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 11581–11610
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if it is easier to extract more DNA from animal cells than from plant cells. My hypothesis is that it is more difficult to extract DNA from pl…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine which method is more reliable: forensic DNA analysis or microscopic hair analysis. I wanted to learn whether or not both thes…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I am interested as to whether increased carbon dioxide levels (due to natural or man made causes) will affect germination and growth of plants. Because plants naturally use…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objectives of this project were to determine whether doctors' ties are actually clean and how much bacteria grow on them. There have been many studies done that show tha…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine if different juices will help my test antibiotics create a larger area of bacterial inhibition than they would have alone.…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The main purpose of my project is to determine whether different parts of a plant will yield different amounts of DNA. Methods/Materials Materials: A·Blender; A·Hot plate; A…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine if adding super absorbent polymers to topsoil will help prolong the effects of pesticide. Methods/Materials For my experime…
CSEF · 2008
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To prove my theory that soft tires have a faster average lap-time than hard compound tires on a go-kart on an average go-kart track. Methods/Materials I drove a go-kart for…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation was to see which soap left the least amount of bacteria using specific brands listed under materials below. My hypothesis was the Softsoa…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To find out if pollen supplement dislodges parasitic mites as well or better than powdered sugar dusting. To find out if pollen supplement also feeds the bees effectively. T…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if eating a single poppy seed muffin will cause an opiate drug test to appear positive. Methods/Materials With the consent of ea…
CSEF · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if males and females had a distinct color preference and whether males would predominately prefer blue and females pink. We hypothesize female…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see if there really was a significant difference in the nutritional benefits of avocados picked and shipped from Chile and locally grown a…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Introduction: In 2008, approximately 142,070 Californians will be diagnosed with cancer. Most will receive expensive intravenous chemotherapy, which causes harmful side effe…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if music affects blood pressure and heart rate. Methods/Materials Informed consent was obtained from 16 people ages 39-45. There were 9 women a…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My purpose of my experiment is to find out if natural foods (mealworms, lettuce, carrots) or commercial food (pellets) increases weight gain the most. I want to know this an…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Everyday, we experience various levels of stress, good and bad. Being exposed to continuous stressors can show up in various physical or mental behaviors. My goal was to det…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out if size and mass affect the growth of a bean's plant. Methods/Materials Various sized lima beans were placed into different categories defined…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal was to discover which size turbine on my vertical axis wind turbine would produce the most amount of voltage. I had a small turbine and a large turbine and tested bo…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My goal is to determine whether or not temperature affects the strength of a magnet on a magnetic levitating train. I believe that the magnets that have been cooled will be…
CSEF · 2008
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to see which color house would have the highest temperature inside. The colors of the houses are: blue, black, white. I believe that the black…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Cardiovascular health is shown by heart rate and blood pressure. Interaction with pets and the presence of animals lowers blood pressure, heart rate and responses to stress.…
CSEF · 2008
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see if junior high girls generally choose a specific stall when entering a bathroom. Methods/Materials Observe and tally the number of ju…
CSEF · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to understand if left brained people perceive optical illusions differently than right brained people. Methods/Materials 30 subjects of different ages and gender…
CSEF · 2008
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate corrosion effects of human body fluid on titanium, stainless steel and copper. Methods/Materials I used titanium, stainless ste…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to observe monocots and dicots in high methane environments to see which survived the best. Methods/Materials I placed 3 monocots and 3 dicot…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether natural or pharmaceutical antibiotics would be better at preventing antibiotic resistance from occurring within bacteria. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2008
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals My project was to see if sand grains from the more northernly facing beaches in Northern California were on average larger than the sand grains on the more southernly facing…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find out how focus affects the semi-voluntary function of blinking. Methods/Materials I obtained informed consent from all my subjects. I created a progr…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to create an eco-friendly, anti-corrosion and anti-biofouling coating to deter and control bio invasive Quagga Mussels from adhering to subs…