SILVER
Grade: 7
2026

EcoBot X

Aayan Saini
Louis Riel School

A robotic waste sorter which aims to help reduce the amount of biodegradable waste sent to landfills to help reduce the amount of methane produced into the atmosphere.

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SILVER
Grade: 11
2026

Effect of Crude Okra-Derived Mucilage Concentration on Microplastic Flocculation and Sedimentation in Freshwater

Prabhneet Sidhu
Lester B. Pearson High School

Examining how the concentration of crude okra-derived mucilage will influence microplastic flocculation and sedimentation efficiency in a controlled freshwater system

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Awards
City of Calgary, Water Services Award for Secondary
BRONZE
Grade: 7
2026

Effect of Transmission Mechanism Type on Gripper Load Capacity

Tasneem Hossain
R. T. Alderman School

This project tested how different internal mechanisms affect the maximum load held by a cardboard parallel gripper, finding that the belt drive mechanism held the greatest weight compared to the pin rack drive and the scotch yoke mechanisms.

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SILVER
Grade: 10
2026

Effect of Wing Flexibility on Glider Efficiency

Ansh Babbar, Chris Anabathula
FFCA High School Campus

This project investigates how wing flexibility affect the performance. Using small-scale models, we can accurately test wing ratios, gliding, sink rate, and much more.

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Awards
CYSF Secondary Physical Science
GOLD
Grade: 6
2026

Effect of YouTube shorts on your short-term memory

Luiza Cieslak
St. Luke Bilingual Elementary School

Testing if watching a YouTube short affects your ability to memorize a seven digit number.

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Awards
CYSF Elementary Social Sciences Award
HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 5
2026

Effects of different nutrients on plant growth

Jasman Johal
Khalsa School Calgary Educational Foundation

In this experiment I took five indoor, tropical succulent plants and feed them different nutrients. I used the nutrients Nitrogen-fertilizer, Calcium-milk, Potassium-banana peels and Sodium-salt. I did this experiment over twenty days.

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BRONZE
Grade: 5
2026

Effects of Technology on Kids

Georgia Dureault, Iris Dow
Calgary Girls Charter School

We tested the effect of tech by looking at the amount of time kids spend on technology to see if it had an effect on self-confidence and memory.

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HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 7
2026

Effects of various face masks on human blood oxygen levels

Victoria Hu
Tom Baines School

this project will experiment and study the effects of different types of face masks on blood oxygen levels of human and their implications

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GOLD
Grade: 11
2026

Efficiency of Lenz effect heater versus a conventional space heater.

Asna Syed
Sir Winston Churchill High School

This experiment compares the efficiency of a Lenz effect heater and a conventional space heater by measuring how much electrical energy each requires to raise the air temperature by 5 °C.

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