STEM Showcase

1st class showcase their science experiments to 6th class!

: STEM Showcase; 20 April 2023

Ms. Collum/ Ms. Gilbourne's 1st class demonstrated some science experiments to 6th class. This was very exciting.

They performed colour changing milk using milk, food colouring and cotton swabs dipped in fairy liquid (the soap molecules want to attach to the fat molecules in the milk which causing the food colouring to react like exploding fireworks 🎆).

Dancing ghosts which showed how static electricty works using our paper ghosts and balloons. 👻 🎈

Finally, the favourite by far was our elephant toothpaste using hyrdrogen peroxide, food colouring and yeast!! The hydrogen peroxide and yeast make a chemical reaction when they meet. It was definitely enough to clean the elephant's teeth in our opinion! 🐘 🪥

Humpty Dumpty had a GREAT fall!!

: STEM Showcase; 19 April 2023

Junior Infants decided to try and save Humpty Dumpty from breaking when he fell off the wall!!

We made predictions on what materials would save Humpty and what materials would not.

Then we tested out our materials 🥚.

We recorded our answers 🔎.

Strand: Materials

Strand Unit: Materials and Change

First Class have fun with the Nutty Scientist !

: STEM Showcase; 19 April 2023

First class had a great time participating in activities with the Nutty Scientist. He demonstrated how air can be so effective as a force. He told us some fascinating facts and showed us how things work. We then got chances to see for ourselves!

First class showcasing science experiments to third class

: STEM Showcase; 19 April 2023

Mrs Cronin's First Class demonstrating science activities to third class pupils. The first investigation looked at the effect of "slope" on the speed of toy cars. The second investigation examined the transparency of various materials. The third group explored static electricity.