22 entries from local schools for annual Young Scientist Exhibition
THERE are no less than 22 entries by local schools in the coveted BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, which is due to take place from January 12 to 14.
Several schools are set to take part in the 58th iteration of the exhibition, which will take place online for the second time due to Covid-19 restrictions around gathering.
Students from 11 local schools have been shortlisted among 219 schools from 29 counties to participate in the virtual exhibition.
Some 1,000 students will participate in the 2022 exhibition across the 550 student projects which have been shortlisted.
As the exhibition could not be held in person, participants needed to create videos to enter for judging at this year’s Young Scientist across the categories of social and behavioural sciences, technology, and chemical, physical, and mathematical sciences.
Last year, Amy Carruth from Kingswood Community College displayed her product, the Fibrostick Pro – a fibromyalgia detection system – in the technology category.
Now, Kingswood Community College has thrown its hat back in the ring with the Fibronot Pro – a new fibromyalgia detection system.
Tallaght Community School has entered the social and behavioural sciences category with a project aimed at solving the housing crisis.
Over in Knocklyon, St Colmcille’s Community School has entered the same category with its project aiming to examine whether or not electric cars are the future.
Coláiste Cois Life in Lucan has a study of what attracts young people to become a vegetarian while St Joseph’s College has submitted four projects for judging.
Two of St Joseph’s focus on masks used in the fight against Covid-19, with Coláiste Phádraig also putting a spotlight on the “safe school mask” in the technology category.
Different aspects of pandemic take centre stage in several local projects.
Lucan Community College examined how the pandemic affected air quality over Lucan with St Kevin’s Community College in Fonthill conducting a study on if Covid-19 increased anxiety in school students.
Kishogue Community School has developed augmented reality glasses for the visually impaired as well as a “smart” cricket training bat while Our Lady’s School in Terenure made two entries in the chemical, physical and mathematical sciences category.
Loreto High School has four entries to the exhibition, including a project investigating leaf stomata to find out how much air pollution there is in different districts across Dublin.
Running from January 12 – 14, the public can access the event for free once registered at BTYoungScientist.com
Bringing together the brightest young minds in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths, students have the opportunity to display their projects to a wider audience this year with it being broadcast internationally.
