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Exhibition GuideRDS, Dublin, 13th - 15th January 2011

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BT Business of Science and TechnologyProgramme 2011Based on the successes of the program 's maiden voyage , BT is delighted to announce a new and improved

programme for 2011.

BT Ireland, is preparing the country's future business leaders by introducing them to entrepreneurialthinking.

30 Intermediate and Senior award winners from the competition will be selected toexperience first-hand the world of technology commercialization and entrepreneurship.

iese brightest-of-bright students after the scier bition?

We have created a program to provide the missing link in the innovation process - being the steps requiredin moving a scientific idea toward commercial reality. We also want to provide our young scientists withcommercialization skills to carry forward into their careers and lives.

The talent that exists in schools across the island is evident each year in the BT Young Scientist &Technology Exhibition. We want to take that one step further and arm these students with the businessskills they need to turn good ideas into potential commercial opportunities.

NovaUCDThis year, BT has partnered with NovaUCD, the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre at UniversityCollege Dublin. NovaUCD has a very strong and successful track record in commercialising technology andsupporting entrepreneurs and innovators. We are delighted that Restored Hearing, www.restoredhearing.com, joint runner up at the 2009 YSTE awards, won a major prize at the NovaUCD enterprise awards in

November 2010, in their Campus Company Development Programme.

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Foreword byGraham Sutherland

I am delighted to welcome you to the 2011 BT Young

Scientist & Technology Exhibition, the annual celebration of

the talent that exists in schools across the island of Ireland.

At the core of the exhibition is the competition to crown the

overall BT Young Scientist & Technologist of Year, and we

were overwhelmed with entries this year, recording the

highest number in the 47 year history of this event. 520

innovative projects have been shortlisted and are on display

for you to view. I have no doubt that you'll be amazed by

the ingenious ideas and the findings.

Wrapped around the competition is a festival of science and

technology, and you'll find lots to see and do throughout

the RDS halls including special acts, entertainment and

informative exhibits by many of the leading organisations on

the island.

I would like to thank all those who assist BT in delivering this

world-class exhibition, in particular the Department of

Education & Skills in the Republic of Ireland and the

Department of Education in Northern Ireland. I would also

like to thank our valued partners, exhibitors, judges,

teachers, parents and the BT employees who volunteer their

time to run the exhibition each year. Together we have

created an eco-system that successfully promotes the key

subjects of science, technology, engineering and maths, and

unveils ideas that can be developed by students into very

real commercial opportunities.

I would like to thank all the students that entered the

contest this year, and congratulate those that made it

through to the RDS. I wish them every success for this week

and in the future.

Best regards,

Graham SutherlandChief Executive Officer, BT in Ireland

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Special awardsWe are pleased and proud to have such a fabulous range ofSpecial Awards at this year's Exhibition. Each award is industry-sponsored and details of each organisation and awards canbe found on the Awards section of our website www.btyoungscientist.com

This year Special Awards will be presented by our partnerorganisations. Special Awards recognise excellence inspecific areas, examples include projects which have a focuson innovation in technology, physics, chemistry, sustainability,recycling, the environment, research or improving cancerawareness.

Full details of all the Special Awards and the criteria for eachcan be found on our website www.btyoungscientist.com

ComRegEnvironmental Protection AgencyUUJ -NI AwardRoad Safety AuthorityEli LillyGoogleForas Na GaeilgeInstitutes of Technology IrelandHeath Research BoardIBMJack Restan Display AwardPatents OfficeInstitute of PhysicsIrish Aid in Association with SelfHelp AfricaIrish Medical Board

Marie Keating FoundationIrish Science Teachers AssociationTRI L CentreNADPScience Foundation IrelandDiscover Science and EngineeringAvayaDesign & Build EnvironmentEnable IrelandHEAnetHPKN NetworksIEDREirGrid

Main awardsSee listed below all the awards that will be made at theBT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2011.

BT Young Scientist (s) of the Year 2011 Individual or Group

• BT Young Scientist(s) of the Year Trophy (perpetual)

• Cheque for €5,000 / £4,500

• The chance to represent Ireland at the European UnionContest for Young Scientists

Best Individual or Best Group

• BT Trophy (perpetual)

• Cheque for €2,400 / £2,160

Runner-up Individual and Runners -up Group

• BT Trophy (perpetual)

• Cheque for €1,200 / £1,080

Please note if the title BT Young Scientist & Technologist ofthe Year is awarded to an Individual, a Best Group Award willalso be made. If the title BT Young Scientist of the Year isawarded to a Group, a Best Individual Award will be made.

There are 36 prizes for Individuals and 36 prizes for Groupprojects. The prizes take the form of 1st, 2nd and 3rd in Junior,Intermediate and Senior sections of each of the fourcategories:

Biological and Ecological Sciences

Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Social and Behavioural Sciences

Technology

1st prize of €3001 £270 for both Individual and Groupprojects

2nd prize of €225 / £202 for both Individual and Groupprojects

3rd prize of €150 / E135 for both Individual and Groupprojects

In the event of a tie in any category, the prize money will besplit equally. A number of Highly Commended and Displayawards will also be awarded in each category by the panel ofjudges.

Travel awards

Student Awards• Analog Devices Student Award

This award is presented to an Individual or Group foroutstanding work exhibited in the Technology category.The prize consists of a trophy plus an all expenses paid tripto America as the guest (s) of Analog Devices, visiting SanFrancisco and Los Angeles. In addition, Analog Devices willdonate €2,500 to the school of the winning student(s) as acontribution towards its science laboratory equipment fund.

• Intel Student AwardThis award is presented to the best placed project, eitherGroup or Individual, in the Chemical, Physical & MathematicalSciences category, except where the project has been selectedas BT Young Scientist of the Year winner. The prize is anall expenses paid trip to the USA to compete in the IntelInternational Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles,California. The teacher/mentor of the winner(s) of thisaward will also receive an all expenses paid trip to ISEF inLos Angeles, California.

Educator of Excellence AwardsThese awards will be presented to the teachers whosecommitment and encouragement has consistently enabledtheir students to participate successfully in the followingsubject areas for the purpose of the exhibition: Mathematics,Physics, Chemistry, Technology and Computing.

• Analog Devices Educator of Excellence AwardThe winner receives the Analog Devices Trophy plus an allexpenses paid trip to America.

Intel Educator of Excellence AwardThe winner will receive the Intel Trophy plus an allexpenses paid trip to the USA to attend the IntelEducators' Academy. This is run in conjunction with theIntel International Science and Engineering Fair also in

Los Angeles, California.

Winner of the Intel 2010 travel award Hannah Eastwood , LoretoCollege Coleraine , Co Derry for her project entitled "Green rust thegood gal". Hannah was also the Overall Individual Runner Up for theST Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2010.

Analog Awards Winners - Byran Murphy and Paul McKeever enjoying a visitto the Science Museum in LA as part of their prize. The boys from AbbeyCBS, Newry, Co Down won the prize for their project "Specs Detector" whichalso were the overall Group Winning Project and the NI award winners.

Reverend Dr TomBurke BursaryFr Tom was one of the co-founders of the project and sadlypassed away in 2008. In memory of his contribution to the project,a €1,000 Bursary is awarded in his name to an individualparticipant who is deemed by the judges as the best communicator.This will be paid to a student to help them in their second/third level education.

This bursary will be open to participants of all categoriesacross all ages groups - but the winner cannot be either theoverall Individual Winner or Runner Up.

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AR E YOU R EA DY?The BT Vehicle For Change at BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition

Located in the Eco Zone, BT is delighted to present the 'Vehicle For Change' exhibition.

BT's interactive showcase is here to demonstrate cutting edge Information Communication Technology.

The BT Vehicle For Change offers your organisation an interactive experience. It addresses your challengesand requirements in an innovative and 'live' environment.

In today's uncertain world the challenges businesses face are more intense than ever: achieving costleadership whilst innovating and investing for the future; balancing the consolidation of local marketswhile growing global capability; ensuring operational predictability and managing risk and, mostimportantly, serving customers better, faster and at lower cost. While the challenges are clear, too oftenthe answer is not. Many executives realise the potential for Information Communication Technology (ICT),and its latest evolution Cloud Computing, to transform their business but it has to be easy to buy,risk-free, energy efficient and available when and where their people need to use it.

The solutions demonstrated on the BT Vehicle For Change can help organisationstowards reducing their costs by up to 30%.

What's on the BT Vehicle For Change?

You will find our solutions grouped into key issues for businesses

1. Making your organisation more efficient

2. Making your people more productive

3. Making your customers happier

If you wish to arrange a personaldemonstration please e-maildavid.wilkins@bt.com with the timeand date that you would prefer.

Opening times - 9am- 5pm

BT Young Scientist &Technology Judges 2011

Chemical, Physical and Mathematical SciencesProfessor Bob McCulloughDr Dominic ZerullaDr Graeme Horley

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Jennifer CookDrJim GreerJohn DunnionLeonard Hobbs

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Dr Tom 0 DwyerMichael Byrne

Social and Behavioural Sciences

Aidan Ryan Des McCafferty Lynda McSweeney Professor Ray Fuller

Dr. Angela Leahy Edel Conway Dr Maeve Martin Ruby Morrow

Annette Cahalane Dr Elizabeth Nixon Dr Margaret Keane Seamus McLoone

Dr Barry Brunt Dr Joe Barry Mary Byrne Sydney Blain

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School - LisdoonvarnaStand No: 1100 Stand No: 1111 Stand No: 1200 School - Lisdoonvarna growth by increasing the inputs of Stand No: 1300 Stand No: 1400

atterns of the County: ClareTitle: The behavioural Title: How is the protein content of eggs Title: Does'grey water' affectthe County: Clare photosynthesis and respiration. Title: The epidemiology of a zombie Title: Iron induced phytoplanktonp

Teacher: Mr John Simsersa and the astropod molluschelix as affected by different cooking techniques growth of plants? Teacher: Mr John Sims School: Our Lady's Secondary School plague blooms - a possible carbon sinkp g

Student(s): John Clancyin the horticultural habitat ofcolon Overview: The comparison of protein Overview: I want to see will the use of Student(s): David Sims County: Monaghan Overview: I want to investigate the Overview: We wish to see ify

North Dublin content in eggs after four different greywater on plants affect the growthTeacher: Ms Alicia Mc Manus factors that are present in a potential phytoplankton can be stimulated to

ation aims Stand No: 1106Overview: This investi methods of cooking at varying of plants Stand No: 1206 Student(s): Rachel Mc Cann zombie outbreak in order to understand absorb more C02 thus taking it outg

to find a way of redirecting the snail Title: Comparison of the accuracy of.

temperatures, free range and battery School: Blackwater Community School Title: Salon no saoire: Tomhas at an how an epidemic spreads through a of the atmosphere, using a computer

populace away from horticultural crops minimum invasive surgery and standard eggs and lengths of time. County: Waterford leibheil solar UV Stand No: 1212 population. model.

hip replacement surgeryin an organic environmentally friendly School: Seamount College Teacher: Ms Ann-Marie Lineen Overview: I am measuring the Title: To investigate if a clover based School: Colaiste Phadraig - Lucan School: Colaiste Phadraig - Lucan

Overview: My project aims to seeway County: Galway Student(s): Clara Hayes difference in UV light between agriculture versus a chemical based one County: Dublin County: Dublin.

School: Ardgillan Community College whether minimly invasive surgery (MIS) Teacher: Mrs Mary Reynolds sunshower and natural sunlight to find is the way forward Teacher: Mr Kevin Carey Teacher: Mr Kevin Carey

or standard hip replacement surgeryCounty: Dublin Student(s): Doireann De Courcy Mac Stand No: 1201 out which one cause's less damage to Overview: I aim to establish that Student(s): Ross Brannigan Student(s): Eoghan Shanley

Teacher: Mrs Theresa Gannon is more exact to the acute angle of 45 Donnell Title: The effects of our national games your skin and health. clover based agriculture has economic, Sean Keegan

degrees.Student(s): Eanna Reynolds on our bodies School: Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai social and environmental benefits Stand No: 1301 Michael Woods

School: Sacred Heart Secondary School Stand No: 1112 Overview: In my project I am going to County: Kerry in contrast to a chemical one using Title: The potential ofwaste materials

Stand No: 1101 County: Offaly,

Title: Biodiversity of mussels in the investigate the different types of sports Teacher: Ms Elaine Ni Dheargain nitrate concentration and pH tests, from hedgerow cuttings as a feasible Stand No: 1401

ation into two Teacher: Ms Sindy MeleadyTitle: A scientific investi North East of Leinster injuries which are associated with both Student(s): Cait Ni Shuilleabhain questionnaire and survey. biomass fuel'

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.the biodiversity of mussels in North East School: Loreto College - St Stephens Stand No: 1207 Macroom material from hedgerow cuttings as a seed germination Hydrogen peroxide is

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Factors effecting Title: Rainwater - an alternative drinkingof two kitchen gardens and to compare/contrast the different County: Dublin be used by teachers in class Teacher: Ms Mary Kelleher School: Presentation de la Salle College Overview: Do different concentrations.

water supply?growth will also be examined weight, size and distribution of mussels Teacher: Ms Jennifer CampbellOverview: I am investigating rotifers, Student(s): Celine Casey County: Carlow effect the roots of plant cuttings or seed

.School: Davis College Overview: To analyse rainwater in the in sample areas. Student(s): Helen Lynch looking at their unique habitat and Teacher: Mrs Sally Anne Ronayne germination?

: Cork Athy area to determine if its potableCount School: St Vincent's Secondary School seeing how they could bring biology Stand No: 1213 Student(s): James Doyle School: De La Salle Collegey

Teacher: Ms Maria White using laboratory testing and a selection County: Louth Stand No: 1202 alive in the classroom. Title: Is this milk sour? County: Louth

of catchment techniques.Student(s): Pat 0' Callaghan Teacher: Ms Audrey McArdle Title: An investigation into the effect School: Moate Community School Overview: My project will investigate Stand No: 1302 Teacher: Ms Cara Mc Adam

School: Ard Scoil Na Trionoide Student(s): Meabh 0' Hanrahan of consuming alcohol based foods and County: Westmeath how quickly milk goes sour in normal use Title: To investigate how lake algae Studen(s): Jude Vaughan

Stand No: 1102 County: Kildare mouthwashes on breathalyser tests Teacher: Ms Irene O'Sullivan (refrigerated) and I will work out a test affects plant growth'

Patrick Geoghegan

Title: The effect of washing-up liquid Teacher: Ms Orlagh Ni Fhaolain Stand No: 1113 Overview: I am investigating does the Student(s): Olsin Foley for checking if it s sour. Overview: My project aims to find Niall McEnteggart

Student(s): Rachel Eustaceermination of plants andon the Title: The take-off point of a horse in consumption of alcohol based foodsSchool: Loreto College - Foxrock whether or not lake algae affects plant

gthe ollution caused b normal and relation to fence height or mouthwashes effect the level of Stand No: 1208 County: Dublin growth and to see if it could be used as a Stand No: 1402

p yradable cleaning products Stand No: 1108biode Overview: I am looking to see if a alcohol in your system when you are Title: Do queen bees stop laying brood Teacher: Ms Helen Hennessy fertiliser for organic farmers. Title: Is DVD training good enough? A

gate the effect Title: Environmentally friendly and cost-Overview: I will investi horse changes his take-off point when breathalysed during the winter? Student(s): Susan McGing School: Ballinamore Post Primary comparison of first aid training to DUD

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.jumping a fence if the height of the School: Scoil Ruain Overview: Bee books state that queen Schools training in CPR application by teenagers

pvarious concentrations of normal and Overview: To develop a better bedding fence is changed. County: Tipperary bees stop laying brood during the Stand No: 1214 County: Leitrim Overview: We are comparing CPR

to the current available range by the usebiode radable washing-up liquid School: Mary Immaculate Secondary Teacher: Ms Leah McNamara winter. I believe that she does and I want Title: An investigation into the effect of Teacher: Mr Eamon Geoghegan techniques by measuring the force.g

School: St Louis High School of modified wheaten straw. Will test the School - Lisdoonvarna Student(s): Megan Hassett to prove the books wrong. homemade herbal tea on the respiratory Student(s): Rhianna McManus applied during CPR between two groups

County: Dublin effectiveness of this alternative bedding. County: Clare School: Colaiste Bhride function - trained in CPR versus trained watching

Teacher: Ms Mairead O'Brien School: Colaiste Choilm Teacher: Mr John Sims Stand No: 1203 County: Wicklow Overview: I am testing how a specific Stand No: 1303 a DUD.'

Student(s): Ruta Puodziunaite County: Cork Student(s): Aisling O'Rourke Title: The best product used to fertilise Teacher: Ms Miriam Rickerby homemade herbal tea affects your lungs. Title: The effect of oestrogen on aquatic s Secondary SchoolSchool: St Vincent

Teacher: Ms Niamh Ni Dhrisceoil plants Student(s): Katie Dunbar I intend to record vo2 max and vital lung life: a cautionary tail County: Louth

Stand No: 1103 Student(s): Rachel Ni Dhufaigh Stand No: 1114 Overview: For my project I planned tocapacity before and after. Overview: To investigate the effect of Teacher: Mr John White

Title: Hot milk v cold milk: which is best Title: What makes a happy hen? find the best organic fertilizer for plants. Stand No: 1209 School: Scoil Ruain oestrogen concentration on the water Student(s): Cathy McKeown

for us? Stand No: 1109 Identifying the factors which cause hens I used whole tea bags, banana skins, Title: Investigation and comparisons of County: Tipperary flea Daphnia. Lynda McGee

Overview: My project aims to prove that Title: Looking at Lough Owel as a fishery to stop laying eggs crushed egg shells and dead leaves different silage wrapping Teaches Ms Leah McNamara School: Colaiste Phadraig - Lucan

heated milk is better for you in terms of and assessing Lough Owel's reliance on Overview: My project is based on which I tore up.This project is based on silage wrapping. Student(s): Emma Curran County: Dublin Stand No: 1403

stock fish-troutfat molecules present and the ease of why hens stop laying. I am going to School: Colaiste na Sceilge Overview I will be comparing different Teacher: Mr Kevin Carey Title: Investigation of the effects of

Overview: Brief history of Loughdigestibilty due to heat investigate the hens diet, anatomy, County: Kerry brands/ types of wrapping over 7 areas Stand No: 1215 StudentIs): Mohamed Elsiddig musical beat frequency on physiology.

School: Presentation Secondary School Owel:Trout life cycle, trout habitat - physiology, health & production of eggs, Teacher: Ms Moire Ni Shuilleabhain inculding air moisture, resistance, and Title: Why grass grows longer under a and concentration

- Thurles specifically looking at 'wild' v 'stock' and what factors affect egg production Student(s): Jamie Sugrue others. trampoline Stand No: 1304 Overview: Our project is investigating

: Tipperary trout physically, scale sampling, andCount in hens. School: Presentation Secondary School Overview: My project is to study the Title: Fear induced death how different beats in music affecty

Teacher: Miss Leanne Yeung stripping. Field trips e.g. electro fishing School: St Joseph's Secondary School Stand No: 1204 - Thurles factors that cause the grass to grow Overview: My project is a continuation concentration and how it effects your

Student(s): Yasmin Wahli collecting data. County: Mayo Title: Fresh water sponge - a transgenic County: Tipperary longer and observe and record the of last years BTYS project 'The Stench blood preasure and heart rate.

School: Athlone Community College Teacher: Ms Maria McHugh future? Teacher: Ms Trish 0' Callaghan results of the experiment. of Fear'. School: Scoil Mhuire Can Smal - Blarney

Stand No: 1104 County: Westmeath Student(s): Annie-mae Doherty Overview: Identification and Student(s): Yvonne Mullins School: Patrician Academy School: Skerries Community College County: Cork

Teacher: Mr Leo SmithTitle: The effects of salt and sugar on the optimisation of the environmentalCounty: Cork County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Sean Foley

growth of tomato plants Student(s): Jack Magee Stand No: 1115 substrate conditions for the growth Stand No: 1210 Teacher: Mr Pearse Ryan Teacher: Ms Katie Corbett Student(s): Emma Cansdale

Overview: The main idea of this project Title: To design a training program for of fresh water sponge culture as Title: The occurrence of hypothermia in Student(s): Cormac Henry Student(s): Hannah Gibney Ciara Wyse

is to see how different types of salt and Stand No: 1110 juvenile gaelic games payers to optimise a precursor to use as a transgenic springboard divers - the solution

sugar effect the growth of a tomato Title: The possibility of malaria in Ireland speed and fitness organism. Overview: In this project, I want to Stand No: 1216 Stand No: 1305 Stand No: 1404

due to climate changeplant Overview: Examination of training School: St Mary's Secondary School - establish what factors, if any, can Title: A statistical analysis of the factors Title: To investigate whether different Title: Alnilis Phailine.

School: St Marks Community School Overview: I will be investigating the programs of juvenile gaelic games Macroom prevent hypothermia In springboard that impact CPR competence types of manure and natural fertilisers'

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yIreland reach a certain average, there isTeacher: Miss EmerWalsh School; St Patrick's Classical School Teacher: Mrs Catherine Kerrigan School: St Joseph's Academy fitness, strength, time, counting method types arraidh ma raibh eachtra no teimh

Student(s): Srishti Singh a possibility that malaria could exist in County: Meath Student(s): Darina Lynch County: Kildare and lung capacity have an effect on a Overview. I want to investigate whether domhnda ag aistriu pobail plandai.

Ireland. Teacher: Mr James McHugh Teacher: Ms Sinead Shells persons ability to competently perform types of fertiliser affect the growth of School: Colaiste Pobal Osrai

Stand No: 1105 School: Loreto Secondary School Student(s): Cathal McConnell Stand No: 1205 Student(s): Eoin Ryan Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. plants. I intend to use three different County: Kilkenny'County: DublinTitle: Can seed dispersal efficiency be Title: Variations in the gas composition

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improved by better design? Teacher: Or Niamh Mc Nally of the bladders of ascophyllum nodosum Stand No: 1211 County: Waterford School: Ballinamore Post Primary Student(s): Dubhaltach 0 Maoilriada

Overview: I am looking at how efficient Student(s): Scout Mitchell Overview: I am analyzing the gas Title: Photosynthesis and respiration Teacher: Ms Ann-Marie Lineen Schools Aoise Ni Neill

certain trees are at seed dispersal. I content of the bladders of ascophyllum amplified! Student(s): John Ring County: Leitrim Molly NiBhroin

am also trying to design a seed that nodosum. I want to see if the time of day Overview: This project is a study of Teacher: Mr Eamon Geoghegan

disperses better affects the gas content. the processes of photosynthesis and Student(s): John Creamer.School: Mary Immaculate Secondary School: Mary Immaculate Secondary respiration - how we can increase plant

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Stand No: 1405Title: The clash or smash of the ash?Overview: We want to test the breakingpoint of hurls under certain conditions;1. Linseed oil 2. Wet wood, at a knownforce.School; Skerries Community CollegeCounty: DublinTeacher. Ms Katie CorbettVeronica Fay-WattRebecca Corcoran

Stand No: 1406Title: Environmental effects of goldminingOverview: An investigation into theimpact of mining for gold on theenvironment . Measure the biodiversityof Clay Lake and its surrounding areas.School: St Patrick's High SchoolCounty: ArmaghTeacher: Mr Paul LaveryVanessa MaguireJodie MeeCaoimhe Grey

Stand No: 1407Title: Keeping eggs freshOverview: We intend to look at the bestway to keep eggs fresh for the longestamount of time possible.School: Scoil Ui MhuiriCounty: Louth

Teacher: Miss Anne Marie KirkNiamh MurrayLynne Bowhan

Stand No: 1408Title: A survey of moth populations inthe Thurles area and their importance asbiodiversity indicators

Overview: To survey the Thurlesarea for moth types and population,using established trapping methods,establish a base line of moths acting as abiodiversity indicator.School: C.B.S. ThurlesCounty: TipperaryTeacher: Mr Brendan HoganStudent( s): Gary KerriganThomas Bourke

Stand No: 1409Title: To monitor the blood pressure andheart rate of students throughout aschool dayOverview: We investigate how astudents blood pressure and heart ratechange during the course of their schoolday.School: Dominican CollegeCounty: WicklowTeacher: Mr John O'BrienStudent(s): Rachel GriffeySiobhan FodenAilish Mc Kenna

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Stand No: 1410Title: Ultraviolet perception of coloursby birdsOverview: We are investigating colourrecognition in birds specifically their U.V.perception of colour and their feedinghabitsSchool: St Aloysius SchoolCounty: CorkTeacher: Mrs Sarah O'DonovanStudent(s): Katie LynamAilish Twohig

Stand No: 1411Title: To investigate the potential ofusing varied enzyme combinations toimprove the efficiency of the moderndishwasherOverview: To examine the effectivenessof different enzyme combinations indishwasher tablets, with a specific focuson protease breaking down protein inegg.School: Colaiste ChoilmCounty: CorkTeacher: Ms Lorraine MarronStudent(s): Aisling McCarthyNiamh Mc CarthyHolly Chapman

Stand No: 1412Title: Is extra C02 in seawater reallydangerous for sea life?Overview: C02 levels in the atmosphereand oceans are increasing. Some say thiswill make the oceans dangerously acidicfor sealife. We investigate if it's true.School: Mayfield Community SchoolCounty: CorkTeacher: Mr Liam 0 BeaglaoichStudent(s): Euan O'ReganAlex O'SullivanAaron O'Sullivan

Stand No: 1413Title: How does music affect heart rate?Overview: This is a project in which wetest to see if different genres of musicaffect heart rate.School: Meanscoil Na MbraithreCounty: ClareTeacher: Mr Sean MurphyStudent(s): Calem RoelofsKieran Killeen

Stand No: 1414Title: Comparing the effect of theGeorge Foreman grill with differentcooking methods with regard toreducing fat contentInvestigating the effectiveness of theGeorge Foreman grill on reducing fatcontent of food compared to othercooking methods.School: Presentation Secondary School- ThurlesCounty: TipperaryTeacher: Miss Leanne YeungStudent(s): Sinead LawlessRachel McCormackJane-Anne McKevitt

Stand No: 1415Title: Using photosynthetic algae to

reduce cot emissions from combustion

of fossil fuels

Overview: Developing a techniqueof gel entrapment of the unicellularalga (chlorella) in order to absorb co2emissions from fossil fuel combustion.School: Sutton Park SchoolCounty: DublinTeacher: Ms Catherine TattersallStudent(s): Ben ColwellSean GallagherRonan Conlon-Dooley

Stand No: 1416Title: Leasu organach as cnamh eiscOverview : Eifeacht ata ag leasu taluntairgithe go h-aituil as cnamh eisc agussliog eisc ar torthulacht ithreacha difriulaagus da bharr sin arfhas plandai.School: Colaiste IdeCounty: KerryTeacher: Mr Gearoid 0 BeaglaoichStudent(sl: Eimear Nic EoinHannah Ni Cholleain

Stand No: 1417Title: The changing face of menstruationOverview: Investigates the subtlechanges in the female face duringthe menstrual cycle and when she isperceived most attractive by members ofthe opposite sex.School: Hazelwood CollegeCounty: LimerickTeacher: Ms Marie O'ConnorStudent(s): Katie CunninghamTara Barrett

Stand No: 1418Title: Teenage coffee culture - Ageneration affected by poor qualitysleep?Overview: We propose to investigate towhat extent caffeine affects teenageswhile they are sleeping using anactisleep monitor.School: St Vincent's Secondary SchoolCounty: LouthTeacher: Mr John WhiteStudent(s): Emily LaitClodagh KilcomminsAoife McMenamin

Stand No: 1419Title: Is your car a bird toilet?Overview: We would like to investigateon which cars birds like to excrete onmore (i.e. they like to excrete more onred cars).School: Loreto Abbey Secondary SchoolCounty: DublinTeacher: Ms Ciara CumminsStudent(s): Celia ReynoldsClaire Gribbin

