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 16321–16350
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to determine if the oil degrading activity of Pseudomonas bacteria in colder climates, like Alaska, can be enhanced by the introduction of…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to utilize a magnetic field in order to discover any disparities between spectral lines. According to the quantum theory, electrons surroundi…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis: A soluble calcium solution will increase an aquatic plant's ability to survive global warming Methods/Materials 1. 9 healthy ulva plants 2. 3 small (approx. 1.5…
CSEF · 2003
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To investigate whether the mass of a pinto bean affects the height of its plant. I believe that the beans with a larger mass will grow taller plants. Methods/Materials The f…
CSEF · 2003
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out how various levels of biuret in urea fertilizer affect citrus leaves, specifically in relation to toxic effects. I also wanted to find out how different…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the type of bread that grows mold best. Methods/Materials Using five slices of three different types of bread, Wonder Bread, Alvardo Street Sou…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out what effect caffeine would have on the results of a math speed test, relating to both speed and accuracy. Methods/Materials I administered three…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the effect that investment capital (equipment & software) expenditures, Gross Domestic Product, exports, imports, and industri…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My experiment was conducted primarily to experience first hand the effects of cigarette smoke as well as possible types of pollution, such as car exhaust, on plants. Methods…
CSEF · 2003
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Problem: The point of this experiment was to determine the effect of different ratios and combinations of water to Methanol to Ethanol to Acetone to Propanol solutions on te…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the length of time spent driving on freeways affects the driver's blood pressure, causing it to go up or down. I believe that the stress cau…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to see if earthworms would cut through the ash and hydrophobic layer of soil after a fire. If the earthworms succeeded, this would be an additi…
CSEF · 2003
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to determine what effect (if any) different variables had on Kevlar, the thread used in bulletproof vests. The bulletproof vest is the most importamt article…
CSEF · 2003
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study is to determine whether the presence of eyeglasses will influence the perceived intelligence of an individual. Methods/Materials Ten people (men, w…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Objective/Hypothesis: The objective was to determine which telescopic filter provided the clearest view of the surface of the moon. The hypothesis was: The Moon (polarized)…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The object of my experiment was to determine whether or not the foods we eat effect the pH of our saliva. I believe that acidic foods will cause the pH to decrease, and that…
CSEF · 2003
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of the experiment was to develop and test a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, which utilized hydrogen peroxide, as an oxidizer, as well as a traditional oxidizer of di…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the optimum load resistance in a circuit that yields the most power delivery possible to an electrical component. Research sugges…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals I was very interested in mom's work as licensed massage therapist and I wanted to find out whether massage therapy could help to reduce blood pressure for her clients. My go…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my research is to see if exposure to mercury effects the learning ability of planaria. My hypothesis is that planaria exposed to mercury either through their…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This study addressed the problem of how the human breast cancer cells responded to a natural product made from rice bran (MGN-3/Biobran). The human breast cancer cells (MCF-…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine how pollution affects the water quality along the Los Angeles River. I believe that the overall bacteria level will increase as…
CSEF · 2003
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine if sodium lactate is a beneficial additive in soap. Specifically does it affect the pH level, or affect or accelerate dehydration? Methods/Materials For each te…
CSEF · 2003
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to lower the amount of toxic pollutants released during combustion. Methods/Materials Undesirable emissions are generally formed at different temperatures i…
CSEF · 2003
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals I conducted this experiment to test the effect of temperature on the ability of the proteolytic enzyme bromelein (found in pineapple) to digest protein. My independent varia…
CSEF · 2003
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out the effect of temperature on the activities of garden snails. I believe that snails placed in a normal room temperature will consume more food t…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals How does temperature regulation affect the power output of various solar cells (photovoltaic cells) in a concentrator system? The six photovoltaic cells - single-crystal sil…
CSEF · 2003
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the amount of cob a horse eats affects the number of strides (level of activity) that the horse takes. I feel that if more cob is fed, then th…
CSEF · 2003
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to test if plants will respond to centrifugal force by deviating from their normal lateral growth and how will the magnitude of their response…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to investigate if C. elegans nematodes may be used as a bioassay to determine the health of an ecosystem. The human hormone estradiol is a comm…