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38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair,
JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair,
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CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
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 in…
CWSF · 2026
Natural Resources
Silver Medal
The Miura-Ori origami repeating parallelogram pattern was invented by Kōryō Miura, an astrophysicist investigating solutions on how large, thin metal sheets can be folded into a small space.…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
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…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
[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 consequence…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
What causes Cardiac Arrest and how to prevent it
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Cardia Femme is an innovative mechanism that analyzes gender-specific exhaled breath biomarkers to employ early detection and intervention for women dealing with atypical myocardial infarcti…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
How to clean up the growing threat of space debris efficiently. This project encompasses the standard trifold with thorough information, and what sets this apart, a prototype of the actual l…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
See which type of water filtration rate works the best (cleanest)
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
This project investigates how different types of cognitive priming influence human perception and decision‑making, particularly in the context of marketing strategies. Cognitive priming refe…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Creating an inexpensive electric composter prototype that effectively operates in freezing temperatures
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
This project is meant to test how people relate the colors or pigments of food to how they perceive/taste it.
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Using computational molecular docking and structural bioinformatics to model how resistance-associated mutations in Candida auris disrupt fluconazole binding, with the goal of informing more…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Silver Medal
Cystic fibrosis is a disease that causes difficulty breathing and digestive problems because a certain protein in the body is mutated and therefore does not work properly. Using computationa…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
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…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
In this project, I attempt to predict future crop yields by creating models that analyze past historical data, helping farmers make smarter and more efficient decisions to benefit everyone.
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Our project explores motion-responsive scaffolds that mimic living tissue behaviour. By demonstrating how 'dancing molecules' self-correct, align, and guide tissues, we demonstrate a novel c…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Silver Medal
Bloodstream infections are life-threatening and frequently bacterial, requiring rapid initiation of species-specific antibiotic treatment. Gram staining provides initial bacterial characteri…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Silver Medal
Undetected and untreated infected wounds are a global leading cause of undiagnosed illness, especially in developing countries. Derma-Heal is designed to address this unattended crisis by de…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
I will build a device that detects angles related to Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) and alerts users.
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
I am studying how colour affects how much we eat. I want to study if people’s preferred colour affects what they eat and how much. Also I will investigate if the influence of color changes w…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
We will incubate petri dishes to measure the amount of bacterial colonies before and after using hand sanitizer under different temperature conditions.
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
In our project, we are exploring dreams and different theories about dreaming. In our experiment specifically, we are testing the dream theory: How do dreams help us process memories more ef…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
In this project I want to try to find the most ideal design and material to withstand earthquakes and mitigate their negative effects. To simulate an earthquake on a small scale I will use t…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
My project will be testing the efficacy of North American and Asian sunscreens. Asian brands are able to access a range of ingredients that North American brands are not, due to the FDA's li…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
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.
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Examining how the concentration of crude okra-derived mucilage will influence microplastic flocculation and sedimentation efficiency in a controlled freshwater system
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
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.
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Quel savon nettoie réellement le mieux? Dans ce projet, je veux comparer et tester scientifiquement l’efficacité de différents savons plutôt que de me fier à la publicité.
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change
Silver Medal
Water biocontamination is a global health crisis. The microbial blooms in biocontaminated water cause many different infectious diseases and lead to over 1.7 million annual deaths worldwide.…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology
Silver Medal
Canadian emergency rooms face a systemic crisis, with patients routinely waiting over 20 hours on stretchers. ERgo is a discrete-event simulation engine designed to tackle the chronic overcr…