Straw Rockets

We made straw rockets for Space Week. The children were challenged to modify their designs and see how the changes impacted on rocket performance. Length, fin shape and angles were altered–one variable at a time–to see how the rocket launch performed.

Centre of Gravity!

All objects have a balancing point, called the centre of gravity. We examined how the lower you make the centre of gravity the more stable the object is by placing objects in various parts of the clown. 

Cloud Slime!

The children in Senior Infants followed a procedure to make cloud slime. It’s a fluid but acts differently depending on the forces exerted upon it. The polymers in the slime have covalent bonds between the molecules creating a net to catch liquid and keep the slime feeling wet, and the long polymer chains keep it stretchy. 

Floating Candles

 What does fire need to burn? What happens when we remove the air? What gases make up air?

Investigating Electricity!

Sixth Class were investigating electricity!

Separating Salt & Pepper

Children discovered how to separate salt and pepper without touching them. 

Heat capacity of water and air.

Children in Second Class were learning about how water has a heat capacity four times higher than air. 

Floating and Sinking

Predict what happens when an unpeeled orange is placed in water, and what will happen once it's peeled and returned to the water. Why does this happen? 

Can you make an egg float in water by adding salt to the water? 

Hovercraft!

Second class were investigating friction using the Hovercraft experiment. 

Static Electricity

Junior Infants were investigating static electricity!