Be sure to check out all our science activities on http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/ All of our activities can be found by clicking on the blog archive on the right hand side of this page. Have fun looking at what we've been up to for the year.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Step 1: Greenwave and Maths
Check out our observations and sightings on http://greenwave.ie/index.php?p=gallery&q=photo_gallery&pg=1&species=0&county=7#.UPSGfyf0KSo
Horse Chestnut, April 4th, 2013 |
Ash, April 20th, 2013 |
Swallows, April 20th, 2013 |
Step 2: Prescribed Activities and Maths
Making rainbows http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.ie/2012/09/making-rainbows.html
Mixing colours of light http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.ie/2012/09/mixing-colours-of-light.html
Shadows http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.ie/2012/09/shadows.html
Light: Colour wheels http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.ie/2012/09/light-colour-wheels.html
Colour wheels http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.ie/2012/09/colour-wheels-we-made-ourselves.html
Looking at fingerprints http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.ie/2012/09/taking-fingerprints.html
Caged lion http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/09/caged-lion.html
Growing shadows http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/10/growing-shadows.html
Learning about reflectors http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/10/learning-about-reflectors.html
SOUND
Making telephones: http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsconneely.blogspot.ie/2012/11/making-telephones.html
Sound and hearing: http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2013/04/sound-and-hearing.html
FORCES: AIR and WATER, GRAVITY and INERTIA
Helicopters: http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/10/helicopters.html
Water rockets: http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/10/water-rockets.html
More water rockets: http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsconneely.blogspot.ie/2012/10/water-rockets.html
Hairdryer science: http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.ie/2012/11/an-experiment-to-try-at-home.html
More science with a hairdryer: http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/11/hairdryer-science.html
Science week: http://sineadgr.blogspot.ie/2012/11/science-week.html
Pneumatics and Hydraulics: http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/12/forces-pneumatics-and-hydraulics.html
Fun with windmills: http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.ie/2012/12/fun-with-windmills.html
Friction and distance: http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2013/01/friction-and-distance.html
Acrobatic clowns: http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2013/02/acrobatic-clowns.html
Air experiments: http://scoilchaitrionajnrmshlally.blogspot.ie/2013/03/air-experiments.html
More experiments with air: http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2013/03/more-air-experiments.html
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Static electricity http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/10/static-electricity.html
Our moving can http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/10/our-can-moved.html
Magic magnets http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.ie/2012/11/magic-magnets_25.html
Electrical circuits http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2013/01/electrical-circuits.html
Alternative energy http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2013/01/alternative-energy.html
Magnet magic http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflannery.blogspot.ie/2013/02/magnet-magic.html
SPACE
All about rockets: Water rockets, The Earth the Sun and the Moon, Fizzy rockets, Launching air rockets, Rockets and astronauts, Balloon rockets, Straw rockets, Volcanoes on Venus, Fizzy rockets, Craters and Dinosaurs: http://scoilchaitrionajnrspacepage.blogspot.ie/
Step 3: Discover Centre or Science Speaker
Senior infants, Tuesday, October 16th 2012 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/10/brigits-garden.html
Step 5: Engineers Week Theme
Engineers, Bringing dreams to life
through
curiosity and invention
- Designing and making clay rockets and felt rockets http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/11/rocket-art.html
- Designing and making straw rockets http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/11/straw-rockets.html
- Designing and making air rockets http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/11/launching-air-rockets.html
- Our own rockets http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/11/our-own-rockets.html
- Making rockets http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/11/rockets-we-made.html
- Elastic rockets http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/11/elastic-rockets.html
- Junior First LEGO League Robotics http://scoilchaitrionajnrlego.blogspot.ie/
- Making pneumatic and hydraulic toys http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/12/forces-pneumatics-and-hydraulics.html
- Making push and pull toys http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/12/pop-up-santa-toys.html
- Pneumatic and hydraulic toys http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2012/12/pneumatic-and-hydraulic-toys.html
- Amazing triangles http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2013/01/marshmallow-maths.html
- All about magnets: Electromagnet and compasses http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2013/01/all-about-magnets.html
- Learning about bridges http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.ie/2013/01/learning-about-bridges.html
- Designing and making machines http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.ie/
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Award of Excellence in Science and Maths 2012
Be sure to check out all our science activities on http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/ All of our activities can be found by clicking on the blog archive on the right hand side of this page. Have fun looking at what we've been up to for the year.
