HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 10
2026

The Energy Cost and Environmental Effects of Artificial Intelligence

Ailin Guo, Arabella Doetzel
John G. Diefenbaker High School

As the use of AI continues to increase, we have researched the environmental impacts it can cause through data centers and it's electricity use/generation.

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HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 7
2026

The Energy Hidden in Waste

Meelin Jemal
Almadina Language Charter Academy, Ogden Campus

How food scraps can be used to create reusable energy instead of throwing it away. I will study different ways food waste breaks down, such as anaerobic digestion. In my experiment, I will model anaerobic digestion by observing how food decompose.

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SILVER
Grade: 9
2026

The five second rule

Madison Robinson
Calgary Girls Charter School

I am going to look into the five second rule and then test it to see how true it really is.

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GOLD
Grade: 5
2026

The Force Awakens

Kiersen Mickle
R. T. Alderman School

To study the effect different electrical conductivities have on electromagnetic eddy current braking.

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Awards
CYSF Elementary Physical Science Award
HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 5
2026

The Four Food Fight

Alexander Dove, Morgan Atkinson
Nose Creek Elementary School

Our question was: which acidic fruit produces the most electricity compared to a potato battery.

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HONOURABLE
MENTION
Grade: 11
2026

The Future of Wind Energy: Enhancing the Airflow of Wind Turbines

Farwa Fahmy
FFCA High School Campus

Interpreting concepts from the windmill power equation, barometric formula, and ideal gas law to create an efficient wind turbine model to help preserve wind electricity.

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SILVER
Grade: 7
2026

The Harsh Climate of Outer Space: Testing our rover Alira against extreme hot and cold.

Alisha Wong, Laura Kaastra
Webber Academy

We will take attributes from Sojourner, Spirit, Curiosity, Opportunity and Perseverance, and use these attributes to create our rover, Alira. We will test our rover to see how fast it will complete 10 laps of the testing area in a hot and cold environment

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SILVER
Grade: 6
2026

The Health Effects of Allura Red

Nuriyah Shariff
Balmoral School

My project is about the health affects of the dye Allura Red on humans and animals.

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SILVER
Grade: 9
2026

The Hidden Plastic Problem

Navnir Gill, Tanveer Brar
Annie Gale School

In this project, we will test how different environments, (control humid/warm, and cold) affect the amount of microplastics released by a plastic into water. Based off of our results, we will create a bioplastic alternative to solve this issue!

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