Stand No: 1420Title: The influence of hand, foot, eyeand ear dominance on balance andmemoryOverview: Our project will investigatehand, foot, eye and ear dominance.Then we will see if that effects yourbalance and memory.School: Rathdown SchoolCounty: DublinTeacher: Mrs Meriel NuzumStudent(s): Meg TyrrellIsabella Hopkins

Stand No: 1421Title: Comparison of the effectiveness ofover-the-counter and professional toothwhitening productsOverview: To investigate the differencebetween over the counter andprofessional tooth whitening products interms of enamel shade change.School: Colaiste ChoilmCounty: CorkTeacher. Ms Joan FahertyStudent(s): Roisin HarringtonEmma Murphy

Stand No: 1422Title: An investigation into using musclewire in the treatment of musculardystrophyOverview: Muscular dystrophy is adisorder that weakens muscles causingdifficulty in walking. Muscle wire couldbe used to strengthen muscles to treatthis in future.School: Ballyclare High SchoolCounty: AntrimTeacher: Mrs Nicola CraigStudent(s): Lauren ClokeShannon ClarkeJessica Donaldson

Stand No: 1423Title: A study of the helix aspersa -common garden snailOverview: Helix aspersa - what's itsfood preference? Does it use sight, smellor memory? How much does it consumein comparison to its own bodyweight?School: St Peter's CollegeCounty: WexfordTeacher: Ms Roisin DoyleStudent(s): Caleb O'ConnorDaniel Murphy

Stand No: 1424Title: Is there a link betweeninvolvement in sports and academicachievement?Overview: This project is studying thelink between sporting activity andacademic performance. We are usingdocumentary sources and surveysto find how sports benefit academicperformance.School: Scoil Mhuire Gan 5m6l - BlarneyCounty: CorkTeacher: Mr Sean FoleyStudent(s): Larah BradyRita O'BrienClaire Kelleher

Stand No; 1425I itle: Can a simple modification to theWii sports game make a big change inthe fitness of teenagers?Overview: Our project is aninvestigation of the fact that a simplechange to the Wii sports tennis gamecould increase the fitness of Irishteenagers.School: Loreto Secondary SchoolCounty: DublinTeacher: Dr Niamh Mc NallyStudent(s): Alice O'NeillMegan FreemanVictoria Fitzsimons

Stand No: 1426Title: Can SODIS work in Ireland?Overview: Solar disinfection of wateris used for making contaminated watersafe in third world countries. Can Irishsunlight can do the same?School: De La Salle CollegeCounty: LouthTeacher: Ms Cara Mc AdamStudent(s): Christopher O'HaganConorO'KaneDonal O'Leary

Stand No: 1427Title: How does age affect a person'sblind spot?Overview: In this investigation we wantto establish if age affects the size of apersons blind spot and if so how?School: St Joseph's AcademyCounty: KildareTeacher: Ms Sinead ShellsStudent(s): Conor VaughanJamie WalshTimothy McMenamin

Stand No: 1428Title: The mould and moisture in hay -how it effects qualityOverview: If hay is too wet when it is cutit can develop mould. It becomes dustyif too dry. We want to compare moisturecontent/ mould growth with hay quality.School: Colaiste Muire - CrosshavenCounty: CorkTeacher: Ms Mary O'DowdStudent(s): Maille CroninEva 0' CallaghanAnita Rooney

Stand No: 1429Title: Consequences of computers oneyesight during a school dayOverview: Our project intends to findout whether 180 minute computer classcan cause damage to your eyes andwhether precautions can be made toprevent damage.School: St David ' s C.B.S.County: DublinTeacher: Ms Jennifer DixonStudent(s): David O'BrienMatthew O'LearyStephen McDonald Daly

Stand No: 1430Title: To investigate the effects ofstorage on applesOverview: We are aiming to investigatethe effects of storage on apples and findthe best place in which to store an apple.School: St Andrew's CollegeCounty: DublinTeacher: Ms Hilary RimbiStudentls): Stephen WilsonLuke Judge

Stand No: 1431Title: Truailli6 in aibhneachaOverview: Tamuidaglnniuchadhaibhneacha agus eifeachttruailli6 at aneiceachoras. T6imid ag tnuth bealach afhhil letruailliu a laghdu in aibhneacha.School: Colaiste Pobal OsraiCounty: KilkennyTeaches Dr Lughaidh 0 NeillStudent(s): Aaron BarronPadraig 0 hAifmhi

Stand No: 1432Title: To discover how effective naturalrepellents are in repelling insects fromhousesOverview: Our project aims to discoverhow effectively natural repellents repelwoodlice from houses.School: St Vincent's Secondary SchoolCounty: LouthTeacher: Ms Audrey McArdleStudent( s): Katie BradyAnnabelle Morris

Stand No: 1433Title: Rate of colour change of leaves inautumnOverview: We plan to investigate therate at which leaves turn from green toautumn colours and eventually drop offthe trees under 4 climatic conditions.School: St Aloysius SchoolCounty: CorkTeacher: Mrs Sarah O'DonovanStudent(s): Stephanie BennettMolly Young

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Stand No: 1500Title: Homemade feed remedies forreduction of abomasal displacement indairy cowsOverview: To make a feed that helpsprevent cows from getting displacedabomasums.School: Blackwater Community SchoolCounty: WaterfordTeacher: Ms Ann-Marie LineenStudent(s): Bobby RyanTom HennessyKegan 0' Farrell

Stand No: 1501Title: BLASTing swine fluOverview: We intend to test theeffectiveness of different flu vaccines on

I flu viruses using a program called BLAST.School: Colaiste Phadraig - LucanCounty: DublinTeacher: Mr Kevin CareyStudent(s): Keith LokStephen DunneStephen Conroy

Stand No: 1502Title: A detailed analysis of the marshfritillaryOverview: It is based on an endangeredspecies of butterfly called the MarshFritillary. We will be basing our projecton a colony in our area.School: Scoil RuainCounty: TipperaryTeacher: Ms Leah McNamaraAisling KellyIzabell Bouwer

Stand No: 1503Title: An investigation into whether 'Off-the-shelf' or homemade disinfectantswork bestInvestigation of homemade disinfectantsagainst proven disinfectants andinvestigation of the relationshipbetween concentration of disinfectantsand effectiveness of bacterial resistance.School: Scoil Muire gan SmalCounty: RoscommonTeacher: Mr Padraig HarlowStudent(s): Emma ButlerAisling DolanMiriam Hastings

Stand No: 1504Title: Does water immersion enhancethe blood pressure lowering effectsof exercise - could hypertension beprevented?Overview: Ina randomised crossoverstudy we will test whether combinedexercise and water immersion results

in more effective lowering of bloodpressure than exercise alone.School: Loreto Secondary School -NavanCounty: MeathTeacher: Ms Helena SmythStudent(s): Alice BrennanGrace Collender

Stand No: 1505Title: A study of a rock-pool habitat inBundoran from August to DecemberOverview: In our projectwe are going tocarry out a habitat study of a local rockpool over a 5 month period and observethe changes.School: Magh Ene CollegeCounty: DonegalTeacher: Ms Yvonne HigginsStudent(s): Eoin DillonAoife McEniff

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Stand No: 1506Title: To determine the effect ofcommonly used domestic foodpackaging materials on bacterial growthOverview: I n this experiment , we wantto determine the effect of commonlyused domestic food packagaingmaterials on bacterial growth.School: St Vincent's Secondary SchoolCounty: LouthTeacher: Ms Audrey McArdleStudent( s): Aoife McNallyAoife Clarke

Stand No: 1507Title: An investigation into the symbioticrelationship between the growth ofmicro-organisms and plants in varioussoil types from around IrelandOverview: Our aim isto examine theeffects of microbial growth on plantlife in various soil types in Ireland andinvestigate the relationship betweenthem.School: Belvedere CollegeCounty: DublinTeacher Mr Stephen CareyStudent( s): David ConnellanBeau CarleyKillian Creaner

Stand No: 1508Title: Cellulase- the enzyme to save theplanetOverview: Making biofuel from bio-waste (e.g elephant grass waste leaves),using the enzyme cellulase to digestcellulose to glucose, followed by yeastfermentation to make ethanol.School: Sutton Park SchoolCounty: DublinTeacher: Ms Catherine TattersallStudent(s): Caoimhe McNamaraAly McConnell WalsheJoshua Tobin

Stand No: 1509Title: An investigation into the effectcider vinegar has on the somatic cellcount of cows milkOverview: Cider vinegar will be added tothe chosen cows' feeding. An electronicsomatic cell count tester will be used togive the SCC reading.School: Hazelwood CollegeCounty: LimerickTeacher: Ms Michelle HerbertStudent(s): Marian BrosnanKathryn McCarthyTriona Dunleavy

Stand No: 1510Title: Investigation into the factorsaffecting the growth and distribution oflichens in Cork : urban and ruralOverview: Discovering the factorsaffecting the growth and distributionof Lichens through experiments andobservations and discovering the besthabitat for them: Urban or Rural.School; Colaiste ChoilmCounty: CorkTeacher: Mrs Karina Lyne

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relationship between the weight of environment. (seaweed and hens) for our project. Teacher: Miss Orla de BhailisStudent(s): Ciara Hayes l hl Student(s): Clar Nic Carthail Mi hh M SS

ueline DineenJac Stand No: 1516 chemical tests. effectiveness of alcohol gels, hand school bags and curvature of the spine. School: Presentation Secondary Schoo g: c aeoo ount tcq

otential of silage effluent asTitle: The St Vincent's Secondary SchoolSchool towels vs. electric dryers and hand We will test this relationship. County: Cork County: Cork Clodagh Ni Fhaolain

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a biofuel:

County: Louth washing techniques. School: Scoil Muire gan Smal Teacher: Ms Gretta O'Sullivan Teacher: Ms Alison McCarthy Roisin Nic Seanlaioch'

: The best boot - shin uardTitl Overview: We wish to investigate Teacher: Ms H Daly Scoil Muire gan Smal County: Roscommon Student(s): Aine McPhillips Student(s): Deirdre 0 Sullivan'ge

ombination if silage effluent could be used as a Student(s): Alannah McCartney County: Roscommon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Tara Cregan Sean P. O Sullivan Stand No: 1547c

rview: We want to find the best shinO biofuel Aoife Mahon Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Student(s): Erica Delaney Cindy Chen Stephen Long Title: Quantitative analysis of red meatve

rotection and the boot thatuard for.

School: Scoil Muire gan Smal Sarah McGill Student(s): Shauna Macklin Rebecca Comiskey subjected to different storage andpg

s least imiv act : RoscommonCount Claire Mullen Stand No: 1537 Stand No: 1542 cooking regimespg .e

SchoolSchool: Blackwater Community

Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlow Stand No: 1522 Aisling Feeley Stand No: 1532 Title: The economic and environmental Does ballet dancing improve posture? Overview: To test the bacterial county

: WaterfordCount Student(s): Jennifer Mc Donnell Title: To test the free radical theory of Title: A study of the composition of wild potential for the sustainable exploitation Overview: In our project we wish to in red meat when cooked at differenty

Teacher: Ms Ann-Marie Lineen Eimear Harrington ageing and the counteracting effects of Stand No: 1527 bird feed of the samphire plant investigate whether studying and temperatures and lengths, defrosted

dentlsl: Jason MorrisseySt antioxidants Title: An eco-friendly wound dressing Overview: This project aims to analyse Overview: We intend to investigate practising ballet dance improves under various conditions and treated byutthew Gavin-Johnson Stand No: 1517M Overview: To examine the effects containing a plant based glue and and compare composition and energy the feasibility of sustainably exploiting posture. We will comapre posture of girls different home remedies e.g. spices.

aTitle: An investigation into the effects ofGavin McCarth of free radicals on the lifespan of spaghnum moss content of the variety of wild bird seed the samphire plant. We will investigate who have spent at least 10 years doing School: Holy Faith Secondary School

ycommon household radiation on plants caenorhabditis elegans and determine Overview: To create an eco-friendly available in Ireland. whether it is economically and ballet with the same age group that County: Dublin

Stand No: 1512 Overview: We intend to investigate which antioxidant is most effective at glue from starch based substances and School: Douglas Community School environmentally viable. have not done dance.'

Teacher: Ms Linda Tyrrell

suchTitle: Fireflies: Glow in the dark how common household radiation neutralising free radicals. incorporate its use with spaghnum moss County: Cork School: Mount St Michael s Bower - AthloneSchool: Our Lady Student(s): Mairead Kelly,

Overview: We are looking at the fireflys as that from a microwave or a mobile School: St Wolstan's Community School to create a wound dressing. Teacher: Mr Cian O'Mahony County: Cork County: Westmeath Fiona McLoone

and phone affects plant growth.their biologymethod of glowing County: Kildare School: St Joseph's College - Lucan Student(s): Aidan Donegan Teacher: Ms Alison McCarthy Teacher: Mrs Ethna Benson Shona Levins,, ,

ht School: Douglas Community Schoolw we could use their method of lih Teacher: Ms Karen O'Callaghan County: Dublin Brendan O'Brien Student(s): Daniel Percy Student(s): Katie Donaghue'go

County: Corklicationsin other a Student(s): Aoife Boyle Teacher: Ms Michelle Dunne Luke O'Leary Jamie Canty SullivanLeigh O Stand No: 1548.pp

e - Celbridge Teacher: Mr Cian O'Mahonyol: Salesian ColleS h Stephanie Hanan Student(s): Garima Kandel Shannon Barrett Title: How to clean up the gulfgc o

: Kildare Student(s): Eoin ConroyntC Kate Ennis Nierella Abria Stand No: 1533 Stand No: 1538 Overview: We are investigating differentyou

Title: Development of a rapid and simple Title: To investigate how copper and Stand No: 1543 methods to clean up oil spills in theTeacher: Mr Jorge Andres Otto Cronje i hff

liano Paul O'Keefedent(s): Enrico MaruSt Stand No: 1523 Stand No: 1528 kit for analysis of coliform bacteria other trace elements can be effective on ng t eTitle: Is sewerage effluent a ect ocean.gu

id Fl nnDa Title: An tionchar ata ar galair Title: A study on the transmission of Overview: A rapid, simple, cost- the performance of an Irish sheep flock biodiversity of Dundalk Bay? School: Wesley College - Ballinteeryv

Stand No: 1518Robert Dal ag caitheamh tobac,scamhbgach tuberculosis effective kit was developed for analysis Overview: The aim of the trial isto Overview: An investigation into the County: Dublin'y

Title: The effects of whey protein on,

aclaiocht agus aiste bia at teas agus luas Overview: In our project we intend of total coliforms and e.coli in drinking determine the benefits or otherwise of effect of sewerage effluent on the Teacher: Mr Ross O Connor

Stand No: 1513 muscle strength d'anail to investigate the ways in which water and can be used for hygiene comprehensive mineral supplementation biodiversity in Dundalk Bay.'

Student(s): Sophie Andrews-McCarroll

Title: Fluoride treatments and enamel Overview: To study the effects of whey overview: Bhiomar ag iarradh fail tuberculosis can be spread. We intend purposes. of an Irish sheep flock. s Secondary SchoolSchool: St Vincent Nicholas Stratford

erosion protein on muscle strength by testing amach cen toscanna a dheanfai difriocht to mimic the transmission using a cough School: St Andrew's College School: St Joseph's College - Athlone County: Louth

roject reveals the most its effects over 6 weeks with results forvi ThisO ar luas agus teasd'anail mar shampla stimulator. County: Dublin County: Westmeath Teacher: Ms H Daly'

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weight and heartbeatenamel strength massctive treatment in reducineff caitheamh tobac. School: Colaiste Bhride Teacher: Ms Hilary Rimbi Teacher: Ms Maureen Cuddy HaganStudent(s): Leah 0 Title: To investigate the jumping., ,ge

Conclusions are drawn School: Catholic University Schoolerosion in teeth School: Colaiste losagain County: Wicklow Student(s): Grace Rothwell-Kelly Student(s): Claire Leonard Rachel Washington potential of horses.

County: Dublintionsfrom detailed investia County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Miriam Rickerby Kiera Mortimer Katie Nagle Rachel Tinnelly Overview: Our project aims to discover ag .

Ms Aoife Curtise Teacherol: Desmond ColleS h Teacher: Miss Orla de Bhailis Student(s): Hannah Breen Aishling McCormack method to predict the jumping potential.gc o

: Limerick Student(s): Hameed AwanCount Student(s), Caoimhe Ni Dhuill Kate Kavanagh Stand No: 1534 Stand No: 1544 of young horses, before time and moneyy

ConorMoehleMiss Marie CorkerhT Orla Ni Fhaolain Title: Which of its senses has the Stand No: 1539 Title: Does eye colour and tongue rolling are invested in them.yer:eac

Student(s): Sarah Enright Sam Naghten Ellen Ni Mhathuna Stand No: 1529 strongest effect while training a dog Title: Assessment of voice-coaching need the x-factor? School: Presentation Secondary School

l CoEd se Title: A study of the maturity and Overview: We plan on training a dog techniques Overview: We are going to investigate -Thurlespe

Stand No: 1519 Stand No: 1524 ripening times of our heritage Irish set using only one or two of its senses Overview: The bio-physics of the whether eye colour and tongue rolling County: Tipperary'

d No: 1514 Title: Relationships between differentSt Title: The analysis of blood flow patterns apples cultivars to determine which sense dog trainers human voice. Testing out a variety of Callaghanare genetically linked and whether they Teacher: Ms Trish 0an

le extraction of antioxidants species and populations of moths andTitl : Sim using video microscopy Overview: An investigation into the should focus on. techniques recommended by vocal are inherited on the x-chromosome. Student(s): Laura Walsh'pe

from seaweed and investigate the bog plants Overview: We will be analysing the different maturity & ripening times of School: Colaiste Choilm coaches, explaining the science behind BrienSchool: Ballybay Community College Sarah O

various uses of the extract Overview: After studying the flora on blood flow patterns of people of our heritage Irish apple cultivars whilst County: Cork each and assessing whether they County: Monaghan

conserved and non-conserved bogsrview: Seaweed is a healthO different gender & race using a video promoting agricultural biodiversity to Teacher: Mr Pat Meaney improve performance. Teacher: Mr Martin Molloy Stand No: 1550,y,ve

We want we studied the relationship betweenundervalued resource microscope. enhance food security. Student(s): Alice Keane School: Colaiste Muire - Crosshaven Student(s): Lauren Murphy Title: The effects of zebra mussels in Irish.

the extraction ofthe the different species and population oflifto sim School: Colaiste Choilm School: Castletroy College Erin Donnelly County: Cork One Mc Phillips waters'p y

antioxidants from seaweed and use moths to the plants County: Cork County: Limerick Teacher: Ms Anne Cronin Rourke Overview: We are going to take samplesMuireann O.

School: Elphin Community Collegeroductinnovativethese in a new Teacher: Mrs Karina Lyne Teacher: Ms Celine Moloney Stand No: 1535 Student(s): Colt Cronin of water to see what marine life it.p,

College County: RoscommonCommunitol: ClonakiltSch Student(s), Kamran Hennessy Student(s): Amelia Glynn Title: Does caffe ine affect the rate of Frances Reddin Stand No: 1545 contains. One sample will come from ayyo

: Cork Teacher: Ms Deirdre DalyC Lorcan Geaney Erin Ryan seed germination? Title: A proposal for building two lake with zebra mussles.ounty

Teacher: Mr PatrickO'Keeffe Student(s): Cathal Brady Patrick 0' Sullivan Overview: Our project intends to Stand No: 1540 artificial reefs in Enniscrone, Co. Sligo School: Jesus & Mary Secondary School

Holland Daniel Marrondent(s): BarrSt Stand No: 1530 find out if different concentrations Title: Multi-vitamin supplements = Overview: We plan to show how two County: Sligoyu

an Shane KilloranDavid R Stand No: 1525 Title: A feasibility study of rain water of caffeine can affect the rate thriving lambs - true or false? different artificial reefs are suited to and Teacher: Mr Luke Sandersy

Declan Moore Title: Is our drinking water safe? harvesting for our school with specific of germination in a selection of Overview: Our project deals with would benefit our area, making a small Student(s): Kieren Massie

Stand No: 1520 Overview: We are investigating the attention to water quality and health monocotyledon and dicotyledon seeds. whether or not multi- vitamin scale artificial surf reef. Andrew Hallinan

Stand No: 1515 Title: An investigation into anti- water quality from different South risks School: Davitt College supplements can make 7 month old School: Jesus & Mary Secondary School Stephen Hallinan

effect of horse microbial effects of spicesThe re ellinTitl Co. Dublin reservoirs and comparing Overview: We will collect and test County: Mayo lambs thrive in health and weight. Sligop ge:

iders and moths Overview: We intend on investigatingchestnuts on s whether estates serviced by the same rain water and calculate the cost of a Teacher: Ms Fiona Gill School: Presentation Secondary School Teacher: Mr Luke Sanders Stand No: 1551'p

ate the ability the anti-microbactierial effects ofview: We will investiO reservoir are receiving the same water. treatment and harvesting system to Student(s): William Conlon - Thurles Dowd Title: Generations of fingerprints: ToStudent(s): Ciara Ogver

defining if theyiders and various herbs and spicesel sof horsechestnuts to re School: St Benildus College see if water harvesting is economically Gareth Nally County: Tipperary Emer McHugh find out if family genetics determine,p p

it feed or kill bactieriaWe will find out how and whths County: Dublin viable. Fergal Larkin Teacher: Ms Trish 0' Callaghan Megan Mullarkey fingerprint patterns.y.mo

School: Magh Ene Collegedeters them Teacher: Dr Naomi Lowe School: Mount St Michael Student(s): Tara O'Carroll Overview: I n our project we aim to find.

School County: DonegalCommunitol: BallincolliS h Student(s): Ciaran 0' Loughlin County: Cork Stand No: 1536 Aoife Sutton Stand No: 1546 out if family genetics playa part in theygc o

: Cork Teacher: Ms Yvonne HigginsC t Dylan Collins Teacher: Ms Alison McCarthy Title: A comparison of oxygenating Claire Shanahan Title: Ceard iad na fachtoiri a bhionn determination of fingerprint patterns.youn

Student(s): Niall McSharryher: Ms Kathleen KellT Student(s): Elizabeth Brockman- Icke plants found in Irish ponds tionchar acu ar meadhran? School: Scoil Mhuire agus Ideyeac

Jack RodenHe artAislindent(s)St Stand No: 1526 SlneadO'Riordan Overview: Four common oxygenating Stand No: 1541 Overview: Taimid ag iarraidh fail amach County: Limerickg ygu .

Rosemarie Reck Title: Effectiveness of hand hygiene plants will be compared under the Title: To investigate if seaweed has an ceard iad na fachtoiri a chuireann isteach Teacher: Mr Simon Stokes

Stand No: 1521 under various situations Stand No: 1531 following headings: rate of oxygen effect on the quality of hens' eggs ar meadhran agus an feidir meadhran a Student(s): Edward Barrett'

Title: Well water v domestic water Our project involves studyingOverview Title: Curvature of the spine due to production, growth rates and ease Overview: Living in an area with much Dohertyreiteach trid dul i dtaithi an. Anna 0'

Overview: A comparison of well and tap:

hand hygiene under different situations: heavy schoolbags of establishment in an aquatic publicising of the benefits of seaweed, DohertySchool: Colaiste losagain Kate 0

water, using both microbiology and male vs. female bacteria counts, Overview: Our project is based on the we decided to use local resources County: Dublin

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Senior Group Stand No: 1605 Stand No: 1610 Junior IndividualTitle: Cleaning up crude oil spillages Title: An feidir br6 fola a laghdu tri feoil

Stand No: 1552 School: St David's C.B.S. Stand No: 1600 using the oyster mushroom (pleurotus a sheachaint Stand No: 2100

Title: Chun ddileadh leicean are Inls- County: Dublin Title: An investigation into the ostreatus) Overview: Ba mhaith Jinn fiosrd an Title: An bhfaigheanntu niosfluiche ag

Meain, Oilealn Arainn a fhiosrd Teacher: Ms Jennifer Dixon connection between anterior cruciate Overview: An investigation into the bhfuil bru fola nios isle ag daoine nach siul no ag rith trid an mbaisteach?

Overview: Se'n aidhm ata leis an Student(s): Ian Lee ligament ruptures and the football boots capabilities of the oyster mushroom itheann feoil i gcomparaid le daoine a Overview: Trid tastail a dheanamh an

tionscadal seo na chun althnea chair Luke Madden worn by the player to digest large complex hydrocarbon theann feoil. piosai fabraice ag bogadh trid baisteach,

aran gcineal leicean a fhasann an Inis Overview: We wish to investigate the molecules in crude oil after oil spills. School: Colaiste Ailigh gheobhaimid amach an bhfaigheann

Meain faoi na teidil seo: mianach, Stand No: 1558 connection between the type of stud School: Sutton Park School County: Donegal to nios fluiche ag rith no an siOl sa

aitreabh agus usaid. Title: An analysis of water quality in on football boots and cruciate ligament County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Shane 0 BreacCin bhaisteach?School: Colaiste Naomh Eoin Dublin Bay and how it varies with the injuries. We also plan to develop safer Teacher: Ms Catherine Tattersall Student(s): Rachel Ni Neighill School: Gaelcholaiste Luimnigh

County: Galway meteorological conditions studs. Student(s): Adam Keilthy Oonagh Ni Chleirigh County: Limerick

Teacher: Mr Cormac O'Cadhain Overview: Our project will aim to see School: St Patrick's Classical School Kmla Sharma Alicia Nic Phaidin Teacher: Miss Moire Ni Ghoillidhe

Student(s): Aine Ni Chonghaile a correspondence between the water County: Meath Student(s): Lucy McLoughlin

Roisin Ni Chonghaile quality in Dulbin Bay and the weather Teacher: Mr Martin Cunniffe Stand No: 1606 Stand No: 1611

Agnieska Bogucka conditions by recording both. Student(s): Ciaran O'Rourke Title: Bryophytes-a carbon sink and Title: Transgenerational epigenetic Stand No: 2101School: Holy Child Secondary School Hugh Martyn seasonal insulator consequences of smoking: Are our Title: Alcohol and dehydration!!

Stand No: 1553 County: Dublin Overview: We want to measure the ancestors' bad habits affecting our DNA? Overview: We want to see how drinks

Title: Fiosruchain a dheanamh ar Teacher: Ms Regina Greehy Stand No: 1601 abilities of moss to act as a carbon sink Overview: We intend to discover and with different alcohol concentrations

antaibheathaigh nadortha Student(s): Kate Cox Title: An investigation into the effect of and as an insulator in different climatic then outline the effects our actions can affect the rate of dehydration of

Overview: An investigation into natural Saoirse Benson UV light on bacteria conditions. have on future generations, and how our oranges.

antibiotics. Lauren Heavey Overview: We wish to find out the School: Scoil Chonglais parents and grandparents lifestyle has School: St Joseph's Academy

School: Colaiste Ailigh effect, if any, of UV light on bacteria. County: Wicklow effected us. County: Kildare

County: Donegal Stand No: 1559 Sunscreens of different strengths will be Teacher: Mr Stephen Gammell School: Presentation Secondary School Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils

Teacher: Mr Micheal 0 Globuin Title: A qualitative and quantitative used to block UV light. Student(s): Kieran Poll - Tralee Student(s): Craig Palmer

Student(s): Aoise Ni Mhaolmhuaidh study ofthe biota in the Deenagh and School: Magh Ene College Niall Kirwan County: Kerry

Taylor Feeney Flesk rivers County: Donegal Orla Dunne Teacher: Ms Kay O'Mahoney Stand No: 2102

Aoife Shiels Overview: Our project is a qualitative Teacher: Ms Yvonne Higgins Student(s): Niamh Ni Leathlobhair Title: It all hinges on the flip of a coin, orand quantitative study of species of Student(s): Niamh MacHale Stand No: 1607 Aisling 0' Donovan does it?

