Step 1: Prescribed Activities

Lady Bug Note Generators

Prescribed Activities 2009/2010

Please use the link to our Science Site http://www.scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/ to see photographs of the science investigations we have undergone this year. The index of all science articles is to be found in the Blog Archive listed on the right hand magin of the page.

1. Living Things Activities
Greenwave http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/04/greenwave.html

Myself: Fingerprints http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/09/fingerprints.html
Myself: All About My Lungs http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-lungs.html
Making Healthy Sandwiches http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2009/10/making-sandwiches.html

Healthy Eating http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsferguson.blogspot.com/2010/02/healthy-eating.html

Balancing http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsdillon.blogspot.com/2009/10/art-sese-and-other-activties-in-first.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/ and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2010/02/balancing.html

Our Senses http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2010/02/our-senses.html

What does it feel like? http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2010/02/what-does-it-feel-like.html

Learning About Frogs http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/learning-about-frogs.html

School Aquarium http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/school-aquarium.html

Clothes for Winter & Summer http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2009/12/clothes-for-summer-and-winter.html

Food Tasting http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2009/12/tasting.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/03/all-about-food.html

Celery Absorbs Water http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/02/celery-absorbs-water.html

Mimsy the Goldfish http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2010/01/our-goldfish.html

Bugs in our Classroom http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/04/bugs-in-our-class.html

2. Environmental Awareness and Care Activities

Greenwave http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/04/greenwave.html

Second Green Flag http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/06/green-fag-awards.html

Anti-Litter Calendar Award http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2010/02/anti-litter-calendar-competition.html

Visit to the Bottle Bank http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/visiting-our-local-recycling-bank.html

Recycling http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrstreacy.blogspot.com/2009/12/recycling.html

Litter Picking http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/09/wednesday-23rd-september-we-like-to.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/10/school-grounds-tidy-up.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/04/litter-picking-with-room-5.html

Minibeast Hunt http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/09/mini-beast-adventure.html

Planting Strawberries http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/09/planting-strawberries.html

Planting Hyacinth Bulbs http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/09/hyacinth-bulbs.html

Hyacinth Bulb Roots http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/10/hyacinth-bulb-roots.html

Hyacinth Flower in Bloom http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/12/hyacinth-flower.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2010/01/our-hyacinths.html

Planting Daffodil Bulbs http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/planting-daffodil-bulbs.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2009/10/sowing-daffodils-17th-october-2009.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/11/daffodil-bulbs.html

Our Daffodils are Growing http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2010/02/our-daffoldils-are-growing.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2010/02/our-daffodils-are-going-home-17th-feb.html

Daffodil Bulbs in Winter http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/our-daffodil-bulbs.html

Daffodil and Crocus bulbs http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflaherty.blogspot.com/2010/02/our-crocus-and-daffodil-bulbs-are.html

Snowdrops and Crocuses http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/11/snowdrops-and-crocuses.html

Blooming crocuses http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2010/03/crocuses.html

Flowers in bloom http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2010/03/flowers.html

Spring Bulbs http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2010/02/spring-bulbs.html

Planting Paper Whites http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2010/01/paper-whites.html

An Avacado Seed http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/avacado-seed.html

Harvesting & Tasting the Carrots we grew http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/09/carrots-galore.html

On the Beach http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/09/beach-treasures.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsdillon.blogspot.com/2009/09/beach-and-seaside-exploration.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmslong.blogspot.com/2009/10/september.html

Tasting Blackberries http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/09/blackberries.html

Autumn Leaves and Seeds http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/09/horse-chestnut.html

Nature Walks http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/nature-walk.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-autumn-walks.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsferguson.blogspot.com/2009/10/nature-walk.html

Spring Nature Walk http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2010/03/spring-nature-walk.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2010/03/more-nature-walk-pictures.html

School Garden in Autumn http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/10/school-garden.html

School Garden in Winter http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/01/our-snowy-school_08.html

Water Cycle http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/blog-post.html

Rain Gauge http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/11/rain-gauge.html

