• Question: if you got the 500 euro would you buy stuff for the enviroment zone?

    Asked by swim021ham to Olga, Madhumidha, Connor, Canice, Aruna, Anthony on 3 Mar 2020.
    • Photo: Connor McGookin

      Connor McGookin answered on 3 Mar 2020:

      During Science Week, November 2019, we ran a ‘climate hack’ in the three secondary schools on the Dingle Peninsula. The students were given some information sheets with details on the current energy system and opportunities for reducing CO2 emissions in electricity, heating and transport. They were then asked to develop their own solutions and prepare a small poster presentation of their idea. If I win the prize money, I will use it to do a similar exercise with schools in East Cork.

    • Photo: Anthony Newell

      Anthony Newell answered on 3 Mar 2020:

      I did school visits before with the research centre I work for where we did a 3D printing demonstration to show the students how the printer works. If I got the €500 I would buy a better 3D printer or printing materials for school visits so the students could interact with it better and learn more.

    • Photo: Aruna Chandrasekar

      Aruna Chandrasekar answered on 3 Mar 2020:

      One of the most valuable assets I consider is education and information. This must be everyone’s right and provided equally to all. So by starting a YouTube channel that will focus on communicating complex scientific concepts to all students, I hope to enable every budding scientist irrespective of race, religion, location or financial situation to have access to equal opportunity to education.

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