Will the egg float?

When the children put an egg into the jug of water it sank to the bottom. The children added salt to the water and the egg began to float. The salt makes the water more dense, and so the egg will float as a result.

Walking on air

Children in our ASD class tried a ‘walking on air’ experiment! They blew up some balloons & placed a table (face down) on top of them! The children then stood on top of the table to see if the air in the balloons could support their weight!

Magnets!

Senior infants had lots of fun playing with magnets. We discovered lots of things that are attracted to magnets like screws, paper clips and pegs. We found out that plastic spoons, wooden cubes, cotton buds and pom poms are not attracted to magnets.

Dancing Raisins!

Senior Infants did a Dancing Raisins experiment where they put some raisins in a cup of water and a cup of 7Up. The raisins began dancing in the 7Up

Puking Pumpkins!!

Here first class made puking pumpkins. First a mouth was carved out. Then bread soda, food colouring and washing up liquid was added to the pumpkin. The pumpkin was placed on a tray and vinegar was added until the pumpkin began to 'puke'! This happened because of a reaction between an acid and a base.

Floating and Sinking

Fourth Class were investigating which will float, a peeled or unpeeled orange? They discovered that the peel acts as a life jacket and gives the orange greater buoyancy.

Density

Children were investigating the density of various liquids.

Mirror Writing

5th Class enjoyed doing magic writing and making rainbows!

Investigating sounds

Here first class investigated high and low sounds. We ensured there was a fair test by all glasses being the same size.