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 12271–12300
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if the Midpoint Approximation, the Trapezoidal Approximation, or the Simpsons Approximation would give the most accurate result…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The primary objectives of this study are to determine if Fastskin suits have superior water resistance properties compared to standard Lycra, and to determine the degree of…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals The problem I tested in my experiment was whether morning glory or Indian Mustard Greens were the most effective bioremediator of lead. Methods/Materials To test this proble…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The popularization of digital music presents the problem of quickly finding music to suit individual users' tastes and moods. The collaborative user feedback (e.g. iTunes' "…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Conclusions/Discussion Ovarian cancer is a debilitating disease lacking effective treatments. A key feature of the disease is elevated levels of the mitogenic lipid lysophosphatidic acid (LP…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Hydrogen peroxide can benefit plant growth in two major ways: 1) improved aeration; and 2) killing microorganisms that may be harmful to plant growth through its bactericida…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to show how well the Kutta-Joukowski Lift Theorem explains Magnus Force on spinning cylinders. This was achieved by comparing theoretical l…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project aimed to find the best property to buy in the game of Monopoly based on its probability of being landed upon, by mathematical calculation and actual game play.…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to show how the aerodynamics of a racecar and an airfoil mounted upside down affects the down-force of the car. Methods/Materials The materials that were use…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine whether sand, carbon, or foam best removes the dangerous pollutants and excess nutrients in the storm drain outfall runoff that flows into the…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals Underwater gliders are used for long-term oceanic studies and missions, such as ship scanning for the navy (invisible to sonar), underwater mapping, and temperature mapping…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this projects was to construct a Spectral Energy Distribution (SED) diagram of blazar S5 0716+714 using images from the Spitzer Space Telescope, ground based opt…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The experiment was conducted to figure out whether or not there is any correlation between a child's age, BMI, and their heart rate's response to excercise. Hypothesis: The…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Does age affect memory? Methods/Materials Procedure: 1. Test first group, one after another 2. Previously record short video and demonstrate to my subjects 3. Test memory wi…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if goldfish contain long-term memory capabilities or the ability to remember an event or an occurrence when shown three colo…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test which of the following areas had the cleanest air: the country, the city, or an area by the freeway. The hypothesis was that the ar…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see whether it is the air pressure or the elevation that decreases the boiling point of water as elevation increases. My hypothesis was that it is the air pressu…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out the effect of albedo as it relates to global warming. Methods/Materials Experiment 1 1) 6 354 ml plastic bowls (not white) 2) 6 pool thermometer…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how the amount of alcohol affects the lifespans of D. melanogaster fruit flies and R. rohweri fruit flies. It was hypothesized that a 50-50 or…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this research is to design, implement, simulate, study, and improve a life-cycle model of Artificial Life agents. Artificial Life, or ALife, is the most rec…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Our objective in this project was to learn about electricity, circuits, and the physics behind them. We accomplished it by building a line following robot and testing the li…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The project experiment was to determine, whether or not, growing lima beans with eucalyptus leaves, would have any alleopathic effects on the growth of the lima beans. I bel…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a bacterium which causes the disease crown gall, or a plant tumor. Allium cepa, or commonly called onion, is known to have many beneficial effec…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Objectives: We investigated whether APa promotes generation of new neurons in vivo by peripheral administration in transgenic 3xTgAD and non-Tg mouse AD models; and whether…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The prevalence of two related non-native species was examined and compared throughout Humboldt County. Both species are commonly known as pampas grass, but their scientific…
CSEF · 2007
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to see if students would comprehend things better by reading aloud or by reading silently. Methods/Materials Fifty- six students were teste…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to explore and optimize a dry preservation technique for the storage of DNA. It was designed to correspond with the forensic analysis and to…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Prove that [2L(n)+L(n-3)]/5 equals a Fibonacci number for all values of n. In this expression, n is a sequential number in a series, and L(n) is the n^th Lucas number. The e…
CSEF · 2007
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I enjoy hiking and outdoor activities. Avoiding hypothermia is very important when in the elements, especially in the winter. I decided to investigate the hydrophobicity of…
CSEF · 2007
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in spinach plants in September of 2006. Two hundred and five illnesses and three deaths w…