Science Foundation Ireland

Curious Minds Awards

Log Book 2023

Renmore, Galway 2022/2023

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Click on the link here  find the planning guide with lots of links to activities from 

Curious Minds Discover Primary Science and Maths

Classes Involved:

Featured on our log book:

 Ms. Halliday (2nd), Ms. Bohan (2nd), Ms.Needham/Ms. Ryan (2nd), Ms. Glynn (2nd), Ms. F.Kavanagh (2nd)

Ms. McLoughlin (1st), Ms. Gaffney (1st), Ms. Flannery (1st), Ms. Kyne (1st), Ms. McCaul/Ms. C.Fitzgerald (1st)

Ms. Cunningham (SI), Ms. Dunne (SI), Ms. Tierney (SI), Ms. Ferguson (SI), Ms. Morris (SI)

Ms. Hynes (JI), Ms. Herbert/Ms. Lavery (JI), Ms. Keenan (JI)

Ms. B.Fitzgerald’s class, Ms. S.Kavanagh’s class, Ms. Coade’s class

Also involved:

All 1st classes made foam rockets during Space Week 2022

Every class took part in Space Week 2022 and in the launching of outdoor rockets on 7/10/22

Most classes visited R9’s Space Display day or R15’s Space Box Display day on 7/10/22

All 1st and 2nd classes engaged with beebots and/or The Hour of Code for EU code week

All classes took part in Maths Week 2022 activities in and around the classrooms

Most classes visited R9’s and/or R15’s Autumn Box Display day on 28/11/22

All classes enjoyed the Mad Scientist and ATU’s Rainbow Lab during Science Week 2022

All classes saw Native Irish Animals with Carole from Connemara National Park 2023

All classes had a visit from the Gardaí

All classes are involved in the Green Schools Flag programme

All classes had a marine workshop with Benny Joyce

All 1st and 2nd classes had a visit from students of ATU on Marine Birds

 

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

Living Things:

• Looking at our fingerprints 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Lungs:- breathing and sneezing 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Our senses challenges 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Touch and body organs 1st class (Sept 2022)
• The Hungry Caterpillar:- Healthy food Junior Infants (Sept 2022)
• Our sense of touch 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Exploring all 5 senses Ms. B.Fitzgerald’s class (Sept 2022)
• Autumn has arrived 2nd class (Sept 2022)
• Signs of autumn 2nd class (Sept 2022)
• Bugs and living things 2nd class (Sept 2022)
• Conkers and autumn seeds 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Leaf identification 2nd class (Oct 2022)
• Nature walk 2nd class (Oct 2022)
• Wasp in our classroom 1st class (Oct 2022)
• Hedgehogs Junior infants (Oct 2022)
• Does fat keep you warm? 1st class (Dec 2022)
• How animals stay warm in winter 1st class (Jan 2023)
• Investigating native Irish animals all classes Junior infants (Jan 2023)
• Aistear in Antarctica Senior Infants (Jan 2023)
• Thirsty daffodils 1st class (Feb 2023)
• To water or not? 1st class (March 2023)
• Blue Tit nest and eggs all classes (March 2023)
• Growing an avacado plant 1st class (May 2023)
• A bat in school (May 2023)

Energy and Forces:

• UV bracelets 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Floating paper clips 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Investigating transparency and the colours of light 1st classes (Sept 2022)
• Baking in the special class (Oct 2022)
• Spooky science: Static ghosts 1st class (Oct 2022)
• Dancing raisins 1st class (Nov 2022)
• Making soup with the special classes (Jan 2023)
• Mixing colours Junior Infants (Feb 2023)
• Magnet discovery time 1st class (March 2023)
• Forces: push and pull pop up flowers 1st class (May 2023)

Materials:

• Magic milk 2nd class (Oct 2022)
• Making greenhouses 1st class (Oct 2022)
• Gummy bear experiment Senior infants (Nov 2022)
• Walking water capillary experiment Senior infants (Nov 2022)
• Making crystals 1st class (Dec 2022)
• Looking for acids with cabbage water 1st class (Dec 2022)
• Sparky needs a drink Junior infants (Dec 2022)
• Making slime 2nd class (Jan 2023)
• Which ball bounces the highest? 1st class (Jan 2023)
• Aistear in Antarctica Senior infants (Feb 2023)
• Thirsty daffodils 1st class (Feb 2023)

Environmental Awareness and Care:

