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 16891–16920
CSEF · 2002
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine whether or not size effected the weight carrying and span capacity of an I-beam. If it did, what variations of the flange / web ratio made it stronger, and what…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if there is a difference between teh reading level of second graders and third graders as determined by the Oral Diagnostic Reading Tests from…
CSEF · 2002
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study is to identify single amino acid mutations in the p53 gene of Drosophila melanogaster. Methods/Materials DNA from several fly strains, some with domin…
CSEF · 2002
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine if there is a negative correlation between TV watching and grade point average amongst 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Methods/Materials We…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if the volume of compressed air in a compressed air cannon would affect the distance a projectile will travel. Methods/Materials An air cannon…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals I have always wondered while playing golf if the construction of a golf ball and the material it is made out oever has an impact of whether the ball goes in the hole or not.…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine how the size of the incoming object, the energy of the incoming object, and the type of target surface material effect the siz…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals An impact crater is formed when a meteoroid strikes the surface of a planet, moon, or other land mass in space. In my research and experiment, I tried to find out how the an…
CSEF · 2002
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Memetic algorithms are an agent based artificial intelligence method. Memetic algorithms are unable to effectively distribute information and do not benefit from ideas known…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out how much electricity will be saved if fluorecent light bulbs are used for lighting instead of incandescent bulbs. I also wanted to find the out the dife…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Three different objects of the same weight: zinc, tin, and lead were tested to see if their size influenced weight at increased gravity. Methods/Materials A 12" Patton Fan w…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This experiment is a long term project with several objectives/goals. The first objective was to determine if a homemade incubating device could be as effective for incubati…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to test the petals of different types of flowers for indicators. An indicator is present if a smearing of a single petal changes color with th…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals I determined the most effective placement of weight on a 1.2 ounce car to cause the farthest distance of travel on two tracks. Methods/Materials Two tracks were built, one w…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals An extract of pig enamel proteins is being used to repair tissues destroyed by periodontal disease without knowing what is the active ingredient. In this project I want to d…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective in this project is to find out which shin guard material protects the shin the most from an impact forced upon the shin, by measuring the depth of each indenta…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project is to research and discover whether there exists another bridge material that is stronger and makes better sound than the wood bridge that is currently used on th…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The problem of my project is how will I construct a simple light-sensing robot? This project's purpose is to fill in the need for a robot that is NOT alive but responds to l…
CSEF · 2002
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My project, entitled InSight, is a suite of three computer programs, each solving a common PC organizational problem area. InSync was created to solve the problems of keepin…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine which insulating clothing material is the most effective at preventing heat loss against cold weather. Methods/Materials Ten different insulatin…
CSEF · 2002
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This study investigated the interaction between integrin a3/b1and its ligand, laminin-5 in modulating alveolar epithelial barrier. Methods/Materials Cell Culture and prepara…
CSEF · 2002
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine the conditions on the north side of trees which are conducive to moss growth and not found on the south side of trees. I predict the north side will have a cool…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To find if it is possible to create an ion propulsion device in an aqueous medium using the principles of a capacitor. We belive it is possible to accomplish this if we use…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals This project's objective is to determine if temperatures change randomly or if there is a specific pattern of change, and also to determine if the elevation of a certain pla…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to develop a new dental material, starting with all natural and edible ingredients, which can be used to replace plastics for the construction…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Scientists have been conducting experiments on rats for a long time. In the first half of the 20th century, scientists concentrated on understanding the physiology of rats.…
CSEF · 2002
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out which eye lens and window film are the most effective in blocking out light. Methods/Materials I am using Daphnia to test the effectiveness of di…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the relationship of air pressure to bounce height, using a basketball. I believe at a variable held constant, which is the…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective is to learn if a cation exchange column purfies water more effeciently than a mircron filter. Methods/Materials To conduct my experiment I used pond water, a mi…
CSEF · 2002
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective was to discover if first graders have better listening comprehension when viewing an illustration while listening to a story. Methods/Materials A short story,…