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 11221–11250
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To see if a magnetic field will have any kind of effect on a plants production and growth. Methods/Materials Radish seeds, Carrot seeds, Basil seeds, magnets, soil, and pots…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In this project, I am trying to see what foods affect a worm#s rate of growth in a positive way the most. The food groups are Balanced Mix, High Nitrogen, High Carbon, and W…
CSEF · 2009
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine the effects of diabetes mellitus (abnormal glucose tolerance) on median and ulnar sensory nerve conduction velocity, latency and…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Plant invasions are widely recognized as significant threats to biodiversity conservation worldwide. In addition, the drought in California is an environmental concern. Ther…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I love tie-dying yet I am often disappointed by the end result. Some fabrics just don't absorb dye as well as others, which makes me wonder: how exactly does dye work? Do di…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Rhus integrifolia is an extremely common coastal sage in Southern California. It is classified as a drought-resistant, evergreen scrub. These characteristics enable it to th…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the concentration of FD&C Blue #1 would effect the time it took a latent fingerprint to become visible in the Cyanoacrylat…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The projects objective is to investigate the effects of increased glucose levels on the insulin receptor protein production in tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus). Fish genera…
CSEF · 2009
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Vitamin C is an important vitamin, and tomatoes are a good source of Vitamin C. Most tomato products we consume have been processed by heat, and I wanted to discover if cook…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This project seeks a correlation between deterministic functions of standard deviation used to generate Gaussian random fields and the functions or surfaces generated by inv…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to discover if varied concentrations of micronutrients affected the population of phytoplankton (nannochloropsis sp.) at the end of six days. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to study the optimum bactericidal effects of monotherapy versus combination therapy on MRSA by using the Kirby-Bauer method. Methods/Materials MRSA bacteria…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the effects of natural pre-emergence on seed germination. Methods/Materials Cayenne pepper extract, lemon juice, vinegar, and wa…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals To test which part of Nerium Oleander (flowers, leaves, or bark) can most effectively be used to create an organic biodegradable insect pesticide safe for our environment. W…
CSEF · 2009
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if students( e.g., the apostrophe ) processing styles (sequential versus spatial) influence their abilities to achieve high GPAs or to earn hig…
CSEF · 2009
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine which types of land including sand, potting soil, bark chips, and grass, would hold up the best against water erosion. I hoped that figuring this ou…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals With the growing demand on a limited water supply, the use of recycled water for irrigation offers both a possible long term sustainable approach as well as a cost effective…
CSEF · 2009
Microbiology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Part 1: How much Escherichia coli is found in Hamburger? Part 2: Which spice affects Escherichia coli the best? Methods/Materials I will be using EMB agar to test the E.coli…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Over time, mining, deforestation, and various industrial practices cause the toxic contamination of mercury compounds in soils worldwide. Mercury is a bio-accumulator that i…
CSEF · 2009
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective for my project was to determine if sound has an effect on fish behavior, and, if so, what type of sound (underwater or above water) affects the fish more. Meth…
CSEF · 2009
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My experiment seeks to answer the question whether passenger electronic equipment affects aircraft navigational instruments or not. I hypothesize that if passenger electroni…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The question that my project hoped to answer was if tide type or the height of the tide had any effect on bacterial and chemical levels in ocean water. I tested different ti…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether UV radiation was strong enough to nick or break supercoiled DNA in vitro and in vivo. Specifically I tested to see how much damage the…
CSEF · 2009
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Find the effects of varying concentration of new and used motor oil on the growth and germination of lima bean plants. Methods/Materials 7 - Packets of Lima Bean Seeds 2 - 1…
CSEF · 2009
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The Fibonacci sequence is a sequence where the sum of two preceding numbers is equal to the next number in the sequence. 1,1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55 ... Research suggest…
CSEF · 2009
Earth Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The point of this project was to see if the style of jetty on barrier islands affected the amount of erosion on the beach. I modeled my project after barrier island, Plum Is…
CSEF · 2009
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Objective is to determine which fruit yields the highest amount of glucose in the saliva immediately after chewing. My hypothesis is that the fruits with the highest amount…
CSEF · 2009
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine how soil salinity affects seed germination. Soil salinity is the salt content of soil. As soil salinity increases, plants cann…
CSEF · 2009
Toxicology (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine whether liquid cleaning products effect growth and germination of garden plants, when brands claim their merchandise is environm…
CSEF · 2009
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine the effect of different gases on the greenhouse effect. I am doing this project because of the strong interest in the effect of gases like CO(2)…