Award of Excellence in Science and Maths 2012

Primary Science and Maths Awards 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

St. Brigit's Garden

• 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

Galway Atlantaquaria

• 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

Maths Week Ireland

• 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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Click here to see the photos and videos for our rocket launching morning  http://scoilchaitrionajnrspacepage.blogspot.com/2011/11/rocket-launch-morning.html

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Step 5: Science Week - The Chemistry of Life

Galway Science and Technology Festival

Science Week Ireland

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