SciFest
St Andrew's College 12th Annual SciFest
Well done to all of our second year students who took part in our 12th annual SciFest which took place on Wednesday 9 and Thursday, 10 November. 186 students participated in the competition, entering 119 projects.
The projects fell under the categories of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Social and Behavioural Sciences (see winners list below). Judges included CEO and founder of SciFest, Mrs Shelia Porter, retired teachers of science and parents with science backgrounds working in academia and Industry; Mr Joe Garde, Mr Brendan McArdle, Mr Brian McDonagh, Mr Noel McGloin, Ms Sue McGuire, Dr Bruce McIntosh, Dr Guy Molyneux, Mr Damian Phelan, Mr Roger Preston and Mrs Trish Wallace.
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Category |
Students |
Project |
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Best Project Award Overall winner |
Niamh Creed |
'Using natural and artificial light to grow food in a hydroponics system’. |
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Best Project Award Runner up |
Sarah Fahy |
Can brain exercises improve |
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Best Biology Award |
Jane McEvoy and Gabriella Nelson O'Neill |
What conditions make an avocado seed grow faster? |
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Best Chemistry Award |
Chloe Hipwell and Jessica Moore |
Do different parts of the river have higher pollution levels |
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Best Physics Award |
Mae Varian |
Can clay be used in an |
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EirGrid Climate and Delivering a cleaner energy future award |
Hanna Berhanu |
Does daylight saving time (DST) save light in the case of the home? |
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SciFest Innovation Award |
Emily Eyres |
Does alternative text colour affect numerical computation for people with and without learning difficulties? |
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Society of Irish Foresters (SOIF) Award |
Beth Doyle |
Forests and Health - To find out who uses my local woodland park and to discover if there is a pattern of usage. |
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Best Communicator |
Tom Lande |
Does the width of a bike affect the speed? |
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Best Poster |
Max Geaney and Vivaan Shrivastava |
Does the pH of a liquid effect the growth of a plant |
The standard of projects entered was excellent and the feedback from judges was very positive.
Many thanks to the PTA who sponsored several prizes for the competition and to the judges who gave up their time to support the event.
For more photos go to the SciFest Photo Gallery