Space Week Events in Scoil Chaitríona Junior 2020:
- Asteroids, craters and the demise of the dinosaurs 2nd class (Oct 2020)
We know that there are lots of volcanoes in space.
The largest volcano in our solar system is on Mars, …
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On Earth there is air all around us. Gases like Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, Nitrogen float all around us. When …
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We are learning all about space.
Today we were wondering “Why don’t we fall off the Earth when it is …
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We learned about asteroids, meteors and meteorites.
We crashed different sized meteorites (balls) onto Earth (a biscuit tin with sand …
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We are learning all about the planets for Space Week.
We made a data chart today of our favourite planets.…
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In preparation for Space Week next week, we have made foam rockets.
We used radiator insulation foam, duct tape, and …
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We are making rockets in school this week, in preparation for EU Space Week (next week).
Teacher has a big …
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We used the interactive board to explain how gravity pulls us all to Earth and to explain why we don’t …
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We went on a Materials Scavenger Hunt around the school.
We really enjoyed checking out the properties of stones, soil, …
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