BRONZE
Grade: 5
2026

Soap vs Bacteria

Abdullah Ammar, Eiyas Ghazali
Al-Amal Academy

This project tested how different hand-cleaning methods reduce bacteria by observing mold growth on bread slices touched with unwashed hands, water-only washed hands, and hands cleaned with various soaps and sanitizer.

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SILVER
Grade: 6
2026

Soap Vs. Sanitizer Vs. hot water which one will clean your hands better

Meenakshi Jayesh
Nellie McClung School

I will be testing which substance will clean your hands better. I will be using agar plates to demonstrate which substance will cleans your hands better. The items I will be using are: soap, sanitizer, hot water, Q tips, agar plates.

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HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 9
2026

Social Media Impact on Teens

Amneek Dhillon
Mohanjit Dhillon

In this project we investigate the impact of social media among teenagers, focusing most clearly on the grade levels 7-12..

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GOLD
Grade: 8
2026

Soil Amendment and Carbon Sequestration with Biochar

Benjamin Mathew
Madeleine D' Houet Bilingual School

Examining the potential of biochar as a soil amendment by testing water retention, nutrient retention and by growing oat seeds with and without biochar.

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Awards
CYSF Travel Award
City of Calgary BiodiverCity Award - Junior or Elementary
CYSF Top Junior Runner Up
Oil Sands Alliance Award for Innovation and Sustainability Runner Up
BRONZE
Grade: 7
2026

“Solar for the Modern Home: Assessing Power Potential From the Rooftop

Erika Langenbacher
Our Lady of the Assumption School

I noticed that some houses had solar panels and others didnt the simlare house were the oes with solar panels. Im conducting an experiment with solar power to fiqgure out witch roof is the best one for solar power.

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HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 6
2026

Solar Oven

Haneet Kaur Gill, Harsimrat Kaur Sandhu
Gobind Sarvar School Guru Nanak Gate Campus

We made a solar oven using materials like pizza box, tin foil, clear/plastic wrap, paper clip, black paper, and tape. We tested and compared the time taken by candy canes, chocolate, and lollipops to melt in the solar oven.

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HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 7
2026

Solving the Plastic Problem: Improving PETase for Real World Environments

Kian Khwaja
STEM Innovation Academy Jr. High N.W. Campus

I will be researching what changes scientist can make in PETase, so that it can be used outside of the lab.

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BRONZE
Grade: 7
2026

Spectrum

Brooklynn Dowd
H. D. Cartwright School

This project is about the way light and colors of light can affect the brain and how it functions.

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SILVER
Grade: 7
2026

SpektraLens - A D.I.Y Smart Glasses to reduce phone pick-ups & screen time throughout the day.

Mohtad Abdullah Qutab
Madeeha Fayyaz

SpektraLens is a D.I.Y smart‑glasses system designed to reduce unnecessary smartphone pick‑ups by displaying essential information directly in the user’s field of view. This could drastically reduce screen time & improve focus.

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Awards
CYSF Director's Award