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 13561–13590
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if colored versus black and white printed words affects human memory. Methods/Materials Procedure: 1. Create all of the mat…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals There are many products on the market that claim to remove bacteria and other contaminants from our hands. We purchase and use these products and never really know how effec…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To see if the consumption of fast foods containing high concentrations of monosodium glutamate (MSG), such as Doritos Cooler Ranch chips at 500mg/1oz serving, cause the symp…
CSEF · 2006
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Determine how modifying the structure of a Howe Bridge changes the bridge's load carrying capacity. Methods/Materials Materials: Balsa/Bass wood strips; pins; wax paper; tab…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Our perceptions of our world are based on information received from our five senses. I often wonder about the accuracy of our sensory ability. Considering the vast amount of…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals In my experience in nonprofessional orchestra and dance groups, I notice that some members do not stay on the beat. I am trying to understand if such individuals are unable…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if there is nitrate runoff coming from a dumpsite know as "Stringfellow", and showing up in local water wells. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My project was designed to test whether the temperature of a solar panel has an effect on the voltage it produces. I believed that the greater the panel temperature, the gre…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My Hypothesis is that the water in the creek is very. I also think that there will be some kind of really unhealthy bacteria that is growing in the creek. I think that becau…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The question I am researching this year for Science Fair falls under the category of Zoology. I am using Tropical Fish to investigate and research my big question #Is the gu…
CSEF · 2006
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The puropse of this experiment is to determine if the shape of a die affects the fairness of the roll. Methods/Materials 1.I will roll each polyhedral dice 25 times per side…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether it is necessary to rotate various types of bird eggs to achieve a high hatch rate or whether rotating eggs is an unne…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate whether ultraviolet radiation (UVA and UVB) are blocked or filtered out by windshields of modern automobiles (2000-2006). These…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Xeriscaping is the use of drought resistant plants for landscaping. The purpose of my project was to see if certain dry plants used in xeriscaping may burn easily and be a r…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to measure Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) magnetic fields emitted by household electrical appliances and compare them to values found in epid…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether or not the Brita Water Filter makes significant improvements in the pH, total hardness, total dissolved solids, free chlorine, total ch…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine which variable suppresses the pain and irritation in the eyes for the longest time. Methods/Materials 30 onions; 30 subjects; knives; cutting bo…
CSEF · 2006
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My goal was to learn about how far a rocket flies, depending on several variables. Do rocket trajectory angle, amount of weight, and distribution of weight affect how far a…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to prove that shotgun pellets fired from a shotgun will continue spreading over increasing distances with lightest weighted shots having the largest spread…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine if different amounts of carbon dioxide in the air affect the amount of heat retained in the air. I infer that the can containi…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine if millipede secretions have antimicrobial properties. Methods/Materials Millipede secretions of Orthoporus texicolons and Archispir…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals It's White, Right? is an experiment to test the mental flexibility of a person by asking him or her to say the color of the text of a word while suppressing his or her readi…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find if subliminal messages can affect the brain and its everyday functions. For this project, I predict that subliminal messages will af…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine how quickly a carbonated soft drink at room temperature could be cooled to an optimum drinking temperature without diluting the liquid with ic…
CSEF · 2006
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The 10th Century Chinese Justice Cup is a simple drinking device with a twist: it dumps all of its liquid through a hole in the bottom after reaching a certain fill level. M…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals PURPOSE My project is to test if a plasmid expressing K16 WT (wild type or normal) protein makes filaments (chains of keratin). In addition, I will test to see if a K16 muta…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see whether wiping down grocery cart handles reduces bacterial growth and which of 3 different disinfectant wipes prevents the most bacterial growth. Meth…
CSEF · 2006
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if urea can reduce small engine pollution. Methods/Materials A catalytic device was constructed using a soda can half filled with zinc-plated B…
CSEF · 2006
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals This experiment tests whether wind turbines should be placed in laminar or turbulent flow. Laminar flow is a straight, sequenced type of wind while turbulent flow moves erra…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how the type of ground material and the type of prevention measure affect the amount of water needed to start a landslide. The hypothesis is th…