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 16711–16740
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals To determin if the speed that a ball is traveling will increase or decrease the effect of spin. Methods/Materials I hace constructed a wind tunnel that I have used to blow h…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find out if beta-carotene will prevent the cancer caused by the plant carcinogen agrobacterium tumefaciens in plants, which plant is it more affective in…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The Purpose of science project was to see if the force of gravity could be tested and see a measure able difference in the force of gravity. Methods/Materials I traveled to…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this investigation was to determine if anthropometric measurements of competitive, teenage club swimmers predicted their best performance in the four basic st…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The intent behind this experiment was to determine if human affection alters Mus Musculus's (common house mouse) performance in a maze. My hypothesis stated that mice given…
CSEF · 2002
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see if leaf aging(senescence) will affect the absorbance of light. Methods/Materials Procedures: Gather all your materials. Mass a gram sample from a syc…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to observe the effects of human tears on the growth of bacteria. Tears contain an enzyme called lysozyme that reportedly has bactericida…
CSEF · 2002
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this year#s experiment is to build on the previous three years work on presoaking of cottonseed before planting. This year#s project is to see if presoaking c…
CSEF · 2002
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We tried to determine if the various prices of three different soccer balls made a difference in its performance. Methods/Materials We used a contraption to take place of an…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if rain effected the amount of coliform bacteria in Janes Creek. Methods/Materials Water samples were taken from three different sites along Janes…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The basic idea of my project was to determine whether or not the size and shape of a bird#s beak is proportional to the seed size and shape that it would chose to eat. I did…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if I could use the bacterium E. coli instead of animals to test whether sunscreens worked. I hypothesized that the higher the SPF rating, the more protective…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Oil spills occur in rivers and oceans in a variety of locations around the world. The purpose of these tests is to find out if the same procedures should be used in cold and…
CSEF · 2002
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment tests if the parent-child relationship affects grades. If the relationship does, maybe people can find out what it takes to have a good relationship to raise…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The whole objective or purpose of this experiment was to see if I could witness the gravitation attraction gradient between two masses without using high-tech and laboratory…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the commercially available fruit and vegetable wash products remove bacteria better than dilute vinegar or water alone. Methods/Materials Fi…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if dogs could see colors. I predicted that dogs could see color because they have rods and cones the same as humans. Methods/Materials Materials:…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals To determine which dogs respond more to sights and sounds on television. Smaller dogs tend to be smarter, hyperactive and very alert, especially terriers. Larger breeds are…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Objective: The purpose of this project is to determine if Leonardo DaVinci#s Golden Measurements remain constant over one year#s growth. Methods/Materials Method and Materia…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The success of this project depended on building a catapult, with the help of a parent. Using algebra to calculate the system of weights, and levers needed to throw a water…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To discover whether putting various waters through a reverse osmosis process would lower the levels of pH, total dissolved solids, and alkalinity in them. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To determine if brushing the teeth of babies and children under two with water, or not brushing them at all, is less effective than, or as effective as, brushing with fluori…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find if Mojave Desert plants grow in areas used by off-road motorcycles. I think that off-road motorcycle use will damage plant numbers in the Mojave Dese…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals In our home we have successfully used magnets as a household remedy for warts. We have also seen other anecdotal evidence of positive effects coming from magnets. It has not…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment is to learn if sound walls, at neighborhoods adjacent to freeways, increase or decrease the freeway noise. Methods/Materials A digital sound me…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determine the amount of bacteria in a kitchen sponge, and if using them spreads bacteria. If so, can they, and how often should they, be sanitized. Methods/Materials Thre…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal is to see if different types of video games influenced different aged children's heart rate. Methods/Materials I took four children, ages 10 - 13, measured their re…
CSEF · 2002
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To compare the price of each battery by analyzing the cost per one hour of lifetime. Methods/Materials 18x6.5 piece of wood , Hammer, 9 nails, 9 Mini Scew lamp bases, Solder…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals A velvety fine layer of air bubbles was previously observed to form on the surface of newer "elite" racing swimsuit fabrics. The object of this study was to investigate furt…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Most people dismiss traditional Native American beliefs as superstitions and black magic, but was there truly a rational reason for certain beliefs? My project investigates…