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 9541–9570
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals In my Project the Speed of Light in Gelatin, I will be aiming a laser through Gelatin, and by using Snell's Law and the formula for the Index of Refraction, I will be able t…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Through the testing of different cross-sectional airfoil shapes, an ideal wing shape can be found that can be used to optimize the aerodynamic advantage of airplanes today,…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To build a working model of a small scale superconducting magLev train that provides sufficient dada to calculate weather or not building a full scale superconducting MagLev…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to determine whether an increased arm length and/or circumference (i.e. the distance around the apex of the Biceps brachii and Triceps brachii musc…
CSEF · 2011
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals I am doing this project is because the left over used pesticide will either mix with runoff water, or percolate into soils and seep into ground water, making it undrinkable,…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to test whether adding tubercles to the leading edge of wings on planes would allow it to travel farther while in flight. It is believed that the p…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to show a way in which CO2 may be reduced by using Coccolithophorid Algae. These algae have the unique property of being able to lock up CO…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My projec is about useing different soil to plant the flower.I have 12 plant, they are in 3 groups: normal soil, baked soil, and half half. They are in 4 different enviermen…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals Pesticides such as herbicides and insecticides are commonly used in domestic and agricultural settings to control unwanted vegetation and insect life. The goal of my project…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals Hundreds of tons of palm leaves are sent to our overfilled landfills every day, while forests are being depleted to produce charcoal. The purpose of this project is to solve…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals # Calculate the density of the different motor oils. # Record the temperature and how it affects the viscosity of the motor oils. Methods/Materials The motor oils that were…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals To discover which of the given pollutants (car soap, car oil, smog, and acid rain) is most harmful to the life of plants. I believe this will be car oil. Methods/Materials T…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Plastic bags are found littering parks and street corners, while millions of trees are cut down in order to produce paper bags. The objective of this project was to test whi…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My purpose was to discover how classic Prisoner#s Dilemma changes or stays the same when expanded to three players, in terms of winning strategy and defection versus coopera…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objectives of this project are to: 1 - Determine if changing length of a lacrosse shaft will proportionally affect the throwing distance of a lacrosse ball. 2 - Determin…
CSEF · 2011
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if the color of soil can predict the presence of iron. Methods/Materials Materials: 1 each of ACE Hardware paint color cards of all brown tones…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The process of extracting DNA from a cell is very important in biotechnology. The extraction process involves three main steps: break open the cells, release the DNA from th…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To breed a Holland Lop rabbit with black or blue otter color pattern that has proper, show quality body type. Also, I want to expand the color varaitions in show qaulity Hol…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal/objective of my experimentation was to determine which of two commonly prescribed antibiotics, Amoxicillin or Tetracycline, would yield the greatest antibiotic resi…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine the closest terrestrial tetrapod relative of a modern blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). Methods/Materials For this project, t…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment, as defined in the hypothesis, is quite simple. Using moderate energies and intensities of x-rays in combination with tin particles in close pr…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My investigative question is which small sample surveying sampling method has the best representation of a larger whole population to manage the growth of trees; transect su…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if the mutation controlling triforine sensitivity in primitive romaine lettuce (PI491224) is in the same or similar location…
CSEF · 2011
Earth & Planetary Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of our project was to determine if the size of trilobite fossils we found related to the probability of mortality. Methods/Materials We went to the Marble Mountains…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals For my project, I wanted to see whether increased parental awareness of a negative student behavior -- in this case, student truancy -- could affect, and stop, that behavior…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if the shape of a torpedo#s nose affected the speed and amount of drag that torpedo had. It was predicted that the hemisphere-no…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine if plants watered with greywater will grow better than plants watered with tap water. Methods/Materials A total of sixteen pla…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Since the dawn of the industrial revolution machines have worked side by side with humans, but they have not always been able to reason out and overcome human inconsistencie…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to look at the various pigments in leaves to be able to determine which pigments are more prevalent as the leaves change colors. Methods/…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation is to evaluate the relationship between the intensity of the sun's Ultraviolet (UVA/UVB) radiation and the most effective sun preventativ…