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Log Book 2021/DSM/1254

Renmore, Galway 2020/2021

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Classes Involved:

Featured on our log book:

 Ms. McLoughlin (2nd), Ms. Cunningham (2nd), Ms. Molloy/Ms. Minihan (2nd), Ms. Kavanagh/Ms. Lally (2nd)

Ms. Dillon/Ms. Maguire (1st),  Ms. Moran (1st), Ms. Kyne/Ms. Kearney (1st), Mr. Faherty (1st), Ms. McCaul/Ms. Groarke (1st)

Ms. Fitzgerald (SI), Ms. Bohan (SI), Ms. Crotty (SI)

Ms. Tierney (JI), Ms. Gillen (JI), Ms. Kavanagh/Ms. Dunne (JI), Ms. Flannery (JI)

Also involved:

All classes were involved as spectators in the rocket launch morning on the pitch, hosted by Room 9.

All four second classes and one first class launched water rockets during space week.

2nd classes and 1st classes took part in virtual workshops with Scientific Sue’s Mysterious Microbes and with GMIT’s Colourful Science

2nd classes took part in NUIG’s Cell Explorers – Fantastic DNA

All 2nd classes and one Junior Infant class took part in a Zoom Workshop from Blackrock Castle Observatory during Science Week 2020

All 2nd classes (along with our partner class from Northern Ireland) had a virtual visit from two pilots in association with the Aviatrix Project (April 2021)

(4 hands-on science investigations, with at least one from each of the four strands)

Living Things:

• Looking at barley 2nd class (Sept 2020)
• What do seeds need to grow? 2nd class (Sept 2020)
• Learning about apples 2nd class (Sept 2020)
• Sea urchin and coral 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Halloween: Learning about skeletons and guts 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Coloured daffodils 2nd class (Mar 2021)
• Planting with Incredible Edibles 2nd class (Mar 2021)
• Planting Incredible Edible seeds 2nd class (Mar 2021)
• Agri Aware Healthy PE and virtual farm visit 2nd class (Mar 2021)
• Butterfly lifecycle art 2nd class (June 2021)
• Replanting our sweet peas Senior Infants (June 2021)
• Harvesting potatoes 2nd class (June 2021)

Energy and Forces:

• Making elastic powered foam rockets 2nd class (Sept 2020)
• Learning about Sir Isaac Newton 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Light sources, reflectors and light in a box 2nd class (Nov 2020)
• Flying teabag 2nd class (Nov 2020)
• Investigating magnets 2nd class (Dec 2020)
• Hot and cold water 2nd class (Mar 2021)
• Heat: A candle needs air to burn 2nd class (April 21)
• Surface tension: Pepper on water 2nd class (April 21)

Materials:

• Scavenger hunt for materials 2nd class (Sept 2020)
• Cleaning dirty water 2nd class (Sept 2020)
• Which is the most absorbent material? (Sept 2020)
• Fats and enzymes 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Elephant’s toothpaste inside a pumpkin 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• What happens when you toast bread? Senior Infants (Nov 2020)
• Melting food Senior Infants (Nov 2020)
• Bubbling Magic Potion 1st class (Dec 2020)
• Heating food in Room 8 Senior Infants (Dec 2020)
• Making a bubble bomb 2nd class (Mar 2021)

Environmental Awareness and Care:

• Investigating soil 2nd class (Sept 2020)
• We love our planet Junior Infants (Sept 2020)
• On the hunt for mini-beasts 2nd class (Sept 2020)
• Autumn Walk Junior Infants (Oct 2020)
• September Walk Junior Infants (Sept 2020)
• Beach Safari 2nd  class (June 2021)

  (and also 2 or more examples below)

  Science Speakers:

  • Zoom Workshop with Frances from the Blackrock Castle Observatory during Science Week 2020 All four 2nd classes plus one Junior Infant class (Nov 2020)
  • Zoom chat with Janic & Obediah from NUIG Cell Explorers after completing the Fantastic DNA workshop during Science Week 2020  2nd class (Nov 2020)
  • Virtual visit from Captain John Blagden (British Airways) 2nd class (March 2021)

  Science Week Event:- An Investigation a Day

  

