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 12121–12150
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine the most effective and safest way to remove motor oil from bird fathers. Methods/Materials The materials I used in my experimen…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether cork, sawdust, or sponge, when illegally used as fillers in hollowed-out wooden baseball bats, will cause a baseball to travel farther…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how kinetic energy affects the quality of a front handspring vault#a move in gymnastics where you run, punch a springboard, flip to a handstand…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals I tried to create a floor that harnessed the mechanical energy released when we walk. I thought that I could do this by putting piezoelectric elements in the floor that woul…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals This research explores the potential for vegetable oil based fuels as substitutes for diesel. Increased oil prices and environmental concerns have focussed attention on alte…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find the exact ratio of a one gram magnet to the mass of various metal rods in increasing increments. By testing the magnet to my smallest…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to determine the quality (the absence of bacteria) of water stored in automatic hog waterers for a period of up to 4 days. The hypothesis is th…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals By using different tones to cause differing effects in people I found whether or not people#s heart rates are changed by the tones I can find which tones soothe and calm peo…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The problem being studied is whether the run time of a computer-designed rollercoaster model, using the software No Limits, can be used to predict the run time of a model ro…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to determine how American students score on Japanese physical fitness exam. Methods/Materials I am testing 42 American subjects, ages 11-12, on hei…
CSEF · 2008
Earth & Planetary Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to examine the properties of soils around the UC Davis area and to create methods and materials which will aid in the prevention of forest…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals In patients with Huntington's Disease (HD), the transcription of several genes is altered. One emerging notion is that the down-regulation of genes may be due to the formati…
CSEF · 2008
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to test the hypothesis that testosterone depletion will cause nitrosative stress as seen through increased nitrotyrosine levels. This will result in the nit…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to determine whether the bioaccumulation of perchlorate and nitrate is more substantial in the outer leaves of a romaine lettuce when compare…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals In this project wild natural yeast was added to bread dough. The purpose of the project was to test whether bread dough with wild natural yeast would rise higher than bread…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals why the sky has multiple colors at different times and places during the day. Methods/Materials fishtank,water,milk,measuring cup,flashcard,flashlight. Pour 3/4 of water int…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project tested the accuracy of different ancient tools. These tools, the gnomon, the astrolabe, and Ptolemy's box, were used to find the altitude of the sun. From this…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to find out what gauge wire will have the least amount of power dropped at any length wire. This goal was important to me because it will really h…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The main objective of the experiment was to see which type of music (blues, classical, hip-hop, rap, and rock) would increase and decrease heart rate. Hypothesis: If you wer…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine how the placement of the soundpost affects the violin's sound. Methods/Materials The A-string on the violin was tuned to 440Hz. Then, the sound wave produced fr…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I want to find out if the frequency of a sound wave affect the wavelength or speed of that sound wave. Methods/Materials First, I put three tones with different frequencies:…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Every mechanical device a person uses has been lubricated to increase its efficiency. Our project focuses on identifying the lubricants that are best at reducing friction. I…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Tamm-Horsfall protein (THP) is the most abundant urinary glycoprotein that has a protective function in the bladder mucous layer. THP has anionic properties due to the prese…
CSEF · 2008
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Currently, angiography is the primary method in imaging plaques, but it is an invasive technique and cannot determine the plaque#s vulnerability to rupture. As heart disease…
CSEF · 2008
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In doing this experiment we will test young children's capability of opening child proof products in the hopes of discovering if they truly protect today's children. Methods…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals What is the most efficient, fish friendly way to keep a pond free of algae. Methods/Materials I tested four different methods of algae control; Aeration, a floating plant, b…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology Third Award
Objectives/Goals To optimize the growing conditions of the alga strain Neochloris oleoabundans at the lab scale and then in a photobioreactor to maximize lipid production and extraction for…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project is the result of the search for a cleaner alternative energy source. Because hydrogen peroxide produces only water and oxygen as a byproduct of its breakdown, i…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals There are many different types of designs of wings that can be created. However, some of these designs are more desirable then others due to the change in lift and drag of t…
CSEF · 2008
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To find the affects of the placement and concentration levels of an organic fertilizer on bean seed germination. I believe that this information will help farmers and garden…