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Stand Number: 3525

Project title: The science behind popcorn popping: Determining ideal conditions of temperature, pressure, time, and moisture content.

Overview: Demonstrate how the process of heating and popping popcorn illustrates increasing entropy, moving from an ordered (low entropy) to a disordered (high entropy) state.

School Name: St. Anne's Secondary School

School County: Tipperary

Stand Number: 3526

Project title: If you care breathe air

Overview: In this project we aim to analyse five chemicals and the amount of them in vapes and cigarettes and their effects on the body.

School Name: Colaiste Muire Crosshaven

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 3527

Project title: Development of a suitable method for extracting cellulose from Irish potato varieties and its conversion into cellulose nanocrystals.

Overview: We aim to extract cellulose from waste potato skins and then convert it into Nanocellulose which could potentially be used as a fat substitute.

School Name: Presentation College Headford

School County: Galway

Stand Number: 3528

Project title: An exploration into the potential of alternatives to fiberglass

Overview: We aim to test multiple types of fibers and resins to find a suitable, cost effective alternative to fiberglass, for use in boat building.

School Name: Schull Community College

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 3529

Project title: Detecting Dummy Data and Finding Fake Facts: A statistical analysis of graph interpretation ability of the Irish population across various age ranges.

Overview: We are interested in investigating Irish people's ability to interpret graphs and identify fake data and whether this skill set changes with age.

School Name: Ursuline College Blackrock

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 3530

Project title: Optimising the efficiency of origami in packaging.

Overview: In this project we aim to enhance the efficiency of origami in packaging, by constructing a machine to mass produce the origami folds.

School Name: Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk

School County: Kerry

Stand Number: 3531

Project title: Testing the durability of different bioplastics

Overview: An investigation into the durability of different types of bioplastics

School Name: Jesus & Mary Secondary School

School County: Sligo

Stand Number: 3532

Project title: What makes a rocket fly straight? An investigation into the effect of stabilization on the fight path of a model rocket.

Overview: We are going to test the effect of wing orientation shape and number on the flight path of a model rocket.

School Name: De La Salle College

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 3533

Project title: Vertical-axis wind turbines: The new way to save energy.

Overview: Testing VAWTs will enable more households to consider them as a viable alternative for energy savings, complementing or providing an option alongside solar panels.

School Name: St Joseph's Secondary School Rush

School County: Dublin

Stand Number: 3534

Project title: The impact of the school run on air quality

Overview: Our objective is to measure levels of Nitrogen Dioxide at pick-up times and make comparisons. An "Awareness Drive" to change the behaviour of parents.

School Name: Mount St Michael

School County: Cork