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Title: Disproving the Theory of Overpopulation Overview: To look into the theory of overpopulation and show that with lowering birth rates there will be a decrease in population by
School: Midleton College County: Cork Teacher: Ms. Niamh O’Mahony Student(s): Mia Cosgrave
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Title: Could social media be making you socially distant? An investigation into how our use of phones has caused us to become less social. Overview: This project will discuss how leaving your phone at home and not using social media at all could have a positive impact on all areas of your health as well as your relationships with others. School: Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed County: Tipperary Teacher: Miss Katie Carr Student(s): Suzanne Ryan
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Title: Is Social Media Destroying Political Democracy Overview: I want to understand if Social Media is affecting democracies globally, if Social Media can choose who achieves political power. Does true democracy still exist. School: St. Brendan’s Community School County: Offaly Teacher: Mrs Kelly-Anne Milne Student(s): Daniel Walshe
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Title: Teaching from home during lockdown: A teacher’s perspective Overview: I investigate how second-level teachers in Ireland viewed and responded to teaching from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. School: Grange Community College County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Fiona Ryan Student(s): Roula El-Sherbiny
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Title: An analysis of the existing supports and resources in place for disabled individuals participating in the workplace in Ireland, and a proposal for a new scheme to improve them Overview: An analysis of the resources currently available to disabled people entering and participating in the workplace, and a proposal for a scheme to improve them. School: Midleton College County: Cork Teacher: Ms. Niamh O’Mahony Student(s): Amy Walsh
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Title: An investigation into how face coverings have an effect within Post-Primary schools. Overview: Since we have to wear face coverings for the majority of the day we decided to delve into this topic and see if the frequency and sound level changes depending on the type of face mask used.
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Title: Students’ exposure and understanding of alt-right dog whistles; does political orientation correlate with online saturation of said symbols Overview: An exploration of students’ level of exposure and knowledge of alt-right ideologies and symbols, and whether it affects their political orientation. School: Midleton College County: Cork Teacher: Ms. Niamh O’Mahony Student(s): Éabha Treacy
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Title: The Conditioning of the next generation to gamble through the use of video games Overview: An in depth analaysis of whether or not video games condition young people to gamble and if so what methods are used for said conditioning. School: Coláiste Choilm County: Cork Teacher: Mr Paudie Scanlon Student(s): Ben Murphy
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Title: Studying is Hard, But Who had it Harder? Overview: I plan to conduct an experiment exploring how well these three studying techniques work at school versus in a home setting. School: Gonzaga College County: Dublin Teacher: Mr Stephen McGroggan Student(s): Seán Radcliffe
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Title: A statistical analysis of student’s school experiences with intellectual disabilities vs non-intellectual disabilities. Overview: my project is about how people with intellectual disabilities school experiences differ from people that don’t have a intellectual disabilities. School: Blackwater Community School County: Waterford Teacher: Mrs Brigid Barrett Student(s): Grace Arrigan
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Title: Tell me what to think Overview: The project aims to find whether young people’s opinions are heavily influenced by figures on social media and/or by popularity. School: Rosemont School County: Dublin Teacher: Ms Maeve Carolan Student(s): Sabastine Pennington
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Title: An investigation into how ingrained the lack of status for female athletes is in comparison to male athletes and to what extent is this a
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