General Resources

The resources on this page are designed to support participation in SciFest at local, regional and national level and, more generally, the teaching of the STEM subjects, with a particular emphasis on inquiry-based methods.The resources are grouped under three headings: Project Ideas; Guidelines - from Idea to Presentation; Miscellaneous Resources.

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Project Ideas
	SciFest Project Ideas		Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award - Project Ideas
	EirGrid Cleaner Climate Award-Project Ideas		Project Ideas on Sustainability from Smurfit Kappa

Guidelines - from Idea to Presentation
	How to do a SciFest Project		A Guide to doing an Engineering Project
	A Guide to doing a SciFest Project		A Teacher's Guide and Resource Manual: Conducting Psychological Research for Science Fairs
	A Teacher's Guide to Organising a SciFest@School STEM Fair >>>>>Leagan Gaeilge Anseo		Choosing an idea for a project and getting started >>>>>Leagan Gaeilge Anseo
	Choosing an idea for a project and getting started - student worksheet>>>>Leagan Gaeilge Anseo		How to impress the SciFest Judges
	Tips for exhibiting at SciFest		SciFest project checklist
	How to record a video for SciFest		Better Statistics by Andrew Lloyd, SETU Carlow
	How to Become a Data Scientist - Tech Guide.org

Miscellaneous Resource
	Useful websites		List of STEM roadshows
	SciFest 2025 National Finalists' abstracts		Project Ideas on Sustainability from Smurfit Kappa
	The scientific method - student presentation		Let's investigate - student presentation>>>>Leagan Gaeilge Anseo
	What is SciFest		BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Getting Real About Artificial Intelligence In Education, Intel