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Pictured at Tarbert Comprehensive School, Tarbert, Co. Kerry are students Millie Sheehan, Chloe O’Halloran and Bàrbara Puig Ester who will be showcasing their project ‘Does a persons opinion on the covid vaccine affect their relationships with others’ at the 58th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Photo: Fennells
TRALEE and Kerry schools will be well represented at the 58th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition which takes place virtually next week.
The Exhibition takes place from January 12th to 14th and has a spectacular line-up of performers and events which the public can enjoy, free of charge, by registering through the BTYSTE website www.btyoungscientist.com
Kerry has 27 projects entered in the competition including eight from Mercy Mounthawk, two from Presentation Secondary and one from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí.
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The Mounthawk projects are ‘Has online schooling stunted students’ ability to learn?’; ‘An investigation into suicide rates in EU countries and the factors that affect them’; ‘A study into motivational quotes and their effects on the mental health of teenagers’; ‘Stability of 3d Objects Using Convex Hull and Center of Mass Investigating the stability of 3d objects using Convex Hull and the centre of mass’; Distinguishing between pond Algae and Seaweed as a substitute for non biodegradable materials’; ‘Minimising Packaging Waste Using Convex Hulls’; ‘Designing A Surgical Forceps Incorporating Frustrated Total Internal Reflection For Energy Efficient Sealing and Cutting of Tissue Using Light Energy’; and ‘Specs – A Wearable Smart Device for Dementia Patients’.
The Presentation Tralee projects are ‘Calculators x (Over Reliance + Over Usage =Utilisation at an Early Age) – Practicing of Mental Maths= Reduced Mental Arithmetic Skills = National Underperformance’ and ‘Any News?’.
Teacher Sarah Abbott with student Ana Parkes-Young from Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine, Kenmare, Co Kerry who is showcasing her project A helping hand – 3D print and assemble a hand prosthetic to discover if it’s as effective as one made out of an alloy’ at the 58th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Photo: Fennells
The Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí project is ‘Nature takes on nature: investigating the effect of Juglone on Japanese Knotweed’.
Other schools represented are Presentation Secondary School, Castleisland, Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine, St. Brigid’s Secondary School, Tarbert Comprehensive School, Coláiste na Sceilge and Killarney Community College.
You can keep up with all the news from the exhibition on the website www.btyoungscientist.com Scroll down for photos…
Pictured at Mercy Secondary School, Tralee, Co.Kerry is student Kai Seino who will be showcasing his project ‘Stability of 3d Objects Using Convex Hull and Center of Mass Investigating the stability of 3d objects using Convex Hull and the centre of mass’ at the 58th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Photo: Fennells
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Pictured at Tarbert Comprehensive School, Co. Kerry are students Paula Eve Culhane and Jim Culhane who are showcasing their project ‘CPR Pedal Chest Compression Device’ at the 58th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Photo: Fennells
Teacher Siobhan Ahern with students Keira Geaney and Abbie O’Sullivan from St Brigid’s Secondary School Killarney Co Kerry who are showcasing their project ‘My Carbon Buddy’ at the 58th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Photo: Fennells
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Ali O’Donoghue and Eilis Mullane from St Brigid’s Secondary School Killarney Co Kerry who are showcasing their project ‘Vertical Farming- The Future for Eco Friendly Schools Worldwide’ at the 58th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Photo: Fennells
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