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 10351–10380
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The current wind turbine design can generate electricity only at a high wind speed. The objectives of this project were to evaluate the blade type that would produce the mos…
CSEF · 2010
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Purpose:The purpose of this project is to see which of the six salts will make ice cream the quickest. It is also to see which of the salts will cause the temperature of the…
CSEF · 2010
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of d-limonene extracted from different citrus fruits on the disintegration of Polystyrene foam, widely known as S…
CSEF · 2010
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to observe the amount of carbon dioxide vapor released through sublimation by submersing dry ice in diverse liquids. Methods/Materials After…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Mycorrhizal fungi are the basis of our plants' existence. The fungi has long been considered as a plant. Research has shown many times the role of the mycorhizal fungi in th…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I decided to do this project because I noticed when my dad was putting out fertilizer it had different effects on the plants and grass. I noticed that the grass died in cert…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science project was to compare the growth characteristics of Bush Bean plants under intense pulsed and continuous lighting conditions. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals As our population continues to grow, so does our demand for food. Farmers have relied upon manufactured fertilizers to increase crop yields. These fertilizers have many harm…
CSEF · 2010
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals More and more people multitask or perform more than one task at a time thinking it would make them more efficient. It made me wonder, " Does multitasking really save time? D…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine which of the following plant fertilizers; organic, chemical or fish produces the maximum growth and fruit production in tomato plants. Methods/Materials To dete…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see how rainfall affects creek water. The project also tests how soil impacted these changes. Methods/Materials Water testing supplies that test pH, wate…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals With the growing demand on a limited water supply, the use of recycled water for irrigation offers both a possible long termm sustainable approach as well as a cost effectiv…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Part 1: How much E.coli is found in Hamburger? Part 2: Which spice affects E.coli the best? Methods/Materials I will be using EMB agar to test the E.coli. The reason I am us…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals According to the EPA, the nation's number one water quality problem is stormwater runoff. Runoff water is contaminating nearly half of our rivers and lakes, leaving them una…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which of the three soil bases, sand, silt, and clay, lends itself the greatest stability with vast water intrusion and lack of proper drainage.…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project is determining which of three constructed Savonius wind turbines (built with different designs) will be most efficient in utilizing the power of wind. I will comp…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals When Fullerene-based Nanoparticles (FNPs) undergo photoexcitation from the sun they produce toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS). The objective of this study was to investiga…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals It is believed that fighter shape reduces its appearence to radar. An F-22 Raptor will be the least detectable because of all of it's sharp edges. Methods/Materials # 32#x25…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if adding a fun consequence to returning carts to the cart corral would increase the number of carts returned by store customers. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to see if men and women see different things in abstract pictures. It is also to see which of these genders agree with suggested answers more…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the effect of altering the mass and aerodynamics of a vehicle (rocket) on its fuel efficiency. Methods/Materials A pressurized,…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The experiment was conducted in order to test the effect of the speed of a rotating flywheel within a vehicle on the momentum and stability of a turning vehicle. It was hypo…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of golf ball temperature on the distance that the ball would travel upon impact. We predicted that when the golf ball…
CSEF · 2010
Human Biology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine if age affects the human eyes ability to adapt to darkness Methods/Materials The test subjects will stand 6.1 meters (20 ft.) from a covered eye chart in a well…
CSEF · 2010
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This study analyzes the impact of people's eye dominance on their perception of optical illusions. This study is intended to answer the question, "Do people with a dominant…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair project was to determine the driving causes of fires in the state of California, focusing on two issues: humans and climate. I wanted to know…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the relative potency of effects gravity and light on the growth of cress seedling Methods/Materials Materials: cress seeds, soi…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Does the amount of acetylsalicylic acid in various brands of aspirin tablets depend on the price of the aspirin tablet? Are CaCO3 (calcium carbonate) antacids or NaHCO3 (sod…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals For my science fair project, I wanted to find out which type of apple, Red Delicious, Fuji, or Granny Smith, produced the most juice, using pectinase to extract it. I hypoth…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to achieve the process of YBCO superconductors steadily levitating above a track of neodymium magnets when cooled using liquid nitrogen. Also…