Stand No: 1554 plant and animal life including lamprey, Erica Gallagher Title: BLASTing the flu Clara Horgan Overview: This project sets out to

Title: Do stomata on hedera helix (ivy) brown trout, shrimp, leeches and Overview: To investigate the similarities investigate whether or not there is a bias

leaves form fibonacci spirals? mayfly in the rivers Denagh and Flesk in Stand No: 1602 and differences in the H1N1 virus in flipping the euro coin.

Overview: We plan to see if hedera Killarney. Title: An investigation into the sequence in order to examine the School: St Kilian's German School

helix (ivy) leaves and stomata show a School: Colaiste Bhreanainn prevention of food decay effectiveness of the World Health County: Dublin

fibonacci spiral pattern. County: Kerry Overview: A comparison of different Organisation (WHO) flu vaccine. Teacher: Mr Nigel Macmillan

School: St Vincent's Secondary School Teacher: MrTurlough O'Brien experimental methods in relation to the School: Loreto Secondary School Student(s):Comhall Fanning

County: Louth Student(s): David Regan decay of fresh fruit and vegetables. County: Dublin

Teacher: Mr John White Paul Herlihy School: St Finian's Community College Teacher: Or Niamh McNally Stand No: 2103

Student(s): Megan Duffy County: Dublin Student(s): Emma Cooke Title: What saddle pad causes the lowest

Ella Englishby Stand No: 1560 Teacher: Ms Samantha Forbes Lauren Fagan increase in a horses temperature duringTitle: An analysis of winter population Student(s): Nicole Callan exercise?

Stand No: 1555 densities of shrews, in hedgerows in Ronan Heeney Stand No: 1608 Overview: The project aims to discover

Title: The effect of magnetic fields on Louth, using capture-recapture Leana Finn Title: Diversity of microorganisms in a what saddle pad (cloth that goes

germination and plant growth Overview: We wish to investigate the school environment between horse and saddle) causes the

Overview: Our project is about effects at different plant species (variety Stand No: 1603 An investigation into the lowest increase in a horses temperature

investigating the effects of magnetism k) hedgegrow in County Louth on Title: At what point does fatigue first microorganisms we come in contact with during exercise.

and electro-magnetic fields population densities at different shrew become apparent in mountain bikers daily in our school, and their possible School: Jesus & Mary Secondary

on plant growth. We will try out species. cycling along a short closed loop? pathogenic properties. School

different types of plants and we're School: St Vincent's Secondary School Overview: We investigate at what point School: St Aloysius College County: Sligo

hoping to get positive results. County: Louth on a mountain bike trail does fatigue County: Cork Teacher: Ms Helena Ryder

School: Dominican College Teacher: Mr John White first become apparent in the mountain Teacher: Ms Angelina Carew Student)s):Eamonn Sweeney

County: Galway Student(s): Shannon Cassidy biker? Student(s): Aine Doyle

Teacher: Ms Aoife Fallon Ellie Murphy School: Dominican College Clara Shortiss Stand No: 2104

Student(s): Martha Grzywacz Aisling Gannon County: Wicklow Laura Fitzgerald Title: Will having a game plan increase a

Titilope Fajuyi-Dab Teacher: Mr John O'Brien players chances of winning? A scientific

Stand No: 1561 Student(s): Karen O'Sullivan Stand No: 1609 study

Stand No: 1556 Title: An alternative to alcohol-based Clara Ewing Title: To investigate the water quality Overview: This project will study a

Title: Will DNA survive when separated mouthwashes and invasive species in our local lake, number of different strategies that

from other cell components? Overview: I aim to find an alternative Stand No: 1604 Lough Deng can be adopted in card games and use

Overview: We intend to take a sample of solution to alcohol in mouthwash Title: A study of brain size as a Overview: A qualitative and quantitative statistics and probability to measure

DNA from a kiwi and investigate if it lives by studying the antibacterial effects contributing factor to memory function investigation of the water quality and their effectiveness.

without any other cell components. of a number of plant extracts on Our project is to prove that rodents are the presence of invasive species in our School: Ardgillan Community

School: Our Lady's Bower - Athlone strepptoccocus mutans. smarter than they are made out to be. local lake using chemical and biological College

County: Westmeath School: Colaiste Feirste Overview: We also want to compare techniques. County: Dublin

Teacher: Mrs Ellen Maguire County: Antrim brain sizes to memory function to see if School: Portumna Community School Teacher: Ms Caitriona Rooney

Student(s): Lynne McCormack Teacher: Mr Caoimhin Mac Colaim this is a major contributing factor. County: Galway Student(s):SamataarJailani

Mary Dunlea Student(s): Mario Fusco School: St David's C.B.S. Teacher: Ms Marie Nagle

Niamh Kenny Sean Mac Uilegoid County: Dublin Student(s): Conor 0' Meara Stand No: 2105

Teacher: Ms Jennifer Dixon Mary Cleary Title: To develop a form of test to

Stand No: 1557 Student(s): Carl Burke measure magnesium levels in milk, as

Title: Music silences blood pressure Cathal Fagan an aid to help prevent bovine grass

Overview: Our project aims to Shane Boylan tetanyinvestigate and compare the most Overview: I aim to develop a variety of

effective genre of music to reduce high methods for testing magnesium levels

blood pressure and high heart rate. in milk as an aid to help prevent bovinegrass tetany.

School: St Vincent's SecondarySchoolCounty: LouthTeacher: Ms Audrey McArdleStudent( s):Rachael Begley

Stand No: 2106Title: Physics of taekwondoOverview: An investigation of thephysics of the kicking techniques of theKorean martial art taekwondo.School: Our Lady's College -DroghedaCounty: LouthTeacher: Miss Frances O'ReganStudent(s):Niamh Cunningham

Stand No: 2107Title: Helium balloons-the heavyfacts!Overview: The aim of my experimentis to see if there is a linear relationshipbetween rate of decay and loss ofvolume in helium ballons.School: St Joseph's AcademyCounty: KildareTeacher: Ms Sinead ShellsStudent ( s): Darragh Behan

Intermediate Individual

Stand No: 2200Title: The effect of card counting on asimple game of cardsOverview: Can the use of probabilitystatistics ensure a winning strategy inthe game of Hi-lo.School- Colaiste Phadraig - Lucan

County: Dublin

Teaches Mr Kevin CareyStudent(s): Luke Jennings

Stand No: 2201Title: The development and evaluationof a handy method to determine theconcentration of active ingredients inRamipril and SimvastatinOverview This project concerns thedevelopment of a method to beused by consumers to determine theconcentration of the active ingredientsin Ramipril and Simvastatin.School: St Mary 's CollegeCounty: LondonderryTeacher : MrsAnn BlankingStudent ( s):Saoirse Nash

Stand No: 2202Title: A study of mathematical patternsof crumpled paper balls and tearpathsOverview: The geometry of crumpledpaper balls and tear paths of tornpaper is examined mathematically. Theanalysis involves the concept of fractaldimensions.School: Our Lady's College -DroghedaCounty: LouthTeacher: Miss Frances O'ReganStudent ( s):Bronagh Kieran

Stand No: 2203Title: Desalination: to test theeffectiveness of different methods,considering multiple factorsTo investigate which method ofdesalination is the most effective,considering both the energy used todesalinate the water and the time that ittakes.School: Skerries Community CollegeCounty: DublinTeacher: Ms Katie CorbettStudent(s):Ciaran Allidine

Stand No: 2204Title: A detailed study of traditional Irishmusic patternsOverview: The aim of my project is tostudy the patterns of traditional Irishmusic with the use of statistical analysisof pieces of traditional music.School: St Colmcille's CommunitySchoolCounty: DublinTeacher: Ms Leila MartinStudent(s):Clan Rynne

Stand No: 2205Title: From cracking clay to basaltcolumnsOverview: A study of the cracking ofsome materials as they shrink which willbe linked to the formation of basaltcolumns at the Giant's Causeway.School: Loreto College ColeraineCounty: LondonderryTeacher: Mr Brian McKennaStudent ( s):Sean McKendry

Stand No: 2206Title: Investigating patterns in polygonalnumbers, and creating formulae fromthemOverview: To investigate patterns inpolygonal numbers using numbers andpolygonating them. With my results, Iwill construct formulae for polygonatingand polygon rooting any number.School: Rice CollegeCounty: ClareTeacher : Ms Danelle FitzpatrickStudent(s):NaoiseStack

Stand No: 2207Title: Dendritic crystallisation ofpotassium bromideOverview: Potassium bromidecrystallises in a dendritic structure witha small quantity of lead present. Soundand light may be emitted. I will studythese phenomena.School: Loreto College ColeraineCounty: LondonderryTeacher: Mr Brian McKennaStudent(s): Jack Mc Cann

Stand No: 2208Title: A study of the mathematics ofiterated function systemsOverview: The aims are to understandthe mathematics behind iteratedfunction systems (IFS), to writecomputer code to generate IFS's and toinvestigate some applications of

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Stand No: 2300 Stand No: 2417 Stand No: 2503 Stand No: 2508Title: Investigation into the effects of atingintervention! InvestiinTitl Di Title: The relationship between the Title: Ce chomh randamach ata roghaatmospheric winds on meteor trains Stand No: 2401 County: KildareI FS's.

gv ee:Borys Stanater divininhib dh i' turbidity levels in water and dissolved amhrain ar imreoiri MP3?

Overview: From an archive of images Title: An investigation into the Teacher: Ms Sinead ShellsSchool: Castletroy Collegegn wence et e scReillyStephen O

Overview: This project investigates oxygen We want to see if the song selectionCounty: Limerick I discovered the remnants of a suitability of metals for use in medical Student(s):Sean Shiels ation into on shuffle mode in different types ofn investii Thi iO

deteriorating meteor train, and used implants Aarron PurcellTeacher: Ms Celine Moloneygew:verv s s aStand No: 2412 how diviners find water. We will test

resent the relationship between turbidity Overview: MP3 devices have a patternnetic fields aremif l tithese images to investigate the winds Overview: We wish to find out which Craig MorrisStudent(s):Raymond Burke

pro age econTitle: The effects of solution compositsurrounding the diviner during the (pollution) in water and the amount of or are they randomly selected.on the stability of antibubbles

affecting them. metals are the most appropriate for use School: Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhairlved ox endiSchool: St Patrick's High School in medical implants. Stand No: 2407Stand No: 2209

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yg .ssoprocess.e School: Douglas Community School County: Donegall St Gerald's CollehS

County: Armagh School: Magh Ene College Title: Cultec vs wooden - which isTitle: A number of theorems and proofsaveeffect that different solutions

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County: Cork Teacher: Ms Susan Ni LoinsightC MTeacher: Mr Paul Lavery County: Donegal better?on the arbelos

y: ayoounty oon the production and stabicher: Mr Brendan McHugh Teacher: Mr Clan O'Mahony Student(s): Aine Nic SuibhneT

Student(s):Shane Forde Teacher: Ms Yvonne Higgins Overview: We are trying to figure outOverview: My project involveseaantibubbles.

Janjua Student(s): James Flynn Fionnuala Nic Giolla ChearraA ZiS d )Student(s):Sarah Walsh which hurl has the best puck: a cultecf h thl i bd

mmar atu ent(s :School: Colaiste Phadralg - LucanPh idiNih L ier o eorems on eop ng a num teve

a much Stand No: 2301 Roisin Chapmanl v l inl f db hurl or a wooden hurl.a nc- ou seCounty: Dublin David Glynn John Durcan Sara

gos, or examp e e e opar eus-Sheridanf Tara Ferth rTitl I th ii f 'h School: St Colmcille's Community Teacher:Mr Kevin Carey John Dolan Kevin Cotter

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nd No: 2418 Stand No: 2504 Title: Solar cells: moving vs stillStdigester and/or the quantity of methane Stand No: 2402School: Meanscoil lognaid Ris County: Dublin

aSimon WellsTitle: Cumhacht na gcumhachtai Overview: A study into whether it's morethe best rockrmininTitl D t

produced Title: Air pressure rocketCounty: Kildare Teacher: Ms Leila Martin,ge: eeCiaran Cork

view: Tionscnamh matamaitice efficient to have a moving solar cell toOli i iOverview: To find an additive to increase Overview: Our project is on air pressureTeacher: Mrs Anne Gillespie Student(s):Ciaran O'Brien

vercaa stat stpaper, scissors strategies ve seo ata bunaithe arfhoirmli do face the sun, or a still one.l i

the rate of methanogenesis in an rockets. Our focus is to find the factorsStudent(s):Ronan Mac Giolla Rua Harry Coffeyysana sStand No: 2413

tic shuimeanna na slanuimhreacha School: Colaiste Ralthinus analU i iO ifanaerobic digester, and or the quantity which perform the best (height, distance Rian Cannon

ys ng var overv ew:a majorTitle: Predicting the effects otidal surge in Cork Harbour methods we will identify the most cearnaithe, ciubaithe, i gcumhacht a County: Wicklow

Stand No: 2210 of methane produced, using homemade when fired at an angle). ceathair 7r1. Teacher: Ms Maire Ni NuanainOverview: The 1755 tsunami hit effective strategies for playing

Title: Did the earth move for you? and recycled equipment. School: Sandford Park School Ltd Stand No: 2408 ain Student(s): Eoin Corcoranl lai ah C t lSh: Dublin Title: A solution for accurate solubilitye Countrhill Collh l Sd tU i Si

: goo o s e oscerIreland changing the coast and killing rock, paper, scissors against otM F ddy: umme egng raw se smometer a a, c oosOverview:

o Teacher: Dr Alison Graham testing in the Junior Certificaterrelation Count : Sliiblt t l k fIenc athousands. What would happen in Cork students. County: Dublin Ciaran

h agyo oo ora poss e cowank Student(s):Alex Price Overview: We are investigating anhn Mc Getrih M Ji d Thb

inlagHarbour if it happened again - an earth Schoo: Gonzaga College Teacher: Ms Maedhbh Ui Cd N 2510er: r o cer c pressure an eacetween atmosp

Student(s):Thomas Endersby Darragh Derivan alternative, more accurate method oflocally measured microseisms.science project. County: Dublin Student(s):Mide Ni Ghriofa

in Nessa LahertO BriM JT hh l

o:StanTitle: Flipping, falling, tumbling cards

School: St Columba's College Tom Stanton testing the solubility of sodium chlorideer: r oe aeacooSchool: Mayfield Community Sc

holas HardinNit)S d ) Overview: An experimental study of thei thei h l l t fi b

gen s ctu :County: CorkCounty: Donegal ora orn sc es orn water oo aStand No: 2302 Bradley Fion Collican Stand No: 2505Teacher: Mr Liam Begley

motion of a falling card which can varyTeacher: Mr Brendan O'Donoghue Title: Holography helping cultural Stand No: 2403 Junior Certificate. ermeability ofTitle: Testin the from almost a straight fall to complex

iElli S a factor in ocean School: Jesus and Mary SecondaryTitle: Is salinittg pStudent(s):Dylan Murray

ifltra notStudent(s): yar sOverview: I want to replace museum acidification? School, Our Lady's Grove Katie Ryan Intermediate Group laboratory safety gloves against various

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utter ng.School: Loreto College Coleraine

objects with quality holograms. I will be Overview: Increasing C02 in oceans will County: Dublin roject concerns County: Londonderryview: Thisomaking holograms of various object that make them more acidic but salt levels Teacher'. Mr Niall KellyStand No: 2211

pverStand No: 2414 Stand No: 2500f solar cells at laboratory safety gloves and their ability Teacher: Mr Brian McKennaffi iTitl Th

are 3 dimensional. are different around the oceans. Will the Student(s): Lola HourihaneTitle: An investigation of alternatives toTitle: A study of the way that

ic ency oe: e eeratures to protect the wearer against various Student(s):Thomas Mc Mullantemi

School: Loreto College - Crumlin problem be the same everywhere? Katherine Burtonhorse hair forviolin bowsnttemperature effects fingerpr pvar ous

ate how solar solvents and concentrations of chemical Vincent Mc Mullanw: To investiiOOverview: The vast majority of bows Road School: Mayfield Community School Gabrielle Condren Kuipers quality

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gverv ecells perform at different temperatures, solutions.

for stringed instruments are made of County: Dublin County: Cork e Stand No: 2511Coller 'St MS h lhTeacher: Ms Carol Higgins Teacher: Mr Liam Begley Stand No: 2409horsehair. I will investigate horse hair

gya sc oo :athat temperature has on the clarity we will construct a circuit witthe County: Londonderrybut var inht sourcet litd i kf Title: Light up your diet

and potential alternatives. Studentlsl:Lina Bangu Student(s):Rory Field Title: Potentially hazardousy gg ,cons anrom r n sof fingerprints recovered

Teacher: Mrs Ann Blankingcurrentture and measurintk Overview: The objective of thisSchool: Our Lady's Bower - Athlone Darragh O'Donovan asteroids

ers toglasses. We will use clean bea g .emperan School - Student(s): Cara MolloylS h Th T i experiment is to see if sugar

County: Westmeath Stand No: 2303 Ryan Buckley Overview: Our project is about simulate glasses and wear gloves when : ac oo e eresook Megan McClean concentrations of soft drinks can beD b

Teacher: Mrs Ellen Maguire Title: 'Doctor Leaf' - Can he cure your PHA's. Our mentor is David Asher.onny rfingerprints are needed.

Adele CullenbliC t D determined using the refractive index ofStudent(s):Mairin Ryan nettle sting? Stand No: 2404 We are studying PHA's using the

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faulke telescope and the softwaremetr of l w mass x-raif Tit Ph ti ti i di Ier: s erry aseacCounty: Meath

lhl SV iy ye: o o onves gat ng a ocOverv ew: amleaf can neutralise a nettle sting and binary starsStand No: 2212 astrometrica. Teacher: Ms Karen Tobin Student(s):

Raisin Mac Dermott CasementStudent)s):Conan Comerford

Stand No: 2506Title: Nanocontacts - How small a wire

c ooocat onaSchool: AthenryCounty: Galway

Title: On yer bike: An analysis of Dublin compare its effectiveness to several The shape of the eclipse will change School: Inver College uantized Teacher: Mr Francis Glynnction forb ihome remedies/treatments. across different orbits. We will comparebikes usage patterns County: Monaghan Carl McHale Aine McGarry

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qe n cross semustconduction to be observed? Student(s): Barry Keane

Overview: This project aims to optimise School: Tallaght Community School the light curve now to those taken a year Teacher: Mrs Rosemary O'RourkeeacChristian Keane

Overview: In our project, we will Padraic Tobinthe efficiency of the Dublin Bikes County: Dublin ago Studentlsl:Ben Campbell mall a wire must be inti t hi Dylan KellyS h nn School: Inver College Matthew ConnollyMs Mairead GlacheT

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onuctTitle: Corn popping - an Title: Drink testing: Protection or false a cross section for quantized con

security? to be observed.investigationStand No: 2512

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g: n canoo omcngOverview: To explain why popcorn is Overview: Testing beverages for spikhCounty: Dublin anau apatu ent(s):Junior Group ar

shaped differently when it comes out of materials and testing the reliability County: Wicklow le achar dromchla mor no acTeacher: Mrs Claire Grant Clan Connor Title: How clay cracks hn O'Brien dromchla beag?T M Jhf

howroject aimsto studi OurOCi Ba ber: r oeacea microwave oven. of already made spike tests in a sa

d'Student(s): Myles Butler-Wolfe yew: pvervar n us yStand No: 2400 eanannReilly Overview: Taimid ag fiosru anSchool: Dundalk Grammar School laboratory environment. Student(s): Anna Odifferent climates, while drying, change

Title: The effect of height, leg length and Emer Corcoran cluasain le achar dromchla beag nosCounty: Louth School: ScoilMuireganSmal

Stand No: 2213 Stand No: 2405 the way clay cracks and we will study allstride length on a sprinters speed - a mo damaiste don eisteacht na cluasain

Teacher: Mr David Cullen County: Roscommon Shinn Powerames in a dots- Title: Ash v fibreglass the aspects of this we can.Anal sis of endTitle ag airde ceoille achar dromchla mory g: scientific investigation ,

Student(s):Anna Ledwith Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlowand-boxes game In our project we will be comparing the School: Bandon Grammar School

Overview: This project examines what difridIa.Megan Kelly Student(s): Aisling Brady Stand No: 2507

Overview: Dots and boxes is a two makes a good sprinter by looking at the strength, control and accuracy of hurleys County: Cork Title: Can waste water from a washing School: Colaiste losagainHayley Cumberlandwith their base coated in fibreglass to a Teacher: Or Edward Gashperson pencil and paper game that llhl tii i f d machine be re-used for cleaning? County: Dublinlngtop at etes an co ecstat st cs o

Student(s):Aidan Bowenl h ltifvaStand No: 2416 Ana Si

i ha hconven ur ey.onacan be played at different levels o data from students. artaF tTitle: Factors affecting the clarity of Overview: We want to determine if Teacher: Ms R6ise N

complexity. This project analyses the School: Meanscoil Na Mbraithre Fraser PockSchool: Ardgillan Community fingerprints Stand No: 2502 is possible to take waste waterfrom Student(s): Caitriona Ni Mhurchu

strategies of endgame. County: ClareCollege Overview: The aim of our investigation Title: Reducing sound levels in washing machines and re use it for Aoife Ni FhaolainSchool: Our Ladys College - Teacher: Mr Sean MurphyCounty: Dublin Stand No: 2411

is to establish what effect surface incubators for premature babies further cleaning. Sorcha Nic UnfraidhStudent)s):Derek McInerneyDrogheda T itri n Rh M C

Title: Biomass energy te the soundtii T iOh h School: Scoil Chonglaiser: s o a ooneyeac aCounty: Louth Conor O'LoughlinStudent(s):Sophie Cody

Overview: To determine which form ofgaverv ew: o nvesas on t etemperature of the object

quality of fingerprints obtained. levels in an incubator and how it can County: Wicklow Stand No: 2513Teacher: Miss Frances O'Regan Eoin Leyden biomass produces the most biogas and

Ralva Kidukula School: St Joseph's Academy damage premature babies hearing. To Teacher: Mr Stephen Gammell Title: Mathematics of the perfect pourStudent(s): Helen McEvoy establish what conditions create the

Taofeegat Olanlokun County: Kildare look at possible materials to reduce Student(s): James Fitzpatrick Overview: We hope to find out if thereStand No: 2406 best enviroment for maximum biogas Gorman is an equation relating to fluid dynamicshJ

tiondllTi l M blTeacher: Ms Sinead Shells sound levels. no

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School Stand No: 2519 Stand No: 2524 Stand No: 2529 TeachecMsAudrey McArdle School: St Wolstan's Community

County: Leitrim Title: Investigating the potential of Title: Bone conduction - an alternate Title: The affect on plants when grown in Student(s): Tara Gallagher School

Teacher: Miss Edel McPhelim cobnuts and hazelnuts as biofuels way of hearing places of higher and lower gravity than Emma Crawley County: Kildare 3100 3106

Student(s): Oisin Parkinson Coombs Overview: Investigating the possibility Overview: Our project is investigating on the Earth Siobhan Crawley leacher: Ms Louise Ward Eirspeed: A fast , reliable Roller board

Fionn Ryan of using hazelnuts and other Irish- bone conduction , which uses vibrations Overview: An investigation into growing Student(s):Alexandra O'Neill connection to the internet using What I am trying to do is

Patrick Woulfe grown nuts as blofuels by using a through the bones in your head as an a radish seedling in conditions of Stand No: 2604 Louise Geagan Murray multiple wireless modems, networks and to make a skateboard but instead

bomb calorimeter to find the KCV, then alternate way of hearing. stronger and weaker gravity compared Title: Are you seeing things in the Laura Doyle technologies of cylinder wheels use spherical

Stand No: 2514 converting them to fuel and comparing School: Holy Child Secondary School to one that is grown under the earth's right light? An investigation into light To provide a fast, reliable wheels

Title: How do certain materials affect their efficiency. County: Dublin normal gravity frequency, sensitivity and response Stand No: 2609 connection to the internet using Willow Park School

sound? School: Our Lady's Bower - Athlone Teacher: Ms Regina Greehy School: Dominican College Overview: This project measures Title: What makes Rice Krispies snap, multiple technologies and providers, Dublin

Overview: An investigation into whether County: Westmeath Student(s): Sarah Keane Courty: Wicklow the human reaction time to specific crackle and pop? and to send reports on data usage to an Ms Aoife Byrne

the frequency of sound affects how Teacher: Mrs Ethna Benson Katie Flynn Teacher: Mr John O'Brien frequencies of light and their transition Overview: We want to discover what external server. Study Andrew Robinson

its volume travels through different Student( s): Rachael Bowe Elizabeth Conlon Student (sl:Aisling Hayden phase change. liquids and what temperatures cause Newbridge College

materials and if certain frequencies are Deirdre Campbell Amee Mooney School: Ursuline College rice krispies to snap, crackle and pop the Kildare 3107

Aislinn Careyabsorbed by certain materials Stand No: 2525 County: Sligo loudest. ar Mr Dermot Walsh 21st century dialann.

School: Meanscoil Na Mbraithre Title: Abhair bata drumai agus treithe Senior Group Teacher: Mr Anthony Carolan School: Deele College Stud Rory Flynn An Apple application to help

County: Clare Stand No: 2520 aisphreabadh StLlclent(s):Ellen Walsh County: Donegal all students ( including visually impaired

Teacher: Mr Sean Murphy Title: Imscrudu ar anord ag usaid cluichi Overview: This experiment will be Stand No: 2600 Hannah Coleman Teacher: Ms Gr6inne O'Donnell 3101 students ) plan their day, schedule classes

Student( s): Michael McInerney Overview:lmscrudu a dheanamh ar conducted to investigate whether the Title: Searching for the progenitor stars Aisling Hickey Student)s): Darlene Burns Electrical energy from fruit and and navigate around their school using

Jack Hayes anord ag usaid cluichi chun bealach a material used to make a drumstick of gamma-ray bursts Shane Gallagher vegetables GPS.Ratoath College

fhail le anord a tuiscint agus a mhiniu go effects its rebound height. Overview: We're tr rove thating to Stand No: 2605 Oisin Porter My project is to show that

Stand No: 2515 heifeachtach.py

School: Colaiste Ailigh lon inate frommma - ra bursts ori Title: Determining the orbital periods of electrical energy can be produced Meath

Title: To investigate the effects of School: Colaiste losagaingg ga y

County: Donegal the colla se of fast rotating Wolf-Rayet ultra compact binary stars Stand No: 2610 from fruits and vegetables. I will be Ms Deirdre Brennan Garcia

additives in fast foods County: Dublinp

Teacher: Mr Micheal 0 Giobuin stars Overview: Ultra-compact binary stars Title: Going with the flow comparing organic and non-organic Eoghan Fagan

Overview: To find salt levels in fast Teacher: Miss Orla de Bhailis.

Student(s): Prionsais O' Lionnain School: Patrician Hi h School - are double stars that orbit each other Overview: The objective of this project produce.

foods we'll measure the conductivity of Student(s): Arnie Latchfordg

Nathan Walsh C kmacrossrri closely. We made observations using is to develop a cheap, homemade flow Marist College - Athlone 3108

water inside visking tubing, immersed in Cait Nic Adhastaira c

Rowan Anderson Count : Mona han the faulkes telescope and graphed the battery suitable for storing renewable Westmeath A walking aid for the visually

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Teacher: Mr John O'Rourke results. energy in remote impoverished Ms Julie Coyle impaired.

