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 15781–15810
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if there was a relationship between seasonal air quality, temperature, humidity, and wind velocity and asthma and/or respiratory problems in students…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The San Diego Bay's sediment and seawater are contaminated to levels that can be toxic to marine organisms. This study focuses on metal contamination and sublethal toxicity…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of a natural toxin derived from buckeye seeds on mosquito larvae. I live in Wonder Valley where mosquitoes are a…
CSEF · 2003
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our pupose was to protect teeth against bacteria, by testing toothbrushes stored washed and used in different ways, for bacterial growth. The participants in our project are…
CSEF · 2003
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The overall concept of this project is to determine if the size and shape of rock used in a rock fill dam will affect the permeability and saturation of the dam. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine which battery between zinc and copper, zinc and lead, or copper and lead gives off a higher voltage. The hypothesis is zinc…
CSEF · 2003
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out which of the seven foods i used released the most heat and food energy/food calories. Also how much of it burned and how long it burned. My hypo…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if wild fires, such as grass and redwood forest fires, affect soil infiltration rates. I think that water will take longest to i…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test the effect of caffeine on a Daphnia's heartrate, and to test how the type of lighting used to gather data affected the overall heartrate. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine what effects does caffeine have on a person's typing speed and accuracy. I believe that the female subjects will increase in their words per minu…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to calculate the thickness of a soap film at a variety of constant downward velocities. Methods/Materials To create an adequate soap film solution, 12 teasp…
CSEF · 2003
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The object of this project was to determine the level of adult understanding of basic science concepts. Methods/Materials I went online and searched for a 7th grade standard…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To determine if top dressings made from leaves affect the germination of radish seeds. Methods/Materials A commercial top dressing, pine needles (Pinus halipensis), eucalypt…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to see if beta-carotene can prevent cancer in sunflowers. Methods/Materials I took six pots and filled them with potting soil. Then I planted…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see if California quail, which are normally ground feeders, could be trained to eat from an elevated feeder. Methods/Materials The firs…
CSEF · 2003
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The reason I became interested in chelation is because I have an uncle who has diabetes that has caused him to have poor circulation in his legs. Chelation was a treatment m…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Can dogs discriminate between their owner's voice and a stranger's voice? The hypothesis was that dogs would be more likely to recognize their owner's voice and follow the c…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to discover whether bacteria are able acquire resistances to two antibiotics, and if so, how much time does this process require. Methods/Materials E. coli…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to answer one question. Can fire survive in a micro-gravity environment? Methods/Materials By spinning a fire in the center of a sealed drum,…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine whether or not a garlic capsule will prevent or prolong cancer in tomato plants. Methods/Materials Broad-leafed plants are affect…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective was to construct a machine that could harness light energy to measure surface area. The hypothesis was that it could be accurately and dependably measured. Met…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to investigate whether methanol treated plants could maintain a greater mass, than untreated plants when both are placed into a drought situa…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if permeabilities of different earth materials affected the quality of water. Methods/Materials 6 plastic water bottles; 6 plastic cups; size varia…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if people with autism have problems integrating sight and sound at the same time. This could help explain why their world is so overstimulating…
CSEF · 2003
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to study whether combining household Recyclable Plastics #1-7 as an additive in asphalt would improve the strength of asphalt. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project's purpose was to see if sugar concentrations in water can be found using the index of refraction Methods/Materials The aquarium was made using two sheets of 1/8…
CSEF · 2003
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project is to determine if we can recognize patterns in steam by cross sectioning. Methods/Materials The materials and methods used are, aquiring a lase…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to estimate the speed of sound through air, and to determine if temperature and air density impacts the speed. Methods/Materials Using a stopwatch, we meas…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine which carrier received the best cell phone reception in Simi Valley, determining which transmission worked the best. It also tes…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My object was to see if a player can win consistently at blackjack. Methods/Materials Methods 1.Research blackjack playing and betting strategies. 2.Create a computer progra…