equation that can model the height of the San Lorenzo River using years of river data and so…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The Imperial Valley is one of the top producers of many agricultural products and one of these products includes milk. Locally there are three dairies. The purpose of this e…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals According to People magazine over half a million teenage girls, who became pregnant in 2008, kept their babies. This study was created to examine the impact that being a tee…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project was to evaluate the potential of PTEN/PI3K biochemical pathway in pancreatic beta cell regeneration and improved endogenous insulin production to pro…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Gasoline for cars is becoming an expensive and valuable resource. Everyone looks to save on car fuel, but there appears to be no easy solution. One often-overlooked solution…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project's goal is to get the clog from the drain without using any chemicals. And preventing tens of thousands tons of chemicals flowing to the ocean and rivers. Methods/…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether or not low level electromagnetic radiation affects the time taken for a silkworm to spin a cocoon. Methods/Materials Small silkworms or…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis: If a person's foot arches are higher and longer, then supination will be more likely to occur. If a person's foot arches are lower and shorter, then overpronatio…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Conventional ground robot navigation and path finding is often inefficient and time-consuming, especially in a maze-like environment. Aerial monocular vision, however, provi…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my Radish Round-Up science project was two-fold: to see if fertilizer aided the growth of radish seeds; and to find out if organic compost or store-bought fertil…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals Melamine is a nitrogen rich organic base chemical used in wood, plastics, and adhesives that has recently been in the center of a food adulteration scandal in Asia. Recent s…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to design and build a helium-filled RC blimp that could carry a payload of a minimum of two pounds and record a clear video. Methods/Materials To enhance s…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to test Robert Plutchik's psychoevolutionary theory of emotion, particularly the pairs of opposite emotions he depicts on his Emotions Wheel.…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I love to curl up with a good book. These days, however, many people would rather curl up with their electronic reading devices. Since such devices are replacing books in ma…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to prove that the hindrance caused by the Cambridge Word Scramble integrated with the Stroop effect can be directly correlated to inefficiency while multit…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Do students remember what they read better when they take notes or draw a diagram? Methods/Materials I used two reams of copy paper and ten large envelopes. Results Experime…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project: to determine which base is best in recapturing and recovering CO2 from the atmosphere,which is the first step toward maximizing the efficiency…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to develop a tank in which I could study the effects of ocean acidification on the dinoflagellate L. polyedra, and then study the effects of oce…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to reduce the amount of gaseous emissions released by cattle into the atmosphere by adding lipids to their feed and also to their fecsl mstter. Methods/Materials…