3rd and 4th class learnt all about the force of Magnetism. They learnt that magnets have a North pole and a South pole and that opposite poles attract and like poles repel. They experimented with different materials to see which ones were attracted by the magnets. They predicted that money would be attracted but then they discovered that only materials containing iron were attracted by a magnet. They loved working with iron filings creating different patterns!
SCIENCE WEEK: 8TH - 15TH NOVEMBER 2020
The children in Edmondstown had fantastic fun experimenting in the past few weeks but particularly during Science Week. 1st and 2nd class experimented with making play dough and testing its reaction to heat and cold. They also experimented with the conditions needed for plant growth - can plants live without sun, air, water? Check out their great photos under their class page. 5th and 6th class took part in some live science Zooms sponsored by South Dublin County Council. There was wonderful engagement and lots of designing, measuring, cutting and working with various materials. They really enjoyed the workshops and it was great to access some experts from the comfort of the classroom.
SPACE WEEK 4TH - 10TH OCTOBER 2020
"Ok Edmondstown - hands up!! Who ate Mars....again!!!"
Wow, what a fantastic time the children had this week. Junior and Senior Infants had fun making rockets and designing chalk planets. First and Second learned all about the planets in our solar system and made wonderful planet pictures. Third and fourth learned about the planets and their properties by singing a song! They also created some fabulous poetry around the theme of Space. Fifth and Sixth class created some amazing papier maché planets and also imagined their own individual planets giving them a name and properties. They also attended a fantastic Virtual Space Workshop run by the Epic Museum via Zoom. They learned all about the historic milestones in Space travel as well as about some Irish astronauts.
Our interest table depicts the planets as various fruits in order to give us an idea of the size and scale of each one. Our pumpkin sun would need to be multiplied by about 10!
We were so delighted to receive our very own photograph of Jupiter which is unique to our school, from Blackrock Castle Observatory. This was captured by a large 16 inch diameter telescope stationed on the roof of CIT Blackrock Castle.
Check out this great video of Junior & Senior Infants launching their rockets!
Wow, what a fantastic time the children had this week. Junior and Senior Infants had fun making rockets and designing chalk planets. First and Second learned all about the planets in our solar system and made wonderful planet pictures. Third and fourth learned about the planets and their properties by singing a song! They also created some fabulous poetry around the theme of Space. Fifth and Sixth class created some amazing papier maché planets and also imagined their own individual planets giving them a name and properties. They also attended a fantastic Virtual Space Workshop run by the Epic Museum via Zoom. They learned all about the historic milestones in Space travel as well as about some Irish astronauts.
Our interest table depicts the planets as various fruits in order to give us an idea of the size and scale of each one. Our pumpkin sun would need to be multiplied by about 10!
We were so delighted to receive our very own photograph of Jupiter which is unique to our school, from Blackrock Castle Observatory. This was captured by a large 16 inch diameter telescope stationed on the roof of CIT Blackrock Castle.
Check out this great video of Junior & Senior Infants launching their rockets!