Condensation and Evaportation http://scoilchaitrionajnrmslong.blogspot.com/2009/12/science-experiments.html

Puddles http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2009/12/puddles.html

Feeding the Birds http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrstreacy.blogspot.com/2010/01/feeding-birds.html

Birds and their Nests http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/01/birds-and-their-nests.html

The Weather http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2010/02/weather.html

Watching Snow Melt http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/02/watching-snow-melt.html

Looking at Hawthorn Buds http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/03/looking-at-hawthorn-buds.html

Our Spring Walk http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2010/03/our-spring-walk-5th-march.html

On the Beach http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/04/bug-shell-and-seaweed-hunt-on-beach.html

Art - mirroring science http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/04/our-art-mirroring-science-around-us.html

Videos of Medtronic Healthy Living Project (planting our school garden and food projects) http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/04/planting-our-school-garden.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/04/more-gardening-videos.html

Planting a school garden: Videos and photos http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/04/planting-school-garden.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/04/school-garden-week-2.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2010/03/gardening.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-post.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2010/03/our-new-garden.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2010/03/mini-garden.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2010/04/mini-garden.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/04/other-gardening-posts.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2010/05/climbing-beans.html

3. Materials Activities

Volcanoes http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/04/science-from-other-sites.html

Racing Colours http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/colours.html

Dancing Raisins Video http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2009/10/videos-of-childrens-dancing-raisins.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2009/10/dancing-raisins.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsdillon.blogspot.com/2009/10/art-sese-and-other-activties-in-first.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/dancing-raisins.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/10/dancing-raisins.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2009/10/dancing-raisins.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2009/12/dancing-raisins.html

Eggs-periments http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/eggs-periments.html

Strong Eggs http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/10/squeezing-eggs.html

Egg in a Bottle http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/egg-in-bottle.html

Testing Materials http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/blog-post_13.html

Papers Absorbing Rates http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2010/02/experiment.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-fast-does-paper-absorb-liquid.html

Red Cabbage Acid Test http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/red-cabbage-acid-test.html

Exploding Fizzy Rockets http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/exploding-fizzy-rockets.html

Fizzy Rockets and Inflating Glove http://scoilchaitrionajnrmslong.blogspot.com/2009/12/science-experiments.html

Diving Drops and Sinking Feelings http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/11/diving-drops-and-sinking-feelings.html

Exploding Volcano http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/12/volcanic-activity-in-room-5.html

Making a Fire Extinguisher http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/12/fire-extinguisher.html

Floating, Sinking and Making Boats http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/03/floating-sinking-and-making-boats.html

4. Energy and Forces Activities

Flying Helicopters http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/09/flying-helicopters.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsdillon.blogspot.com/2009/10/art-sese-and-other-activties-in-first.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflaherty.blogspot.com/2009/10/paper-helicopters.html

Making Windmills http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/09/making-windmills.html

Shadows and Rainbows http://annenewell.blogspot.com/ and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/09/shadows-and-rainbows.html

Colour Wheels http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/colours.html

Colour Wheel Art http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/colour-wheels.html

Smartie Science http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/smartie-science.html

Lions in Cages http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/10/lions-in-cages.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmslong.blogspot.com/2009/12/science-experiments.html

Balloon Rocket http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/balloon-rocket.html

Snake Spirals http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/snake-spirals.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflaherty.blogspot.com/2010/03/hot-air-rises.html

Floating Ball http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/floating-ball.html

Floating Sinking and Balancing http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsferguson.blogspot.com/2009/11/science-week.html

Tuning Fork Science http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/tuning-fork-science.html

Tissue Goal http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/tissue-goal.html

Making a Spray http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/making-spray.html

Straw Oboes http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/straw-oboes.html

Bath Tricks http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/12/bath-tricks.html

Water Falling Sideways http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/12/water-falling-sideways.html

Detergent Power http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/12/detergent-power.html

Floating and Sinking Diver and Fish http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/12/floating-sinking-diver-and-fish.html

