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5th & 6th Class Science Blast Project- What is a water tower designed to do?
We decided to investigate water towers because there is a water tower located in Knockanillaun, close to our school. We knew very little...
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Jun 25, 20212 min read
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Science Week Remotely 2021
1. We were learning about acids and alkalis /bases and experimented with cabbage dye at home. 2. We learned what the term OSMOSIS means...
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Jun 22, 20211 min read
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Raincoat Challenge
Following on from our interesting research on coats for Antarctic explorers and because their brothers and sisters in 1st and 2nd class...
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Mar 19, 20211 min read
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Pin Wheels in 1st and 2nd Class
1st and 2nd designed and decorated their own pinwheels as part of Engineers Week this year. They enjoyed investigating with them outside...
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Mar 17, 20211 min read
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Tower Challenge
Planning, Engineering, Building and so much more!!
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Mar 7, 20211 min read
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Engineers Week 2021
1st and 2nd Class are enjoying Engineers Week. They designed waterproof coats for their toys and then tested and evaluated their designs.
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Mar 4, 20211 min read
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Mar 3, 20210 min read
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Lockdown Science at home: Antarctic Clothing.
As part of our project on Tom Crean and the Antarctic Exploration we were discussing the equipment that these brave explorers used. The...
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Jan 12, 20211 min read
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Dec 4, 20200 min read
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Science Week : Experiments with Light.
Throughout Science Week we got to explore the topic of Light every day. Each pod got the the chance to use mirrors to reflect light and...
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Nov 20, 20201 min read
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Nov 14, 20200 min read
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Nov 13, 20200 min read
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Experimenting with soil and plants.
1st and 2nd class were investigating the question: How do we grow plants? One of our class also asked: What happens when we mix soil and...
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Oct 7, 20201 min read
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5th & 6th class investigated the strength of different magnets during Science Week.
During Science Week 5th and 6th class focussed on magnets and magetic force. Here they are exploring both the magnetic strength of the...
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Nov 21, 20181 min read
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Science week upstairs... What fun we had on Friday. From exploding gas balloons to hover craft C.Ds
On Friday we had a Fab science day. We brought in old bottles, discs, rotten eggs(ugh) and even balloons. Such fun we had. Using these...
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Nov 20, 20181 min read
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Build a Bridge and get over it: if it stays standing
We were investigating the strength of paper bridges today in science. Did you know you can make the paper stronger if you fold it, make...
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Oct 3, 20181 min read
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