Science Week – March 23rd to 27th 2015

Scoil Ghráinne’s Science Week is from the 23^rd to the 27^th March. All the classes in the school will be doing different activities to learn more about science.

Class Science Investigations

Each class will investigate a different science topic and then on Thursday 26^th they will display their work outside their classrooms so other classes can come and learn about what they did.

• Junior Infants are learning about the life-cycle of frogs and butterflies
• Senior Infants are investigating water – what things can float and sink and how to make a picture waterproof

• 1^st Class are investigating how plants grow
• 2^nd Class are investigating forces
• 3^rd Class are learning about electricity
• 4^th Class are investigating heat
• 5^th Class are learning about the topic of Space

Science Trails

During Science Week teachers will take their classes on a Science Trail around the school grounds. The children will have the opportunity to see science in action in the world around us.

Daily Science Experiments

Each day there will be a different experiment for teachers to do with their classes. These will be quick investigations that will show how science can be fun. We will learn:

• how candles can drink water
• how to tie die milk
• how to make a sound like a quacking duck
• how to find your blind spot
• what is depth perception

Design & Make Competition

Each class group will have participate in a design and make competition.

5^th Class – Amazing Triangle Construction Challenge

4^th Class – Rainbow Spinner.

3rd Class – Paper Helicopters

2nd Class – Paper Cup Telephone

1st Class – Paper Aeroplanes