2ND YEAR SCIFEST COMPETITION

This year’s Scifest Competition – the projects are on display in the Senior Wing Science Corridor – has been fantastic. Every 2nd Year involved. 123 projects in total on almost every possible topic topic imaginable. The level of scientific enquiry, – conjecture, empirical research and/or experiment followed by the outcome – and presentation skills are of a very high standard.

There were 2 Competitions:

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

1. Sail Ireland
Drummond McGinn

2. Does the position of the sun in the sky effect the amount of energy collected by a solar cell?
Cianan Quinn
Ryan O’Connell

3. The Leidenfrost effect
Theo Stephens-Keogh

LIFE SCIENCE

1. Mould
Matthew Rockett

2. Does Cold Water Swimming affect your cognitive functioning?
Robert Kelly
Ben White

3. The Power of Colour
Will Spain
David Kearney

We congratulate not just the Winners but the entire group.

I urge each one of the 2nd Years to join the Science Club, i/c Mr Rowsome, and to further develop their projects. The Young Scientist Competition in 2016 should be their goal.

I thank Mr Aylward, Ms Kelly and all the 2nd Year Science Teachers for their encouragement and preparation of the boys.