Science Foundation Ireland
Curious Minds Awards
Log Book 2026
Scoil Chaitríona Junior
Renmore, Galway 2025/2026
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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. McLoughlin (JI), Ms. Mangan (JI), Ms. O'Loughlin (JI), Ms. Flaherty (JI), Ms. Kavanagh (JI)
Ms. Hynes (SI), Ms. Tangney (SI), Ms.Flannery (SI), Mr. Carleton (SI), Ms. Hennessy (SI)
Ms. Ferguson/Ms. McCaul (1st), Ms. Halliday (1st), Ms. Lavery/Ms.OConnor (1st), Mr Faherty (1st)
Ms. Cunningham (2nd), Ms. Joyce/Ms.Crotty (2nd), Mr. Elwood (2nd), Ms. Keenan (2nd), Ms. Coade (2nd)
Ms. Dunne's class, Ms. Fitzgerald's class, Ms. Gillen's class, Ms. Herbert's class
Also involved:
All classes and special classes in our school were involved in Space Week 2025
All classes and special classes in our school were involved in Maths Week 2025 and in our Maths Dress Up Day 16/10/25
All first classes and junior infants were involved in EU Code Week 2025
All second classes and junior infants were involved in Science Week 2025
All second classes and some first classes had a visit from the Exploration Dome during Science Week 2025
STEP 1: Science
(4 hands-on science investigations, with at least one from each of the four strands)
Living Things:
Energy and Forces:
Materials:
Environmental Awareness and Care:
(and also 2 or more examples below)
Science Speakers:
Science Week Events:
External Science Events/Programmes:
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)
STEP 4 : Maths
(2 or more examples of the children using their maths skills as part of their science work)
STEM Show and Tell
(at least one example)