Scoil ChonglaisSchool Stand No: 2526 Student)s):Damien McClean School. Inver College locations. Stud, David Fitzsimons This project has been:

County: Wicklow Stand No: 2521 Title: How much aluminium is leached Steven Marron County: Monaghan School: Comprehensive School - developed to prevent people

Teacher: Ms Eileen Gallagher Title: The effects of dermally absorbed into acidic foods when cooked in Mark Kearne Teacher: Mrs Rosemary O 'Rourke Tarbert 3102 fraudulently parking in disabled bays. It

Student(s): Joey Germaine toxinsy

aluminium pots , pans and foils Sty:rdent(s):Sean O'Neill County: Kerry The ultimate puckout hurley uses a PIC controller and a key pad.

Elizabeth Driver Overview: Our project is to test the Overview: We wish to test the levels of Stand No: 2601 Joanne Ward Teacher: Mr Thomas Healy My main objective is to Abbey Christian Brothers GS

Conor Byrne effects of dermally absorbed toxins. We aluminium leached into acidic foods by Title: The develo ment and evaluation Connor Meegan Stuclent)si:John Kennedy find out what hurley gives you the Down

hope to test different chemicals andp

aluminium pans/foils as it has been link of a convenient test for the resence Eoin Breen greatest puckout distance by testing a Teach Mr Tony Mooney

Stand No: 2516 toxins and see what causes damage.p

to alzheimers and breast cancer. of benzodiazepines and GHB in social Stand No: 2606 Robert Enright variety of ash hurleys against graphite Study Glenn Mooney

Title: What's better for whisking egg School: Scoil Muire gan Smal School: Loreto College - St Stephens settin s Title: An investigation into sea lettuce hurleys.

whites in? County: Roscommong

Green O rovide aiew: Our aim is toe briquettes Stand No: 2611 Castletroy College 3109

Overview: It's believed that copper Teacher: Mr Padraig Harlowpv rv

County: Dublin convenient test for benzodiazepines and Overview: We have invented fire Title: The chaos converter Limerick Usaid cheart na tascalri do tiomana

bowls are best for whisking egg whites Student( s): Fiona Murray Teacher: Ms Jennifer Campbell GHB to adress the saft concerns over briquettes from hazardous sea Overview: Our project has built a Teary Ms Celine Moloney nios sabhailte ( indicators of safe driving)

We're aiming to find the truth of thisin Sinead Mc Dermotty

Student( s): Clara O'Hare the s ikin of bevera es in ublic lettuce, a renewable fuel. We plan to catalytic converter that can be placed Stud Jack Banks Chun dearadh cdras.

belief and isolate the causes. Christina Egang p .gp

Rebecca Furlong School: Kinsale Community School test the briquettes for emmissions, in domestic chimneys to reduce leictreonach chun monatdireacht a

School: Presentation Secondary School - Caroline Kelly Count : Cork combustibility and heat produced. the emissions released into the 3103 dheanamh arthiomanaithear usaid

Thurles Stand No: 2522y

Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly School: Sacred Heart Secondary atmosphere. Powerful magnets tascairi agus coscain a spreagfaidh

County: Tipperary Title: Clash of the fibre-glass Stand No: 2527 Student(s): Melissa 0' Neill School School: Causeway Comprehensive This project explores the tiomana nios sabhailte agus nios cuirteis

Teacher: Miss Leanne Yeung Overview: The aim of our project is Title: Pure manure Luc O'Donovan County: Cork School popular idea of a magnetically powered ag acomhail agus na timplealain.

Student(s):Helen Slattery to find out the differences betweeny

Overview: To investigate the use of Teacher: Ms Claire Holland County: Kerry electrical generator , and its possibilities Colaiste Eoin

Ella Heaney fibreglass and hurls and to see if they various types of manures as a domestic Stand No: 2602 Student(s):Muireasa Carroll Teacher: Mrs Jennifer Barry as a clean, new power source. Dublin

will replace ash hurls. fuel and compare their efficiency against Title: A stud lers using theof blue stra Mairead Kingston Student (s): Patrick Dineen Sandford Park School Ltd Maistir Ciannaith 0 Dubhthaigh

Stand No: 2517 School: St Fintan's High Schoolggy

current commonly used fuels. faulkes telescope array Denise Hurley Marliza O'Dwyer Dublin Stur Aodh 0 hEireamh6in

Title: How loud is too loud? County: Dublin School: F.C.J. Secondary School Overview: We will hotograph and Katie Falvey Mr Justin Howlett

Overview: Investigating at what volume Teacher: Ms Cathy Reillyp

County: Wexford anal ht from blue stra lerse the li Stand No: 2607 Stud Jack Kennedy 3110

teenagers listen to their music and Stcdent(s):John Wallsg ggy

Teacher: Ms Steph O'Dwyer stars in order to determine wh the Title: To conduct observations of jovian Stand No: 2612 A battery charger prototype:

are aware of what volume isif th Michael Phelany y

Student(s): Patrick McInerney h l satellites Tite: Gamma ray bursts and black hole 3104 Getting the best out of re-chargeableey

damaging for their hearing.er c usterappear younger than ot

John Toomey stars Overview: Our project is to observe a formation: the search forfast rotating Solar Energy batteries!

School: Colaiste Choilm Stand No: 2523.

Michael Kirwan School: Colzlste Phadrai - Lucan certain jovian irregular satellite to gather wolf rayet stars This is a project which deals My project is the design of

County: Cork Title: Fractal patterns of cloudsg

: DublinCount information on it so we can determine a Overview: Using telescope images we with the renewable source of energy a battery charger which can be driven

Teacher: Mrs Karina Lyne Overview: Clouds herald rain, storm ory

Stand No: 2528 Teacher: Mr Kevin Carey more accurate orbit. aim to show that WR2 is a fast rotating called solar energy. from mains, a winder, a mini solar panel

Student ( s): Doireann Ni sunshine. We will measure the irregular Title: The development and evaluation Student(s):Aaron Downes School: Patrician High School - star and a potential progenator of a Clonkeen College and other charging possibilities.

Mhuimhneachain edges of their patterns and relate results of an odourless fake tan preparation Dean Lan ton Carrickmacross gamma ray burst when it forms a black Dublin Castletroy College

waternn to their composition of crystalsd FlSineg

Overview: This project concerns h County: Monaghan hole. Teat Miss Maire Duffy Limerick,ya

ice or snow.dropletsStevie Murp y

investigating ways to produce an Teacher: Mr John O'Rourke School: St Vincent's Secondary School Stud, Clifton Lewis Ms Celine Moloney',

Stand No: 2518 School: Our Lady's College - odourless fake tan preparation Stand No: 2603 Student(s):Niall Deery County: Louth MaraStud, Ciaran O

metals and Alzheimer's DroghedaTitle: Catalase and the evaluation of the resulting Title: To determine whether plastic Conor Smith Teacher: Ms H Daly 3105,Overview: Investigating the impact of County: Louth preparation. bottles containin water leach harmful Eoin Shankey Student)s): Aislinn Begley Key call 3111

metal salts on the rate of breakdown Teacher : Miss Frances O'Regang

School: St Mary's College chemicals into the water when ex osed Clara O'Reilly This product will help you find lost Fall prevention in dementia'

of hydrogen peroxide by catalase is Student(s): Erica Clearyp

County: Londonderry to different tem eratures Stand No: 2608 or misplaced keys quickly. A circuit is m planning to develop anI

investigated with regards to Alzheimers Aoibh Collierp

Teacher: Mrs Ann Blanking Overview: To determine whether lastic Title: To testthe overall strength of fitted into a key ring and will ring when electronic alert system for older adults

disease. Caroline 0' Connorp

Student(s):Danielle McGlinchey bottles containin water leach harmful various natural forms, in comparison to contacted. with dimensia who are at high risk of

School: St Mary's Collegeg

Joanna Munoz chemicals into the water when exposed modern materials , in relation to size Down High School serious injury from falls if they walk

County: Londonderry Maria McHugh to different tem eratures of water Overview: To investigate the shape of Down around unsupervised.

Teacher: Mrs Ann Blanking.p

School: St Vincent's Secondary natural forms , such as various nut types, Mr David Neill Donabate Community

Student(s): Grace Campbell School to see if they compare in strength to John Neill College

Hayley McGuinness County: Louth modern , widely used , materials. DublinMr Thomas English

Studs Roisin Darby

18 www.btyoungscientist.comBT Young Scientist &Technology Exhibition 2011 19

www.btyoungs

Techna

3208 St Dominic's High School 3403

3112 to understand how peoples moods/ Thermoelectricity and its Dublin Cot with rising base (solution to 3409

Cycle helmet with built-in sensor emotions differ around the country, implication on everyday devices Mrs Bernie O'Dwyer back ache) Pull your socks up!

controlled indicators using social networks such as Twitter and In this project I will use a Rebekah Guyett We wish to investigate and In this project we have

A bicycle helmet that uses Facebook thermoelectric generator device to develop a practical solution to the issue decided to develop a device to help

environmental sensors to detect.

St Michael's College power a demonstrative experiment and 3304 of back ache/injury experienced by people with a disability to put on

when a cyclist is turning or braking Dublin generate an electric current from the P-row-tect&the only rowing parents and childminers world wide. socks.'

and subsequently turns on relevant Mr David Wilson exhaust heat of everyday devices. gloves in the world Davis College s GSScho, Our Lady

indicators to other road-users Stua James Eggers Castleknock College My project is a specially Cork o, Down.

Gonzaga College Dublin designed rowing glove made for all Miss Catriona Mahony Miss Rose Smyth

Dublin 3203 Mr Kieran Gallagher rowers that is comfortable and prevents Jason Nolan Meabh SmythO b

Mr Joe 0 Briain Reclaiming crutches for reuse Stud, Ramez Tadrous blisters and that also comes in club Mark Walsh s orneAoibhin

d bl Darren O'Riordanl Blaithln JohnstonStud Rory Hughes To devise a metho to ena e ours.co

crutches and walking frames to be 3209 Colaiste na Sceilge

3113 reused safely and not discarded after Headlights on dark roads: Using Kerry 3404 3410

Heat powered salt & dirt water single use as is current policy. the temperature of light to develop a Ms Moire Ni Shuilleabhain Radicatch Creating new deepwater

purifier Sligo Grammar School device that adjusts the strength of car Study Katie Pierce O'Shea Radicatch is a container that fisheries

I will design and build a model Sligo headlights attaches to a radiator and catches the Our project is to see if it isll t dik ifil

made to purify and clean water in Third Mr Oliver Wynn My project is to design and 3305 water as it comes out of the valve and y crea ee to ma e art c apossib

World countries and for shipwrecked Stud Steven Shannon create a device that adjusts the strength Micro-organic fuel cells: The future sounds a buzzer. fisheries in parts of the ocean that

survivors of the car headlights accurately by using St Patrick's Classical Schoolof mobile technology currently have no fishery..

St David's C B S 3204 the temperature of light. We want to investigate if it is Meath Pobalscoil InbhearSceine.. .

Dublin Monatdir cardio St Joseph's Secondary School possible to run a mobile device from an Mr Martin Cunniffe Kerry

'Tear Ms Jennifer Dixon Design and create a heart Castlebar organic fuel cell. Conor Cunniffe SullivanMrJohn O

Stud Aaron Dunne monitor to be attached to car safety belt Mayo Colaiste Phadraig - Lucan Jordan Ntambwe Robin Martin

fitted with an alarm to alert fatigued Lorraine Carey Dublin Ben Hoey Martin Morgan

3114 drivers. Mariyah Zia Janjua Mr Kevin CareyReversAid Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai Stud: Niall Dowler 3405 3411

overall view of m projectM Kerry Solar tree Waste not want not wateryy

would be that it is a good invention and Ms Elaine Ni Dheargain To enhance the efficiency of Utilisation of rainwater

ose than savin liveswh t b tter ur Stuc Rowan Copeland solar panels by drawing on the form and directly and via a solar panel systemg .p pa e 3300 arrangement of leaves on trees. outside the home for purposes that do

This is a good thing to do because it OpenCL program that utilises full 3400 lit wateri d i kitf rw rd b lso is makini th t 3205 C.B.S. Thurles y .re r n ng quano requ

ge way o a u as potential of multiple processors (CPU/ Portable paper puncher - Pollaire Tipperary Ardscoil Rath lomghalnwalking a lot safer. I think that in two To develop a vaccine storage GPU) p6ipear iniompartha Mr Brendan Hogan Kildareyears most of the world will have this cooler This project is about using the We plan to design and make iM Fi Sbuilt into their cars so why not be ahead To develop and test the most Colm Sheppard

full potential of processing power within a paper punch that will discreetly fit intongrs ona ear

h L l rCl dt on fird t to store vaccines duringsuitable wa Gavin Kavanagh o ag a o

an ge e s . y a heterogeneous system. an A4 folder as well as punch holes in A4 Nicole MatherAbbey Christian Brothers Gs transport with doctors in third world St Columba's Comprehensive paper. 3406 Mary SextonDown countries. School Gaelcholaiste LuimnighMr Mark R rsd St Mar 's C B S iLabo ge

Matthew C leSty .. .

LaoisDonegal Limerick Project using ipod 3412

uu oTeac' Mr Cyril Mulligan

Miss Kathleen Molloy Ms Clara Ni Dhrisceoil

d, Henrik Brusecke Laura Nic lonnrachtaighapplications to study sleep, sound,

StDisabled bay parking sensor

Stud -- Conor Poweru magnetic fields and more. We aim to

h MSThis project has been

ara urray show that the ipod can be used as a developed to prevent people3301 modern pocket laboratory. fraudeluntly parking in disabled bays. It

3200 3206 Automated monitoring of 3401 r and a ke adtr llPICrotection: Can Non-Tibia Colaiste Lorain y p .con o euses a

Compressed air: The future of pNewtonian fluids be used to create

computer SQL severs by way of a merit To design, construct and test a Kildare St Mary's High Schoolenergy? system robotic arm to assist in teaching the Irish Miss Sarah Thompson Down

Building an emergency shock absorbing shin socks as an It's a computer programme sign alphabet annd n MorM Bshin uardsalternativ t Alesi Horan gr re a

generator entirely powered bycompressed air and investigating various

g .e oMy project investigates the

which helps monitor and limit the access To design and construct Sarah Farrellof the computers settings and programs a robotic arm that can teach people

Leah MooneyMarie Pearse

uses for com ressed air in ever da use of Non-Newtonian technology to based on the users actions the Irish sign language through 3-Dyp ya shockrevent tibia fracture b creatin 3407

energy consumption. gp y Scoil Mhuire Can Smal - movements and gestures. Phototropism 3413Ardscoil Ulf Urmoltalgh absorbent sock to replace actual shin Blarney Colaiste Chiarain d scooterlTh

ua ds Our project is on ar poweree soCork g r .

St Jose h's Colle e - LucanCork Limerick phototropism. We wish to change Our project is the creation

Mr John O'Sullivan p gDublin

Mr Sean Foley Ms Edel Farrell certain variables to see can we grow of an electric scooter powered by solarStudr Gavin O'Driscoll

eac Ms Michelle DunneStar: Robert Gabriel Conor Foy

lM tth Mplants such as tomatoes and potatoes energy.

Stud GrainneRochfordew queenua indoors on windowsills. Colaiste Mhuire

3201 3302 Sandford Park School Ltd ClareTennis sensor data analysis Water powered water pump 3402 tonl R dinM C tt

3207 Dublin grs eo e eI propose to create computer

Seatbelt - safe - secure!I plan to investigate How clean are your Dr Alison Graham Caoimhe Hoey

software that will analyse sensor dataSeatbelts kill children in

existing designs of self powered water wellingtons? Shane Farrell Claire Purcell(eg audio, video, positioning) to enable

car accidents if not worn correctl sopumps and then design my own using A mechanical device that will Peter Menzies Alice Brogan

players and coaches to improve their ythesomethin combinincreatin

information I have gathered from my allow users to clean their wellingtons Louis Clarketennis game. g gg investigation. as well as to disinfect their footwear 3414

Castleknock College safety of booster seats and portability Skerries Community College thus preventing spread of disease on ritI iof hones will save children on the 3408 ync env

Dublin p Dublin farms. E-Gear (expandable gear) Our project helps reduceTead Mr Kieran Gallagher road. Teac Ms Katie Corbett Desmond College h e blowouts atd b tf t liti

Christian Brothers GSScho Abbe at canA gearing system t es cause y yra aStud AlexanderAmini c y

Cour: DownStude Karl Breen Limerick

ri htM D l Echange the drive speed between the high speeds. We will achieve this by

Tead Mr Mark Rod ersgr ona n engine and wheels without altering the compartmentalising the tyre.

3202 gStud- Colin Rice

3303 Tom Flavin engine speed in a vehicle. Abbey Christian Brothers GSUsing Twitter to understand the To insulate the legs of a scientific Christopher Scannell McHale College Down

emotional state of people living in tripod in order to make it safe to John Delee Mayo Mr Tony MooneyIreland handle Ms Niamh Gillespie Joe Rock

The aim of my project is To design a safer tripod for Hugh Logue Hugh Tiernanuse in the laboratory. Padraic Ginty

Shane Ginnelly

3415Bluetooth remote controlled

robotFor our project, we built a

bluetooth remote control that couldcontrol many different lego mindstormsrobots, and investigated the range ofbluetooth.

Dundalk Grammar SchoolLouthMr David Cullen

Eamonn RyanRobert Kieran

3416Alchemiser

During the summermy friends and I were watching aprogramme based on the negativeeffects of alcohol. We wanted to find asolution.

Desmond CollegeLimerickMiss Marie Corkery

David UptonDarragh McMahon

3417Investigation into the electrolysis

of seawater using tidal and wind energyto produce hydrogen and oxygen

Investigating if Irelandsoffshore wind and tidal energy resourcescan be used to separate sea water intousable hydrogen and oxygen (usingelectrolysis).

St Patrick's Classical SchoolMeathMr James McHugh

Andrew KennyFergus Fitzpatrick

3418Air filter for stables and barns

Our project is to design andtest an air filter specifically for use instables. The intention of the productis to reduce the instance of asthma inhomes.

Ratoath CollegeMeathMs Bernadette O'Dwyer

Emma SweeneyEmma QuinnGrace Sherry

3419Push electric

Our project aims to makeinsertion and removal of plugs fromsockets easier for arthritic and elderlycitizens by means of a newly inventeddevice.

F.C.J. Secondary SchoolWexfordMs Steph O'Dwyer

Raisin DunbarChloe Reid

3420Bob the builder only the strongest

shapes!We wish to test a building

made of tetrahedron for its strengthcapabilities. We will compare this totwo other model buildings of a new

construction design.St David's C.B.S.DublinMs Jennifer Dixon

Nathan 0' ConnellAaron FosterKyle Scully

3500Thermoelectric generation as a

means of harnessing waste heat energyTo find out if it's possible to

charge up a laptop using a thermoelecticgenerator (generates electricity usingheat difference) reducing the use ofelectricity.

Blackwater CommunitySchool

WaterfordMs Ann-Marie Lineen

Megan GlavinRoisin CantillonMark O'Rourke

3501Wave pool energy

We plan on testing a fewtypes of getting energy from waves andwhat is the best method to do so.

Salesian College - CelbridgeKildareMr Jorge Andres

Mark HartnettAdam Forristal

3502Modified tea bag

Our idea is to add powderedmilk into a traditional teabag, whichmeans you only need to add hot waterand have instant tea.

Breifne CollegeCavanMiss Kerri-Ann Thornton

Clan DonohoeCarl WynneJhoann Lynch

3503To design a heat recovery system

for a domestic chimney flue.We aim to design and

evaluate a novel heat recovery systemthat can be easily fitted to a domesticchimney.

Hazelwood CollegeLimerickMr Denis McCarthy

Loretta HanleyAisling O'Connor

3504An investigation into an alternative

cooking method using solar power andmirrors to create a concave of heat

Looking into an alternativecooking method, builtwith recycledgoods and without the use of fossilfuels.Schoc ColaisteChoilmo: Cork

Mr Hugh O'CallaghanFia Long

IdeWalshe

,

vww.btyaungscientist . com1'c ^Jsr <.J nology .'l oo^ _011

3505 3510 Kenneth Dawson 3521 3526

Design and investigation into Matching mood to music Adam Creagh Drive bay cooler for the PC Investigating the factors of a

systems to reuse waste water from the Our project aims to project Our project is a coolant for search engine algorithm

washing machine and dishwasher your mood through music using blood 3516 the computer that slots into the drive To determine as many

This project is about ways pressure and heart rate. An investigation into a system that bay.This would prolong the life of the of the unknown factors of search

in which waste water from washing Midleton College could prevent damage to a jet engine by computer. engine algorithms , an algorithm is a

machines and dishwashers can be Cork volcanic ash Comprehensive School - Tarbert mathematical formula that ranks and

reused and recycled as a fertiliser in Mrs Louise Curtin We aim to design a system Kerry rates web pages.

agriculture. Jack Cowhig to prevent damage to jet engines from Mr Thomas Healy St Fintan's High School

Scoil Muire gan Smal Olwyn Anthony volcanic ash clouds. Eoghan Moriarty Dublin

Roscommon Kieran Carew Castletroy College Trevor McSweeney Ms Cathy Reilly

Mr Padraig Harlow Limerick Mark Collier

Denise McConn 3511 Mr Leonard Coughlan 3522 Sean Brodie

Celine Fee iBan& Investigating the practical Ahmed Saeed How do you take your tea? Aaron Connolly

use of music applications through the Sean Power Our aim is to create a simple

3506 production of a music ensemble Craig Laurie electronic device which will beep when 3527

Pneumatic flood prevention We plan to create a series your tea has reached the required Wireless greenhouse plant

system of music ensembles using iPhone 3517 strength. monitor

We intend to design, applications alone in order to investigate Conas dramhail fuinneamh Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal - Our project is to make a

construct and test an air compression how easy to use and practical they are. leictreach a thomhais le Blarney device that will alarm the user when the

system activated by water detection. Colaiste Choilm thermochrbim Cork soil requires watering as determined by a

Skerries Community College Cork Gleas a chruthu as Mr Sean Foley network of moisture sensors.

Dublin Mr Hugh O'Callaghan thermochrbmaicataispeanainn,trid Saoirse Gould Bangor GS

Ms Katie Corbett Aine Palmer athru dath, ce mheid fuinneamh (i Niamh O'Donovan Down

Aaron Duncan Emele Polley bhfoirm teas ) ata cailte 6 fhearais Mrs Clare McGrath

Aodhan Newsholme Caitlin Looney leictreach. 3523 Peter Kyle

Micheal Duggan Colaiste losagain The design and evaluation Aaron Wilkinson

3512 Dublin of a novel heat recovery device to Ryan Graham

3507 Optical cloaking Miss Fionnuala McElwaine improve efficiency in tumble drying

How rocky is your road? Our project optical cloaking Rachael Ni Mhaille applications 3528

Our project will test road is designed to create the effect of Maeve Ni Chonchuir We plan to design and build Comparative investigation into

quality. While driving , an accelerometer invisibility by use of fibre optics. The Innessa Ni Fhearain a heat recovery device to improve noise reduction in different iPod

that records vibration ( bumps ) is linked light will be wrapped around an object the efficiency of a tumble dryer and headphone materials /designs

to GPS on a laptop. We will collect, creating the cloaking effect 3518 evaluate the energy savings and its cost- Investigation of noise

compare, and analyse data from Maynooth Post Primary Water purity checker effectiveness. reduction using an oscilloscope and

different roads to see which roads are of School Our project is designed to Kinsale Community School a hundred human subjects of various

good/poor quality. Kildare check the purity of water. This is most Cork ages with various ipod headphone

Loreto College - St Stephens Ms Slobhan McCauley prevalent for Third World countries Mr Shaun Holly designs, in conjunction with different

Green Daniel Hobbs suffering from a poor water supply. Faye Murphy materials.

Dublin Thomas Dempsey St Louis Grammar School Caoimhe Hill Scoil Muire gan Smal

Ms Yseult Whitaker Killian Campbell Down Roscommon

Ailbhe Ni Mhdrain Mr Sean Donnelly 3524 Mr Padraig Harlow

Fiona O'Connor 3513 James Allen A flexible, waterproof , inflatable Caroline Gunning

Infra-red touchpad Aidan Farrell flood barrier for domestic and Emma Healy

3508 An infra-red pen which is Katy Goodwin commercial use Lorna Dowd

DIY wind power - portable tracked by IR camera through a plastic We wish to create a flexible,

community generators for the Third sheet and is used in place of a laptop 3519 waterproof, inflatable flood barrier 3529

World touchpad or mouse. To assess and design a method of which would seal doors and windows An investigation into methods of

Our project aims to create a Meanscoil Na Mbraithre using grass as a renewable energy via to prevent flooding in homes and recycling EPS

mechanical unit from a bicycle which can Clare anaerobic digestion businesses. My team and I wish to find

be used to generate a cheap, efficient Mr Sean Murphy To produce a novel device Sacred Heart Secondary and promote a way of cost-effectively

and portable source of wind power. Daniel Beggan in order to utilise grass fresh /silage as School recycling expanded polystyrene . We will

Colaiste Muire - Crosshaven Ryan Doyle a feedstock for anaerobic digestion Cork investigate the different methods of

Cork and hence a source of renewable Ms Claire Holland achieving this.

Ms Josephine Bouse 3514 energy. Niamh Kingston Sacred Heart Secondary

Thomas Cronin Open sense-me Hazelwood College Catriona Hegarty School

Dylan Coss This project designs and Limerick Kate Jennings Cork

Jeremy Barisch - Rooney makes an access wristband enabling Ms Michelle Herbert Ms Claire Holland

people with difficulty using handles/ Elizabeth Cremin 3525 Caroline Hayes

3509 remotes such as wheelchair users, Clara O'Shea The theremin security system Caroline Harrington

Development of low cost rainwater arthritis sufferers , and those using To test and prove that the

harvesting technologies for the walkers to use an automatic door. 3520 theremin security system is more 3530

community of Msiki in Mzimba district in Balbriggan Community College The neem sock - allowing diabetic efficient and economically friendly than Boo! Well wake you up at the

Malawi Dublin sufferers to throw the ball at foot other security systems available on the wheel

To develop low cost Mr Emmet Sheridan complications market. When the driver falls asleep

appropriate methods of harvesting Mehmet-Ali Aydin Using the azadirachta indica St Mary's Diocesan School at the wheel the meter detects the

rainwater and bridge the knowledge gap Herbert Innocent (neem oil ), we are creating a diabetic Louth low level of oxygen which causes the

of communities on rainwater harvesting friendly foot sock that prevents foot MsJenna O'Neill seatbelt to shake.

technologies in Mzimba district in 3515 complications in competitive bowlers. Brandon Walsh St Brigid's Mercy Secondary

Malawi. The power balance effect St Joseph's College - Lucan Zac Allen School

Dominican College To test the effect of power Dublin Ultan McAdam Galway

Wicklow balance products. Ms Michelle Dunne Ms Orla Casby

Mr John O'Brien Colaiste an Chraoibhin Emily Goode Rachael Hynes

Rbisin Walshe Cork Ernesta Venslovaite Niamh Molloy

Zoe Lematy Mr Simon Hill Lisa Byrne Aisling Hynes

Haylie O'Dea Stull Bryan Barry

3531Clean and green water in South

AfricaTo design a clean and

environmentally friendly water purifierusing readily available material , for theshanty towns of Zisukhanyo.

Scoil Phobail Sliabh LuachraKerryMsSlnead Tangney

Daniel WhitfordChris O'LearyDaniel O'Mahony

3532Signality

Our project is a phone signalblocker to stop mobile phones receivingsignal when driving a car and soreducing crashes.

Abbey Christian Brothers GSDownMr Tony Mooney

Abeer ShahidJames McCartan

3533The development of a DIY

microhydro electricity generator forrelief efforts in flooded areas

This project looks at usingsmall scale hydro power as a meansof relieving hardship in areas hit byflooding internationally.

