Social & Behavioural Sciences
Social & Behavioural Sciences Stand No: 4553 Title: The mystery of migraine Overview: Our p roject aims to raise p ublic awareness on migraines , thier tri gg ers and effects . School: Castlecomer Community School Count y : Kilkenny Teacher: Ms Nora Henderson Student(s): Anita McMahon Laura Brannigan Stand No: 4554 Title: Hooked on Facebook? Overview: Our project looks at teenagers and how long the y spend a day using Facebook . We're looking at addiction to facebook amon g different ages and g enders . School: St Declan's College Count y : Dublin Teacher: Ms Breed Kinsella Student(s): Kevin Smith Sean Moran Tom Hall Stand No: 4555 Title: Which school sport makes you fittest? Overview: We will test the strength , endurance , flexibility and heart recovery rate of participants in our school sports to determine which sport makes you fittest . School: Colaiste lognaid S . J . Count y : Galway Teacher: Mr Brian Stewart Student(s): Niamh Kelly Hannah Henry-Bruen Sinead Lowry Stand No: 4556 Title: An investigation into under-age drinking in Ireland Overview: Our project is aimed at letting y oun g people know the dangers of under-a g e drinkin g and the damaging effects that alcohol can have on your bod y. School: Colaiste Cholmain Count y : Cork Teacher: Ms Louise Gumbleton Student(s): Gary 0' Callaghan David Geary Stand No: 4557 Title: Wh y not j ust learn it f rom the book!. Overview: We wanted to see if learning b y doin g and usin g technolo gy is better in the lon g term than just reading from a book . School: Our Lady's Secondary School County : Mona g han Teacher: Ms Alicia McManus Student(s): Kern McArdle Gemma Mulligan Donna Duff y Stand No: 4558 Title: Using phones - a distraction? Overview: We will investigate the effects of the mobile phone on concentration
by conducting a conversation while doing a puzzle, and recording the time and mistakes made. School: Abbey Community College County: Wicklow Teacher: Ms Mairead Lennon Student(s): Sarah Byrne Danniella Barney Stand No: 4559 Title: The voices of Monaghan Overview: Our project is a study of the different accents in County Monaghan. School: Ballybay Community College County: Monaghan Teacher: Mr Martin Molloy Student(s): Hannah Markey Nicola Roe Stand No: 4560 Title: Using symbology as a means of safe drugs use Overview: We aim to design a set of simple symbols that will be used to describe the instructed dosage amounts on over the counter drugs. School: Blackwater Community School County: Waterford Teacher: Ms Ann-Marie Lineen Student(s): Clodagh Buckley Shannen Corcoran Stand No: 4561 Title: The effects of school uniforms on behaviour and class participation of students Overview: Our project is to investigate the effects of school uniforms on students in the classroom and school environment. School: Kilkenny College County: Kilkenny Teacher: Mr John Poyntz Student(s): Matt Murtagh White Ben Murphy Jamie Kerr Stand No: 4562 Title: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the most cognition of all? Overview: We intend to investigate whether girls or boys are more successful at school and other factors that contribute to success/failure. School: Millstreet Community School County: Cork Teacher: Miss Jennifer O'Donoghue Student(s): Orla Kiely Sinead O'Regan Stand No: 4563 Title: Is breast best? A mums view Overview: Examining the emotional/ social pressures placed on breastfeeding mothers in Ireland and comparing with German mothers , and to understand why less Irish mothers breastfeed than German mothers. School: Presentation Secondary School Thurles
County: Tipperary Teacher: Ms Emma Kavanagh Student(s): Orlaith Quigley Sarah-Jane O'Riordan Alison Kelly Stand No: 4564 Title: Does coffee improve your driving skills? An investigation into how caffeine affects your driving responses. School: Loreto College - St Stephens Green County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Yseult Whitaker Student(s): Kate Parker Lauren Swift Isa Yu Stand No: 4565 Title: Teens taking too much treats Overview: Our project is to study students snacking habits and to create an informative handheld chart which calculates the amount of exercise to burn calories in snacks. School: Colaiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Mr Pat Meaney Student(s): Niamh Murphy Stephanie Murphy Stand No: 4566 Title: Mentoring bullying: does it work? Overview: Our project is to mentor students who are experiencing bullying and to reduce the amount of suicides from this sensitive subject. School: Jesus & Mary Secondary School County: Sligo Teacher: Ms Helena Ryder Student(s): Peter Howley Aine Coleman Lorna Hanley Stand No: 4567 Title: Do accents really matter? Overview: We aim to investigate whether accents really matter in relation to other peoples views on the actual person, based on their knowledge of their origin. School: Bandon Grammar School County: Cork Teacher: Dr Edward Gash Student(s): Lisa Copithorne Charlotte McBurney Laura Minehane Stand No: 4568 Title: Improving bicycle use in Monaghan Overview: Investigate how many people use bicycles, how this would increase if assigned bicycle lanes were set up in the town along with secure bicycle shelters. School: St Louis Secondary School County: Monaghan Teacher: Mr Michael Halton Student(s): Leanne Mc Kenna Niamh Gallagher
