Science Foundation Ireland

Curious Minds Awards

Log Book 2023

Renmore, Galway 2022/2023

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Classes Involved:

Featured on our log book:

 Ms. McLoughlin (1st), Ms. Gaffney (1st), Ms. Flannery (1st)

Also involved:

All 1st

(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)

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)

Materials:

• Materials

Environmental Awareness and Care:

• Apple trees in autumn 1st class (Sept 2022)
• Visiting the school garden 1st class (Sept 2022)

(and also 2 or more examples below)

• Science Speakers:

• Pilot 

Science Week Events:

• Colourful

External Science Week Events:

• Sue

Space Week Events:

 

See all our Space Week 2022 events here

Event registered with Space Week Ireland 2022

• Making

Other External Event/ Programme:

•  “Flight..

STEP 2:  Technology

(2 or more examples of the children using ICT)

• Coding

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)

STEP 4 : Maths

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

• Making 3D rockets from 2D shapes

Event registered with Maths Week Ireland 2022

See all our activities for Maths Week 2022 here

• Maths