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 10411–10440
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Q: Will yeast mixed with sugar substitutes produce the same amount of carbon dioxide gas as yeast mixed with table sugar? H: I think the yeast mixed with sugar substitutes w…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine which type of water purification system is most effective; carbon filtration or UV purification. Methods/Materials Experimental Procedures 1. Ge…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project is to learn how to effectively collect accurate data (biodiversity counts) from the tidepools at Davenport Landing and to compare our data with ot…
CSEF · 2010
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to examine the long and short-term effects of alcohol on a Daphnia's heartbeat. Methods/Materials 1. Hook up a sergeant weltch model 411tbl…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to compare the effects of Nitric oxide (NO) on three different algae species: Spirulina major, Gymnodinium sp. and Dunaliella salina. These…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our intention is to analyze the accuracy and reliability of facial/speech indications and response latency versus a polygraph machine when a subject is forced to lie under j…
CSEF · 2010
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my investigation was to find an inexpensive, durable tile that can be used for reentry into Earth's atmosphere and for flooring and countertop use. This tile mus…
CSEF · 2010
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of cognitive training aimed at improving memory functioning for people in the mild to moderate stages…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals If basil seeds are pre-soaked in isopropyl alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, orange juice, or water prior to planting, then there will be an impact on the germination rate. Method…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine what method of cleaning: 1) toothbrushing, 2) toothbrushing and flossing, 3) toothbrushing and mouthwash rinsing would kill the most bacteria in…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to study the performance of Rapid Influenza Antigen Testing (RIAT) on the diagnosis of 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu and to compare with Reverse Transcriptase Polymer…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which stain removers worked best on different types of stains commonly encountered in a typical family's laundry. Also, since most stain remov…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To determine the effect of physiologic doses of three glucocorticoids on gene expression of bone formation markers Bone Morphogenic Protein-2 and Osteocalcin in osteogenic c…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals The recent SARS and novel H1N1 pandemics have rekindled interest in the spread of epidemics. Recently, Colizza et al. simulated epidemics on a 3100 airport network across 22…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal is to examine how different types of runoffs from different fertilizers and manure commonly used will effect the levels of dissolved oxygen, nitrite and nitrate in a…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project, TruantToday, is a website for schools that allows them to use text messages and emails to contact parents in realtime when a student is marked truant. The websit…
CSEF · 2010
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the colors found in natural products are the same colors, or same blend of colors, as those found in artificial products.…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how the flow rate (discharge) through different sized siphon tubes is affected by the diameter of the tubes. I predicted that the discharge wou…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Car window buffeting is known as Helmholtz oscillation. The sound made could be considered musical. Based on a model of this phenomenon, I wanted to see how this "note" coul…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals How does the computer compute and does the computing time depends upon the speed of the computer itself or the method used to solve a given problem. Methods/Materials Materi…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objectives are to (1) calculate the age of Monoceros R2 by producing an H-R diagram, (2) to find a correlation between the ages of clusters in existing literature and the…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if name brand acetaminophen tablets, Tylenol, dissolve at a quicker rate than generic tablets. I believe name brand will dissolve faster and decr…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Fruits with carotenoid pigments are excellent sources of antioxidants and provide several health benefits including prevention of cancer. My project was to understand the mo…
CSEF · 2010
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the orientation to the wind affects the amount of power generated by a wind turbine. Methods/Materials A wind turbine was constructed using…
CSEF · 2010
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine if the addition of common chemicals to interior and exterior house paint improves the fire resistance of the paint. Methods/Materials Methods: Purchased necessa…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to see how used motor oil affects the growth of plants. I believe the oil will prevent the plants from absorbing the water and nutrients that…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The object of this experiment was to examine the levels of fecal bacteria in Arroyo Burro Creek using Enterococcus bacteria as the indicator. Theoretically, the water should…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project is about passive solar design,and how it uses the sun position in the sky during winter and summer, to heat and cool a building without an A.C. or heater. For thi…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if the efficiency of the air conditioner (AC) varies over a one-day cycle and if the thermal mass of a house in Bakersfield is sufficient to avoid running the a…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals As artificial intelligence continues to improve, artificial neural networks (ANN) are on the cutting edge. An ANN simulates a biological neural network using a mathematical…