Step 1: Greenwave, Energy and Forces activities
Greenwave 2012
- Spinning Rainbow colours http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2011/09/spinning-rainbow-colours-ms-lally-ms.html
- Making rainbows and shadows http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2011/09/making-rainbows-and-shadows-ms.html
- Lions in their cages http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post.html
- Flying helicopters http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/10/flying-helicopters.html
- Straw rockets http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2011/10/straw-rockets-with-ms-lally-and-ms.html
- Air rockets launch http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2011/10/launching-air-rockets-ms-mcloughlin-and.html
- Dancing raisins http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2011/10/dancing-raisins.html
- Straw rockets http://scoilchaitrionajnrspacepage.blogspot.com/2011/11/making-and-launching-straw-rockets.html
- Air rockets http://scoilchaitrionajnrspacepage.blogspot.com/2011/11/making-and-launching-air-rockets.html
- Water rockets http://scoilchaitrionajnrspacepage.blogspot.com/2011/11/launching-water-rockets-ms-mcloughlin.html
- Helicopters and a dragster http://scoilchaitrionajnrspacepage.blogspot.com/2011/11/helicopters-and-dragster.html
- Craters on the moon http://scoilchaitrionajnrspacepage.blogspot.com/2011/11/craters-on-moon.html
- Designing bridges http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2011/11/designing-bridges-first-class-room-15.html
- Making paper helicopters http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2011/11/making-paper-helicopters-in-first-class.html
- Discovering magnets http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmclaughlin.blogspot.com/2011/11/discovering-magnets.html
- Magnets in room 1 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2011/11/magnets.html
- Dancing sultanas http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmclaughlin.blogspot.com/2011/11/dancing-sultanas.html
- Junior engineers http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/12/junior-engineers.html
- Saving energy http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/12/saving-energy.html
- Prisms in senior infants http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsoconnor.blogspot.com/2011/12/prisms.html
- Visit from Guzzler http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsneedham.blogspot.com/2011/12/guzzler-visited-our-classroom-and.html
- Guzzler and energy saving http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2011/12/guzzler-and-energy-saving-5th-december.html
- Guzzler again http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsferguson.blogspot.com/2011/12/visit-from-guzzler.html
- Forces with a hair dryer http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/12/floating-balls.html
- Forces: Pop Top and Make a Spray http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/12/pop-top-and-bug-spray.html
- Design a bridge http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsferguson.blogspot.com/2012/01/design-bridge.html
- Exploring floating and sinking http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmclaughlin.blogspot.com/2012/02/exploring-floating-and-sinking.html
- Making a life jacket http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmclaughlin.blogspot.com/2012/02/making-lifejacket.html
- Balloon rockets http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsoconnor.blogspot.com/2012/02/balloon-rockets.html
- String telephone http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsoconnor.blogspot.com/2012/02/string-telephone.html
- Wind power http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2012/03/huge-kite.html
- Pop Up Flowers http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2012/03/pop-up-flowers.html
Step 2: DPSM Discover Centre or Science Speaker
- Junior Infants: Ms. Flannery's class 12th October 20111 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmssflannery.blogspot.com/
- Junior Infants: Ms. Conneely's class 12th October 2011 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsconneely.blogspot.com/2011/10/big-trip.html
- Junior Infants: Ms. McLaughlin's class 13th October 2011 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmclaughlin.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post.html and
- Senior Infants: Ms. McLoughlin's class 13th October 2011 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/10/visit-to-st-brigits-garden.html
- Senior Infants: Ms. McLoughlin's class 16th November 2011 for Science Week http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/11/visit-to-aquarium-for-science-week.html
- A florist in Senior infants http://scoilchaitrionajnrhistorygeography.blogspot.com/2011/10/florist-in-senior-infants.html
- A fireman in Junior infants http://scoilchaitrionajnrmssflannery.blogspot.com/
- A fire engine at our school http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2012/05/fire-engine-in-our-school.html
Step 4: Maths
- Our Weather Watchers: Learning to read the thermometer Number: numberline to 20 for infants Data: Daily recording of the weather, recognising and interpreting data Maths skills used: communicating and expressing, integrating life skills with geography& maths, reasoning, comparing weather on different days, understanding weather measurements. http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/09/our-weather-watchers.html
- Making Rainbows and Shadows: Shape: 2D and 3D shapes - triangle, triangular prism, hexagon, hexagonal prism. http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2011/09/making-rainbows-and-shadows-ms.html
- Sea creatures maths: Number: counting sea creatures Algebra: Patterns with sea creatures Data Data chart of the creatures, count and compare sets Early Maths activities: grouping, ordering, partitioning. http://scoilchaitrionajnrmaths.blogspot.com/2011/10/maths-with-sea-creatures.html
- Flying helicopters: Shape: rectangles Number counting rectangles http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/10/flying-helicopters.html
- Pass the parcel: Shape: Naming regular shapes. Counting sides and corners. Saying whether a shape rolls or not.http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2011/10/pass-parcel-examining-materials-senior.html
- Marshmallow maths (amazing triangles): Shape: Naming 2D and 3D shapes, sorting, classifying, describing, make and designing, testing for strength http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2011/10/2d-and-3d-marshmallow-shapes.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-marshmallow-shapes.html
