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 17221–17250
CSEF · 2002
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to find an efficient building material (Styroflex) superior to standard drywall in the properties of strength, weight, water resistance, tempera…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine whether the beverage taken with a pain reliever affects the time it takes to dissolve. Also to find out if the coating on a pain reliever affects the time it ta…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This study was done at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California on a total of seven individuals: two Bornean, four Sumatran, and one hybrid cross orangutans. Experiments w…
CSEF · 2002
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To determine if Electromagnetic fields (EMFs), found inside and around the home, can be prevented by products that claim to prevent EMFs. The hypothesis EMFs, which had prev…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals By using thermal dynamics and a concentrated consolidated heat devise, I planned on increasing the efficiency of the common household fireplace. Methods/Materials By placing…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This thermophysics project explores phase change materials coupled with the use of thermoelectric heat pumps to achieve time-temperature profiles suitable for effective incu…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals I created my project because of my passion for skateboarding. I thought of how to invent a skateboard that could be used on ice. By interchanging the wheels to blades, this…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if a golf ball's bounce influences the distance it will travel. I thought that a golf ball's bounce influenced the distance…
CSEF · 2002
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal was to determine whether or not the intentional walk in baseball is a good idea or not, using two separate C++ programs. One program with the intentional walk, and…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This research aims to resolve a longstanding question of modern astronomy. A large discrepancy between the dynamical mass and luminous mass of cosmic structures has led to t…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objectives are to find the factors that influence traffic flow, to find out how to increase traffic flow and to decrease the number of traffic jams, and to describe traf…
CSEF · 2002
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) is a human specific virus that commonly causes chicken pox in children. The effects of the virus are seen on the skin with red puffs. It can be…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Will electrons subsequently curve based on their respective spatial orientations. Methods/Materials An electron gun and a magnet had to first be obtained. Once this was done…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to explore whether or not pollution accumulates in storm drain water as it flows down a storm drain pipeline system. Methods/Materials I conduct…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine which color filter will make the radiometer spin the fastest. Methods/Materials To conduct this experiment, I will be using…
CSEF · 2002
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to learn if an authoritative false statement influences a memory of images on adolescent females. Methods/Materials Individual females were shown a poster…
CSEF · 2002
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if children will subconsciously react to physical suggestion more often than adults. Based on my research of brain development, I…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Will a size and heat controlled geyser erupt on a consistant schedule allowing for mulitple advanced eruption predictions. Methods/Materials 7 gal trashcan, 3ft braided plas…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals HYPOTHESIS: I think that if I add antioxidants and nutritional supplements to the soil of germinating plants, then some, if not all of the plants will develop a resistance t…
CSEF · 2002
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The basis of this experiment was to alter the properites and structure of natural accuring metals by heating and extracting impurities. Methods/Materials In order to perform…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals What is the most cost effective and environmentally safe way to eradicate the redgum lerp psyllid? The redgum lerp psyllid is a parasitic insect that causes extensive defoli…
CSEF · 2002
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if proximity to sources of inland runoff affects ocean water quality by testing and comparing the pH, ammonia, dissolved oxygen, and nitrogen level…
CSEF · 2002
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine a relationship between the kinetic energy of a dropped object and the height of the resulting wave. Methods/Materials Materials u…
CSEF · 2002
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Replacement of incandescent lamps (IL) with high efficiency lamps (HEL) should prove to be expensive because of higher costs of HELs, higher electricity prices and surcharge…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals A series of experiments were conducted on the intertidal crab Pachygrapsus cressipes. When these animals are subjected to mechanical stimulus, such as a predator attempting…
CSEF · 2002
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test whether feeding hay would affect a horse's internal body temperature. My hypothesis was that the horse's internal body temperature would rise with t…
CSEF · 2002
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To ease the transition from warm bed to cold breakfast table. Methods/Materials Materials:staple gun, mannequin, robe, needle, thread, timer and electric blanket. Method: th…
CSEF · 2002
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Experiments were conducted to test the role of odor in the shell selection of Pagurus samuelis by using dead gastropods and dead conspecifics. Attraction to the chemical odo…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to find out how the chemical and biological factors are affected by golf courses along the San Joaquin River. Methods/Materials Chemical Test Materials/Met…
CSEF · 2002
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals To calculate how much water Owl Canyon soil could hold, and compare this with how much water it does hold once saturated with autumn and winter rains. Also to observe increa…