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CSEF projects, 2002–2026

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.

Years

Category breakdown

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.

Projects

17387 projects · showing 16531–16560

CSEF · 2003

Yeasts 'n Sweets

Microbiology

Objectives/Goals My objective is to see if yeast will reproduce using various sugar subsitutes. Methods/Materials One thermos with 1/4" hole in top, dry yeast, pressure gauge, sugar, sacchar…

CSEF · 2003

ZAP! Clothing and Car Seats Collide

Materials Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to explore the dangers of static electricity at gasoline fuel pumps. There have been many articles written reporting that electrical sparks…

CSEF · 2002

5...4...3...2...1... Blast Off!

Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics

Objectives/Goals Objective: To find out what fin design flies the highest and what fin design is in flight for the longest time. We think the triangular fin will fly higher because it will f…

CSEF · 2002

5...4...3...2 Liter Blast Off

Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics

Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine what water amount in a two-liter bottle rocket will make the rocket go to the highest altitude. Methods/Materials Bottle Rocket,…

CSEF · 2002

AA Alkaline Batteries: Capacity Testing

Electricity & Electronics

Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out which brand of AA alkaline batteries lasts the longest under a fixed load. My hypothesis was that the Energizer Advanced Formula brand would las…

CSEF · 2002

Acid Rain: Friend or Foe?

Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The purpose of my Science Fair experiment was to find out which level of acidity, 3, 4, 5 or 6, was most harmful to plant growth. I hypothesized that my controlled group, wi…

CSEF · 2002

A Computer Model of Human Perception

Mathematics & Software

Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to write a computer program that would be able to solve a simple letter analogy based on human perception. For example, if the program was given…

CSEF · 2002

Acoustic Thermometry

Electricity & Electronics

Objectives/Goals To build a circuit that will allow me to generate a sound signal at point A and time how long it takes to reach point B. Methods/Materials List of Materials- Equipment inclu…

CSEF · 2002

Active Noise Control: Reducing Noise by Adding Noise

Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing

Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effectiveness of active noise control as functions of noise frequency, noise type, and the distance between the noise and anti-noise source…

CSEF · 2002

Adaptive Polymeric Electronic Nose

Electricity & Electronics

Objectives/Goals My objective is to show it is possible to electronically mimic the human sense of smell using ordinary polymers and make it adaptive by using Artificial Intelligence. A rela…

CSEF · 2002

Air: It's Shocking!

Electricity & Electronics

Objectives/Goals My project was to determine the characteristics of both the Solar and Methanol Fuel Cells and find out if the Solar Fuel Cell was more efficient than Methanol. I believe tha…

CSEF · 2002

Airplane Maneuverability

Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics

Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn about what makes an airplane maneuverable. Methods/Materials I used paper airplanes with rudders and elevons. I threw them multiple times with diff…

CSEF · 2002

Algal Affairs

Microbiology

Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine whether heat has an effect on the growth of algae. I hypothesized that warmer temperatures would cause more algae to grow in…

CSEF · 2002

A Link to the Future

Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology

Objectives/Goals Given three linked loci, yellow body (y), a rough eye known as echinus (ec), and cut wings (ct), what is their frequency of recombination and thus the distance between them,…

CSEF · 2002

A Look at Pneumatic Power

Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing

Objectives/Goals My objective was to find a 1-1 relation to the psi and wieght lifted. Methods/Materials I first built a Lego system to measure and use the pressure to lift different wieghts…

CSEF · 2002

Altitude = Ineptitude

Mammalian Biology

Objectives/Goals The object of my project is to determine the affects of altitude on the oxygen content in the blood of a human being. I hypothesized that as altitude increased, the amount o…

CSEF · 2002

Anchoring and the Power of Suggestion

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals In this experiment, whether or not the power of suggestion affects people#s decision making was tested. Specifically, the experiment sought to see if anchoring (a technique…

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