St Gerald's CollegeMayoMr Brendan McHugh

Luke BensonCathal LavelleKillian Dervan

3534Energy from the ocean (twice

daily)Test the feasibility of tidal

power being harnessed by the seacoming in twice daily, catching the wateron way in and extracting energy on wayout.

Sacred Heart Secondary School- Drogheda

LouthMs Deirdre Lynch

Megan O'ConnorGrace McNally

3535A smartphone app to calculate

your carbon footprintTo design an app for

iphones and androids which calculatescarbon footprint and provides tops toneutralise carbon consumption designedspecifically for Irish customers , especiallyteenagers.

Loreto College - St StephensGreen

DublinMs YseultWhitaker

Ciara WalshRuth DarganKate O' Regan

3536Sanomatic

Sanomatic is a series ofautomatic non-touch hand sanitisers.It will be used on door handles anddoor push dispensers to help eliminatethreatening pathogens.

Mount Lourdes GSFermanaghMr Brian

MeenanLauren CrawfordOrlaith McManus

3537Luxury or bog standard? The

environmental impact of your loo rollchoices

We are determining theamount of glucose produced whendifferent loo rolls are digested byenzyme cellulose . This will judge howenvironmentally friendly they are.

Banbridge AcademyDownMs Sarah Tully

William ClackettRomy GerringNeil Cunningham

3538To the power of WI N D

The project will considervarious forms of vertical axis windturbine as an alternative to the morecomplex and more expensive horizontalaxis windmills.

Midleton CollegeCorkMrs Louise Curtin

Dan WardleDavid Cullinane

3600People and hand strength

Measuring hand strengthof students using a handhelddynamometer . Analysis will be madeto investigate whether age, gender,sporting activity, wrist circumference,hand size affect hand strength.

Nagle Community College

CorkMr Gus Byrnes

William DalyRoss O'DonavanKevin O'Keeffe

3601A glass idea

Our project intends to heata house naturally. It is eco -friendlyand should save a lot of money forpeople.

Blackwater CommunitySchool

WaterfordMr David King

Shane McCarthyJoseph FitzgeraldP.J. Curran

3602The development of an educational

operating systemWe are developing a

free and easy - to-use linux based

educational operating system which

will make education better for

schools in developed and Third World

countries.St Conleth's CollegeDublinMr SCallaghan

Kyrill ZorinArtyom Zorin

3603Active noise reduction for

household fansTo design a device that

uses the application of destructiveinterference for noise reduction ondomestic fans.

St Aloysius SchoolCorkMrs Sarah O'Donovan

Niamh DugganCarolina Cordero

3604Live for the momentum - an

investigation into the feasibility ofimproving speedboat momentum

Design for a hydrodynamicmomentum building device that willkeep a speedboat moving momentarilywithout retardation , theoreticallyallowing for installation of multiplegears and a clutch.

Ursuhne CollegeSligoMr Anthony Carolan

Leah HayesAisling DavisSophie Murphy

3605Development of a smartphone-

based automated external defibrillatorThe proof-of-concept of

a smartphone-based device capableof analysing a cardiac arrhythmiaand delivering a defibrillation shockto reinitiate sinus rhythm in an adulthuman.

Belvedere CollegeDublinMr Stephen Carey

Owen KillianLucas Grange

3606A new approach to artificial

intelligenceA new approach to artificial

intelligence based on the sensorimotorstage of piaget'stheory of cognitivedevelopment using a patterndatabase.

Skerries Community CollegeDublinMs Katie Corbett

Dilan HayesEoghan Rutherford

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3607To create a modern intuitive

musical instrumentWe're setting out to create a

new musical instrument that the musicalnovice can play. We will investigatethe possibility of its use for thedisabled.

St Mary's College - C.S.Sp.DublinMr John Nisbet

David HowardGavin WynneEmmet O'Toole

3608Investigating the effectiveness of

single, double and triple glazed windowsusing sensors

We hope to investigate theeffectiveness of single, double andtrip glazed windows using sensors.We intend to test thermal energyloss, gain and retention as well assound insulation. We hope to make aneconomic comparison also, includingcost and payback.

St Gerald's CollegeMayoMr Brendan McHugh

Sean WalshAaron Hopkins

3609An Investigation into Achieving

"Perfect Sound" through Design and Useof Different Materials

We usually do not hearsound exactly as we should. This is fordifferent reasons. We plan to eliminatethese problems and achieve "perfectsound".

Colaiste RisLouthMr Evan Markey

Cian BreathnachDanann Cumiskey

Social & Behavioural Sciences

Junior Individual

Stand No: 4100Title: Do anti-wrinkle creams reallywork?Overview: My project investigateswhether anti-wrinkle creams work ornot.School: St Gerard's SchoolCounty: WicklowTeacher: Ms Maeve JenkinsStudent (s): Edward Clarke

Stand No: 4101Title: Cad faoin ghaeilge? Attitudes ofurban-based boys aged 8-14Overview: An investigation of thedevelopment of attitudes towards Irishand how it can be improved.School: Blackrock CollegeCounty: DublinTeacher: Ms Sarah FraserStudent(s): Joshua Kieran-Glennon

Stand No: 4102Title: Hand hygiene and food safetyOverview: I test the hypothesis thatstudents are unaware of the mosteffective way of washing their handshence food safety is compromised.School: Ardgillan Community CollegeCounty: DublinTeacher: Mrs Theresa GannonStudent(s): Lilleth Na Greine

Stand No: 4103Title: The effects of gaelscoil onlanguage learning in later lifeOverview: The aim of my investigationis to find out whether going to agaelscoil school has an influence onlearning foreign languages in secondaryschool.School: St Colmcille's CommunitySchoolCounty: DublinTeacher: Ms Leila MartinStudent(s): Alison Creevey

Stand No: 4104Title: A study of moral behaviourOverview: I intend to conduct a surveyinvestigating the variables of moralbehaviour i.e. age, gender, religion, race,family situation and circumstance.School: Belvedere CollegeCounty: DublinTeacher: Mr Stephen CareyStudent(s): Conor O'Brien

Stand No: 4105Title: What are the symptoms ofdyslexia?Overview: Many people don't know

that they are dyslexic, so I plan on doing

a project on the symptoms and how to

subside them.School: Fingal Community CollegeCounty: DublinTeacher: Ms Clara ChaneyStudent(s): Saoirse Traynor

Stand No: 4106Title: A statistical study of swimminguptake in relation to location anddemographicsOverview: To assess the proportion ofpeople who can swim comfortably inCork and if this is related to where theylive and the community they belong to.School: Kinsale Community SchoolCounty: CorkTeacher: Mr Shaun HollyStudent(s): Ciara Boyle

Stand No: 4107Title: Bowel cancer - What does your guttell you?Overview: This study hopes toinvestigate the awareness of bowelcancer among the adult population.School: Ardgillan CommunityCollegeCounty: DublinTeacher: Mrs Theresa GannonStudent(s): Sarnia Jailani

Stand No: 4108Title: Arachnophobia and other fears -learned behaviour?Overview: This is a study of personswho have a fear of spiders . Isthis fearacquired? Are some groups more afraidthan others?School: Rockbrook Park SchoolCounty: DublinTeacher : Mr Codie PrestonStudent (s): Michael Aherne

Stand No: 4109Title: The impact of the increase infemale graduates in recent years on theveterinary profession in IrelandOverview: The increase of female vetsis higher than in any other profession- has this had an impact and does theimbalance need to be addressed?School: Ard Scoil Na TrionoideCounty: KildareTeacher: Ms Rowena Ni NeachtainStudent(s): Kevin Maher

Stand No: 4110Title: Melanoma awareness and the Irishman - how sun smart are you?Overview: The Irish male golferwill always have water and perhapschocolate in his golf bag but given thehours of sun exposure what about hisapplication of sunscreen.School: Ardgillan CommunityCollegeCounty: DublinTeacher: Mrs Theresa GannonStudent(s): Luke Brennan

Intermediate Individual

Stand No: 4200Title: To challenge or confirm: Theprivacy debateOverview: An investigation into thesocial networking practices of teenagersregarding the sharing of personalinformation using social networking

mediums, specifically Facebook.School: Newbridge CollegeCounty: KildareTeacher: Ms Anne Marie DavisStudent(s): Roisin Flynn

Stand No: 4201Title: Study of charity in societyOverview: My project is a statisticalstudy of current attitudes in relation tocharity.School: Kinsale Community SchoolCounty: CorkTeacher: Mr Shaun HollyStudent(s): Jamie Bowden

Stand No: 4202Title: Could a fuel tax replace road tax?Overview: I want to see how the peopleof North Clare feel about replacing roadtax with a new fuel tax, and to see howmuch this tax would be.School: Mary Immaculate SecondarySchool - LisdoonvarnaCounty: ClareTeacher: Mr John SimsStudent(s): Katie Connole

Stand No: 4203Title: A person can be easily influencedby a subliminal message without theirawarenessOverview: I will test the effects ofsubliminal messaging on volunteers bytrying to influnce them into choosing ablack pen instead of a blue one.School: Terenure CollegeCounty: DublinTeacher: Mr Michael ShanahanStudent(s): Mike Murphy

Stand No: 4204Title: Can pretty packaging save yourlife?Overview: My project is on howattractive packaging can lead tohealthier eating. Will putting colourfulwrappng on something healthyencourage people to buy the product?School: Blackwater CommunitySchoolCounty: WaterfordTeacher: Mrs Bridget TaaffeStudent(s): Meghan Kiernan Flynn

Stand No: 4205Title: Ce ata nios fearr ag dirio aigne aran tiomaint: Daoine og no aosta? Mnano fir?Overview: I mo thionscamh theastaionnuaim fiosru an bhfuil aon difriocht idirtlomanai ag taint ar an guthan agustiomanai ag taint le duine sa charr.School: Colaiste losagainCounty: DublinTeacher: Miss Orla de BhailisStudent(s): Orlaith Ni Cheallaigh

Stand No: 4206Title: It just clicks! positive reinforcementin horsesOverview: This project explores the useof clicker training to train horses. I will

compare the effectiveness of clickertraining vs. non-positive reinforcementbased training.School: Presentation Secondary School -MilltownCounty: KerryTeacher: Mr Denis MaguireStudent(s): Aoife Stephens

Stand No: 4207Title: Better than averageOverview: In my project, I aim toshow that the average performance inany task can be improved upon withappropriate goals in place.School: Mount St MichaelCounty: CorkTeacher: Ms Alison McCarthyStudent(s): Tadhg Casey

Stand No: 4208Title: A statistical study of peoplesattitudes and awareness towardsdepression in modern Irish societyOverview: My project aims to determinepeoples attitudes and awarenesstowards depression in modern IrishsocietySchool: Kinsale Community SchoolCounty: CorkTeacher: Mr Shaun HollyStudent(s): Anna Henderson

Stand No: 4209Title: Knowledge of and attitudes toautism among teenagers in ClareOverview: In this project I am lookingat what knowledge teenagers in Clarehave of autism . I am also looking at theirattitudes towards autism.School: Mary Immaculate SecondarySchool - LisdoonvarnaCounty: ClareTeacher: Mr John SimsStudent(s): Roisin Kelly

Stand No: 4210Title: The impact of the newlyintroduced human papillomavirusvaccination )hpv) scheme in our schools- a local studyOverview: The main aim of my researchis to examine the level of uptakein young girls offered the vaccineand factors which influenced theirdecision.School: St Louis Secondary SchoolCounty: MonaghanTeacher: Mr Michael HaltonStudent ( s): Grainne Cunningham

Stand No: 4211Title: CF screening: Can a change inattitude change incidence?Overview: Investigate current attitudeto cystic fibrosis (cf) screening amongdifferent groups of society anddetermine if the incidence can bereduced.School: Alexandra CollegeCounty: DublinTeacher: Mrs Niamh McShaneStudent(s): Amy Restan

Stand No: 4212Title: Behaviour of motorists (male andfemale) at junctionsOverview: Observations will be carriedout to collect data on the behavior ofmotorists at junctions. Data that will becollected includes gender, age groupand the amount of cars that will passbefore the driver passing will let thedriver waiting onto the road.School: Castleknock CollegeCounty: DublinTeacher: Mr Kieran GallagherStudent(s): Alex Kiernan

Senior Individual

Stand No: 4300Title: Changes in the occurrence ofsurnames since 1911 in Kildare andClareOverview: I am looking at the changesin surname between 1911 and todayin Clare and Kildare. I will also look forpossible reasons for this change.School: Mary Immaculate SecondarySchool - LisdoonvarnaCounty: ClareTeacher: Mr John SimsStudent(s): Marie Carkill

Stand No: 4301Title: A study of the relationshipbetween short-term memory andexerciseOverview: This project aims to determinewhether or not there is a relationshipbetween short-term memory andexercise.School: Carrick-On-Shannon CommunitySchoolCounty: LeitrimTeacher: Mrs Jacqueline WalshStudent(s): James Dolan

Stand No: 4302Title: The rewarding relationshipbetween disabled people and horsesOverview: My project aimsto assesstheimpacts that horse interaction has onpeople with disabilities.School: St Louis High SchoolCounty: DublinTeacher : Ms Mairead O'BrienStudent ( s): Roisin Weldon

Stand No: 4303Title: Participant evaluation ofthe Young

Scientist CompetitionOverview: This project is a participantevaluation of the 2010 BT YoungScientist Exhibition by meansof a written questionnaire to allparticipants.School: Hartstown CommunitySchoolCounty: DublinTeacher: Mr Sean FltzmauriceStudent(s): Fiona Caverly

Social & Behavioural Sciences

Junior Group

Stand No: 4400Title: The big bust theory. How therecession affects usOverview: We are trying to investigatewho the recession affects most, doeseducation improve during a recessionor not and does it increase stresslevels?School: Scoil Muire gan SmalCounty: RoscommonTeacher: Mr Padraig HarlowStudent(s): Clara HesterBronagh DonlonAoife Kenny

Stand No: 4401Title: Are people who laugh dailyhappier than people who don' t laugh asmuch?Overview: The purpose of this project isto find out if people who laugh the mostare the happiest people.School: Dominican CollegeCounty: WicklowTeacher: Mr John O'BrienStudent(s): Caroline KellyAli ClarkeKatie Carey

Stand No: 4402Title: Am frithghniomhuchain afeabhsb trid spoirtagus cluichiriomhaireachtaOverview: Chun a fhail amacha bhfuil tionchar ag spoirtaguscluichi riomhaireachta ar amfrithghniomhuchain an duine.School: Colaiste OiriallCounty: MonaghanTeacher: Ms Roisin NiThreinlrStudent ( s): Jamie 0 SuilighDonal Mac CannaAindriu de Buitleir

Stand No: 4403Title: An feidlr le mac leinn an di thre afhreastail? Can students multi task?Overview: We intend to investigatewhether students concentrationis affected by listening to music orwatching TV while doing homework orstudying.School: Pobalscoil Ghaoth DobhairCounty: DonegalTeacher: Mrs Siobhan Ni ShearcaighStudent(s): Niamh Ni ShearcaighSandra SanzoneAoife Jackson

Stand No: 4404Title: A scientific investigation into thecorrelation between physical activityand academic performanceOverview: The aim of this project isto find out if participating in physicalexercise prior to an examinationwill improve a student's academicperformance.School: Balbriggan CommunityCollegeCounty: DublinTeacher: Mr Kevin CurranStudent(s): Debola ShomoyeDeola Shomoye

Stand No: 4405Title: Music and learning: Can your heartrate be a factor?Overview: We wish to investigateif slowing down classical music toa persons heart rate will help theirlearning.School: St Aloysius SchoolCounty: CorkTeacher: Mrs Sarah O'DonovanStudent(s): Cait McKeownClare McKernen

Stand No: 4406Title: Fitting in: A migrant studentsperspectiveOverview: An investigation of thechallenges faced by migrant students(primary and secondary) as they adaptto a new life in Ireland.School: Arklow Community CollegeCounty: WicklowTeacher: Ms Helen CorbettStudent(s): Cian DoddCanberk Caldemir

Stand No: 4407Title: Water safetyOverview: We plan on looking atdifferent types of lifejackets and testinghow good and safe they are for differentwater sports.School: St Benildus CollegeCounty: DublinTeacher: Dr Naomi LoweStudent(s): Enda BolgerAndrew McGowanJack Rice

Stand No: 4408Title: Staidear a dheanamh ar anbhealach is cruinne chun liathroidcispheile a chaitheamhOverview: Ta muid ag iarraidh fail amachcen doigh is cruinne chun liathroidcispheile a chaitheamh.School: Colaiste AilighCounty: DonegalTeacher: Mr Micheal O GioboinStudent(s): Brid Ni GhrannachainJessica Ni GhallochoirKirsty Nic lolbhain

Stand No: 4409Title: Pretty packagingOverview: We are trying to promotehealthy eating focusing on the type ofpackaging healthy food is packagedin.School: St Peter's College -DunboyneCounty: MeathTeacher: Ms Catherine ClairStudent(s): Susan CulhaneAmy Mc Namara

Stand No: 4410Title: Treochtai siopadoireacht othosaigh an culu eacnamaiochtaOverview: We want to investigate howshopping trends have changed sincethe recession began and whether it hashad any positive effects on peoplespurchasing patterns.School: Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair

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Stand No: 4508Stand No: 4416 Stand No: 4426

D lC t Title: Fun or frustrating Stand No: 4421 Title: Hair to dye for! Teacher: Mr Peter Cummins Stand No: 4437 Stand No: 4503 Title: The penalty points system: Areoun onegay:

T Mrs Siobhan Ni Shearcai hh Overview: We will find out if computer Title: Because we're worth it' But are Overview: We want to see if people think Student(s): Chloe Ryan Title: Socioeconomic determinants of Title: Investigation into the awareness of they working and to what extent: Ageac er:

t(s): Seosamh 0' BaoillSt d games are only fun if you win and if we? the natural hair colour of a person suits Sarah Fisher health poverty in the Third World reiterationiu en

hM Nic Giolla Eannaih there is any difference between males Overview: Investigating young peoples them best or dyed hair. Rachael Drysdale Overview: We want to see why people Overview: Investigate peoples attitude, ousOverview: A reiteration of our prevlgeg an

B i T and females. attitudes to testing on animals, the School: St Goban's College who have a low income are more knowledge and understanding of tytask of seeing whether the penar anna raynor

School: De La Salle College effects of testing on animals looking for County: Cork Stand No: 4432 unhealty than people who have a high poverty in the Third World, and educate points system was improving Irish'

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alternative methods and finding out why Teacher: Miss Hazel Jennings Title: Stress in An Garda Siochana; income. the participants about poverty, Irish re examining theroad safety. Now wea o

ti iTitl i tifi i ti t thA Teacher: Ms Cara Mc Adam scientists use animals. Student(s): Emilie Murphy Causes, coping skills, can we help? School: Dundalk Grammar School governmental aid and charity work in changes (since 2008).on nen c nves ga o ee: sc

times and concentration levelsr ti Student(s): Fiach Murphy School: Presentation Secondary School Kelly Cronin Overview: Using surveys and interviews County: Louth that region. School: Catholic University Schooleac onf di cted driverst Alex Cahill - Thurles Hazel Harrington we will investigate causes of stress in the Teacher: Mr David Cullen School: Ardscoil U! Urmoltaigh County: Dublin

o s rar nT if thO i Micheal Lavery County: Tipperary lives of the Gardai, how they cope and Student(s): Catherine McMahon County: Cork

'Teacher: Ms Aoife Curtis

yverv ew: o see ere a e af concentration from o-kartl Teacher: Ms Patricia Stapleton Stand No: 4427 how we, the public, can be of help. Grace Keegan SullivanTeacher: Mr John O Student(s): Lochlainn Garvey

gapses odrivers while drivin with and without Stand No: 4417 Student(s): Alanna Moore Title: Mind your manners School: Kilrush Community School Student(s): John Mears Daniel Quinlan

gdistractions and obstacles Title: Teenagers under stress Roisin Hally Overview: We will investigate the use of County: Clare Stand No: 4438 Darragh Coffey Jamie Murphy

.lb i unitS h l B C Overview: An investigation into the the Laura Walsh manners in society via a questionnaire Teacher: Ms Margaret Pepper Title: "I'm a survivor! Get me out Colin Jackson

ggan yc : a r ommooC ll different types of teenage stress, its and action research project. Student(s): Sarah Thornton of here!" A study of the common Stand No: 4509

o egeDublinC t effects and means of preventing it. Stand No: 4422 School: Arklow Community College Jennifer Ryan characteristics of survivors Stand No: 4504 Title: What is the attitude and

doun y:idanT h Mr E t Sh School: Arklow Community College Title: To see how energy efficient our County: Wicklow Overview: This project seeks to study Title: To investigate the high levels of sknowledge of young people towar

eac er: mme er): Luke M LSt d t( d County: Wicklow school is Teacher: Ms Helen Corbett Stand No: 4433 and identify the physical and mental cancer in East Cork, especially Cobh organ donation and transplantation

d fi du en s c eoTh M Teacher: Ms Helen Corbett Overview: We wish to find out how Student(s): Laura Gilbert Title: How child-proof are child-proof characteristics that survivors have in Overview: To investigate the causes nOverview: Our project is to try an

ooreomasStudent(s): Jade Hackett efficient our school is and see how we Niamh Byrne containers? common by comparing the Twin Towers and contributing factors in relation to the knowledge and attitudes of 2nd and

4412St d N Shane Cullen could help the school be more eco- Sinead Dunne Overview: In this project, we will and Chilean miners. the disproportionately higher level of 5th year secondary school students. Wean o:

affect usTitl isotoni drinkH friendly. investigate the effectiveness of child- School: Shannon Comprehensive School cancers in the East Cork region. will do this by using surveys.e: ow c s

bout isotonic: Our roject iO i Stand No: 4418 School: St Marys College - C.S.Sp. Stand No: 4428 proof containers seeing if children County: Clare School: Colaiste Choilm School: The Kings Hospitalpverv ew s a

llffectin us h andd i k i Title: A study of the intrinsic and County: Dublin Title: Diagnosing seasonal affective can defeat the safety mechanisms of Teacher: Ms Nuala Murray County: Cork County: Dublinyg p ysr n s a ca

n chanm and how the e ourt ll extrinsic factors influencing an Teacher: Mr John Nisbet disorder in a school environment different containers. Student(s): Duillean O'Suillivan Teacher: Mr Pat Meaney Teacher: Mr David Plummery ca gen a y

ncef individuals handwriting through Student(s): Daniel Hederman Overview: Our group wish to create a School: Rosses Community School Ellen McTague Student(s): Laura Healy Student(s): Jenny Baron.per orma

School: Bandon Grammar School formative, adolescent and mature Mark Finn simple and easy system to diagnose County: Donegal Flonnan Crimmins Bronagh Masterson Roger Berkeley

CorkC t stages Jack Mulligan seasonal affective disorder in a school Teacher: Ms Anne Moyoun y:Dr Edward G hT h Overview: Handwriting is a complex environment and help raise awareness of Student(s): Eilish Bonner Intermediate Group Stand No: 4505 Stand No: 4510

l h keac er: ass EarlSt d t( ): Rh motor skill. Just how unique is Stand No: 4423 seasonal affective disorder. Aideen Meehan Title: A scoring analysis of the 2010 e t inTitle: Are dogs as smart as peop

yu en sanSt i O handwriting? We hope to examine the Title: A statistical analysis of public School: Bangor GS Stand No: 4500

Senior Football Championship they are?lev e rg

manM k B t factors influencing the handwriting of attitudes to cholesterol and its control County: Down Stand No: 4434 Title: Energy efficiencyOverview: A detailed statistical Overview: We are looking into spatia

ar a ethe adolescent Overview: In our project we aim to Teacher: Mrs Clare McGrath Title: Ireland: A tea loving nation Overview: Why people aren't being

analysis of the 2010 Senior Football awareness in dogs.

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.School: Ardgillan Community investigate the attitudes amongst the Student(s): Sam Haley Overview: An investigation into more energy efficient, if it's worth being

Championship showing patterns in School: Bandon Grammar Schoola o:

f thTitl A ti ti l l it College general public of the risks, causes and Matthew Bryson Irelands consumption of tea via a energy efficient and how much it canscoring, with particular emphasis on County: Cork

s ca ana ys s o ee: s aof the recession to earl andm ni County: Dublin treatments of cholesterol. James McGrath consumer survey and two practical save you.

scoring zones. Teacher: Dr Edward Gashyea ng

l and their arentst t Teacher: Mrs Theresa Gannon School: Kinsale Community School experiments. School: De La Salle CollegeSchool: Heywood Community Student(s): Fred McElroy

pa e eensOverview: Measure the understanding Student(s): Aaron Whelan County: Cork Stand No: 4429 School: Arklow Community College County: Waterford School Ricky McMahon

act of thef th ession and the im Damien Debny Teacher: Mr Shaun Holly Title: Traffic calming in Kealkill village County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Stephanie FlanneryCounty: Laois

po e recr C m ri t t Student(s): Ciara Judge Overview: We are conducting Teacher: Ms Helen Corbett Student(s): Peter Smyth

Teacher: Mr Peter Malone Stand No: 4511fi lparecess on amongs eenage s. o e

ersth t h l Stand No: 4419 Royanne McGregor experiments to reduce the speed going Niamh Cloran-Doyle Ian CoadyStudent(s): Sean Daly ciaTitle: An investigation into the bene

'', scree groups: young eenag ooleavers and their parents. Title: Eifeachtai tromaiocht Sophie Healy-Thow through Kealkill village. Kym Forde Ryan Fitzpatrick

Dylan Byrne and itsCoursework Beffects ofinfluence on students choice of Leaving

l SchoolS h l Kin C it cibearchoireachta ar deagoiri We are attempting several strategies toc oo : sa e ommun yCounty: Cork Overview: We're investigating cyber Stand No: 4424 see what drivers notice more. Stand No: 4435 Stand No: 4501

Stand No: 4506 Cert science subjectsoin toe areAO i

T h M Sh H ll bullying and its effects on teens in Title: Peer pressure - reasons and School: St Goban's College Title: The effects of drugs, smoking and Title: Facelessbook: The death of theTitle: The relationship between ggs a group wverv ew:

er: r aun o yeacSt ): Ali Hilld t( todays society as the popularity of social effects County: Cork alcohol on teenagers Irish community

school entry age and academic investigate the effects that our Junioru en s

K ti llW networking sites are becoming our lines Overview: Peer pressure is one thing all Teacher: Ms Hazel Jennings Overview: Our project investigates the Overview: To look at the impact of performance Certificate projects had on our Juniora e a

of communication teens have in common. Peers influence Student(s): Niamh Kearney attitude of teenagers in our school to extended social networking use on the Overview: To discover if the age you Certificate grade using questionnaires,

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.School: Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair your life, even if you don't realise it, just Tadgh O'Shea drugs, smoking and alcohol and their generation of social capital through

start school has an effect on scholastic websites etc.an o:

h bitTitl S i County: Donegal by spending time with you. experience/ knowledge of each. face-to-face communication amongst results, through testing and comparing a School: Hazelwood Collegee: av ng a s

I h ti atii iO Teacher: Ms Susan Ni Loinsigh School: Old Bawn Community Stand No: 4430 School: Old Bawn Community Irish teenagers.range of age groups and genders. County: Limerick

g onverv ew: ope my nvesth n that savinld l d t l i Student(s): Christina Ni Luachra School Title: Senior citizens attitudes towards School School: Blackwater Community

School: Scoil Muire gan 5m6l Teacher: Ms Michelle Herbertgwou o e conc us oea

n re eated inh bit f t Caoimhe Nic Giolla Choill County: Dublin osteoporosis County: Dublin SchoolCounty: Roscommon Student(s): Kallie Hodgson

pa s o ee age years ared lt lif Louise Nic Aoidh Teacher: Ms Ede( McGovern Overview: I want to find out what old Teacher: Ms Anna Carroll County: Waterford

Teacher: MrPadraig Harlow Becky Ryana u e.School: Colaiste Choilm Student(s): Sarah Walsh peoples knowledge and attitudes are Student(s): Aoife Troy Teacher: Ms Ann-Marie Lineen

Student(s): Nicola Fetherstone Eddie Prunty

rkC t C Stand No: 4420 Hazel Dunne towards osteoporosis. Laura Perry Student(s): Martina Cullinane Phoebe Kellyoun y: o

Teacher: Mrs Catherine Murphy Title: WCBin it: Optimising litter Keri Brown School: Colaiste Ailigh Louise HallahanAnnamarie Reilly Stand No: 4512

Title: What influences young people to): D ir M rthSt d t( C collection in the canteen County: Donegal Stand No: 4436 Abbie O'Sheau en s a e c a y

nMik L d Overview: Does the number, colour, and Stand No: 4425 Teacher: Mr Miche6l0 Giobuin Title: Can computer games affect brain Stand No: 4507 choose science as a career?h fle or e

hDenis Mur position of bins, or the use of recycling Title: An investigation into activities that Student(s): Naisha Bheir reaction speeds Stand No: 4502Title: Cuimhdathachain at in uencesOverview: To investigate w

i h itk iypbins for plastic affect the amount of may improve mathematical skills Caoimhin 0' Lionain Overview: We wish to investigate if Title: Cruthach no theicnidil-cen taobh Scribhneoireachta ence, w yn sca careerpeople to pic

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,litter collected in the canteen. Overview: We wish to investigate two Caoimhin Mac Lochlainn teenage males brain reaction speed den intinn a Usaideann tu?

