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 16771–16800
CSEF · 2002
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine which method of popping popcorn was the most energy-efficient: Jolly Time microwave, Orville Redenbacher#s microwave, Jolly Time stove, or Orville R…
CSEF · 2002
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine an optimal location for a gas-powered electrical power plant to help meet the energy shortfall in southern CA by building a mathematical model…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to discover if various kinds of nuts contain any energy. If the nuts store energy, how much energy does each type of nut contain? This expe…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine which environmental variable would cause the greatest transpiration in snapdragon plants. Based upon my research, I hypothesized…
CSEF · 2002
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if temperature fluctuations in the environment will affect the rate of oxygen produced by the enzymatic activity of the enzyme catalase. Method…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals NO(2) is one of the common components of automobile exhaust. If individuals are regularly exposed to a high concentration of NO(2), it can potentially be hazardous to their…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals I did my project to draw a comparison between different aquarium filters available on the market for the first time aquarist wishing to start small. Methods/Materials I used…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find a way to reduce the loss of drinking water due to evaporation from Crystal Springs Reservoir. Methods/Materials Materials: 2 trays water 7/8" styro…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals This experiment had the unequivocal goal of examining the level of evolutionary teaching at Chaminade College Preparatory School. Equally important is to examine opinion reg…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if a person's reading comprehension is greater when reading written material on paper or from a computer screen. I believe tha…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals We have chosen to do this project to explore the properties of the human dermis, the primary factor of genetic mutations and/or skin cancer, and to study the response of the…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find out whether Allium sativum L(commercially available garlic) has noteworthy antimicrobial properties, which are effective against…
CSEF · 2002
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My first intention on the goal of this project was to find something new, like an invention to innovate this society. I had no trouble starting with a topic, since my head i…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to grow one-celled organisms in pond water with different nutrients added and to freeze them to see if some cells continue to grow and others…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to determine if people respond more quickly to visual or auditory stimuli. My hypothesis was that people would respond faster to a tone…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine the factors or conditions that would affect the speed and efficiency of biodegradation in cleaning up an oil spill. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals This project is an insight into what aspects of a keel#s design will make it effective on a planing hull. It tests six different keel designs, each representing a different…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals I did this project to find out if there was a certain way or amount of time to cook a hamburger to reduce the chance of keeping the harmful bacterias found in ground beef. M…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our experiment was to see how temperature affected gas diffusion. We looked at how different temperatures affected the diffusion of chemicals. We also wanted…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find which treatment group in landfill models had one of the fastest rates of decomposition, while releasing less amounts of gas. Method…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to reduce the fear of our subjects by exposing them to their fear of archnophobia. Methods/Materials A video of spiders A book full with pictures of spiders. A d…
CSEF · 2002
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I created this experiment to observe the difference between male and female's fears, where they originated from, and who is psychologically stronger in a sense of facing the…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To compare fecal coliform bacteria levels in a reservoir with levels at sites upstream and downstream and to determine why such differences in the fecal coliform levels occu…
CSEF · 2002
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine which material will resist low speed automobile collision impact damage the best and potentially meet the Highway Transportatio…
CSEF · 2002
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Which technology produces better photos, and is more efficient? Because of emerging image-gathering technology, I believe digital photos will be a better quality than the fi…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine is diluted ampicillin will be effective in killing Eschericia coli and to see if E. coli would become resistant to the ampicillin when exposed…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to study the chemistry of ash leachate solutions, a by-product of the combustion of wood by forest fires, and its effect on key soil constituents. Hypothesi…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals I believe that the rocket that I have built will fly 350 # 1500 feet into the atmosphere with a type G engine. Methods/Materials Estes rocket g-force kit ; Recovery system (…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals What kind of wing design will prove to have the most effective flight, under a constant wind velocity? How will the changes in the angle of attack, weight to area ratio, and…
CSEF · 2002
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals To test the kinetic and static friction of a home-built hovercraft on five different surfaces. Methods/Materials We built a hovercraft using plywood, plastic, pipe fittings,…