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 15481–15510
CSEF · 2004
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find which recycled material would be an effective thermal insulator: fiberglass, wood shavings, polystyrene, polyurethane, cellulose…
CSEF · 2004
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effects of ridgetop fuelbreaks (created by altering vegetation on the ridgetop) on the spread of wildfires, in a forested stand, on moderat…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Determine what sequence of siRNA is most effective in targeting ICP27. Compare the amount of viral proteins between cells with and without RNAi. Determine whether RNAi can i…
CSEF · 2004
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see whether a soluble calcium compound impacted Ulva's ability to withstand acid rain. Methods/Materials I had three tanks, 1.5 gallons each. All three t…
CSEF · 2004
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the visual process predominantly used by adult readers. Methods/Materials Five poems by Pablo Neruda were selected and translated from Spanish…
CSEF · 2004
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to expose copper nanowire arrays to ammonia gas and measure the change in resistance of the arrays upon exposure and for some time there…
CSEF · 2004
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to determine if the oil degrading activity of Pseudomonas bacteria can be enhanced by the introduction of ammoniated bagasse in an acquatic…
CSEF · 2004
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Human activities have significantly increased the amount of biologically active forms of nitrogen released into the atmosphere that fall back down to earth as nitrogen depos…
CSEF · 2004
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Pulse pressure (the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressures) is recognized as a leading predictor of stroke and heart attack risk. For every ten point incr…
CSEF · 2004
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The main objective/goal in this project is to see if there is a correlation between body symmetry and athletic ability, and if so to what degree does body symmetry effect at…
CSEF · 2004
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find out if capsaicin, the chemical responsible for the "burn" in spicy food, has any effect on orally measured body temperature. My hyp…
CSEF · 2004
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to find out how Tidepool Sculpin react to colors in their natural habitat. I believed that the sculpin would stay away from all the colors exc…
CSEF · 2004
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the time a cover crop is allowed to grow will affect its ability in enhancing the growth of a target plant grown in the same soil afterwards…
CSEF · 2004
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Turmeric is a bitter and pungent herb found primarily in Southeast Asia. Curcumin, turmeric extract, is known for its anti-cancer, anti-oxidative, anti-viral, anti-arthritic…
CSEF · 2004
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine and relate the energy that is released in a combustion reaction for four different types of wood. Methods/Materials A small b…
CSEF · 2004
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effect of electrolyte and non-electrolyte solutes on the freezing point depression of water. Methods/Materials 1. Prepare a solution of sal…
CSEF · 2004
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Environmental exposure to man-made electromagnetic fields has been steadily increasing with growing electricity demand and ever-advancing technology. There are conflicting s…
CSEF · 2004
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to evaluate the relationship between the phytonutrient I3C, found in Cruciferous vegetables, and estrogen in the soil, and to show if estrogen in the soil…
CSEF · 2004
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Since primates are known to be curious, the purpose of this project is to determine which types of objects are most interesting to the pygmy marmosets at the San Diego Zoo.…
CSEF · 2004
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals I was trying to show that because males are right brain dominant and females are left brain dominant, gender will effect how people remember. Methods/Materials 1. picked 15…
CSEF · 2004
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To learn if gibberellic acid has any effect on the salt tolerance of Pisum sativum macrocarpon. Methods/Materials 125 P. sativum seedlings were cultivated for 11 weeks in so…
CSEF · 2004
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I conducted this experiment to find out the effect of Hydrogen Peroxide (H(2)O(2)) on the rooting of plant cuttings and seed germination. Methods/Materials I used two sets o…
CSEF · 2004
Environmental Engineering
Methods/Materials I tested to see if growing Zinc absorbent plants is effective at reducing the large quantities of Zinc in the soil. My two treatment plants were Thlaspi and spinach and I h…
CSEF · 2004
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out which type of light bulb (150 watt, 75 watt, 60 watt fluorescent, incandescent, and halogen) would make a solar panel produce the most amount of light.…
CSEF · 2004
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if nicotine and alcohol affect the movement of Lumbriculus Variegatus (California Blackworms). My hypothesis was that these subs…
CSEF · 2004
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Do oxidizing agents affect the surface energies of plastics? My objective is to expose each plastic to an oxidizing agent and to find out the results. Methods/Materials Meth…
CSEF · 2004
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine how different pH levels effect lettuce and poppy seed germination. Methods/Materials Ascorbic acid/lime solutions were prepared…
CSEF · 2004
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research project is to determine the effect quantum computing will have on current message authentication techniques. Attack algorithms using classical c…
CSEF · 2004
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals It is well-known that you can remember a set of words or ideas better by making up a story around them. My objective was to test the hypothesis that illustrated stories help…
CSEF · 2004
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This study sought to compare bacteria levels before and after rain along the Escondido Creek to determine whether runoff from a horse farm would affect bacteria levels in th…