Alternative energy fuels optimism in engineering exam

LEAVING Certificate engineering students had already done a project and a practical exam, leaving half the marks to be accounted for in yesterday morning’s written exam.

For higher level students, whose project was to design and make a table tennis ball launcher, questions on the paper were well received according to Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) spokesman Kenneth Donagher.

He said there were a few small surprises but the paper was manageable. Some students might have found a question on solar power was a bit wordy and unclear but most would have been pleased with another about testing. It was nicely laid out and had what Mr Donagher described as a green tint, with a question on alternative energy sources included.