Sources of Light http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2009/12/sources-of-light.html

Fun with our Shadows http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsferguson.blogspot.com/2010/02/healthy-eating.html

More Torches http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-torches.html

Making a Hovercraft http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/01/making-hovercraft.html

Balancing Clowns http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/01/balancing-clowns.html

Water squirting at different rates http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsdillon.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-2010.html

Working with Electricity http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/02/working-with-electricity.html

Magnets http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2010/03/magnets-9th-march.html

Ms. Long's science experiments http://scoilchaitrionajnrmslong.blogspot.com/2010/03/science-experiments.html

Step 2: Invite a science speaker to our school

Custom Birthday Card
Science Visitors
Visit from a Biomaterials Scientist Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/09/scientist-in-our-class.html
Visit from Éanna Ní Lamhna from Greenwave Monday, September 28th, 2009 http://scoilchaitrionajnr.blogspot.com/2009/09/award-for-scoil-chaitriona-junior.html
Visit from Boston Scientific Product Developer Thursday, October 1st, 2009 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/visit-from-product-developer-for-boston.html
Visit from a Doctor Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflaherty.blogspot.com/2009/10/doctor-comes-to-visit.html
Visit from a Software Developer Thursday,October 22nd, 2009 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflaherty.blogspot.com/2009/10/visit-from-software-developer.html
Visit from a Health Promotion Manager with the HSE Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflaherty.blogspot.com/2009/10/visit-from-health-promotion-manager.html
Visit from Mr. Bug Wednesday, November 18, 2009 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/mr-bug.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmslong.blogspot.com/2009/12/bug-man.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-bugman-pictures.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2009/12/bug-man-visit.html

Visit from Mr. Brendan Smith DERI in conjunction with Medtronic Healthy Living project, Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/04/medtronic-healthy-living.html

Step 3: Hosting a science event

Myspace Bubbles Note Generator

Science Open Day Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Ms. Mc Loughlin, Room 5 & Mrs. Newell, Room 4
http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/03/science-open-day.html

Science Open Day Friday, October 20th, 2009
Senior Infants, Room 5
http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/science-open-day.html

Medtronic Foundation "Healthy Living Project 2010" April, May, June 2010 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/04/planting-our-school-garden.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/04/more-gardening-videos.html
Inter Schools Sharing of Science (through the schools Science Website)Gaining an award from an educational website http://gigglepotz.com/

One more award for our science website http://blog.sccscience.com/2009/11/frog-related-award-goes-to-scoil.html

Step 4: Maths

Custom Birthday Card
Integrating Maths into our Science work.

Weather wise: Learning to read the thermometer Number: numberline to 20 for infants Data: Daily recording of the weather, recognising and interpreting data
http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/09/watching-weather.html
Rain Gauge: http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/11/rain-gauge.html
Flying Helicopters: Looking for 2D shapes in objects Shape and Space: rectangles http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/09/flying-helicopters.html
Classifying minibeasts: Early Mathematical Activities: Classifying, matching, comparing Number: Counting http://scoilchaitrionajnrmaths.blogspot.com/2009/10/classifying-bugs.html
Amazing Triangles: Shape and Space: 2D and 3D shapes Couting: sides, angles http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/11/3d-shapes.html
Cars and Friction: Measures Distance: measuring with non standard measures http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/11/cars-and-friction.html
Diving Drops, Lava Lamp and Weights of Liquids: Measures, Weight comparisons: http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/01/diving-drops-lava-lamp-and-weights-of.html
Sounds, high and low Measures, Size comparisons: http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2010/01/sounds-high-and-low.html
Measuring Ourselves Measures using non standard measures http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/02/measuring.html
Measuring Paper Strength Measures, Weight, Strength comparisons, using non standard measures http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/02/measuring-paper-strengths.html

Our Award Ceremony 2008/2009

Custom Birthday Card
Dr. Malachy Thompson, a local scientist and chemist, came to our school today to do a fantastic Chemistry show, and to present the school with

• Our Award of Science Excellence 2008/2009


• Our Second Green flag


• Our Discover Primary Science Certificates

We had a wonderful day. Science is so exciting!

