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Dancing raisins
What you need: a jar of clear fizzy drink, a jar of water, a handful of raisins What to do: Drop a handful of raisins into the jar of...
Our STEM Blog
Recording Great Work /2021- 2022
On this page we want to share our ongoing great work with everyone, providing the steps to repeat our experiments when we can and acknowledging the investigative work being carried out on a daily basis by our pupils!
rathleenationalsch
- Nov 10
- 1 min
Measures - Length
We are learning about length in maths this week. We had lots of fun doing length and height challenges today.
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 25
- 1 min
Biodiversity Workshop - The Water Cycle
The water cycle is powered by the sun's energy and by gravity. The sun kickstarts the whole cycle by heating all the Earth's water and...
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 25
- 1 min
Science/Materials & Change
We made smores in the microwave. The recipe is very simple. Ingredients: 2 Digestive biscuits per person 1 square of chocolate per person...
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 25
- 2 min
The Céide Fields
On October 6th, we visited The Céide Fields - Achaidh Chéide, meaning 'flat topped hill fields' on the north Mayo coast, 6.9 north west...
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 21
- 1 min
Crocus Bulbs from The HOLOCAUST EDUCATION TRUST IRELAND
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION TRUST IRELAND, HETI provides yellow Crocus bulbs for young people aged 11 years and older to plant in memory of the...
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 20
- 1 min
Duilleoga déanta as cré
Rinneamar duilleoga as cré agus ansin phéintéileamar iad i dathanna an fhómhair .
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 13
- 1 min
Planting Spring Bulbs
We planted snowdrops and irises. Each pupil brought in a pot and will look forward to see what flower grows in spring time. A little...
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 13
- 1 min
Growing a hyacinth in a jar
We filled a hyacinth glass with water just below where the bulb's base sits. We placed it in a cool place and covered it with black...
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 9
- 1 min
Shadows
We were learning about shadows in science last week. We found out that by blocking light we can form a shadow. We made these shadow...
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 5
- 1 min
The Edible Landscape Project
The apple tree is securely planted. Cardboard places around it to prevent weeds growing. We then spread animal manure over the...
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 5
- 1 min
The Edible Landscape Project
On Monday, October 3rd we planted a Cox's Pipin, self pollinating apple tree, with Tara Cosgrove. We are delighted to be part of this...
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 5
- 1 min
Planting Spring Bulbs
On September, 29th, we planted spring bulbs, snowdrops, crocuses and hyacinths. Bulbs grow during the winter because their food is stored...
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 4
- 1 min
2D Shape Hunt
We had lots of fun doing a 2D shape hunt during maths class today.
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 3
- 1 min
STEM Fun
As part of a fun maths class we constructed 2D and 3D shapes using marshmallows and Spaghetti.
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rathleenationalsch
- Sep 14
- 1 min
Our Senses Experiment
Our Senses Experiment Michelle brought in the microwave and turned it towards the wall so that we could not see what was in it. We had to...
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rathleenationalsch
- Jun 26
- 1 min
Discover Primary Science Award
We finished off a busy and successful year with a Discover Primary Science STEM award. We received a plaque and watched the virtual...
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rathleenationalsch
- May 3
- 1 min
Water
In geography and science we are learning about water. We are exploring the uses of water, the importance of water and conservation of...
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rathleenationalsch
- May 3
- 1 min
Making Pizza.
We are learning about the writing genre procedures in literacy. In our book there was a procedure on how to make pizza. We decided to...
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rathleenationalsch
- Apr 7
- 1 min
Forces
We were investigating and experimenting with forces. We learned how ramps can help move an object and then we used our ramps to record...
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rathleenationalsch
- Apr 6
- 1 min
Wildflowers
We had a wildflower hunt around our school. We found daisies, buttercups and dandelions. We then used daisies as our inspiration for our...
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rathleenationalsch
- Apr 3
- 1 min
Science/ Living Things
In these pictures you can see the pots with all the seeds we planted on 1st April. You can also see the strawberry plants and the King...
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rathleenationalsch
- Apr 3
- 1 min
Science/Living Things
We planted carrow, spinach, turnip, chives, lettuce and pumpkin seeds on Friday, April 1st. The weather is too cold to plant them outside...
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rathleenationalsch
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Lumper Potato Project
The Committee for the Commemoration for Irish Famine Victims (CCIFV) have teamed up with Glens Of Antrim Potatoes and Dunnes Stores to...