Overview: We are investigating the most is becoming more unpopular and whata o:

hi r d n thTitl l tS t School: Wellington College activities - playing computer games will increase or decrease after playing Overview: ComparAid a dheanamh idir effective colour of text to memorize can be done to prevent this.owng ou or wa ee: p as e

dr i ? County: Antrim and exercising - that may help in Stand No: 4431 a video game for different time an taobh dheasagustaobh de denusing different words in a variety School: Dominican College -

a nofO Its a surve f a roui Teacher: Mr David Cardwell mathematical studies. Title: Does a lack of sleep have an impact period. intinn. Chun fail amach ma to an tirseo of colours and different coloured Drumcondra

verv ew: y o g preferences b tw en drinkint d t Student(s): Christopher Lynn School: St Marks Community School on mental and physical ability School: St Patrick's Classical School nios cruthach no theicniuil. backgrounds. County: Dublin

gs u en s p e ed on 3 sam l of bottledt b Jordan Knocker County: Dublin Overview: Our project aims to find County: Meath School: Gaelcholaiste Reachrann

School: Gaelcholaiste Chiarrai Teacher: Ms Laura Gillivaner, pwa ase es

waterr d 3 sam les of tat Mitchell McKee Teacher: Ms Maria O'Donnell out how lack of sleep affects your Teacher: Mr James McHugh County: DublinCounty: Kerry Student(s): Megan Oliver

.wa an p peSchool: St Colmcille's Communit School Student(s): Ross Beacom memory, general behaviour, how well Student(s): Kenny Coldrick Teacher: Mr Cian 0 Suilleabhain

Teacher: Ms Elaine Ni Dheargain Laura Brennany

Count : Dublin Brian Kinsella you perform everyday tasks, dexterity Ronan Costello Student(s): Kellie Ni DhuibhirStudent(s): Maura Ni Chonaill

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Stand No: 4523 Stand No: 4528 Stand No: 4533 Stand No: 4538 Stand No: 4543 Stand No: 4548

4518 Title: Self-esteem in teenagers - fact of Title: The beautification of nails - an Title: Investigation into memory/d NS

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fiction?Overview: Birth order affects personality

shoisialta agus an eifeacht ata acu ardeagoiri

Title: A healthy food production awareness and prevention Overview: A comparative study of the woo ceand environmental risks associated witencethe intelliOverview: Investi atin daoine dagsula nuair ata cabhar a lorg - fact or fiction? We wish to prove or Overview: Staidear ar laithrean

education program for the developing Overview: The aim of our project is mental health of Irish and European gg gnail barstotheir abilitdlice b testinffl strainsdara disprove this theory by research and lionraithe shoisialta, bheidh muid ag

world to investigate the standard causes of teenagers with special emphasis on yy go woos oOverview: Assess the awareness leved and remember where the foodfi d fh d

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Overview: We plan to design an athlete burn-out, awareness of it among self-esteem. n ooo schemicals contained, handling metiven time etced in all : DublinCount

.School: St Colmcille's Community na laithrean seo agus an eifeacht ata acu

education campaign and kit to coaches and preventative measures to School: Holy Rosary College .gwas p acsof chemicals and disposal of chemicaan SmalScoil MuireS h ll b

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promote healthy food production for a combat it. County: Galway gc oo :arsused by nail technicians in the nai: RoscommonCount Student(s): Eilis Crown County: Dublin School: Colaiste losagain

itsd l tbii i Z School: Catholic University School Teacher: Mr Gerry Nihill y(micro-business) of Lucan.l D bliCeva ua ea ann amtycommun

effectiveness. County: Dublin Student(s): Maria Regan School: St Joseph's College - Lucan Teacher: Mr Padraig HarlowStudent(s): Ruth Kell

Sally Ni Chiarn6in a MartinTeacher: Ms LeiStudent(s): Orla Knight

u nounty:Teacher: Ms Roise Ni Fhatharta

School: Clonakilty Community Teacher: Ms Aoife Curtis Hannah Kielty yCounty: DublinOrmsbAi li Stand No: 4539 Eimear Duffy Student(s): Roisin Ni Thiamain

College Student(s): Mark Smithys ngTeacher: Ms Michelle Dunne

Sarah Kelll Title: Can you exercise your way to Niamh Connell Rachael Teland de BurcaCounty: Cork John McAndrew Stand No: 4524 ysonStudent(s): Caroline Nicho

better mental health? Aisling Ni Raghallaigheffek O'KP t iMh Title: Sabhailtacht ar rothar: an Eimear Flynn

44er a r cTeac er:Student(s): Daniel Nyhan Stand No: 4519 gcuireann Wed to i mbaol? Lucy Mulligan Stand No: 4534

Title: A study of how often favouritesOverview: This project will explorethe relationship between exercise

Stand No: 45Title: Disabled attitude Stand No: 4549

Sean White Title: A study of society's attitudes to Overview: Ta muid ag deanamh scruduwin and mental health in a sample of Overview: Our project is investigating Title: TY uptake versus Leaving

Michael McCarthy autism ar ce comh dainseireach is ate se ag Stand No: 4529ateto investi: We are oinO i teenagers through administration of how people with special needs and Certificate performance and further

atewish to investiWiO rothaiocht agus to ag eisteacht le gg gverv ewTitle: Google vtraditional research

Stand No: 4514

gew:verv esociety's attitude towards autism ipod. methods how often favourites win in golf, soccer,

This willNFL and horse racinbquestionnaires and direct experiment.School: Bandon Grammar School

disabilities are treated by society andwhy people treat them like this.

education placement at BlackwaterCommunity School: a longitudinal

nt inmi l i l through questionaires /survey and School: Colaiste Oiriallg.rug y,Overview: Project to find out if

idl dver s nvo eTitle: Does teenage gsport affect their diet? interveiws with parents of children with County: Monaghan information is retained in your memory show if the odds are accurate.

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County: CorkTeacher: Dr Edward Gash

Na Triono eSchool: And ScoiCounty: Kildare

stu yOverview: We want to see if students

Overview: We are going to study autism, carers and education providers. Teacher: Ms Roisin Ni Threinir yc oo :s obtained using internetlonger when itS h l Student(s): Niamh Moloney Teacher: Ms Orlagh Ni Fhaolain who do transition year (TY) will do better

whether or not teenage girls School: Ballybay Community College Student(s): Ciaran Mac Cionna c oosearch engines as opposed to using: WaterfordCount Sinead Moloney Student(s): Ciara Kealy in the Leaving Certificate (LC( and go to

ir dietff thti County: Monaghan Ruairi 0 Muineach ytraditional methods (e.g. dictionary,llb.ec s en sports ainvolvement

nd dod hk Teacher: Mr Martin Molloy Kayleigh Trappe encyclopaedia). Teacher: Ms Ann-Marie Lineen Sinead Houston Aoife Hanlon etter co ege.aitBl k t CS h lgrap s ae surveys anWe will ma

experiments. Student(s): Michaela Monaghan School: St Mac Dara's Community Student(s): Brian HanrahanPaul Tobin Stand No: 4540 Stand No: 4545

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l -hd SM ' SS Emma Walshe Stand No: 4525 Collegelif l t f dC Wary c ooeconary sSchool: t

Macroom Tracy Counihan Title: A biological analysis of County: DublinStand No: 4535

Title: Food for thought - a comparativeinvestigation into the various food

ingua sm onTitle: The effects o bistudents in the study of other subjects

a er orounty:Teacher: Ms Ann-Marie Lineen

County: Cork gaming Teacher: Ms Julie DohertyTitle: An muinteoir idealach myths in the world of nutrition Overview: The aim of our project is to Student(s): David McCraith

Teacher: Ms Mary Kelleher Stand No: 4520 Overview: This project is to find out the Student(s): Jack Maguirefiosru cen saghasOverview: Taimid a today investigate whether students with two Conor Murray

Student(s): Katie O'Connor Title: The effects of waiting environment biological effects of gaming (PlayStation gRobert Nolanm6inteoir6an m6inteoiridealach Overview: We are setting out to discover languages have a learning advantage Niall Fives

Ellis O'Mahony and its contents on white coat 3, Xbox 360 etc)..

deanamh amach suirbheannaBeimid through research andfor ourselves over those with only one language.Fiona Vaughan hypertension School: Blackwater Community agStand No: 4530

has muinteoir ata isru cen saa fio,

if the different food mythsinvestigation School: Colaiste Choilm Stand No: 4550lan to test the effects ofrview: WeO School

gg sTitle: The drug of social networking ,ff h kpve

nvironment on whiteiti County: Waterford in modern society - has text replaced difeachtai ag mdineadh. presented nowadays in nutritional County: Cork ect a oc eyTitle: Aspects which e

Stand No: 4515

ng ewacoat hypertension in patients by both Teacher: Ms Ann-Marie Lineen talk? School: Gaelcholaiste Reachrann

: DublinC td

awareness programmes are true.School: Dominican College -

Teacher: Mr Pat MeaneyStudent(s): Eimear Ahern

players skill and accuracyOverview: Our project shows the effects

Title: Is multitasking just screwing up physical testing and through using a Student(s): Christopher Coughlan oun yOverview: Is social networking anMr Cian 0 SuilleabhainT h r Drumcondra Cliona Joyce of sports drinks, sizes of hockey sticks,

several things at once? survey. Alex Balding :eac etexting a drug to teenagers?): Cliona Nic DhomhnalllSt dent( County: Dublin concentration, and flex of a hockey stick

Overview: We wish to investigate School: Gorey Community School Tom O'Hanlon u sSchool: Dominican CollegeKatie Ni Rialn Teacher: Ms Lorraine McCool Stand No: 4546 on a players skill and accuracy.

whether or not multitasking is as County: Wexford County: Wicklow' Student(s): Mollie Bruton Title: iStudy: Definitive guide to exam School: Regina Mundi College

wishlki Wli Teacher: Miss Margaret O'Neill Stand No: 4526 BrienTeacher: Mr John Oh d C kCng. e a soe tasngefficient as s

to investigate how gender performances Student(s): Clodagh Dunne Title: Are the students of Seamount Student(s): Dale Finnerty Stand No: 4536n I race it and ace it?Titl C'

Rebecca BehanNiamh Boylan

entspreparation in t e modern stuworld

orounty:Teacher: Ms Jemima Cassidy

compare. Dermot Wildes College at risk of developing type e: aConnorJade 0Overview: Our project outlines how Overview: Investigation of students Student(s): Eryn Coffey

School: Ursuline College Mark Berney 2 Diabetes based on diet andcan effectiveletitive s ortincom Stand No: 4541 lifestyle and study methodssleep cycle Katie Barry

le?lifestygp pStand No: 4531 ,

County: Sligo ystudents exam results andi Title: Addressing alcohol use with with the aid of the iPhone sleep cycle Emma Spoonley

CarolanM A hT h Stand No: 4521 Overview: Our project aims to mprove aTitle: Water divining - fact or fiction?d dli ionyr nter:eac

abilities ofthe learninm arinl CTi investigate the percentage of students Overview: We will investigate if water how it effects their stress levels during teenagers today ent surveys.stuapp cat on anStudent(s): Anna DelargyMaeve Butler

gp ge: otmale and female hamsters that are at risk of developing type 2 divining really works and if people can the exams.

e -School: Dominican ColleOverview: We would like to find outwhat teenagers attitudes to alcohol

School: Colaiste LorainCounty: Kildare

Stand No: 4551Title: The vegan diet is the only

roject is abouti OO diabetes and how they can reduce this gbe taught to do it.

Stand No: 4516

ur pverv ew:comparing the learning abilities of male risk. School: Scoil Chonglais Drumcondra

: DublinCountuse are. We will investigate if the areathe teenager socialises in affects their

Teacher: Miss Sarah ThompsonStudent(s): Majella Hayden

sustainable diet for the planet and isbetter for your health

Title: The mind behind smoke and female hamsters. Each hamsters School: Seamount College yCounty: WicklowMs Lorraine McCoolT h drinking Donna Byrne Overview: In our project we will prove

Overview: There are many people we learning experiences will be recorded County: Galway eac er:Teacher: Mr Stephen Gammell): Hannah FinnSt d t(

.School: St Clare's Comprehensive Aine Redmond how a vegan diet is not only better for

know that even as well behaved children everyday. Teacher: Ms Anita Mc Gonagle u en sStudent(s): John ConnollynchKeira L School your health but also for the planet.

have begun to smoke and we would like School: Breifne College Student(s): Isobel Forde yEoin PattersonAislin Reid County: Leitrim Stand No: 4547 School: Colaiste Choilm

to look into the reason. County: Cavan Ellen Britton gPaul DwyerTeacher: Miss Edel McPhelim Title: Mayfield - a rich vein for 0 County: Cork

ithinRlai tl CS h Teacher: Miss Kerri-Ann Thornton d?ti bl Teacher: Mr Pat Meaneo s e a:c ooCounty: Wicklow Student(s): Laura Sheridan Stand No: 4527 Stand No: 4532 Stand No: 4537

rtakus no s artakusTitl SStudent(s): Emma DevaneyLisa Harte

nega ve ooOverview: We learned that more people

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Teacher: Ms Maire Ni Nuanain Nicola Mulligan Title: Facebook - what's on your mind? pe: poTitle: An athletes biggest hurdle -tests onOverview: We are doin in our neighbourhood seem to have Alex Shapovalov

Student(s): Clara Wade Shannon Morgan Overview: Our objective is to discover goverplayingroducts usedion s orts ear Stand No: 4542 rare 0 negative blood than elsewhere in

what is so appealing on Facebook that it pp gcompressOverview: We want to stop theSlnead Murphy

d roblem of overplaying by athletes to investigate the scientificsini Title: Staidear a dheanamh ar an Ireland. Is this really true? Stand No: 4552

Stand No: 4517

Stand No: 4522Title: Fallen arches

.has over 500,000 users addicteSchool: St Colmcille's Community School

g pncreaathletes, resulting in long-term injuries significance they claim to have.

School: Gaelcholaiste Chiarraidearcadh ata ag tiomanai 6ige i Dhun nanGall i dtreo sabhailteacht boithre

School: Mayfield Community SchoolCounty: Cork

Title: Arrive alive!Overview: Our project is based on road

Title: Energy star Overview: Fallen arches is a condition County: Dublin and burnout.KerrntC Overview: Ba mhaith Jinn staidear Teacher: Mr Liam 0 Beaglaoich safety and bad habits of Irish drivers. We

Overview: To try and make Dublin city of the human foot in which the arch of Teacher: Ms Leila Martin yy:ouSchool: Colaiste ChoilmTeacher: Ms Elaine Ni Dheargain a dheanamh ar an dearcadh ata ag Student(s): Rebecca O'Flaherty have done surveys and two observations

a smart city like Amsterdam, to make the foot collapses. We will also show the Student(s): Deirdre Whyte County: CorkStudent(s): Aindrio 0 Finn tiomanai dige i Dhun na nGall i dtreo Nicole Keane on parking and driving.

smart plugs for dim switches and street benefits of wearing insoles. Aisling Grainger Teacher: Mr Pat Meaneyn 0 MathunaDe sabhailteacht boithre Michaela Szkatlova School: De La Salle College

lights using energy saving lamps. School: Ardscoil Ui Urmoltaigh Liz Murphy aStudent(s): Elaine ScallyKealan 0 Dubhlainn

.School: ColaisteAiligh County: Waterford

School: St Joseph's College - Lucan County: Cork Kate McCarthyCount : Done al Teacher: Ms Stephanie Flannery

County: Dublin Teacher: Mr John O'Sullivan Jessie McCarthy y gTeacher: Mr Micheal 0 Globuin Student(s): Adam Byrne

Teacher: Ms Michelle Dunne Student(s): Pat Twomey Student(s): Darragh Maolchraobhach Darragh O'ConnorStudent(s): Hannah Samuel Brendan Madden Brendan Mc Ruairi Aaron Cosulich

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Stand No: 4553 by conducting a conversation while County: Tipperary Stand No: 4569 Whether Irish chemistry teachers are Student(s): Colm Mc Goldrick Stand No: 4585 Stand No: 4590

Title: The mystery of migraine doing a puzzle, and recording the time Teacher: Ms Emma Kavanagh Title: The matthew effect: does your aware of the carcinogenic nature of Cian Manley Title: The efficacy of two co-operative Are firstborns smarter? A study on birth

roject aims to raiseOverview: Our and mistakes made. Student(s): Orlaith Quigley birth date affect your success in an dichromate compounds and 2. How Daniel Russell learning strategies in supporting order and IQp

thierublic awareness on migraines School: Abbey Community College Sarah-Jane O'Riordan academic or athletic field disposal of chemical waste is managed in students with different learning Overview: We want to investigate the,p

ers and effectstri County: Wicklow Alison Kelly Overview: The purpose of our project is school laboratories. Stand No: 4580 styles factors which affect IQ in the family.gg

School: Castlecomer Community Teacher: Ms Mairead Lennon to discover whether the matthew effect School: Our Lady's Bower - Athlone Title: A behavioural study on peer Overview: We are investigating if co- environment with a focus on birth

School Student(s): Sarah Byrne Stand No: 4564 is relevent to our lives and to prove its County: Westmeath pressure in young adults operative learning strategies are suited order.'

: KilkennyCount Danniella Barney Title: Does coffee improve your driving claim. Teacher: Mrs Ethna Benson Overview: We will study the behaviour of to students who have different learning s SecondarySchool: St Vincenty

Teacher: Ms Nora Henderson skills? School: Alexandra College Student(s): Annette Benson young adults in situations involving peer styles. School

Student(s): Anita McMahon Stand No: 4559 An investigation into how caffeine County: Dublin Emma Fagan pressure and compare this to adults. School: Schull Community College County: Louth

Laura Brannigan Title: The voices of Monaghan affects your driving responses. Teacher: Mrs Niamh McShane Kayle Crosson School: Sacred Heart School County: Cork'

Teacher: Ms H Daly

Overview: Our project is a study School: Loreto College - St Stephens Student(s): Sian Kneafsey County: Mayo SullivanTeacher: Mr Padraig O Student(s): Ellen Matthews

Stand No: 4554 of the different accents in County Green Amy Ryan Stand No: 4575 Teacher: Ms Charlotte McQuaid Student(s): Stephanie O'Regan Naoise Murphy

Title: Hooked on Facebook? Monaghan. County: Dublin Title: Attitudes towards speeding! Student(s): Grainne Long Lucy Hunt'

Kirsten Barry

Overview: Our project looks at teenagers School: Ballybay Community Teacher: Ms Yseult Whitaker Stand No: 4570 Overview: In this project we want to Anna Soye DonoghueKatieO

spend a day usingand how long the College Student(s): Kate Parker Title: Flosru ar an mhi-dsaid a evaluate peoples attitudes towards Stand No: 4591y

We're looking at addictionFacebook County: Monaghan Lauren Swift fhaigheann oifigi CLG i gcomparaid le speeding and to establish what impact, Stand No: 4581 Stand No: 4586 Title: Which of three alternative methods.

different ages andto facebook amon Teacher: Mr Martin Molloy Isa Yu oifigi rugbai ar an phairc if any, media campaigns had on Title: Economic Crises - a comparison of Title: Heavy bags - a real pain in the of teachingtennisworksbest?g

enders Student(s): Hannah Markey Overview: Investigating the prevalence them. the present economic crisis to the Wall back Overview: Using a ball machine to.g

School: St Declan's College Nicola Roe Stand No: 4565 of on field abuse and aggression towards School: St Joseph's Academy Street crash of 1929 Overview: My project aims to find out control conditions and a camera for

: DublinCount Title: Teens taking too much treats GAA officials and comparing these County: Kildare Overview: To investigate what was the how the weight of a schoolbag affects a evidence of effect, this study willy

Teacher: Ms Breed Kinsella Stand No: 4560 Overview: Our project is to study events to incidents of abuse to rugby Teacher: Ms Sinead Shells safest commodity for surplus wealth student's back. compare three different methods of

Student(s): Kevin Smith Title: Using symbology as a means of students snacking habits and to create officials. Student(s): Paul Fahey to be invested in, in the two year School: Grennan College teaching tennis.

Sean Moran safe drugs use an informative handheld chart which School: Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair Scott Critchley periods after Black Monday and Black County: Kilkenny School: Gonzaga College

Tom Hall Overview: We aim to design a set of calculates the amount of exercise to County: Donegal Jonathan Murphy Tuesday. Teacher: Mrs Christina Kehoe County: Dublin

simple symbols that will be used to burn calories in snacks. Teacher: Ms Susan Ni Loinsigh School: Dominican College Student(s): Victoria Hanlon Teacher: Mr Joe 0 Briain'

Stand No: 4555 describe the instructed dosage amounts School: Colaiste Choilm Student(s): Proinnsias 0 Gallchoir Stand No: 4576 County: Wicklow Kayleigh Malone RourkeStudent(s): Sean O

Title: Which school sport makes you on over the counter drugs. County: Cork Shane Mac Grianna Title: Feasacht ailse ubhag6in i measc na Teacher: Mr John O'Brien Leanne Prendergast Patrick Meenan

fittest? School: Blackwater Community Teacher: Mr Pat Meaney Tomas 0 Duibheannaigh ndaoine oga i Muineachan Student(s): Laura Leonard

Overview: We will test the strength School Student(s): Niamh Murphy Overview: Ba mhaith Jinn a fhail Rebecca Boyce Stand No: 4587 Stand No: 4592,

flexibility and heart recoveryendurance County: Waterford Stephanie Murphy Stand No: 4571 amach ce mhead eolas is ata ag daltai Title: Political awareness and Title: Are teenage girls dehydrated?,

rate of participants in our school sports Teacher: Ms Ann-Marie Lineen Title: Eating disorders and eating habits meanscoile ar ailse ubhagain agus a Stand No: 4582 engagement of post-junior cycle Overview: To investigate the hydration

to determine which sport makes you Student(s): Clodagh Buckley Stand No: 4566 in teenage boys feasacht a ardu ar an ailse. Title: Non-prescription drugs and students levels of girls, 15 to 18 years, and length

fittest Shannen Corcoran Title: Mentoring bullying: does it work? Overview: Our project is about how School: Colaiste Oiriall driving! Overview: A survey of political awarness of time it takes to increase hydration.

JSchool: Colaiste lognaid S Overview: Our project is to mentor aware teenage boys are of eating County: Monaghan Overview: I n our project we want to and engagement of post-junior cycle levels in their body and their attitudes. .

: GalwayCount Stand No: 4561 students who are experiencing bullying disorders and their knowledge of it. Teacher: Ms Roisin Ni Threinir identify peoples awareness of the effect students -indentification of factors towards drinking water.y

Teacher: Mr Brian Stewart Title: The effects of school uniforms on and to reduce the amount of suicides School: North Presentation Student(s): Meabh Ni Ruanai of non-prescription drugs on a persons that contribute to and inhibit political School: Scull Mhuire agus Ide

Student(s): Niamh Kelly behaviour and class participation of from this sensitive subject. County: Cork Aisling Ni Fhailigh ability to drive. awareness/engagement amongst those County: Limerick

Hannah Henry-Bruen students School: Jesus & Mary Secondary Teacher: Ms Eileen Riordan Amy Ni Chuinneagain School: St Joseph's Academy on the cusp of voting. Teacher: Mr Simon Stokes

Sinead Lowry Overview: Our project is to investigate School Student(s): Leah Anderson County: Kildare School: Youghal Community School Student(s): Katherina Noonan

the effects of school uniforms on County: Sligo MalreadTwohig Stand No: 4577 Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils County: Cork Louisa Browne

Stand No: 4556 students in the classroom and school Teacher: Ms Helena Ryder Title: What motivates people to Student(s): Kyle Fitzgerald Teacher: Ms Mary O'Neill Aisling Cullum

Title: An investigation into under-age environment. Student(s): Peter Howley Stand No: 4572 participate in sport? Reece Smith Student(s): Rebecca-Anne Wilson

drinking in Ireland School: Kilkenny College Aine Coleman Title: The urban revolution Overview: Our project aims to find out Szyman Kranz Matthew Doherty Stand No: 4593

Overview: Our project is aimed at letting County: Kilkenny Lorna Hanley Overview: To investigate the increase what motivates people to participate in Claire Cunningham Title: Portable countryside - an

people know the dangers ofoun Teacher: Mr John Poyntz and change in urban farming in Dublin sport. Stand No: 4583 economical and healthier solution togy

and the damaginge drinkinunder-a Student(s): Matt Murtagh White Stand No: 4567 and to encourage people to get School: St Oliver's Community Title: Spot the signs and symptoms Stand No: 4588 nutrition?gg

effects that alcohol can have on your Ben Murphy Title: Do accents really matter? invovled. College To discover the level of awareness in Title: An gcabhraionn deochanna le Overview: To study the recent growing

bod Jamie Kerr Overview: We aim to investigate School: Stratford College County: Louth parents of the signs and symptoms of daltai in scrudaithe agus an oibrionn trend of home farming, and producey.

School: Colaiste Cholmain whether accents really matter in relation County: Dublin Teacher: Mr John Kirk meningitis and chicken-pox in at risk placebo ardalta! le deochanna a solution for those with limited

: CorkCount Stand No: 4562 to other peoples views on the actual Teacher: Ms Nicola McCarthy Student(s): Benjamin Doggett 3-6 year olds. fuinneamh space.y

Teacher: Ms Louise Gumbleton Title: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has person, based on their knowledge of Student(s): Peadar Charles George Hawthorne School: St Mary's Secondary School - Overview: Teastaionn uainn fiosruchain School: Colaiste Choilm

Student(s): Gary 0' Callaghan the most cognition of all? their origin. Conor Allen Conor Lynn Macroom a dheanamh ar na hfifeachtai ata ag County: Cork

David Gear Overview: We intend to investigate School: Bandon Grammar School Fearghal Kelleher County: Cork deochanna fuineamh an duine oga Teacher: Mr Pat Meaneyy

whether girls or boys are more successful County: Cork Stand No: 4578 Teacher: Ms Mary Kelleher chun na buntaisti fisiciula is intinne a Student(s): Clara Barnes

Stand No: 4557 at school and other factors that Teacher: Dr Edward Gash Stand No: 4573 Title: How school affects the spine and Student(s): Sarah Hinchion bhaineann leo a thaispeaint. Sharman Creed

not j ust learn it f rom theTitle: Wh contribute to success/failure. Student(s): Lisa Copithorne Title: Why is male homicide and violence shoulder, neck and back muscles Kate Condon School: Gaelcholaiste Cheatharlachy

book! School: Millstreet Community Charlotte McBurney increasing in Ireland? Overview: By carrying out numerous Ailish Hinchion County: Carlow Stand No: 4594.