• Apple trees in autumn 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Visiting the school garden 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Anti litter awareness 1st class (Sept 2020)
• Tree day 2022 Senior Infants (Oct 2022)
• Investigating the signs of autumn 1st & 2nd class (Oct 2022)
• Autumn scavenger hunt 1st class (Oct 2022)
• Autumn walk 2nd class (Oct 2022)
• Harvesting our potatoes Special Class (Oct 2022)
• Nature walk Junior infants (Oct 2022)
• Autumn reflected in art Junior infants (Oct 2022)
• Wild flowers 1st class (Oct 2022)
• Watching a partial solar eclipse 1st & 2nd classes (Oct 2022)
• Litter pickers and personal timelines 1st class (Oct 2022)
• A winter jar 1st class (Jan 2023)
• Keeping our trees healthy Senior school (Jan 2023)
• Green Schools Recycling All classes (Feb 2023)
• Incredible Edibles Planting Seeds 1st classes (March 2023)
• Planting strawberries and potatoes 1st class (March 2023)
• The garden centre Junior Infants (March 2023)
• Investigating rainfall 1st class (March 2023)
• Investigating air pollution 1st class (May 2023)

(and also 2 or more examples below)

Science Speakers:

• Starship rocket engineer answers our space questions 1st class (Sept 2022) 
• Zoom space call with Eóin Tuomy ESA engineer all classes (Oct 2022)
• Mad Scientist Ray Whyte with Galway Science and Technology Festival (Nov 2022)
• Blackrock Castle Observatory and ESERO talk on telescopes and space (Dec 2022)
• Carol from Connemara National Parks and Native Irish animals all classes (Jan 2023)
• Visit from the Gardaí all classes (Jan 2023)
• Marine workshops with Benny Joyce all classes, Junior Infants, 1st classes, Junior Infants (Feb 2023)

Science Week Events:

• Dr. Lucky Duck at Galway Science and Technology festival (Nov 2022)
• Visit from the Mad Scient(ist Ray Whyte All Classes Junior Infants  Senior infants  1st class 2nd classes (Nov 2022)
• Science Week Trip to the Aquarium Special class (Nov 2022)  and Aquarium 1st class (Nov 2022)
• ATU Colourful Science box: Rainbow Lab – Rainbows with milk Junior Infants (Nov 2022)
• ATU Rainbow lab 1st Class (Nov 2022)
• ATU Colour mixing and flipping a rainbow 1st class (Nov 2022)
• ATU Growing Gummy Bears 1st class (Nov 2022)
• Dancing raisins and Fruity sweets colour mixing Junior Infants (Nov 2022)
• Super Scientist Mark virtual show 1st class (N0v 2022)
• Science week fun in first class (Nov 2022)
• Mark the Science Guy 1st class (Nov 2022)

External Science Events/Programmes:

• Beach Clean Up with Atlantic Technological University 1st class (Oct 2022)
• Working with ATU on the Magical World of Algae 2nd classes (Nov 2022)
• Visit from Marine Scientists to teach us about the Effects of Pollution on Marine birds (Feb 2023)
• Looking After Our Ocean Project

Space Week Events:

 

See all our Space Week 2022 events here and here. 

Event registered with Space Week Ireland 2022

Space Week Questionnaires

STEP 2:  Technology

(2 or more examples of the children using ICT)

STEP 3: Engineering

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

• Designing, Problem Solving and Constructing 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Planning, designing and constructing Junior Infants (Oct 2022)
• 3D construction during Maths Week 1st class (Oct 2022)
• Designing and making Autumn/Halloween boxes 1st class (Oct 2022)
• A Home-Made Boat 1st class (Jan 2023)
• Engineers Week: Traffic Lights 1st class (March 2023)
• Engineers Week: Engineering Walk and Water Cycle 1st classes (March 2023)
• Engineers Week: Building Bridges 1st class (March 2023)
• Engineers Week: Making rafts 1st class (March 2023)
• Engineers Week: Visit from a Mechanical Engineer 1st and 2nd classes (March 2023)
• Engineers Week: How a video phone works 1st class (March 2023)
• Engineers Week: Making circuits 1st class (March 2023)
• Engineers Week: How does a bicycle work? 1st class (March 2023)
• Engineering with fruit 1st class (March 2023)
• My engineered cushion 1st class (March 2023)
• Writing about Engineers Week 1st class (March 2023)
• Constructing flood defences 1st classes (March 2023)
• Our new prefabs Whole school (April 2023)
• Growing plants on display Hearing unit & 1st class (April 2023)
• More 3D construction 1st class (April 2023)

STEP 4 : Maths

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

• Making 2D shapes into other 2D shapes, into rockets 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Making 2D shapes into 3D shapes, into rockets 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Space data chart 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Baking cookies 2nd class (Sept 2022)
• Pet shop visit and data chart 2nd class (Oct 2022)
• Maths week in Prefab 1B 1st class (Oct 2022)
• Using thermometers to measure heat 1st class (Oct 2022)
• Cars on ramps 1st class (April 2023)
• Fruit and veg exploration day 1st class (April 2023)

Event registered with Maths Week Ireland 2022

See all our activities for Maths Week 2022 here

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