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Sci-Fest 2024

Best of Luck to our TY Sci Fest students , and their teacher Mr o Donovan,who attend the Sci Fest College Fair in MTU, Cork today

Sci Fest is Ireland’s largest and most inclusive second-level STEM fair programme and returns for the 19th consecutive year

SciFest’s main object is: To promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education through the provision of a forum for students at local/regional/national level to present and display their scientific investigations.

Meet Members of one of today’s Teams

I'm Sophie Mertuszka, A 16 year old Transition year student with a passion for science. My concerns about bacterial diseases and global health are what inspired me to pursue scifest. This Project is my way of getting involved in environmental sustainability. My tasks in this project was to use the experiments to gather information, carry out surveys and type up the report book.

My name is Yasmine Asare. I am a 15 year old student here at Sacred Heart School in Clonakilty.Through scifest i discovered my enthusiasm for science.chose to do this experiment in order to contribute to and learn more about the environment around me. My role in this project was focusing on the visual display, understanding background research and collecting samples and data.

Summary Our science project aimed to design an effective water filter to mitigate bacterial diseases by ensuring safe drinking water. To achieve this, we employed a multi-stage filtration system using materials like activated charcoal, sand, and gravel. Through rigorous experimentation, we tested the filter's efficiency in removing bacteria from contaminated water sources.

Other Teams , and Topics include:

Sophie Mertuszka and Yasmine -Drowning in possibilities 

Ceara and Rosie- Slumber for the mood

Bonnie ,Aoibhinn O'Flynn-Blue light glasses true or rubbish

Rachel Twomey and Aisling O'Callaghan- Are carrots the new coco brown

Rebecca and Amy Deasy- Optimising grass growth

Niamh O’Sullivan, Kayla,Rachel Flynn - Teenage girls vs teenage boys attitudes towards refs

Charlotte, Jane, Olive -Ace that test

Lcy O'Connell, Niamh Hilliard and Lani O'Donovan- Shoot the boots

Ella O’Sullivan and Ellen meade -Honey its fake

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