Overview: We wanted to see if learning School Laura Minehane Overview: We are looking at why violent experiments and surveys, we will analyse Teacher: Ms Aine NicCraith Title: Physical activity: Exercise for body

is bettertechnoloand usindoinb County: Cork crimes and homicides are on the increase and solve incorrect development of Stand No: 4584 Student(s): Brian 0 Diarmada and mind?'gyggy

term than just reading from ain the lon Teacher: Miss Jennifer O'Donoghue Stand No: 4568 in Ireland. We want to look at ways to the spine and shoulder, neck and back Title: Does sound bring you down? Jack O'Flaithearta sOverview: We enjoy sports but itg

book Student(s): Orla Kiely Title: Improving bicycle use in reverse this trend. muscles. Overview: To investigate if background Stephen Mac an tSionaird hard to fit it in with study so we are.

School: Our Lady's Secondary Sinead O'Regan Monaghan School: St Mary's Academy CBS School: Colaiste Choilm music and noises distract students while investigating if physical activity affects

School Overview: Investigate how many people County: Carlow County: Cork studying, or is silence necessary to gain Stand No: 4589 your academic performance and if so

: Mona hanCount Stand No: 4563 use bicycles, how this would increase if Teacher: Ms Aileen Tennant Teacher: Mr Pat Meaney the full benefit of study time? Title: Attitudes to alcohol consumption how?gy

Teacher: Ms Alicia McManus Title: Is breast best? A mums view assigned bicycle lanes were set up in the Student(s): James Aylesbury Student(s): Eric Stam School: Loreto College - St Stephens among transition years School: Loreto College - St Stephens

Student(s): Kern McArdle Overview: Examining the emotional/ town along with secure bicycle shelters. Michael Cheung David Dennehy Green Overview: We hope to survey a large Green

Gemma Mulligan social pressures placed on breastfeeding School: St Louis Secondary School Aaron Whelan County: Dublin number of transition year students County: Dublin

Donna Duff mothers in Ireland and comparing with County: Monaghan Stand No: 4579 Teacher: Ms Jennifer Campbell and find out their attitudes to drinking Teacher: Ms Yseult Whitakery

and to understandGerman mothers Teacher: Mr Michael Halton Stand No: 4574 Title: Can peer pressure have a positive Student(s): Orla Kelly alcohol. Student(s): Grainne Lowney

Stand No: 4558,

why less Irish mothers breastfeed than Student(s): Leanne Mc Kenna Title: A study of hazardous compounds & effect on teenagers? Eimile Thornton School: St Andrew's College Robyn Kehoe Roche

Title: Using phones - a distraction? German mothers. Niamh Gallagher waste disposal in Irish school chemistry Overview: We wish to conduct a survey Deirdre Murphy County: Dublin

Overview: We will investigate the effects School: Presentation Secondary School - labs to see if peer pressure can have a Teacher: Ms Hilary Rimbi

of the mobile phone on concentration Thurles Overview: We wish to find out: 1. positive effect on teenagers. Student ( s): Talulla Dunne

School: St Fintan 's High School Patricia Rimbi

County: DublinTeacher: Ms Aelsa Carroll

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Stand No: 4604 Stand No: 4609 Stand No: 4614 on students taking honours in the

Stand No: 4595 Title: Maths - has it moved from your Title: Do different genres of music, Title: An ciudiu no c6nt6irt e satnavs Leaving Certificate over the next fews

Title: Social and economic effects of the head to your hand? volume or tempo affect a drivers Overview: Ta muid chun fiosru an bhfuil years?bypass on the town of Ballinasloe Overview: Our project investigates the performance satnavs dainsearach do tiomanal agus School : St Gerald's College

Overview: Our project studies the wide held belief that calculators have Overview: Does music influence a drivers an eifeacht ata acu fad is ata siad ag County: Mayoeconomic and social effects of the new reduced our ability as a nation to do performance, such as breaking distance, tiomaint. Teacher: Mr Brendan McHugh

M6 bypass on the town of Ballinasloe every day mental arithmetic. reaction time and speed. School: Colalste Ailigh Student (s): Art Og 0' Sulleabhain

with emphasis on crime and economic School: Dominican College - School: Lanesboro Community College County: Donegal Bernard Kennedy

activities Drumcondra County: Longford Teacher: Mr Shane 0 Breac6in Kevin Keena

School: Colalste Sheosaimh County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Michael Lyons Student(s): Niamh Ni GhailinCounty: Galway Teacher: Ms Karen Ward Student(s): Barry Falvey Conor Mac Giolla Bhain Stand No: 4620

Teacher: Mr Cathal Reilly Student(s):Julie McDunphy Darren McGrath Sorcha Ni Bhuaidhe Title: Back to the future - Ireland +

Student(s): Darren Kelly Caroline Brothwood Gavin Murray KenyaPatrick Murray Stand No: 4615 Overview: Our project is to compare

Stand No: 4605 Stand No: 4610 Title: Social networking or anti-social Kenya today with an Irish town 100

Senior Group Title: Aggression and addiction levels Title: The psychological effects of networking? years ago. We hope to show thecaused by video games moving from primary to secondary We are going to survey a range of people comparisions and differences between

Stand No: 4600 Overview: We are investigating to see school to determine how social networking the two countries e.g economy and

Title: An investigation into the Milgram if video games influence the levels Overview:Our project aims to examine affects their behaviour and social skills. services.of aggression and addiction in the differences in psychological well-being School: Deele College School: Killinarden Community School

theoryOverview: Our project is to see whether player, and see which games are most between sixth class primary school County: Donegal County: Dublin

the Milgram theory is present in schools influential. students and first year secondary school Teacher: Ms Gr6inne O'Donnell Teacher: Ms Helen Concannon

and how accurate the theory is. School: St Joseph's Secondary students. Student(s): Antoin Sharkey Student(s): Wayne Travers

School: Marist College - Athlone School School: Schull Community College Alison Donnelly Dean Ford

County: Westmeath County: Meath County: Cork Ciara McLaughlin

Teacher: MrCian O'Brien Teacher: Ms Aishleen Cronin Teacher: Mr Padraig O'Sullivan Stand No: 4621

Student(s): Christopher McGloin Student(s): Niamh Fitzsimons Student(s): Meg O'Connell Stand No: 4616 Title: Do televised road safety campaigns

Kevin Cooper Moira Dineen Kirsty Simms Title: Young peoples attitudes towards affect the way teenagers think about

Joseph Mc Namara Francesca Kelly-Murray Sharon Lucey studying and learning Irish in Ireland drink driving?today Overview: We hope to investigate

Stand No: 4601 Stand No: 4606 Stand No: 4611 Overview: To investigate young peoples the effects of televised road safety'

Title: Open up or switch on? Title: Are Irish people being moved by Title: Are you smarter than a Junior views of drinkattitudes towards speaking and learning campaigns on teenagers

Overview: Our project aims to find out the times in the wrong direction? Certificate student?! Irish, and to promote the usage of the driving, using questionnaires to establish

which form of learning; e-learning or Overview: Investigating the impact that Overview: Compare results from language in every day life. what affects them.

the brain retains thetactile learning modern technology has had on the lives questions given to Junior Cert students School: Mohill Community College School: Carrick-On-Shannon Community,

most information from. of the Irish population and if this has and parents to see if parents are County: Leitrim School

School: Ursuline College caused a decline in Irish culture hypocritical when enforcing pressure to Teacher: Miss NatalieTobin County: Leitrim

County: Sligo School: Loreto Community School do well in exams. Student(s): Padraig Gallagher Teacher: Mrs Jacqueline Walsh

Teacher: Mr Anthony Carolan County: Donegal School: Colaiste Einde Niall Tiernan Student(s): Bronwyn Mulvey

Student(s): Hazel Telford Teacher: Miss Margaret Bonner County: Galway Conor Reynolds Martha Baker-Kenny

Katie Gilligan Student(s): Shaun Sweeney Teacher: Mr Darran Conroy Louise Gannon

Emma McLoughlin Eoin Ferry Student(s): Lindsay Butler Stand No: 4617Kealan Blake Jennifer Faherty Title: Mind over matter - mind over

Stand No: 4602 Aoife Commins maths!

Title: Eifeacht primeail ar iompar sosialta Stand No: 4607 Overview: Our project aims to create

i ngrupai: The effects of priming on Title: Does using a mobile phone effect Stand No: 4612 a warm up exercise to help stimulate

group social behaviour reaction times? Title: Participation of senior students in the mathematical ability of the brain,

Overview: Inniucadh areifeacht Overview: We wanted to see if peoples PE and sporting activities enhancing students' maths results.

primeail ar iompar sh6isialta grupai. An reaction time is effected while using a Overview: We are looking at the School: Youghal Community School

investigation into the effects of priming mobile phone. participation rates of senior students in County: Cork

on group social behaviour. School: Mary Immaculate Secondary PE and sports both inside and outside of Teacher: Ms Crona McCarthy

School: Colaiste Pobal Osrai School - Lisdoonvarna school. Student(s): Blathnaid Ni Chleirigh

County: Kilkenny County: Clare School: Mary Immaculate Secondary Caoimhe Ni Eidhin

Teacher: Dr Lughaidh 6 Neill Teacher: Mr John Sims School - Lisdoonvarna

Student(s): Keire Ni Murchd Student(s): Ciara Griffin County: Clare Stand No: 4618

Cait Ni Mhaolmhuaidh Alison Kelly Teacher: Mr John Sims Title: Faith matters? Does having

Allis Ni Ghormain Student(s): Megan Byrne religious faith make you happy?Stand No: 4608 Hodei Rubio Lacey Overview: What struck us most about

Stand No: 4603 Title: Investigating the attitudes and these young adults was their happiness.

Title: Teenagers attitudes towards habits of teenagers on our roads Stand No: 4613 We wanted to know is it true that having

exercise Overview: Investigate the attitudes of Title: An exploration into motivations religious faith makes you happy?

Overview: Our project is about teenagers teenagers to road safety and analyse the behind social hierarchy School: Old Bawn Community

attitudes towards exercise. We also want effectiveness ofTV campaigns in raising Overview: To study the motivations School

to find out how often people our own awareness of safety on our roads for behind alpha-males and their society County: Dublin

age actually exercise. teenagers. and what defines a leader. Teacher: Ms Edel McGovern

School: Carrick-On-Shannon Community School: Tallaght Community School School: Carrick-On -Shannon Community Student(s): Melissa Hardiman

School County: Dublin School Clara McGrane

County: Leitrim Teacher: Ms Michelle Hegarty County: Leitrim

Teacher: Mrs Jacqueline Walsh Student(s): Kim Smith Teacher: Mrs Jacqueline Walsh Stand No: 4619

Student(s): Dara Feely Jenny Harmon Student(s): Brendan Jordan Title: Up-grading! How the new Irish and

Jack de Lacy Steven Carthy Maths syllabi will impact higher levelJacob Lawrie uptake in the next S yearsDamian Flynn

Overview: Will new irish and mathssyllabi at Leaving Cert impact positively

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12.00 IBM Joe Fitzpatrick, Program Director, IBM Software Group

Friday 15th January Organisation Speaker

11.00 Lennox Mr Noel Brett

12.00 Patents Office Or Fergal Brady

14.00 IBM Or Claire Penny, IBM Environmental Solutions Programme Manager

15.00 IOTI Leo Enright

LENNOX - continuing to support BT Young Scientists

Laboratory Supplies Ltd.Lennox is an independent Irish company employing 54 people. We have been servingthe Irish science teaching community with equipment, apparatus and chemicals since 1923.We also market the TRACEBoard Interactive Whiteboard which is one of the most versatile and cost effectiveavailable. TRACEBoard can be used as a standard dry-wipe marker whiteboard when not in use interactively.See also our new eBoard which easily turns a standard whiteboard into an electronic whiteboard. Visit us athttp://www.traceboard.ie for further details.

Lennox is once again proud to be associated with BT in sponsoring the Teachers Area.We are also providing an additional competition prize of a laptop computer and a voucher for scienceequipment to the value of €800

Visit us at our stand on the balcony in the Teachers Rest Area in the Main Hall.Visit us at http://www.labsupplies.ie

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This year celebrates the 21st Anniversary of theamazing Hubble Space Telescope. Cosmic Explor-ers merges gaming technology with the latest in3D stereo projection to create a cosmic voyageof discovery. As we fly into orbit and out into theuniverse you will visit other worlds and learn howwe are using ground and space based telescopesand probes to unlock the secrets of the universeand discover how space technology and satellitesare changing our everyday lives.

The journey will also take us into the realm ofthe very small, as we miniaturise the audience totravel into the realm of the microscopic to dis-cover the building blocks of life itself!

The show is produced with support from BT, theDublin Institute of Advanced Studies (DIAS) andthe Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC)

The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies exists to create an environment in which research, scholarshipand training at the highest level can flourish and thereby promote Ireland 's international reputation.Currently supported fields are Theoretical Physics, Cosmic Physics (astronomy and astrophysics togetherwith geophysics) and Celtic Studies. The international standing is assured by a system of independentinternational governing boards for each discipline backed up by major international peer-reviews everyfive years. Since its establishment in 1940, with the Nobel prize winner Erwin Schroedinger as firstDirector of the School of Theoretical Physics, the Institute has been at the forefront in attracting leadingscientists. mathematicians and celtic scholars to Ireland. In addition to its research work the Institute hasplayed a key role in developing the national research e-infrastructure with such projects as Irish Script onScreen, the national capability computing system and the Irish research optical network and federatednational datastore being installed as part of the PRTLI-4 e-INIS project. It also has an outreach programmeinvolving public lectures, open nights and other events in Dunsink Observatory (which is run by theInstitute) and more recently the seismology in schools programme. The current director of the School ofCosmic Physics won the Young Scientist of the Year award in 1969.

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European Southern Observatory is thepre-eminent intergovernmental science andtechnology organisation in astriiomy. It carriesout an ambitious programme focused on thedesign, construction and operation of powerfulground-based observing facilities for astronomto enable important scientific discoveges.

Created in 1962 , ESO is supported by thirteenmember states : Belgium , the Czech Republic,Denmark, Finland , France , Germany, Italy,'the Netherlands , Portugal Spain , Sweden,Switzerland and the United Kingdom . Whilst theheadquarters are located in Germany,

ESO operates three observational sites in theChilean Atacama desert. ESO is also currentlyengaged in design studies for a 42-m ExtremelyLarge Telescope. 'It employs around 600 staff members.

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COHDWAHALAHDRTE Children's Television favourite 'Nature Guy' DaleTreadwell brings his GONDWANALAND Presentationto the BT Arena Stage for the 2011 Young ScientistExhibition! Best know for his quirky take on 'Life inYour Backgarden' which he regularly brings to schoolsthroughout Ireland and the Naturally Wild Play gardenfrom the 2007 Bloom Garden Festival, Dale intendsto take us back on an audio visual adventure to hisown childhood passion the search for the LivingFossils of Gondwana the Wollemi Pine Dinosaur treefrom Eastern Australia only discovered in 1994 andpreviously thought extinct. The BT Arena Stage will betransformed into a Jurassic Rainforest and no JurassicDisplay would be complete without Deinonychusantirropus ('terrible claw') our 3m long 1.5 m talldinosaur

Velociraptor might have been fearsome but they wereonly about the size of a large turkey and T-Rex wasquite a monster but he wasn't exactly the sharpest toolin the box. Deinonychus - now he had the highest EQof all the dinosaurs (intelligence as measured by it'srelative brain to body weight). It probably ate justabout anything it could slash or tear apart. Whenhunting in packs Deinonychus could probably killany prey it desired. Visitors and Exhibitors tothis years Young Scientist BEWARE!!! Othertopics Dale will explore are Polar Dinosaursand the Larks Quarry Dinosaur Stampedesite of Western Queensland. for furtherinformation www.naturallywild,ie

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Thursday 13 & Saturday 15

10.15 Gandini Juggling

11.00 Dale Treadwell Gondwanaland

11.45 Gandini Juggling

12.30 W5

13.30 Gandini Juggling

14.30 Dale Treadwell Gondwanaland

15.15 W5

16.00 Gandini Juggling

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Gandini Juggling has been set up to celebrate theart of juggling in all its facets, fuelled by a beliefthat juggling is an exciting living art form . Duringthe last past 18 years, the Gandinis have performedover 4,000 shows in 40 countries and are inconstant worldwide demand for their virtuosojuggling and breathtaking choreography.

They have done pioneering work into usingmathematics to generate juggling patterns. Thepiece they are performing uses state of the art LEDtechnology and electronics to synchronise andprogram light-emiting juggling clubs. Participants

What is fire exactly? What do we need to produce it, and why is it so important?2011 is the International Year of Chemistry, and with some exciting demonstrationsthe W5 team will show you why fire is an important illustration of chemicalreactions, how we can create fire tornadoes, how different chemicals producedifferent reactions (fireworks) and, most importantly, why you should be aware ofthe risks of fire and why it should be treated wijh respect.

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The Robotic Warriors are back. Stars from the TV showwill battle it out to the death in the Mecha trons BattleArena. These heavyweight 'bots take no prisoners usingfull pressure flippers , axes , crunchers, spinners and moreto destroy each other. Their full metal jackets had betterbe in top condition to withstand not just an arsenal ofweaponry but also 100kg impacts at up to 40 Kph!

Iron Awe will be defending its current title against topseeds Bigger Brother, Pressure, Ripper, Beast and Merlinto name but a few. There 's no holds barred as themeanest, toughest and most destructive battling robotsthwack , flip, munch and bash . In the end , there can beonly one.

Think you could do better? Want to try driving a fightingrobot yourself? Well you can! The Ankle Rascals are a setrobotic warrior style featherweight ► 15kg ► robots that youcan try out your own robot control skills with. You canfight them and try to flip each other over or work in teamsin a robotic soccer playoff.

Don't forget to bring your earplugs for the soundactivated Robot Rumble. These full size heavyweightboxing bots will be bashing and belting to the sound ofyour screams and cheers . Will Brittany Spares do it againfor the girls or will the boys take the title this time?

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• Are you looking for a unique way to get your class excited about science?

• The RDS Primary Science Fair is an opportunity for Primary Schools to exhibit aclass project on one day of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.

• Open to 4th, 5th, 6th class and Key Stage 2.

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The RDS Primary Science Fair is part of the RDS Foundation'sScience programme which aims to encourage young people tosee science as provoking, challenging and fun. Further details areavailable at www.rds.ie/science.

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at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition? While not part of the main competition , the RDS PrimaryScience fair provides an exciting opportunity forthese students to think about science in practical and fun waysand helps to develop their skills in communicating their interest and knowledge of science . Come along and seethe projects on display in the Eco Zone!

Thursday 13 January 2011Project TitleWe are what we eat, or are we?Magic mindsHow the human eye worksHow to prevent skin cancerWhat makes a good healthy lifestyle?Terrific turbineThe unbelievable human bodySmart energyThe twentieth century SeanchaiSimply green about simple motorsAt the heart of it allCrude oil - help or hindrance?The super bread experimentInside storyHow clean is our school? Part IWe like to be cool so recycling is our ruleColourful chemistryMini-beasts in our gardenWhat games should I play? Prove it!The Irish hare

n e on the construction site of our new school

School NameTerenure College, Terenure, Dublin 6WRathdown Junior School, Glenageary, Co. DublinScoil Samhthann N.S., Ballinalee, Co. LongfordTimolin N.S., Timolin, Co. KildareJohn Scottus School, Donnybrook, Dublin 4Glenageary Killiney N.S., Killiney, Co. DublinScoil Mhuire Gan Smal, Inchicore, Dublin 8Antrim Primary School, Co. AntrimSt Joseph's N.S., Dundalk, Co. LouthCastleknock Educate Together N.S., Castleknock, Dublin 15St Clare's Primary School, Haroids Cross, Dublin 6WBalbriggan Educate Together, Balbriggan, Co . DublinScoil Mhuire, Clarinbridge, Co. GalwaySt Andrew's College, Booterstown , Co. DublinGriffeen Valley Educate Together N.S., Lucan , DublinCarrick N.S., Ballinlough , Co. RoscommonWicklow Montessori School, Co. WicklowMount Anville Montessori Junior School, Goatstown, Dublin 14Whitecross N.S. Julianstown, Co. Meath

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Take your seats quickly and follow the rules or the SentryMechatrons mightjust take exception to you! You will seeDaleks, walkers and a host of other dangerous, friendlyand just plain weird robots . Bring your raincoat andear defenders and prepare for sprays, sparks, noise andmayhem at the BT World of Robots

Friday 14 January 2011Project TitleLively lungs and healthy heartsMaths is the keyH2O - stop the dropLighthouses in IrelandYou are what you eatAr gceadfai - our sensesHow well do we smell in our school?DiabetesEco classroom? Eco school? Cool!Can colour help you read?Natural disaster or social catastrophe?Our busy lungsHealth eating - fuel for schoolThaumatropes, Zoetropes & PraxinoscopesScience in our gardenFun and games with forcesSix degrees of separationFood allergies - investigating coeliac & shellfish allergiesCrystals all around usWonderful weatherMagnetic carsPond life!Wheels in motionAge and exercise - the effects on blood pressureFood allergies - lactose intolerance & peanut allergiesMagic in the mountainsEat well ! Think well! Be well!How well do you smell today?Energy for a smarter schoolLEts GO safely on the farmWeather watchersBubbles! The perfect recipeThe best insulator - cotton, denim or polyester?

Saturday 15 January 2011Project TitleTrash or treasure?

School NameDivine Word N.S., Rathfarnham, Dublin 16St Oliver's N.S., Carlingford, Co. LouthScoil na Maighdine Mhuire, Newmarket on Fergus, Co. ClareScoil Mhuire, Howth, Co. DublinRathbeggan N.S., Dunshaughlin, Co. MeathGaelscoil na Rithe, Domhnach Seachnaill, Co. MeathTiermohan N.S., Naas, Co. KildareSt Andrew's N.S., Lucan, Co. DublinSt Laurence's N.S., Greystones, Co. WicklowKildare Place School, Rathmines, Dublin 6Moyderwell Mercy Primary School, Tralee, Co. KerryGuardian Angels' N.S., Blackrock, Co. DublinScoil Mhuire, Sandymount, Dublin 4St Andrew's College, Booterstown, Co. DublinCatherine McAuley N.S., Dublin 2Duleek B.N.S., Duleek, Co. MeathGriffeen Valley Educate Together, Lucan, Co. DublinHolmpatrick N.S., Skerries, Co. DublinBalscadden N.S., Balbriggan, Co. DublinKill o'the Grange N.S., Blackrock, Co. DublinNewtown Dunleckney N.S., Bagenalstown, Co. CarlowSt Brendan's N.S., Skerries, Co. DublinLettergesh N.S., Renvyle, Co. GalwaySt Patrick's N.S., Drumcondra, Dublin 9Holmpatrick N.S., Skerries, DublinWaterford Educate Together, Tycor, Co. WaterfordMount Sackville N.S., Chapelizod, Dublin 20Tiermohan N.S., Naas, Co. KildareSt Conaire's N.S., Shannon, Co. ClareSt Joseph's N.S., Athy, Co. KildareHoly Rosary Primary School, Ballycragh, Dublin 24St Anne's N.S., Shankill, Dublin 18Our Lady of Mercy Convent School, Booterstown, Co. DublinScoil Eoin, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5Scoil Naomh Eoin, Navan, Co. Meath

School NameSt Patricks G.N.S. Hollypark, Foxrock, Dublin 18

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1: PharmaChemical Ireland

PharmaChemical Ireland, IMDA, Industrial Products and FDII have come together toshowcase a variety of interactive science and engineering activates. The aim of thestand is to encourage an interest in science and engineering and to understand theimportance of these sectors for the Irish economy. Visitors to the stand will have theopportunity to get involved in a range of interactive activities and also receive a rangeof publications that are available for students, parents and teachers.

PharmaChemical Ireland represents pharmaceutical and chemical manufactures,employing 24,000 over half of the employee are third level graduates in Science andengineering.

FDII represents the interests of over 150 food and drink manufacturers and suppliersin three main sectors: Consumer Foods, Dairy, and Meat. The industry has an output ofalmost€20 billion with 110,000 people employed in the sector throughout thecountry.

IMDA represent nearly 100 medial device and diagnostic companies. The industryemploys nearly 25,000 the highest number of people working in the industry acrossEurope per head of population.

The Industrial Products and Services Group represents companies operating in theengineering, plastics, aviation, marine, forestry and building materials fields. Theindustrial products sector provides valuable products, and encourages innovativetechnological development solutions.

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4: National Museum of Ireland

Explore & Learn at the National Museum of IrelandThe National Museum of Ireland has long been a resource for primary, second andthird level students and educators, providing a broad range of services - includingguided tours; demonstrations and workshops; an information and resource service;professional development courses and activities forteachers.The Museum's exhibitions are a valuable resource for teachers and students.At the Museum you can:

• Learn through observation of original artefacts• Investigate how curators, scientists, archaeologists and historians work to

understand about nature and life in the past• Look for evidence using primary resources, through 'discovery' learning• Study science, geography, mathematics, history, local history, art, craft and

design, art history, religious knowledge and drama,• Make links across a range of subjects through an integrated and cross-curricular

approach to learning• Teachers and students are welcome visitors to the National Museum of Ireland.

The Museum also offers an outreach service.Find more details aboutthe Education & Outreach service for the Museum on ourwebsite www.museum.ie

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5: Build Environment

The Government Policy on Architecture 2009-2015: Towards a sustainable futureencourages and supports high quality architecture and places emphasis on sustainabledevelopment and urban design. Through this Policy, the Government seeks to promoteawareness and understanding of the contribution of good design to the daily life andwell being of society as a whole. The quality of our built environment profoundlyaffects the quality of our everyday lives and good architecture is fundamentallyabout much more than individual buildings; it is about generating a more humane

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environment for all. The Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Governmentspecifically wishes to promote and support educational and awareness initiatives inschools that develop public engagement with the built environment so if you or yourgroup is interested please find out how to get involved. More details on the policy areavailable at http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/Heritage/Architectural Policy/.

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6: Foras na Gaeilge

Foras na Gaeilge is the All Island body for the promotion of the Irish language. Forasna Gaeilge has a role in advising administrations, North and South, as well as publicbodies and other groups in the private and voluntary sectors in all matters relating tothe Irish language. They also undertake supportive projects and grant-aid bodies andgroups throughout the island of Ireland. Foras Na Gaeilge aims to promote the use ofIrish as a living language, not just for the classroom.

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7: CSO

The Central Statistics Office publishes a wealth of statistics which are relevant to arange of subjects studied at 2nd level. Whether you study statistics as part ofyourmaths course, use statistical data in Geography, research our past through historicaldata orjust want to find out more about the use of statistics in everyday life, you willfind something here for you.

Visit the CSO stand to see what you can find the answers to, access Census and otherdata online, participate in the Census At School survey to see how you compare withyour peers and enter the competition to guess the population of Ireland at the nextCensus Day 10th April 2011.

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The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is a national organisation responsible for providingblood transfusion services to patients in Ireland. It relies completely on the generosityof voluntary non-remunerated donors to provide sufficient donations ensuring aconsistent blood supply to patients.

Did you know?

Giving blood saves lives. 1 in 4 people will need a blood transfusion at some point intheir lifetime because they are undergoing surgery, recovering from cancer or havebeen in a serious accident. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is always looking to signup new blood donors.

3,000 donations are needed each week.

