Mr Egan's
1ST & 2nd CLASS
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
Spring Scavenger Hunt
We took a little break from the classroom last Friday to get outside and make the most of the fabulous weather. The class worked in groups to complete a scavenger hunt. We founds lots of different flowers, trees, soils, twigs and rocks. As well as this, we discovered plenty of wonderful little creepy crawlies who've made their home around the school grounds and sensory garden.
We took a little break from the classroom last Friday to get outside and make the most of the fabulous weather. The class worked in groups to complete a scavenger hunt. We founds lots of different flowers, trees, soils, twigs and rocks. As well as this, we discovered plenty of wonderful little creepy crawlies who've made their home around the school grounds and sensory garden.
Rólimirt- An teilifís
Dress-up day
Halloween
We were getting into the Halloween spirit today by making Frankenstein, pumpkin and witch masks. We also made our own pumpkins earlier in the week.
World Space Week
This week was world space week, so we decided to build some of our very own spaceships to fly into space (across the classroom). After we coloured and decorated our own spaceships, we attached a straw underneath. Then we stuck the spaceship to an inflated balloon, put a string through the straw and let go.
So how does it work? It’s all about the air…and thrust. As the air rushes out of the balloon, it creates a forward motion called ‘thrust.’ Thrust is a pushing force created by energy. In the balloon experiment, our thrust comes from the energy of the balloon forcing the air out. Different sizes and shapes of balloon will create more or less thrust. In a real rocket, thrust is created by the force of burning rocket fuel as it blasts from the rocket’s engine-as the engine blasts down, the rocket goes up.
This week was world space week, so we decided to build some of our very own spaceships to fly into space (across the classroom). After we coloured and decorated our own spaceships, we attached a straw underneath. Then we stuck the spaceship to an inflated balloon, put a string through the straw and let go.
So how does it work? It’s all about the air…and thrust. As the air rushes out of the balloon, it creates a forward motion called ‘thrust.’ Thrust is a pushing force created by energy. In the balloon experiment, our thrust comes from the energy of the balloon forcing the air out. Different sizes and shapes of balloon will create more or less thrust. In a real rocket, thrust is created by the force of burning rocket fuel as it blasts from the rocket’s engine-as the engine blasts down, the rocket goes up.
