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 11191–11220
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how different soil textures affected the permeation rate of water. Methods/Materials A device was constructed that effectively measures water p…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals "Memory is the potential ability to recall past experiences, or the stored experience, that an individual has at his disposal" (Merit Students Encyclopedia, 1990). Many fact…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This experiment explored the question: "What is the effect of distance in millimeters (mm) between two inductively coupled windings on the current in milliamperes (mA) induc…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Daphnia magna are small crustaceans often found in freshwater environments. Their sensitivity to changes in the water and their transparent exoskeleton (which allows viewing…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this ongoing experiment is to determine if certain fumigants can effectively neutralize or lessen the harmful effects of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum…
CSEF · 2009
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if gender has an effect on the Stroop Effect. Methods/Materials Informed consent was obtained from 200 students, 100 boys and 100 girls ranging…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the core temperature of a golf ball effects its flight distance. The purpose of my science project was to test the results of heat transfer on the…
CSEF · 2009
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation was to learn if textile scraps could be used as a successful insulation. The experiment compared shredded fabric to fiberglass insulation…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology Second Award
Methods/Materials First, I made a testing light box out of a plastic lid by making a hole in the flat top of it. Then, I took a sheet of graph paper and punched a hole the size of an LED in…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation is to discover which energy efficient light bulb is the most suitable replacement for a standard household 60-watt incandescent light bul…
CSEF · 2009
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine if contact lens disinfecting solutions will work as well if mascara comes in contact with the solutions during use. To evaluate the activities of three differen…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Ocean acidification is driven by increased amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, which has been shown to have various effects on marine life. This project aims…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My main goal of this project was to see if Overclocking a computer was a theoretical speed gain, or an actual speed gain. Another piece of information I wanted to find out w…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the difference in calorie content for peanuts with different coatings. Methods/Materials 45 plain peanuts were used as a control and compared t…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the pH level of an environment in which lactase, an enzyme that breaks down lactose to galactose and glucose, is most active. M…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to see if pre-soaking Bush Bean seeds in solutions of different pH would affect the germination rate. The hypothesis states that if Bush Bean seeds are soa…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if photographs in the RGB format demonstrate the same number of colors as photographs in the CMYK format. Methods/Materials Pho…
CSEF · 2009
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to investigate and test how sunlight intensity effects solar panel performance. The hypothesis was that during the summer, the solar pane…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to discover how foundation depth and angle of slope affect a building's stability. Methods/Materials The bottom quarter of a rain gutter was fi…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether the health of hard red winter wheat and barley crops is impaired by higher concentrations of salinity in the soil. Methods/Materials F…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals By doing this experiment, I wanted to find out which teaching method helped students remember information best in the long-term. I have always wanted to know which way I sho…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Many musicians have to be conscious of the changes in tune their instruments go through while playing their instruments. This experiment tests how the instruments change cau…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science project was to determine if the commonly used herbicide, Roundup, is toxic to red worms, a beneficial soil organism. Methods/Materials Two sample…
CSEF · 2009
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This expirement will acertain if the spread out placement of the support columns was a factor in the World Trade Center collapses Methods/Materials 150 5"x0.75"x0.125" pine…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Does reducing the amount of ultraviolet light on pea plants affect the plantsâ## development, fruit production, and chlorophyll levels? Methods/Materials To start my project…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine the effect of urbanization on woodland bird feeding behavior. Our focus was on two aspects of urbanization: the direct and indirect effects of…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see if UV radiation affects the ability of Drosophila melanogaster, a type of fruit fly, sense a magnetic field. I hypothesized that, if t…
CSEF · 2009
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In light of depleting fossil fuels and their harm to the environment, there has been development in renewable sources of energy. The microbial fuel cell (MFC) is one such de…
CSEF · 2009
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine what level of water would cause a 2-liter bottle rocket to reach its highest altitude. I believe that a 2-liter water bottle rocket will reach…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals To find out if spacing wire wraps on an electromagnet strengthens or weakens the electromagnet. Methods/Materials 12 inch iron nail; Insulated copper wire; 6-volt battery; D…