Stand No: 4569 Title: The matthew effect: does your birth date affect your success in an academic or athletic field Overview: The purpose of our project is to discover whether the matthew effect is relevent to our lives and to prove its claim. School: Alexandra College County: Dublin Teacher: Mrs Niamh McShane Student(s): Sian Kneafsey Amy Ryan Stand No: 4570 Title: Flosru ar an mhi-dsaid a fhaigheann oifigi CLG i gcomparaid le oifigi rugbai ar an phairc Overview: Investigating the prevalence of on field abuse and aggression towards GAA officials and comparing these events to incidents of abuse to rugby officials. School: Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair County: Donegal Teacher: Ms Susan Ni Loinsigh Student(s): Proinnsias 0 Gallchoir Shane Mac Grianna Tomas 0 Duibheannaigh Stand No: 4571 Title: Eating disorders and eating habits in teenage boys Overview: Our project is about how aware teenage boys are of eating disorders and their knowledge of it. School: North Presentation County: Cork Teacher: Ms Eileen Riordan Student(s): Leah Anderson MalreadTwohig Stand No: 4572 Title: The urban revolution Overview: To investigate the increase and change in urban farming in Dublin and to encourage people to get invovled. School: Stratford College County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Nicola McCarthy Student(s): Peadar Charles Conor Allen Fearghal Kelleher Stand No: 4573 Title: Why is male homicide and violence increasing in Ireland? Overview: We are looking at why violent crimes and homicides are on the increase in Ireland. We want to look at ways to reverse this trend. School: St Mary's Academy CBS County: Carlow Teacher: Ms Aileen Tennant Student(s): James Aylesbury Michael Cheung Aaron Whelan Stand No: 4574 Title: A study of hazardous compounds & waste disposal in Irish school chemistry labs Overview: We wish to find out: 1.
Whether Irish chemistry teachers are aware of the carcinogenic nature of dichromate compounds and 2. How disposal of chemical waste is managed in school laboratories. School: Our Lady's Bower - Athlone County: Westmeath Teacher: Mrs Ethna Benson Student(s): Annette Benson Emma Fagan Kayle Crosson Stand No: 4575 Title: Attitudes towards speeding! Overview: In this project we want to evaluate peoples attitudes towards speeding and to establish what impact, if any, media campaigns had on them. School: St Joseph's Academy County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Shells Student(s): Paul Fahey Scott Critchley Jonathan Murphy Stand No: 4576 Title: Feasacht ailse ubhag6in i measc na ndaoine oga i Muineachan Overview: Ba mhaith Jinn a fhail amach ce mhead eolas is ata ag daltai meanscoile ar ailse ubhagain agus a feasacht a ardu ar an ailse. School: Colaiste Oiriall County: Monaghan Teacher: Ms Roisin Ni Threinir Student(s): Meabh Ni Ruanai Aisling Ni Fhailigh Amy Ni Chuinneagain Stand No: 4577 Title: What motivates people to participate in sport? Overview: Our project aims to find out what motivates people to participate in sport. School: St Oliver's Community College County: Louth Teacher: Mr John Kirk Student(s): Benjamin Doggett George Hawthorne Conor Lynn
Student(s): Colm Mc Goldrick Cian Manley Daniel Russell Stand No: 4580 Title: A behavioural study on peer pressure in young adults Overview: We will study the behaviour of young adults in situations involving peer pressure and compare this to adults. School: Sacred Heart School County: Mayo Teacher: Ms Charlotte McQuaid Student(s): Grainne Long Anna Soye Stand No: 4581 Title: Economic Crises - a comparison of the present economic crisis to the Wall Street crash of 1929 Overview: To investigate what was the safest commodity for surplus wealth to be invested in, in the two year periods after Black Monday and Black Tuesday. School: Dominican College County: Wicklow Teacher: Mr John O'Brien Student(s): Laura Leonard Rebecca Boyce Stand No: 4582 Title: Non-prescription drugs and driving! Overview: I n our project we want to identify peoples awareness of the effect of non-prescription drugs on a persons ability to drive. School: St Joseph's Academy County: Kildare Teacher: Ms Sinead Sheils Student(s): Kyle Fitzgerald Reece Smith Szyman Kranz Stand No: 4583 Title: Spot the signs and symptoms To discover the level of awareness in parents of the signs and symptoms of meningitis and chicken-pox in at risk 3-6 year olds. School: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom County: Cork
