5th & 6th Class Science Blast Project- What is a water tower designed to do?
We decided to investigate water towers because there is a water tower located in Knockanillaun, close to our school. We knew very little...
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- Jun 22, 2021
- 1 min
Science Week Remotely 2021
1. We were learning about acids and alkalis /bases and experimented with cabbage dye at home. 2. We learned what the term OSMOSIS means...
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ardaghnationalscho
- Mar 19, 2021
- 1 min
Raincoat Challenge
Following on from our interesting research on coats for Antarctic explorers and because their brothers and sisters in 1st and 2nd class...
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ardaghnationalscho
- Mar 17, 2021
- 1 min
Pin Wheels in 1st and 2nd Class
1st and 2nd designed and decorated their own pinwheels as part of Engineers Week this year. They enjoyed investigating with them outside...
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ardaghnationalscho
- Mar 7, 2021
- 1 min
Tower Challenge
Planning, Engineering, Building and so much more!!
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ardaghnationalscho
- Mar 4, 2021
- 1 min
Engineers Week 2021
1st and 2nd Class are enjoying Engineers Week. They designed waterproof coats for their toys and then tested and evaluated their designs.
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ardaghnationalscho
- Jan 12, 2021
- 1 min
Lockdown Science at home: Antarctic Clothing.
As part of our project on Tom Crean and the Antarctic Exploration we were discussing the equipment that these brave explorers used. The...
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ardaghnationalscho
- Nov 20, 2020
- 1 min
Science Week : Experiments with Light.
Throughout Science Week we got to explore the topic of Light every day. Each pod got the the chance to use mirrors to reflect light and...
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ardaghnationalscho
- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
Experimenting with soil and plants.
1st and 2nd class were investigating the question: How do we grow plants? One of our class also asked: What happens when we mix soil and...
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ardaghnationalscho
- Nov 21, 2018
- 1 min
5th & 6th class investigated the strength of different magnets during Science Week.
During Science Week 5th and 6th class focussed on magnets and magetic force. Here they are exploring both the magnetic strength of the...
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ardaghnationalscho
- Nov 20, 2018
- 1 min
Science week upstairs... What fun we had on Friday. From exploding gas balloons to hover craft C.Ds
On Friday we had a Fab science day. We brought in old bottles, discs, rotten eggs(ugh) and even balloons. Such fun we had. Using these...
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ardaghnationalscho
- Oct 3, 2018
- 1 min
Build a Bridge and get over it: if it stays standing
We were investigating the strength of paper bridges today in science. Did you know you can make the paper stronger if you fold it, make...
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