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  “Flight” in Room 9

  • What we love about Science Week 2020 2nd class (Nov 2020)
  • Let’s go fly a kite Senior Infants (Nov 2020)
  • Looking at germs under UV light 2nd class (Nov 2020)
  • Science week in Room 16 2nd class (Nov 2020)
  • Investigating the mixing of colours Junior Infants (Nov 2020)
  • Bouncy eggs 2nd class (Nov 2020)
  • Chemical reaction to inflate balloons 1st class (Nov 2020)
  • Science Week in Room 2 Senior infants (Nov 2020)
  • Seeing a sneeze 2nd class (Nov 2020)
  • Colourful Science Week in Room 1 Senior infants (Nov 2020)
  • Fun with Skittles Senior Infants (Nov 2020)
  • Science Week in Prefab 1A 2nd class (Nov 2020)

External Science Week Events

• Galway Science and Technology Festival 2020: Scientific Sue & Mysterious Microbes   2nd classes (Nov 2020) 
• Galway Science and Technology Festival 2020: Colourful Science from GMIT 2nd & 1st classes (Nov 2020)
• Galway Science and Technology Festival 2020: NUIG’s Cell Explorers – Fantastic DNA 2nd classes (Nov 2020)
• Galway Science and Technology Festival 2020: Scientific Sue’s Mysterious Microbes 1st class (Nov 2020)

Space Week Events:

• Our accounts of Space Week 2020 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Asteroids, craters and the demise of the dinosaurs 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Learning about gravity 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Why can’t we hear sound in space? 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Volcanoes in space 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Space experiments write up 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Designing astronaut suits 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Launching air rockets 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Launching water rockets 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Launching straw rockets 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Launching mice into space 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Launching fizzy rockets 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Space Week in Room 11 1st class (Oct 2020)
• Space Week in Prefab 1B 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Launching volcanic rockets 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Making and Launching foam rockets 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• More water rockets 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Sound rockets 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Launching balloon rockets 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Docking spaceships 1st class (Oct 2020)
• Space Week in Junior Infants (Oct 2020)
• Rockets for Space Week 1st class (Oct 2020)
• Space Week rockets Senior Infants (Oct 2020)
• Marbled planets 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Stomp & snowman rockets 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• My rocket (inspired by space week) 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Straw rockets 1st class (Oct 2020)
• Space week balloon rockets 2nd class (Oct 2020)

Other External Event/ Programme:

• World’s Largest Lesson: We love our Earth 2nd class & Junior Infants (Sept 2020)
• Helping to launch Galway Science and Technology Festival 2020 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Flight lessons with St. Ciaran’s High School, Dungannon, Northern Ireland Lesson 1     Lesson 2   Lesson 3   2nd class (Mar 2021)
• Lifebuoy’s Souper Heroes programme: Handwashing 2nd class (April 2021)
• The Aviatrix Project: Pilots visit all 2nd classes (April 2021)

STEP 3: Engineering

(2 or more examples of the children investigating engineering in class or in the local area)

• Engineering in Golden Time 2nd class (Sept 2020)
• Amazing model of a Volcano! 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Constructing using 2D and 3D shapes 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Pop Up Christmas Santas 2nd class (Dec 2020)
• Raft designing and building 1st class (Dec 2020)
• Engineers Week 2021: Investigating traffic lights 2nd class (Mar 2021)
• Engineers Week 2021: Engineering walk in our neighborhood 2nd class (Mar 2021)
• Engineers Week 2021: Investigating bicycles 2nd class (Mar 2021)
• Engineers Week 2021: Investigating bridges 2nd class (Mar 2021)
• Engineers Week 2021: Making catapults 2nd class (Mar 2021)
• Engineers Week 2021: Using our engineering skills 2nd class (Mar 2021)
• Engineers Week 2021: Making kites 2nd class (Mar 2021)
• Golden Time engingeering 2nd class (April 2021)
• Designing and making our own aquaria 2nd class (June 2021)

STEP 4 : Maths

(2 or more examples of the children using their maths skills as part of their science work)

• Using 2D & 3D shapes to make air projectiles 2nd class (Sept 2020)
• Data chart of our favourite planets 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Using our knowledge of angles when making a spray 2nd class (Nov 2020)

Here are some of the exciting events we had for Maths Week 2020:

• Maths Week activities in Prefab 1B 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Target Boards 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• 4 in a Row 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Maths trail in Maths Week 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Survey of the day 1 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Survey of the day 2 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Marshmallow maths 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Maths week calendar quiz 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Maths week in Room 10 1st class (Oct 2020)
• Maths week: Fun with clocks 2nd class (Oct 2020)
• Maths week in Room 1 SI (Oct 2020)