Stand No: 4578 Title: How school affects the spine and shoulder, neck and back muscles Overview: By carrying out numerous experiments and surveys, we will analyse and solve incorrect development of the spine and shoulder, neck and back muscles. School: Colaiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Mr Pat Meaney Student(s): Eric Stam David Dennehy Stand No: 4579 Title: Can peer pressure have a positive effect on teenagers? Overview: We wish to conduct a survey to see if peer pressure can have a positive effect on teenagers. School: St Fintan 's High School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Aelsa Carroll
Teacher: Ms Mary Kelleher Student(s): Sarah Hinchion Kate Condon Ailish Hinchion Stand No: 4584 Title: Does sound bring you down? Overview: To investigate if background music and noises distract students while studying, or is silence necessary to gain the full benefit of study time? School: Loreto College - St Stephens Green County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Jennifer Campbell Student(s): Orla Kelly Eimile Thornton Deirdre Murphy
Stand No: 4585 Title: The efficacy of two co-operative learning strategies in supporting students with different learning styles Overview: We are investigating if cooperative learning strategies are suited to students who have different learning styles. School: Schull Community College County: Cork Teacher: Mr Padraig O ' Sullivan Student(s): Stephanie O'Regan Lucy Hunt KatieO ' Donoghue Stand No: 4586 Title: Heavy bags - a real pain in the back Overview: My project aims to find out how the weight of a schoolbag affects a student's back. School: Grennan College County: Kilkenny Teacher: Mrs Christina Kehoe Student(s): Victoria Hanlon Kayleigh Malone Leanne Prendergast Stand No: 4587 Title: Political awareness and engagement of post-junior cycle students Overview: A survey of political awarness and engagement of post-junior cycle students -indentification of factors that contribute to and inhibit political awareness/engagement amongst those on the cusp of voting. School: Youghal Community School County: Cork Teacher: Ms Mary O'Neill Student(s): Rebecca-Anne Wilson Matthew Doherty Claire Cunningham Stand No: 4588 Title: An gcabhraionn deochanna le daltai in scrudaithe agus an oibrionn placebo ardalta! le deochanna fuinneamh Overview: Teastaionn uainn fiosruchain a dheanamh ar na hfifeachtai ata ag deochanna fuineamh an duine oga chun na buntaisti fisiciula is intinne a bhaineann leo a thaispeaint. School: Gaelcholaiste Cheatharlach County: Carlow Teacher: Ms Aine NicCraith Student(s): Brian 0 Diarmada Jack O'Flaithearta Stephen Mac an tSionaird Stand No: 4589 Title: Attitudes to alcohol consumption among transition years Overview: We hope to survey a large number of transition year students and find out their attitudes to drinking alcohol. School: St Andrew's College County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Hilary Rimbi Student ( s): Talulla Dunne
Stand No: 4590 Are firstborns smarter? A study on birth order and IQ Overview: We want to investigate the factors which affect IQ in the family environment with a focus on birth order. School: St Vincent ' s Secondary School County: Louth Teacher: Ms H Daly Student(s): Ellen Matthews Naoise Murphy Kirsten Barry Stand No: 4591 Title: Which of three alternative methods of teachingtennisworksbest? Overview: Using a ball machine to control conditions and a camera for evidence of effect, this study will compare three different methods of teaching tennis. School: Gonzaga College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Joe 0 Briain Student(s): Sean O ' Rourke Patrick Meenan Stand No: 4592 Title: Are teenage girls dehydrated? Overview: To investigate the hydration levels of girls, 15 to 18 years, and length of time it takes to increase hydration levels in their body and their attitudes towards drinking water. School: Scull Mhuire agus Ide County: Limerick Teacher: Mr Simon Stokes Student(s): Katherina Noonan Louisa Browne Aisling Cullum Stand No: 4593 Title: Portable countryside - an economical and healthier solution to nutrition? Overview: To study the recent growing trend of home farming, and produce a solution for those with limited space. School: Colaiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Mr Pat Meaney Student(s): Clara Barnes Sharman Creed Stand No: 4594 Title: Physical activity: Exercise for body and mind? Overview: We enjoy sports but it ' s hard to fit it in with study so we are investigating if physical activity affects your academic performance and if so how? School: Loreto College - St Stephens Green County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Yseult Whitaker Student(s): Grainne Lowney Robyn Kehoe Roche
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