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 13831–13860
CSEF · 2006
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective in this project is to try to find plants that can sustain alternative means of irrigation other than fresh water. My goal was to find an element that would coun…
CSEF · 2006
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Seed germination is the process in which a shoot and a root emerge from a seed thereby ending its dormant stage. Gibberellic Acid is a naturally occuring plant hormone that…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to measure the effect of glass and plastic covers on the amount of fading of paper exposed to sunlight. Methods/Materials The project was done by…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine the effects of honey on extending the shelf life and preserving fruits and vegetables. Methods/Materials I purchased strawberries and tomatoes from the grocery…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Our experiment tests the conservation of energy, which states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it only changes form. Based on the researched we gathered, we pred…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Every 100,000 years, the geomagnetic poles of the earth reverse polarities and may move as rapidly as six degrees per day. During the last twenty-five years scientists have…
CSEF · 2006
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine a numeric correlation of the effects of nitrogen and phosphorus on eutrophication and aquatic primary productivity. Although…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals We examined differences in limpet densities in two areas, one between the wave protected and wave exposed sides of the Santa Barbara Breakwater, the other between the mid an…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine the effect of exposure to radiation and the effect of viscosity on stability and consistency of single-bubble-sonoluminescence (SBSL). Methods/Materials Flask w…
CSEF · 2006
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to study the effects of sodium nitrate on the growth rate of microalgae. The specific question to be answered was what concentration of sod…
CSEF · 2006
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find the effects of temperature and type of storage container on the concentration of dissolved carbon dioxide in soda. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2006
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to explore if there is a recognizable difference in nerve velocity and reaction rate at different temperatures. Methods/Materials · Using…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find the effects of turbidity on dissolved oxygen levels in various water samples. Methods/Materials Seven water samples were collect…
CSEF · 2006
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine whether herbal teas will affect the longevity of Drosophila Melanogaster (the fruit fly). Methods/Materials I will use five…
CSEF · 2006
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if exposing Duracell batteries to freezing temperatures for short periods of time will cause them to die faster than Duracell batteries that ar…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals We have propsed a new method of electrophoresis and the seperation of biomolecules such as DNA and proteins. This proposed method is dubbed "surface electrophoresis". In thi…
CSEF · 2006
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine if there is a mathematical solution for the card trick known as The 11th Variation. How does the mystery card the volunteer selec…
CSEF · 2006
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our experiment is to discover which size and material of spherical projectile delivers the optimal (deepest) penetration into a block of foam, when fired from…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which kind of wood gives off the most heat when burned. Methods/Materials In my investigation I burned eight different types of shredded wood.…
CSEF · 2006
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My project is to see if the gaming theory invented by John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern help to improve your chances when you are involved in a gambling game as apposed…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project is to determine whether or not the age of a person has an effect on their "Total Optimism" score on Dr. Martin Seligman's optimism scale. The result…
CSEF · 2006
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether it is possible to harness wasted gravitational potential energy and convert it into easily accessed kinetic energy. My application of t…
CSEF · 2006
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine which grasses grow the best under various levels of soil salinization. Methods/Materials Three types of grass seeds(vetch, clover, and fescue),six salt-water so…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project involves the testing and research of hard and soft water and its cleaning effects on different objects and surfaces. I was interested in this project because the…
CSEF · 2006
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether fresh water holds heat longer than salt water. I think that the salt water will hold heat longer than fresh water because salt water h…
CSEF · 2006
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Last summer, a wildfire burned towards my neighborhood. We were given orders to evacuate. Luckily, the fire was brought under control, but it made me wonder about the old ce…
CSEF · 2006
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of the study is to find out how accurate observation is done by eyewitness. Hypothesis: I believe that eyewitness is not accurate and their details are sometimes fa…
CSEF · 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine which construction material will result in the most sound reduction at various sound levels. My hypothesis is that the 2" brick will outperform th…
CSEF · 2006
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine which brand of goldfish food causes Carassius Auratus Auratus (goldfish) to gain the most weight. I believe that Tetra Fin Gol…
CSEF · 2006
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This study investigated the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the Insulin-like Growth Factor Pathway and the increased susceptibility to breast c…