For more photos of the chemistry show, please visit our link on http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/06/awards-from-scientist.html

Step 1: Prescribed Activities

2008/2009

Please use the link to our Science Site http://www.scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/ to see photographs of the science investigations we have undergone this year. The index of all science articles is to be found in the Blog Archive listed on the right hand magin of the page.

Classes involved in doing the activities:
· Ms. McLoughlin · Mrs. Newell · Ms. Crotty · Ms. Flaherty · Ms. Tierney · Ms. O’Connor · Ms. Costello · Ms. Long · Ms. Warde · Ms. Treacy · Mrs. Browne · Ms. Cunningham · Ms. Lavery · Mrs. Geraghty · Ms. Ferguson · Ms. McGuire · Ms. Gilligan . Ms. Dillon . Ms. Murphy . Ms Lally . Ms. McGuire . Ms. Hynes . Ms McLaughlin . Ms. Minihan . Ms. Warde

Discover Primary Science activities done in the school this year:
· Design a Bridge · Paper Helicopters · Can you balance? · Rainbow Spinner · Make a lighthouse · Strange Sounds
· Dancing raisins · Diving drops and sinking feelings · Air pressure · Surface Tension and Bubbles · Friction, slip or stick? . Surface Tension and Bubbles . Mirror Writing · Make a Lever (wag the dog) · Creepy reflections and floating finger . Acrobatic clown · Design a boat · Make a diver · Rocket launch · Water fountain . Snake Spiral · My Reaction Time · Myself-fingerprints · How Much Air Can My Lungs Hold · Creeping Colours · String telephone · Starch is everywhere . Make a rocket . Starting and stopping
· Dyeing with Red Cabbage · Growing tomatoes . Which papers absorbs best? . Exercise your heart

Other experiments

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Step 2: Visit to a DPS Discover Centre

A) Visit to a DPS Centre: Photos of this visit are to be seen at http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/10/blog-post.html


· Senior Infants visited St. Brigit’s Garden on the 17th of October 2008

Step 2: Scientists in our school

B) Invite a Scientist or Engineer to our school: Photos of these visits are posted on our Science Site

Visit from the science group "Educate Me" with a great presentation about Space.http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/01/visit-from-educate-me-about-space.html

Visit from the Army, http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/09/army-visitors.html
Visit from a Garda, http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/09/garda-visit.html
Visit from an Occupational Therapist, http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/09/visit-from-occupational-therapist.html
Visit from a Chef, http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/10/thursday-october-9th-2008-one-of-girls.html
Visit from a Computer Engineer, http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/11/science-and-engineering-in-our.html
Visit from a Mobile Phone Executive, http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/11/science-and-engineering-in-our.html
Visit from a Geologist,
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/03/geologist-in-school.html

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Step 3: Participating in a science event

Participate in a science event: Science Open Day. Photos of this event can be seen on http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/01/open-day.html

· Ms. McLoughlin’s Senior Infant Class and Mrs. Newell's class held their Science Open Day on Friday, 16th of January 2009.
This event was open to other classes, teachers, and staff of Scoil Chaitríona Junior.
Scoil Chaitríona Senior classes, teachers and staff were invited.
The invitation to attend our science open day was extended to parents, realations and members of the community. We were delighted to see so many visitors. Everyone really enjoyed the event.

