HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 8
2026

Cancer cells and how they affect our body and how to detect them

Mustafa Khan
Tom Baines School

Research about cancer and/or making a simulation about cancer cells or making a program that can detect cancer cells from an image input

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GOLD
Grade: 6
2026

Can Genetic Algorithms Affect AI?

Jayden Yin, Marcus Leung
Westmount Mid/High School

A project to find out how genetic algorithms can benefit or not benefit AI.

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Awards
Webber Academy Elementary STEM Award
GOLD
Grade: 5
2026

Can humans always recognize AI generated images

Phoebe Nkrumah, Stella Winter
St. Luke Bilingual Elementary School

we have ai images and real images we test 2 kids from each class and see if their brain can identify which photos are real and which ones are ai.

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Awards
Bhardwaj Elementary Life Science Award
SILVER
Grade: 8
2026

Canmore Spring Water

Clayton Dwyer
Mount Royal School

This project will investigate the water quality of Canmore Spring Water seasonally (Fall, Winter and Spring) and compare it to Calgary Tap Water using a variety of different water quality indicators including pH, nitrates, nitrites, sulfates and hardness.

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HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 6
2026

Can noise effect plants growth!

Hanaa Adil, Heba Adil
Horizon Leadership Academy

We are going to be comparing 3 plants with different levels of noises.High,Medium and Low.

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SILVER
Grade: 6
2026

Can we grow glaciers?

Muhammad Awab Arif
Almadina Language Charter Academy, Ogden Campus

I’m finding a solution to the problem of climate change and global warming. The most important solutions are glacial grafting and ice stupas generating which can grow glaciers in a matter of few years, even in our Canadian Rockies.

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Awards
Grant MacEwan Nature Protection Award (Elementary)
BRONZE
Grade: 10
2026

Can we use AI to detect Alzheimer's using neuroimaging?

Tarunya Maheshkumaran
Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School

This topic explores using AI to analyze brain scans and detect early signs of Alzheimer's, aiming for earlier diagnosis and better treatment opportunities.

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SILVER
Grade: 8
2026

Can You Spot the Bot? Testing AI Detector Accuracy, Patterns and Use with Human, Humanized and AI Texts

Amun Ali Khan
Tahira Ali

[Experimental and research project] Investigating the actual accuracy and usefulness of commonly used AI detectors and AI humanizers, their patterns and algorithms and the social consequences of both, especially on education.

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HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 5
2026

Can You Stand The Pressure

Emilee Barry
Nose Creek Elementary School

I was wondering if a balloon would pop faster on one screw or a bed of screws.

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