HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 10
2026

Comparing the Effectiveness of Preservatives: Natural vs Artificial

Vivaan Suryavanshi
STEM Innovation Academy High School

I will be testing and comparing natural and artificial preservative methods by measuring mass loss, and observing physical changes over a two week period.

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BRONZE
Grade: 8
2026

Computer Vision Respiratory + Heartbeat Monitor

Raiyan Mohammed
Almadina Language Charter Academy, Ogden Campus

The project will use a Computer to monitor Heart Rate and Respiration Rate.

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HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 9
2026

Conditioned Minds : Algorithmic Media, Neurodevelopment, and the Future of Learning

Sama Elmorsy
Almadina Language Charter Academy, Ogden Campus

This project explores how digital media affects youth brain development, learning, behavior, and social skills across generations.

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SILVER
Grade: 9
2026

Confidence vs. Conformity: What Drives Student Behavior?

Kyle Boers, Lukas Boers
William D. Pratt School

A project made to investigate how levels of self-esteem and peer influence affect students’ attitudes toward breaking school rules, using an anonymous survey to collect data from a sample of students.

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HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 11
2026

Creating a sensing station to detect potential wildfires

Sherri Li
STEM Innovation Academy High School

Wildfires are difficult to detect before they get out of control, so this project examines the effectiveness of a temperature and humidity sensor in detecting changes in the environment that correspond to fires

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HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 8
2026

Creating Biodegradable plastic and the effects on plants

Akash Ashok
STEM Innovation Academy Jr. High SW

Plants grown in biodegradable planters will show equal or better growth (height, leaf growth, root development) than plants in plastic pots, because biodegradable pots allow better root penetration, aeration and moisture retention.

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BRONZE
Grade: 9
2026

Crime Scene Chemistry Investigating The Cool Blue Light of Luminol

Amanat Gill, Prabhdeep Grewal
Gobind Sarvar School Guru Nanak Gate Campus

Our project talks about luminol which is a forensic tool used to detect trace bloodstains, even after cleaning, by producing a blue glow (chemiluminescence). This project's aim is to highlight the importance of chemistry in crime scenes.

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HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 8
2026

CRISPR

Delisha Dsouza
Christ the King Catholic School

This project is about CRISPR. In CRISPR scientists use technology to cut and edit genes , to cut out harmful mutations and could even add new genes.

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BRONZE
Grade: 7
2026

CRISPR: Hit or Miss?

Twishaa Kartik
Westmount Mid/High School

This project investigates how CRISPR gene-editing accuracy is affected by mismatch tolerance between guide RNA and target DNA. Using a paper-based simulation, it models how different matching rules influence true and false target detection, highlighting t

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