6th Class

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

Sixth Class had a wonderful day last Saturday, the 14th of January at the Primary Science Fair in the RDS.  We started our project ‘Do Different Liquids Effect the Growth of Rocket Seeds?’ last October and worked really hard to complete our experiments and present our findings. Many thanks to our parents who helped get us … Read more

On Friday the 18th of November, Sixth Class went on tour to Newgrange.