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rathleenationalsch
- Mar 15
- 1 min
More Magnetism
We worked on another experiment involving Magnetism. First we had to predict how many paper clips each of our 3 magnets could hold. Then...
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rathleenationalsch
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Sunflowers
We learned about the life cycle of the sunflower today. We planted sunflower seeds and placed them on the window sill so that they will...
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rathleenationalsch
- Mar 11
- 1 min
The Life Cycle of the Butterfly
We were learning about the life cycle of the butterfly this week. We made colourful butterflies for our classroom display.
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rathleenationalsch
- Mar 10
- 1 min
Asymmetrical Portraits
We learned about symmetry in maths. A perfectly symmetrical face is quite rare . We integrated maths and art by drawing asymmetrical...
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rathleenationalsch
- Mar 8
- 1 min
Magnets
We predicted what materials would attract or repel. We investigated the materials and sorted these into 2 groups - will attract and will...
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rathleenationalsch
- Mar 8
- 1 min
Magnetism
We investigated the magnetic field of a bar magnet. We placed the bar magnet under a sheet of paper and sprinkled iron filings on top of...
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rathleenationalsch
- Mar 1
- 1 min
Máirt na h-Inide/ Shrove Tuesday
Rinneamar pancóga inniu. Bhí siad an bhlasta.
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rathleenationalsch
- Feb 18
- 1 min
Frogspawn to Frogs
https://vimeo.com/679326035 Watch the video and see this amazing sign of spring.
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rathleenationalsch
- Feb 8
- 1 min
Stormy Seas
We used different shades of blue paint to create a stormy sea painting in art.
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rathleenationalsch
- Feb 8
- 1 min
Weather
We learned all about the weather in the infant classroom. We explored various weather condition. we recorded the temperature and wind...
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rathleenationalsch
- Feb 8
- 1 min
Bláthanna an earraigh.
Signs of spring can be seen in our classroom and in the tubs outside.
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rathleenationalsch
- Jan 21
- 1 min
Anemometers
We are learning about Weather & Climate in Geography. We used our chrome books and did some research on meteireann.ie . We learned about...
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rathleenationalsch
- Dec 20, 2021
- 1 min
Information Technology
Using our chrome books is a regular part of our school week. We use typing.com, Studyladder, Google Docs & Slides for all areas of the...
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rathleenationalsch
- Nov 12, 2021
- 1 min
STEM
We designed frames for our wet weaving pictures. We wanted the frames to be free standing. We used just 2 types of support to keep the...
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rathleenationalsch
- Nov 11, 2021
- 1 min
Science Week - Flying Teabag Experiment
Materials: Teabags Matches Plate Scissors Health & Safety: Adult supervision is necessary and only teacher handles matches. Method: Cut...
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rathleenationalsch
- Nov 11, 2021
- 1 min
Science Week/Astronomy.
We learned about the Hubble Telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope is 13.2metres long (length of a school bus). It weighs 11,110...
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rathleenationalsch
- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
Our Latest Award!
We are so proud to receive our latest award - Discover Science and Maths Award 2021 from the Science Foundation of Ireland. It shows just...
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rathleenationalsch
- Nov 4, 2021
- 1 min
Ice-cream Bread
We made ice-cream bread with just 3 ingredients, flour, baking soda and ice-cream. It was delicious.
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rathleenationalsch
- Nov 4, 2021
- 1 min
Parts of a Bulb
We learned the parts of a bulb. We bisected a hyacinth bulb to investigate the inside of the bulb. We planted 2 hyacinth bulbs in water...
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rathleenationalsch
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
Wet Felting
Wet Felting is a method of using soap, warm water and agitation to tangle fibres together to create felt. Method: Gather wool fibres,...
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 26, 2021
- 1 min
Planting Bulbs
We planted daffodil and crocus bulbs and in spring we will have colourful displays.
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min
STEM/Tangrams
Tangrams are an ancient Chinese puzzle. We were given the opportunity to play with the 7 shapes and make a square. Some of us found this...
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min
STEM
Science Materials & Change How heat causes materials to change. We put a raw egg, sugar and salt into the oven to see the changes caused...
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rathleenationalsch
- Oct 18, 2021
- 1 min
STEM with marshmallows
A maths lesson with a twist. We constructed 2D and 3D shapes with marshmallows and spaghetti during our maths lesson. It was great fun.
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