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BTYSTE
2023

Student Projects

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Stand Number: 2407

Project title: Let's Talk Trash!

Overview: We want to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practices towards waste management of people in our local area.

School Name: Scoil Mhuire

School County: Roscommon

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Stand Number: 2407

Project Title: Let's Talk Trash!

Overview: We want to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practices towards waste management of people in our local area.

Lead Student: Fionn Nolan

Student 2: Cian Conroy

Student 3: Leighton O'Flynn

School Name: Scoil Mhuire

School County: Roscommon

Teacher Name: Mairead Glynn

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Junior

Stand Number: 2408

Project title: Solvitur Ambulando: An Investigation into the Correlation between Walking and Problem-Solving Ability in Female and Male Students

Overview: An investigation into the relationship between walking and performance in a nonverbal problem-solving test. Specifically, different durations.

School Name: Loreto College The Green

School County: Dublin

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Stand Number: 2408

Project Title: Solvitur Ambulando: An Investigation into the Correlation between Walking and Problem-Solving Ability in Female and Male Students

Overview: An investigation into the relationship between walking and performance in a nonverbal problem-solving test. Specifically, different durations.

Lead Student: Elizabeth McGovern

Student 2: Anna Zheng

Student 3: Síofra Fitzmaurice

School Name: Loreto College The Green

School County: Dublin

Teacher Name: Laura Tobin

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Junior

Stand Number: 2409

Project title: Beyond the Binary: Statistical Insights into Inclusion and Perceptions of Transgender Athletes in Competitive Sports

Overview: This project investigates societal attitudes towards transgender athletes, focusing on policy impacts and inclusivity in sports through a detailed survey and comprehensive analysis.

School Name: St Bricin's College

School County: Cavan

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Stand Number: 2409

Project Title: Beyond the Binary: Statistical Insights into Inclusion and Perceptions of Transgender Athletes in Competitive Sports

Overview: This project investigates societal attitudes towards transgender athletes, focusing on policy impacts and inclusivity in sports through a detailed survey and comprehensive analysis.

Lead Student: Sinead O'Reilly

Student 2: Keeva Courtney

School Name: St Bricin's College

School County: Cavan

Teacher Name: Daryl Dunne

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Junior

Stand Number: 2500

Project title: How do the people around us affect our productivity?

Overview: In our project we wish to investigate whether we are more productive around our friends or strangers in a work or school environment.

School Name: Boyne Community School

School County: Meath

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Stand Number: 2500

Project Title: How do the people around us affect our productivity?

Overview: In our project we wish to investigate whether we are more productive around our friends or strangers in a work or school environment.

Lead Student: Zuzanna Pekala

Student 2: Ava McEvoy

School Name: Boyne Community School

School County: Meath

Teacher Name: Aoife Fox

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2501

Project title: Perceptions and attitudes among the Irish public, landowners and farmers towards birds of prey in Ireland: A case study on hen harrier conservation in Ballyvourney

Overview: An in-depth examination of the conservation efforts for hen harriers in the locality of Ballyvourney.

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 2501

Project Title: Perceptions and attitudes among the Irish public, landowners and farmers towards birds of prey in Ireland: A case study on hen harrier conservation in Ballyvourney

Overview: An in-depth examination of the conservation efforts for hen harriers in the locality of Ballyvourney.

Lead Student: Éabha Ní Chonaola

Student 2: Cara O' Brien

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Shannen Foley

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2502

Project title: Educate to Decelerate

Overview: Our project is about telling drivers that speeding doesn't actually save you that much time but increases the risk of road deaths.

School Name: Colaiste Lorcain

School County: Kildare

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Stand Number: 2502

Project Title: Educate to Decelerate

Overview: Our project is about telling drivers that speeding doesn't actually save you that much time but increases the risk of road deaths.

Lead Student: Róisín O'Reilly

Student 2: Akhila Thelakattu

Student 3: Claire O’Sullivan

School Name: Colaiste Lorcain

School County: Kildare

Teacher Name: Aodhagan O Suilleabhain

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2503

Project title: Hidden in Plain Sight: Exploring the Blind Spots of Attention in Young Adolescents

Overview: This project examines how intentional distractions impact young adolescents' attention, exploring whether distractions lead to inattentional blindness and missed critical details in tasks.

School Name: Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí

School County: Kilkenny

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Stand Number: 2503

Project Title: Hidden in Plain Sight: Exploring the Blind Spots of Attention in Young Adolescents

Overview: This project examines how intentional distractions impact young adolescents' attention, exploring whether distractions lead to inattentional blindness and missed critical details in tasks.

Lead Student: Jaysen John

Student 2: Alfie Byrne

School Name: Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí

School County: Kilkenny

Teacher Name: Caroline Cotter

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2504

Project title: Should Children Under 12 Be Banned From Owning Smartphones

Overview: Investigating if children under the age of 12 should be banned from owning a smartphone.

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 2504

Project Title: Should Children Under 12 Be Banned From Owning Smartphones

Overview: Investigating if children under the age of 12 should be banned from owning a smartphone.

Lead Student: Kayla Casey

Student 2: Leah Lawlor

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Roisin O Keeffe

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2505

Project title: Building Barriers: Unravelling why women are underrepresented in the construction industry

Overview: Examining the reasons why women aren't taking up careers in the construction industry.

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 2505

Project Title: Building Barriers: Unravelling why women are underrepresented in the construction industry

Overview: Examining the reasons why women aren't taking up careers in the construction industry.

Lead Student: Lilly Meyler

Student 2: Lauren Crowley Payne

Student 3: Molly Kelleher

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Roisin O Keeffe

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2506

Project title: An Investigation into the Impact of Hospital Overcrowding on Patients and Healthcare Providers

Overview: We will examine the impacts of hospital overcrowding on doctors and patients and the overall quality of treatment they receive.

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

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Stand Number: 2506

Project Title: An Investigation into the Impact of Hospital Overcrowding on Patients and Healthcare Providers

Overview: We will examine the impacts of hospital overcrowding on doctors and patients and the overall quality of treatment they receive.

Lead Student: Clodagh Murray

Student 2: Katie Purcell

Student 3: Shauna O' Sullivan

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Roisin O Keeffe

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2507

Project title: Are we losing the ability to differentiate between AI and reality?

Overview: Testing to see if people in our generation are losing the ability to tell the difference between artificial intelligence and reality .

School Name: Loreto Secondary School

School County: Kilkenny

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Stand Number: 2507

Project Title: Are we losing the ability to differentiate between AI and reality?

Overview: Testing to see if people in our generation are losing the ability to tell the difference between artificial intelligence and reality .

Lead Student: Amy Cahill

Student 2: Sarah Rowe

School Name: Loreto Secondary School

School County: Kilkenny

Teacher Name: Brendan Williams

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2508

Project title: Herd mentality and how peer pressure affects secondary school students

Overview: Herd mentality refers to the tendency of individuals to follow the actions and decisions of a larger group, often without critical thinking.

School Name: Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí

School County: Kilkenny

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Stand Number: 2508

Project Title: Herd mentality and how peer pressure affects secondary school students

Overview: Herd mentality refers to the tendency of individuals to follow the actions and decisions of a larger group, often without critical thinking.

Lead Student: Jack Dunne

Student 2: Cooper Delaney

Student 3: Jack Power

School Name: Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí

School County: Kilkenny

Teacher Name: Caroline Cotter

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate