5th class were one of two lucky classes to get a chance to visit Ballymote Library this week as part of a series of events marking Science Week. The ‘Mad Professor’ had the group on the edge of their seats […]

Science Week
Fourth class had lots of questions for environmental scientist Leif today. Thanks to the library for inviting us.

Full ‘STEAM’ ahead in 4th
4th class have been busy organising their desks at the start of the year. They were tasked with designing and building a desk tidy using suitable materials.

What is Gravity?
Ten Facts about Gravity from www.theschoolrun.com : The bigger the object’s mass, the more gravity it will have; the smaller the mass of the object, the less gravity it is subject to. Gravity guides the growth of plants and other vegetation. Black holes have the strongest […]

Is a Polar Bear White?
The answer might surprise you! Find out the answer and 9 other polar bear facts in the World Wildlife Fund video below. https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/polar-bears

You wanna be a WHAT?
Continuing our series of Science videos this week, National Geographic has a range of videos titled ‘You wanna be a what?’ These videos take a sneek peak at some incredibly cool and unusual science jobs. You can access the videos […]

Why is the sky blue?
This is an often asked question. To help answer it, we have uploaded a video from Midlands Science , which answers the question very well. Throughout the rest of Science Week, we will answers a similar question every day, so […]
Science Week – 4th & 5th class
4th Class were experimenting with making their own lava lamps. They were also finding out which was the best cleaning agent; water, vinegar, ketchup, lemon juice, coca cola or hand sanitizer. Lemon juice was the winner there. 5th class […]

Science Week – 3rd class
Lava Lamps Experiment 3rd class investigated what would happen when water and oil were mixed together. They also added an effervescent tablet is added to the liquid. The pictures show the results.
Science Week 2020 (Infants)
Look at what our junior and senior infants got up to experimenting for Science week.