Visit to a Bubble Show in Galway Education Centre during Science Week Nov. 08 http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/11/science-of-bubbles.html

Visit to the Planetarium in Galway Education Centre during Science Week Nov. 08 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2008/12/planetarium.html

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Step 4: Other Science Activities

Other Science Activities in the School

1. We have submitted our own activities to the Gallery Section of the primary science website. Some of our photographs have been published on each of your gallery pages. http://www.primaryscience.ie/site/resources_gallery_photos.php

2. We are participating in the Greenwave Project this year. http://greenwave.ie/index.php?p=gallery&q=photo_gallery&pg=1&species=0&county=7 Photos of frogs in Spring http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/03/frogs-in-spring.html Lifecycle of the Froghttp://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/03/lifecycle-of-frog.html

3. We are registered for the Green Flag programme.
Litter Picking http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/10/green-schools-litter-picking.html Slow the Flow http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/01/slow-flow.html

4. We have set up a school website (with science page). It is running since May 07. We are beginning to have other schools worldwide contact us about the articles on our science page. (see http://captaincuriosity.net/teacher-lab/?p=141 and http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/05/kite-flying.html for comments)

Our school address is
http://www.scoilchaitrionajnr.blogspot.com/
Our Science page address is
http://www.scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/
and Our Award of Science Excellence page is http://www.scoilchaitrionajnrscienceaward.blogspot.com/

5. We have subscribed to the www.science.ie monthly electronic science newsletter. http://science.ie/

6. We have used some of the flash activities from the primary science website in our classrooms including:
Make a Rocket
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/fizzy-rockets.html
Starting and Stopping
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/11/raw-and-cooked-eggs.html
Keeping warm - Testing insulators
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html

7. We have been involved in a great many investigations and projects other than the science activities listed in the DPS manual including:
Are involved in a "School Projects Around the Globe" - Kite Flying project based in the U.S. http://web.me.com/jmsalsich/Kites_Around_The_World/Partner_School_Projects/Partner_School_Projects.html
Kite Flying
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/04/kite-flying.html and
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/05/kite-flying.html
Visit to a Bubble Show during Science Week http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/11/science-of-bubbles.html
Visiting the Planetarium http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2008/12/planetarium.html
We have a school garden
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/01/school-garden.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/06/school-garden.html
Nature walks
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/09/trip-to-beach.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflannery.blogspot.com/2008/10/welcome-back.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflaherty.blogspot.com/2008/10/visit-to-beach.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmclaughlin.blogspot.com/2008/10/2nd-classes-day-at-beach.html
Setting up and watching bird feeders http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/01/looking-out-for-birds.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrstreacy.blogspot.com/2009/01/feeding-birds.html
A Bat in Our Class
http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/02/bat-in-our-class.html
Bug Exploring
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/04/mini-beast-adventure.html and
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/09/bug-hunting.html
Telling the Age of Trees
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/09/telling-age-of-tree.html
Potato Maze
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/09/potato-maze.html
Planting Bulbs
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/11/planting-bulbs-9th-october-2008.html , http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2009/02/our-plants.html
and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrsbrowne.blogspot.com/2009/01/crocus.html
Using thermometers and rain gauges http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/11/thermometer-and-water-gauge-wednesday.html
Making paper aeroplanes
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/11/making-paper-aeroplanes-thursday-13th.html
Watching frogspawn to frogs
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/03/lifecycle-of-frog.html
Constructing structures http://scoilchaitrionajnrmrstreacy.blogspot.com/2008/10/construction.html
Visiting the local Bottle Bank
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/10/bottle-bank.html
Science of Smarties
http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflaherty.blogspot.com/2008/10/smarties-experiment.html
Looking after our teeth
http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflannery.blogspot.com/ and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmslally.blogspot.com/2008/10/our-teeth.html
Food tasting
http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2008/12/food-tasting.html
Making a hovercraft
http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/01/hovercraft.html
Watching Mayflies
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/05/mayflies.html
Watching Ants
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/05/ants-in-garden.html
Taking part in the Agri Aware “Meet the Spuds! Competition”
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/04/our-potatoes-are-growing.html
Raising butterflies from caterpillars
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/04/caterpillars-and-butterflies.html
Wormery
http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/04/setting-up-wormery.html
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/04/our-wormery.html
Cooking Scientifically
http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2009/02/making-crispy-buns-to-show-heating-and.html
Smelling Test
http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/
Looking at Bubbles
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/03/bubbles-galore.html
Magnet Morning
http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/03/fun-with-magnets.html
A Sense of Touch
http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2009/04/senses-touch.html