- Launching rockets Shapes: circles, cones, cylinders, triangles Number: counting down from 10 to 1 Early Maths activities: choosing colours http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2011/10/launching-air-rockets-ms-mcloughlin-and.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2011/10/straw-rockets-with-ms-lally-and-ms.html
- Planets data chart Data: Number: grouping, counting, comparing, analysing http://scoilchaitrionajnrmaths.blogspot.com/2011/11/our-favourite-planets-data-chart.html
- Experiments with sound Sorting and Classifying: according to high/low sounds Ordering from low sounds to high sounds, from high sounds to low sounds. http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/12/experiments-on-sound.html
- Fingerprints and measuring ourselves Measurement: Using matchsticks for measuring arm length, length of hand and foot. Estimating and measuring. Comparisons http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/12/fingerprints-and-measures.html
- Signs of Spring data chart Data: Number: grouping, counting, comparing, http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2012/03/spring-data-chart.html
- Classifying Bugs: Number: Counting bugs (1-12) Data: pictogram of the bugs Early Mathematical Activities: Classifying, sorting, grouping Maths skills used: communicating and expressing, integrating maths, science and nature, connecting real life skills of observing, recording etc with maths learned, understanding sorting, data, classifying, grouping in real-life situation http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2012/04/bugs-and-insect-maths.html
Step 3: Science Event: Rocket Launching Morning
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Step 5: Science Week - The Chemistry of Life
Ms. McLoughlin's class and Ms. Lally's class had a Rocket Launching Morning as our science week event on Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 http://scoilchaitrionajnrspacepage.blogspot.com/2011/11/rocket-launch-morning.html
- EGGsperiments http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/10/experiments-with-eggs.html
- More egg work http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-egg-work.html
- Finding acids with red cabbage http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/10/finding-acids-with-red-cabbage.html
- Pass the parcel: Examining materials http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2011/10/pass-parcel-examining-materials-senior.html
- Flutterella the witch http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2011/10/flutterella-witch.html
- Acid in our drinks http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflaherty.blogspot.com/2011/10/experiment-to-see-if-our-lunch-drinks.html
- Balloon and fizzy rockets http://scoilchaitrionajnrspacepage.blogspot.com/2011/11/balloon-rockets-and-fizzy-rockets.html
- Volcanoes on Venus http://scoilchaitrionajnrspacepage.blogspot.com/2011/11/volcanoes-on-venus.html
- Making slime http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmclaughlin.blogspot.com/2011/11/slime.html
- Sense of taste http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2011/11/sense-of-taste.html
- Is it waterproof? http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2011/11/is-it-waterproof.html
- Making jelly http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2012/01/making-jelly-24th-january.html
- Jelly is set http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2012/01/jelly-is-set.html
- Volcanoes http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsoconnor.blogspot.com/2012/02/volcano.html
- Exciting eggs http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmclaughlin.blogspot.com/2012/03/exciting-eggs.html
- Squeezing eggs http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsferguson.blogspot.com/2012/03/squeezing-eggs.html and Birds'nests http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsferguson.blogspot.com/2012/03/looking-at-birds-build-their-nests.html
- Which is more dense? http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmclaughlin.blogspot.com/2012/03/which-is-more-dense.html
Bubble Magic Show for Science Week 21st November 2011
- Bubble magic: November 21st, 2011 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2011/11/bubble-show.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmscrotty.blogspot.com/2011/11/bubble-show-video.html
- The Bubble Man: November 21st, 2011 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmclaughlin.blogspot.com/2011/11/bubble-man.html
- Bubbles http://scoilchaitrionajnrmshynes.blogspot.com/2011/12/our-visit-from-mr-bubbles.html
- Science Week in Ms. Lavery's class http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflannery.blogspot.com/2011/11/science-week-2011.html
- Science Week in Ms. Flaherty's class http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsflaherty.blogspot.com/2011/11/science-week.html
- Science Week in Ms. Conneely's class http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsconneely.blogspot.com/2011/11/science-week.html
- Fizzy rockets in Ms. Tierney's class http://scoilchaitrionajnrmstierney.blogspot.com/2011/11/fizzy-rockets.html
- Science Week with Ms. Joyce's class http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsjoyce.blogspot.com/2011/11/science-week.html
- Absorption in Junior infants http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsconneely.blogspot.com/2011/11/absorbtion-science-week.html
- Taste tests in Junior infants http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsferguson.blogspot.com/2011/12/taste-test.html
- Bubble magic http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsferguson.blogspot.com/2011/12/bubble-show.html
- Bubble magic man http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2011/12/bubble-magic-man_12.html
- Bubble magic man2 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2011/12/bubble-magic-man.html
- Bubble magic video1 http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2011/12/bubble-video-bubble-man-come-to-school.html
- Creating bubbles http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2011/12/bubble-man-creating-bubbles.html
- Smoke filled bubble in a bubble http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2011/12/video-of-smoke-filled-bubble-in-bubble.html
- Bubble magic man http://scoilchaitrionajnrmisscostello.blogspot.com/2011/12/bubble-magic-man-comes-to-scoil.html
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