Participating in the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition is an ideal opportunityfor us to meet the donors of the future. We are committed to educating young peopleon blood donation and encouraging them to making it a regular part of their adultlives.

To find out more about giving blood in your area see www.giveblood . ie or lo call1850 731137.

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9: Avaya

Avaya enables businesses to achieve superior results by designing, building andmanaging their communications infrastructure and solutions. For over one millionbusinesses worldwide, including more than 90 percent of the FORTUNE 500®, Avayaembedded solutions help businesses enhance value, improve productivity and createcompetitive advantage by allowing people to be more productive and create moreintelligent processes that satisfy customers.

For businesses large and small, Avaya is a world leader in secure, reliable I P telephonysystems, communications applications and full life-cycle services. Driving theconvergence of embedded voice and data communications with business applications,Avaya is distinguished by its combination of comprehensive world-class products andservices. Avaya helps customers across the globe leverage existing and new networks

to achieve superior business results,

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Marie Keating

10: Marie Keating Foundation

The Marie Keating Foundation Making Cancer less Frightening by Enlightening

We aim to increase awareness and knowledge of cancer and related issues within allsectors of the community through promoting early detection and treatment of alltypes of cancer. We provide practical support services for those affected by cancer andwork closely with other cancer organisations.

Through our involvement with the Young Scientist of the Year competition we wishto highlight our dedication and commitment to school going students. We valuethe significant part research plays in bringing about cancer awareness. We wish toacknowledge the integral part young scientists are playing in making this happenand value their contribution to cancer awareness in leading to early detection andultimately cancer prevention. The Marie Keating Foundation Award is presented to thebest project that is most relevant to improving cancer awareness in all categories andall age groups of the competition.

er1f12b: Centre for Talented Youth

CTY Ireland runs university style courses for primary and secondary school students.Classes are run on Saturdays and in the summer.

Subjects that can be studied include: Forensics, Veterinary Science, Legal Studies,Architecture, Psychology and much more. There are centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick,Wexford, Athlone, Galway, Letterkenny and Tralee. Correspondence courses and otherspecial events are also organised. For more information contact CTY Ireland atTel: 017005634, www.dcu.ie/ctyi or email: ctyi®dcu.ie

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13: Institute of Physics in Ireland

Have you the fastest kick in Ireland? Has your kick been RADAR tested by the lO P?Police forces around the world use a RADAR gun to measure car speeds. The sameprincipal can be used to measure the speed of a struck object. Take a kick to see if youcan beat the record of 11Okph set by physics student and UCD soccer team memberMark Langtry and find out about RADAR from expert physicists at the stand.

I n addition: come to the stand and try out some fascinating physics questions towhich you can text your answers by mobile phone to find out if you are right and thenpick up some colourful posters with information about hundreds of different physicscareers with a guide to everywhere you can study physics in Ireland.

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16: Dublin City of Science

Dublin will be the European City of Science in 2012. For the whole of the year Dublinwill be buzzing with all things science and you can get involved too! Whether youare into Forensics, Space, Genetics or Video Games there will be activities and events

happening all over the country in 2012 so there will be something to be a part ofnearyoul We will be showing the world the cutting edge research that Irish scientistshave carried out. Our top class universities will also be showcased, so it is a chancefor you to see what they have on offer to you as a future student! The highlight oftheyear will be a conference from the 11th-15th July 2012 where 5500 scientists fromall over the world will descend on to Dublin to tell us about the latest discoveries inscience, covering everything from climate change to technology.

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17: UCC

Visit the exhibition of the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science, UCC, toexperience the latest breakthroughs and amazing discoveries of our world-renownedResearch Scientists. There is something of interest for everybody from the explorationof DNA and advances in Microbiology to amazing developments in Computer Scienceand Technology. Be one of thefirstto discover the new foods being produced by ourstudents, to investigate fascinating aspects of the Biological, Earth and EnvironmentalSciences and to take a virtual trip through the Solar System with the Magic Planet!.Come along to the UCC stand, meet our Scientists and Students and be astounded bythe marvels of the science of tomorrow....

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18: TCD

Trinity College Dublin is recognised internationally as Ireland's premier universityoffering a unique educational experience across a range of disciplines in the arts,humanities, engineering, science, human, social and health sciences.

Located in the heart of Ireland's busy capital city, the state-of-the-art facilitiesinclude the Science Gallery, a modern Sports Centre, and the Trinity College Library,the largest research library in the country. Trinity has a vibrant community of 16,800students representing every county in Ireland and 118 nationalities and a wide rangeof social backgrounds and age-groups.

Committed to excellence in teaching, research and innovation, Trinity guarantees adistinctive all round undergraduate experience that will change your life forever.

Trinity's Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science offers world class teaching.Are you interesting in studying Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry,Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Genetics, Geography, Geology,Immunology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Physics, Physiology, Science,

Statistics or Zoology?

Visit us at Stand No.18 to find out more about these exciting courses. Hold ourfriendly cockroaches, witness an exploding volcano or have a chat with our friendlystaff and demonstrators who are more than happy to answer any of your questions.

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19: HP

Did you know...

- 77% of business leaders believe that rapid change is the norm in today'seconomy

- 1 in 2 business leaders say that their IT department is unable to respond torapidly meet changes in demand

- 71% would increase IT investment if it meant better time to market

IT sprawl is taking business performance to the breaking and IT convergencedoesn't happen often, but now a variety of factors are driving it. From Green IT andvirtualisation to cloud computing, all of today's mega-trends predict that tomorrow'sbusinesses will be built upon a Converged Infrastructure. Put simply, a ConvergedInfrastructure matches the supply of IT resources with the demand for businessapplications.

HP's Converged Infrastructure can transition your infrastructure from a product-centric to a service-centric management approach, simplifying IT and acceleratingyour business results.

Come and visit us on the HP stand to hear more about how Converged Infrastructure

can help your business.

a21: ISTA

The Irish Science Teachers' Association is the largest subject association in the country.It was founded in 1961 and has 1200 members from all sectors of education. TheISTA functions as a body dedicated to the professional development of its membersand the advancement of science teaching. The ISTA maintains links with other bodiesinvolved in science education in Ireland and associations for science education in othercountries.

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22: Tipperary Institute

Tipperary Institute is a dynamic third level college with campuses in Thurles andClonmel. HETAC accredited Honours Degrees are offered across a wide variety of areasincluding Computing, Games Design & Development, Creative Multimedia, DigitalAnimation Production, IT Support, Business, Accounting and Finance, Marketing,Environmental and Natural Resource Management and Social and Community Studies.

TI's stand at the BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition will feature exhibitson the Science of Computer Games. Stand visitors will have the opportunity to meetTi lecturers to discuss career choices in the area of science and technology. Call tothe stand and also meet our Student Ambassadors who will be providing gamesdemonstrations throughout the event. The games demos are always a popular activityand will feature the XNA Ireland Challenge, Robocode Ireland, SchoolBots and studentportfolio demonstrations. So make sure to visit the TI exhibition area at Stand no. 22in the Industries Hall and check out the science behind computer game developmentfor yourself!

23: W5

W5 is a multi award winning Science Centre in Belfast. W5 is home to over 200interactive exhibits that let you explore flight, weather, sound, levers and pulleysand so much more. As one of the top visitor attractions in Northern Ireland W5 hasbeen engaging visitors and educational groups with science, engineering and mathsfor nearly ten years. Part of their achievements over that time is to have developedcreative demonstrations shows that really bring science to life!

25 & 26: EU

Visit the European Union stand in the World of Science and Technology (IndustriesHall - stand numbers 25 & 26). Learn about the importance of soil biodiversity andcheck out our interactive touch-screen game on the potential of low carbon energytechnologies. We also have a range of publications and educational resources on theEuropean Union.

The Joint Research Centre (www.jrc.ec.europa.eu) is the scientific and technical arm ofthe European Commission and provides scientific advice and technical know-how tosupport a wide range of EU policies.

The European Commission Representation in Ireland (www.euireland.ie) and theEuropean Parliament Information Office in Ireland (www.europarl.ie) provideinformation to the Irish public on the European Union and its policies, and the rolesthe EU institutions.

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®SPIN28: Science Spin

Science Spin , covering all the sciences from astronomy to zoology, is a popular factpacked magazine . In clear language and with a lively presentation Spin makes thebest in science available to everyone . With national distribution , north and south,Science Spin circulates to schools, research institutes, and colleges throughout Ireland.The digital edition with live hyperlinks is available to everyone, everywhere, and isFREE. Features written by scientists and award winning journalists cover such topicsas ageing, fossils , space, and fusion power. Spin also has wildlife, news , and a specialsection for schools.

Science Spin is published six times a year, and is available on subscription or throughnewsagents . Subscription is just €18 and the digital edition is distributed to all thosewho register their name and email address on www . sciencespin.com

29: Comreg

The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) is the statutorybody responsible for the regulation of the electronic communications sector(telecommunications, radio communications and broadcasting transmission) and thepostal sector. We are the national regulatory authority for these sectors in accordancewith EU law which is subsequently transposed into Irish legislation.

Our remit covers all kinds of transmission networks including:

• Traditional telephone wire

• Traditional television and radio

• Radio communications including fixed wireless

• MMDS and deflector operators providing TV services

• Mobile operators providing voice and data services

• Licensing framework for satellite services in Ireland

• Postal delivery network

• Premium Rate Services

Our activities are geared towards operators and business & residential users ofcommunications services. Visit ComReg's stand in the Industries Hall to find out moreabout use of the radio spectrum in Ireland, to experience live demonstrations and toget advice from our Consumer Team on telecommunications issues.

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30: IBM

Building a Smarter Planet City by City

By 2050, 70% of the world's population will live in cities. We are adding theequivalent of seven New York Cities to the planet every year. This wil I put a huge strainon the earth and its resources. Thankfully help is at hand! Around the world IBM ishelping cities to become more intelligent, or as we say, smarter!

IBM is helping the systems that run our world to be smarter by linking them up and

analysing the data and patterns that result. This can help everyone improve our trafficsystems, our education systems, our healthcare systems, our water systems and help

our cities to be safer places to live and work.

To find out more, why not visit Stand 30 and add to our'Wordle' on how we can build

a smarter planet, city by city.

Get ready for destination 'Smarter Planet': Pick up a Smarter Planet Passport, find theIBM employees with stickers and claim your unique set of Smarter Planet Badges.

Let's build a smarter planet

Goy>gle31: Google

Are you passionate about maths, science, engineering and technology? Do you loveto create, innovate, be the first to solve a problem? Come along to the Google standto find out where computer science can lead you and what computer science reallymeans as a career. Learn about our Geo products, tips and tricks in Google Docs &Spreadsheets, sharing your photos with Google Picasa, the latest on Android, what'snew in Search, and the Google Chrome Browser. Take a peek into our unique cultureand working environment and meet some Googlers from our Dublin office. We can't

wait to meet you!

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32: University of Ulster Jordanstown

Visit the Faculty of Computing and Engineering's stand to get information about theextensive range of undergraduate courses in Computing and Engineering on offer.Courses are designed to meet industry needs - offering a balance of theory andpractice - and offering great employability for our graduates.

Why choose the University of Ulster?

• As the largest university in Ireland, Ulster offers a huge range of engineering andcomputing courses across three campuses: Jordanstown, Coleraine and Magee.

• Full-time undergraduate coursesincludeaplacementyearorstudyabroad -enhancing employability.

• Courses are informed by industry through placement, research and Knowledge

Transfer Partnerships.

• As appropriate, courses are accredited by the British Computer Society theInstitution of Engineering and Technology or by the Institution of Mechanical

Engineers.

For further details please email: compeng @ ulster.ac.uk or telephone:v44 28 90 36 6305 OR VISIT OUR STAND AT BT Young Scientist

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33: EirGridEirGrid is a state-owned company and is the independent electricity TransmissionSystem Operator (TSO) in Ireland and the Market Operator (MO) of the wholesaleelectricity trading system. EirGrid's role is to deliver quality connection, transmissionand market services to electricity generators, suppliers and customers utilising thehigh voltage electricity system. We are responsible for the Grid infrastructure requiredto support the development of Ireland's economy, as well as connecting the Irish Gridto the European Grid. EirGrid plays a key role in the operation of the Single Electricity

Market (SEM) which services the island of Ireland.

ERT34: RTE

RTE brings a host of programmes and interactive opportunities to the BT YoungScientist and Technology Exhibition 2011.

RTE Two's Two Tube will be on site with their team filming your weird and wonderfulprojects and capturing the atmosphere. RTE's news2day will keep viewers at home upto date on what's happening on the ground, as well as searching for a new talent withthe Be a Reporter for a Day competition open to all exhibiting students - pop by our

stand for further details.

RTE Weather will broadcast bulletins live on RTE One from the RTE stand and you'llalso have a chance to get in on the action and experience the magic of television bypresenting your own bulletin in our specially built chromo key studio.

RTE Radio 1 and RTE 2fm will also be broadcasting live from the stand, while RTE lyricfm will give you the opportunity to see what its like on the other side of the radio desk

in our workshop sessions.

All Access will beat the RTE booth providing an inside look at what's going on aroundRTE, and you can also try out RTE's mobile phone apps.

Pop by the RTE stand 34 to join ou r team or watch and listen to us as we capture theessence and excitement of the event.

35: Intel

Intel Sponsors of Tomorrow. We are a move-society-forward-by-quantum-leapscompany. We routinely turn science fiction into science fact. We are much morethan a microprocessor company, and we're already working on the next century'sinnovations. We believe our greatest strength is what's still to come. Every day, peopledo amazing things using Intel-powered computers to educate, entertain, innovate,communicate and express themselves. One ofthe highlights on our stand this yearis the Intel movie theatre where you can see the broader impact of Intel technologyacross the world. And guess what, while you are in the queue forthe cinema we willeven let you touch the technology and the components used to make our chips.

The goal of the stand is to generate excitement in technology, science and engineeringwhile making a connection between doing science and mathematics in school with acareer in innovation, technology and research & development. Visit Intel fun stationat the stand where Sue McGrath from Science2 Life will carry out many science funshows throughout the day. Take the Intel Bong challenge with your friends live onour big screen to see if you can recreate the bong that now plays somewhere onearth about every 40 seconds. Our stand would not be complete without samplingthe research and development creativity of CRANN (Centre for Research on AdaptiveNanostructures and Nanodevices), Tyndall National Institute and TRIL (TechnologyResearch for Independent Living). Also on the stand you can visit the simulatedclassroom for a demonstration of the interactive whiteboard, the perfect way totransform a classroom into an interactive learning environment and the ultimatetool for captivating students' attention and bringing lessons to life. The interactiveclassroom will also showcase a variety of education programmes which Intel is driving

in Ireland and abroad.

So make sure you come along to the Intel stand to experience science, innovation and

technology.

sfi36: Science Foundation Ireland

Research for Ireland's FutureScience Foundation Ireland (SFI) is investing in scientific and engineering researchunderpinning the Biotechnology (BID), Information and Communications TechnologyOCT) and Sustainable Energy and Energy Efficient Technologies sectors in the thirdlevel institutions in Ireland. SFI supports the BT Young Scientist and TechnologyExhibition in order to promote the benefits of investing in scientific and engineeringresearch to young people and the general public and to encourage young people toconsider undertaking research careers in science and engineering.

SFI Speakers for SchoolsSFI strongly encourages the researchers it supports to visit primary and secondaryschools to give talks on their own research, on more general science and engineering

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topics or on careers in science and engineering. These visits are considered to beparticularly valuable exercises that can have enormous impact for the next generationof Irish scientists and engineers.There are currently over eighty SFI researchers from eleven Higher EducationInstitutes registered on the SFI Speakers for Schools website www.sfi.ie/outreachCome visit our stand in the Industries Hall to see demonstrations, learn more aboutSpeakers for Schools and other SFI programmes.

Science Foundation IrelandWilton Park House, Wilton Place, Dublin

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37: Patents Office

The role of the Patents Office is to provide an efficient and effective system ofindustrial property protection that will encourage technological progress and promoteenterprise through the implementation by the Office of the relevant legislation. This isto be achieved through the protection of industrial property rights in the fields ofpatents, trade marks and designs, and the dissemination of relevant information inconjunction with each of these activities.

38: NCE-MSTL

The National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning(NCE-MSTL) and the Faculty of Science & Engineering, University of Limerick (UL)along with MACSI and Mary Immaculate College provide you the opportunity toexperience interactively activities in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics,Engineering, Computer Science and much more.

The NCE-MSTL aims to enhance the teaching and learning of Science andMathematics at all levels with the objective to increase the achievement levels

in mathematics and science and increase the uptake in the higher levels of thesesubjects. The NCE-MSTL conducts evidence based research into the teachingand learning of science and mathematics, translates research into best practicesand transfers these best practices to the classrooms through CPD programmes,conferences, publications, and research and resource guides. Teaching and learningresources are accessible nationally at www.nce-mstl.ie

The Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Limerick invites you toshare in the experience of our progressive and exciting campus. The fields of scienceand engineering are wide and varied, offering many unique and sustainable careerswhich are essential to the growth of our economy. Whether its the study of robotics,the pursuit of renewable energy technologies, the development of innovativecomputing solutions or pioneering biochemical research, the study options withinscience and engineering atthe University of Limerick are vast. www.ul.ie

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39: IE Domain Registry

The I E Domain Registry (IEDR) manages Ireland's domain name - all Internet addresses

ending in ie. When the Internet began addresses consisted of a string of numbers.Domain names simplified these numbers into easy to remember names such as www.

why.ie..ie is Ireland's identity on the Internet.

The ie namespace is consistently ranked in the top five safest domains worldwide byMcAfee and offers Irish website owners and users the benefits of a online presencewith minimal risks of cyber crime. This security is created by the IEDR who check andverify all .le domain names before they are registered. This means that by choosinga in domain you are guaranteeing that your website has a connection with Ireland,people know you are who you say you are and that anybody who visits your site can doso safely and securely.

Microsoft41: Microsoft

At the Microsoft stand you will explore the latest technological innovations that fit toyour digital lifestyle. Come and interact with the new Kinect system for Xbox 360, thefastest selling piece of technology of all time, where you are now the controller! Meetthe staff at Microsoft and learn how you can do more with Windows through freeprograms like Windows live essentials that will transform how you manage photos,movies, instant messaging, email, social networking, and more. Also on display will beour new Windows Phone 7 which is unlike any phone you have seen before, get to seeit in action and see how your information can follow you on the move.

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Ir/TI42: IoTI

IOTI is the representative body for 13 Institutes of Technology, a number of which willshowcase their programmes and research including:

Dundalk IT - demonstrating smart home technologies for allowing people liveindependently as long as they choose.

IT Carlow will focus on Aviation and will have items such as a model piston engine anda servo controller for flaps on the wings of the aircraft.

Fred the RoboSkeleton was a bit hit at last year's exhibition and makes a return visitthis year, thanks to Letterkenny IT. Fred is a wireless controlled skeleton and usestechnologies which can be found in modern day products.

Staff at IT Sligo are engaged in investigating the recent demise of the honey bee andcolony collapse disorder which is occurring worldwide. The effects of this are likely tohave devastating consequences for mankind in term of food supply. Find out moreabout the on-going research being undertaken to counteract this threat.

Ever thought of tryi ng to contact ET? Now is your chance to do so. Students, theirteachers and members of the general public will have the opportunity to send amessage and a picture of themselves to a planet outside our solar system, using alive linkup to a radio telescope operated by Cork Institute of Technology at its sciencecentre in Blackrock Castle Observatory, Cork. Everyone who sends a message can keeptrack of its general progress by logging onto a dedicated website. This is a uniqueopportunity to send an echo of yourself across the galaxy - and who knows what itmight find when it reaches its planetary destination.

Visit our stand for demonstrations and information on these exciting developments.Talk to our experts aboutfull time and part time courses, or about how you can makeyour business idea a reality with the help of our incubation centres.

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43: Analog

Analog Devices is a world leader in High Performance Signal Processing. Simply put,

this involves the conversion of real-world signals (sounds, voice, temperature, etc.)

into digital signals (i.e. computer language).

At the Analog Devices stand we aim to open your mind to the fun, interesting anddownright weird applications of science and technology in everyday life. Come testyour skills and knowledge with some of the new demos which are on display. Take atrip down Laser Alley and avoid breaking the lasers; find out who has the quickest feeton the PODs challenge. The fastest finger wins in Laser Shoot Out. Have you enoughenergy to pedal the bicycle fast enough to generate electricity and light some lightbulbs? Can you guess how fast sounds travel in the Speed of Sound demo? Test youreyes at the Persistence of Vision. See invisible electricity from a mobile phone at thephone power demo.

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Discover the wonders of science, the ingenuity of engineering and the magic ofmaths in a fun and interactive way at the Waterford stand. Investigate the challengeof climate change where we'll be giving out tree-mendous indigenous Irish treessponsored by Coillte. Explore microbes and macro-invertebrates, learn about theworkings of the eye and meet Bengy the robot. You can also do some fun mathspuzzles with the Maths Week Ireland team and meet 17th century Irish scientist,Robert Boyle.

Waterford has been selected as a Science region under EU Framework 7 programme.Waterford Institute of Technology -WIT- is working with Waterford County and CityCouncils, schools and industry to create a science region in the Southeast wherescience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are celebrated. Alreadyover 12,000 people in the region attend STEM events annually coordinated byCalmast (WIT's international award-winning centre for promotion of STEM). Calmastis pleased once again to support the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibitionin partnership with leading pharmaceutical and healthcare companies Bausch &Lomb, Teva and Genzyme. This stand presents all areas of STEM in an accessible andinteractive manner for all ages. www.calmast.ie, email: calmast@wit.ie

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Located in the Eco Zone, BT is delighted to present the 'Vehicle For Change'exhibition.

BT's interactive showcase is here to demonstrate cutting edge InformationCommunication Technology.

The BT Vehicle For Change offers your organisation an interactive experience. Itaddresses your challenges and requirements in an innovative and 'live' environment.

In today's uncertain world the challenges businesses face are more intense than ever:achieving cost leadership whilst innovating and investing for the future; balancing theconsolidation of local markets while growing global capability; ensuring operationalpredictability and managing risk and, most importantly, serving customers better,faster and at lower cost. While the challenges are clear, too often the answer is not.Many executives realise the potential for Information Communication Technology(ICT), and its latest evolution Cloud Computing, to transform their business but ithas to be easy to buy, risk-free, energy efficient and available when and where their

people need to use it.

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Why not visit our stand and find out about the One Good Idea secondary schoolsproject, run in partnership with Change.iethe campaign on climate change? Or youcould challenge yourself at the Human Power Station. Have you got the energy topower an LED light, a Halogen light or a radio?

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland plays a leading role in transforming Irelandinto a society based on sustainable energy structures, technologies and practices.The education programme provides resources to primary and secondary schools,developed in consultation with teachers and relevant to the various curricula whereenergy is included. Information is offered to schools, free of charge, via the websiteand hard copy resources. This is supported by an extensive outreach programmeincluding energy workshops for schools, exhibitions and attendance at teacher andstudent events.

Change.ie is an all of Government campaign on climate change.

Stand 3: Garda Siochana

The Garda Road safety Unit was established in 2001 and is based in the RegionalTraffic Division, Dublin Castle.

The Road Safety Unit's overall aim is the reduction of road deaths and serious injuries

and the improvement of road safety generally.

The Unit delivers presentations on Road Safety to a number of groups in the

community including:-

• Schools and colleges

• Youth Clubs

• Senior Citizens

• Local organisations

• Industry groups

The Unit's presentation for secondary schools, It won't happen to me, is included in

the Transition Year syllabus.

The Unit also provides Road safety information at major public exhibitions such asThe Young Scientist Exhibition, Ideal Homes Exhibition, The National PloughingChampionships and a variety of car and motorcycle shows.

The team on the Crimecall Programme deals with road safety topics on each monthlyepisode. The Unit welcomes suggestions regarding topics that should be covered

or enquiries relating to Road Traffic legislation and Road Safety. The Unit can becontacted at the e-mail address below orthrough crimecall@garda.ie

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Stand 4: NPWS

The National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) is responsible for the protectionof Ireland's natural heritage. The NPWS stand in the EcoZone will have exhibits,information and other materials available plus a chance to meet our staff to discussactivities and school programmes available from the NPWS.

Our Education & Visitor CentresThe NPWS operate a number of Education & Visitor Centres around the countryoffering various activities and learning opportunities aimed at teachers and students

alike. Our Education Officers have designed a range of school programmes aimed atpromoting awareness of, knowledge and an appreciation of our native flora, fauna andtheir habitats - our biodiversity. Further information is available on www.npws.ie.

NoticeNature

Notice Nature is Ireland's public awareness campaign on biodiversity. Find out whybiodiversity is so important and why you should protect it. This will help halt thedamage being done to our plants and animals and the landscape, waters and habitats

in which they live. See www.noticenature.ie for more information.

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Stand 5: KN Networks

KN Network Services are specialist infrastructure service providers specialising intelecommunications, transportation and renewable energy operating across Irelandand the UK. KN's vision is to provide value to our clients with a professional service,delivering a quality product within a safe environment.

Since acquiring Chiltern Future Energy in 2007, KN has built an impressive portfolioof renewable energy projects. They continue to provide practical and effective energysolutions meeting the needs of commercial and domestic customers.

In December 2010 KN formed Scotia UK Limited, a joint venture with Danish solar-powered lighting developer Scotia ApS to bring to market SunMast which is theUK's first grid connected solar powered street lighting column designed to generatemore power than it uses. The concept is it has integrated PV modules which generateelectricity combined with LED lighting, collecting energy and feeding it back into thegrid, enabling clients to earn money and reduce carbon emissions. The light itself ispowered by electricity from the grid, making it a fail-safe system.

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The Environmental Protection Agency protects the environment for everyone in thecountry. We regulate and police activities that might otherwise cause pollution. Weensure there is solid information on environmental trends so that necessary actionsare taken. Our priorities are protecting the Irish environment and ensuring thatdevelopment is sustainable. Come and visit our interactive stand - find out what thewhacky teacher has to say about environmental protection and see what you can makefrom what we've got lying aroundll

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Irish Aid, the Government's overseas aid programme, is hosting a multimediaexhibition, Khulungira: Harvesting Hope in an African Village, in the EcoZone at thisyear's BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. The exhibition, which featuresvideo, slideshows, and photographs, introduces small farmers of Malawi who have

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benefited from advances in agricultural research.

Visitors to the Irish Aid/Self Help Africa Stand can also sign up for African Drummingworkshops, take part in a fun quiz and learn more about the work of the Irish Aidprogramme and how you and your school can get involved. Come and discover thevaluable role science can play in development.

Self Help Africa

Self Help Africa works with rural communities to help them improve their farms andtheir livelihoods.

Our mission is to empower rural Africa to achieve economic independence - andon a continent where up to 75% of people rely on small-scale agriculture for theirsurvival, we believe that it is only by tackling the challenges faced by rural farmingcommunities that real and sustained economic progress can be made across sub-Saharan Africa.

Innovation and research is a key element in supporting farm progress. You can find outmore at the Self Help Africa Stand in the EcoZONE.

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Stand 10: DIAS

The Seismology in Schools (Seismeolalochtsa Scoil) Project was started by theDublin Institute for Advanced Studies, School of Cosmic Physics, in 2007, as part ofits Outreach Initiative and to promote the study of earth science and seismology.Currently there are over 50 primary and secondary schools involved in the projectthroughout Ireland. A seismometer is installed in the school and the teacher andstudents are instructed in how to use the instrument to monitor earthquakes fromall over the world. This year many schools recorded the strong earthquakes of Haitiand Conception in Chile, as well as more local events in Co Donegal and Co Clare.Teachers are also instructed in the use of animation software and on how to interpretthe seismograms which it records. The software used in the programme is free and hasbeen developed by the IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology) in theUSA.

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