Year 2
Food Dudes!
Food Dudes!
The Food Dudes delivery came on the train to Senior Infants today.
The Food Dudes delivery came on the train to Senior Infants today.
A crane was needed to unload all the healthy food off the train.
A crane was needed to unload all the healthy food off the train.
Science Week 2019
Science Week 2019
Joanne McMillan and her Post Grad students from Tralee IT visited us this week and brought the world of science alive in our school.
Joanne McMillan and her Post Grad students from Tralee IT visited us this week and brought the world of science alive in our school.
Merge Cubes: On the large screen, children could see augmented reality, large scale, when handling a Merge Cube. Using a planet app, it looked like children had planets in the palm of their hands, while they were really holding just a cube. There were 2 tablets other tablets at this station with fun interactive touch screen games.
Merge Cubes: On the large screen, children could see augmented reality, large scale, when handling a Merge Cube. Using a planet app, it looked like children had planets in the palm of their hands, while they were really holding just a cube. There were 2 tablets other tablets at this station with fun interactive touch screen games.
Microscopes: The children used Microscopes to look at actual dead insects (none poisonous) and also human cells donated 40 years ago to the college.
Microscopes: The children used Microscopes to look at actual dead insects (none poisonous) and also human cells donated 40 years ago to the college.
Acidity: Using litmus paper, children saw various liquids being tested for their pH levels. Coca Cola, mouthwash, bleach, lemon juice, vinegar to name a few.
Acidity: Using litmus paper, children saw various liquids being tested for their pH levels. Coca Cola, mouthwash, bleach, lemon juice, vinegar to name a few.
Lava Lamp: There was water and food colouring at the bottom of these tall glass tubes. Oil was then poured in and it floated to the top. A reaction kept happening at the bottom giving off carbon dioxide and bubbles were going crazy inside the glass. It was fascinating to watch.
Lava Lamp: There was water and food colouring at the bottom of these tall glass tubes. Oil was then poured in and it floated to the top. A reaction kept happening at the bottom giving off carbon dioxide and bubbles were going crazy inside the glass. It was fascinating to watch.
There were also M&Ms at this table and we saw how hot water made their colour dissolve. This colour was able to be collected by paper afterwards.
There were also M&Ms at this table and we saw how hot water made their colour dissolve. This colour was able to be collected by paper afterwards.
DNA: Children were able to build models of DNA cells.
DNA: Children were able to build models of DNA cells.
Code Week 2019
Code Week 2019
The children had great fun building and coding with Lego WeDo
The children had great fun building and coding with Lego WeDo
The 5th & 6th Class children had a race!
The 5th & 6th Class children had a race!
One group managed to add an interesting "hack" to their Milo and he won by a mile...
One group managed to add an interesting "hack" to their Milo and he won by a mile...
Future engineers!
Future engineers!
At last the teachers got a chance to have the Lego WeDo kits all to ourselves.
At last the teachers got a chance to have the Lego WeDo kits all to ourselves.
Many thanks to Niamh O'Leary, who facilitated our CPD training session.
Many thanks to Niamh O'Leary, who facilitated our CPD training session.