Over the past few weeks, many of the children in sixth class have been designing their very own ‘Games’ following our work on Procedural Writing in English. It is wonderful to see how creative and innovative these children are, when they presented their projects last week. After their presentations, the class got a chance to … Read more
For the past few weeks sixth class have been investigating Gravity and Air Resistance and how it effects the way objects fall to earth. This week the children worked in small groups to design a helicopter which would be the slowest to fall to the ground!
What a great day we had at the RDS Primary Science Fair
On Monday the 27th of November, sixth class visited the ancient mound of Newgrange in Co.Meath. Prior to the visit, the class did a small project on the Neolithic site.
As part of our work on our project for the RDS Science Fair, we conducted 5 experiments to test Static Electricity as follows: Rolling a drinks can without touching it Controlling a plastic bag in the air Bending Water Separating balloons without touching them Moving styrofoam plates We also discovered the effects of static electricity … Read more
We are delighted to inform you all that sixth class has been successful in obtaining a stand in the RDS Primary Science Fair once again this year! The title of this year’s project is ‘Why Do Some People’s Hair Have More Static Electricity?’ We are already exploring atoms and how they are formed! We will … Read more
During Science Week, Ms. Bell introduced us to Lego Creations. Using lego pieces and a specially designed app, we were able to construct a remote rover and program it to move in different ways and make different sounds. The school is purchasing Lego Creations so that we can have lots more fun creating other robots! … Read more