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The Mad Professor

November 15, 2023Science, Science Week, STEM

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 […]

Halloween Monsters

October 25, 2023Science, STEM, Visual Arts

Things are getting very spooky in fifth class this week. The class had lots of fun experimenting and creating Halloween monsters. They also created beautiful Halloween silhouettes using oil pastels. Well done everyone! You can watch our video below:

Full ‘STEAM’ ahead in 4th

September 20, 2023Science, Science Week

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?

November 12, 2021Science, Science Week

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?

November 11, 2021Science, Science Week

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?

November 10, 2021Science, Science Week

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?

November 9, 2021Science, Science Week

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 […]

World Space Week

October 5, 2021Science

Did you know that World Space Week runs from October 4th to 10th? Why not take a virtual trip of the International Space Station with Google Maps?!! https://www.google.com/maps/space/iss/@29.5604638,-95.0852936,2a,75y,218.87h,85.31t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stbwl7TvVSqgAAAQvxgbyLA!2e0!7i10000!8i5000

Storm in a Glass

February 23, 2021Science

On this stormy morning, maybe you would like to try your hand at creating your own storm in a glass. All you will need are shaving cream a large glass water food coloring A spoon To have a look at […]

Snow Fun

February 15, 2021Science

The snow may have all melted quickly yesterday, but if you’d like to try and make some of your own (fake) snow, the following experiment is fun: Snow Fluff