Science Week experiments: Junior Infants

We have been busy doing lots of Science in Room 2 for Science Week. We planted daffodil bulbs, we made balancing acrobatic clowns, we made helicopters and even made an exciting exploding volcano.

Planting bulbs: Junior Infants

This week we planted Daffodil  bulbs in a window box , one for everyone and put it out front. We also planted an Amaryllis bulb which is huge.

Water experiment: Junior infants

We conducted an experiment to find out what happpens  and .when we put  water in a container ,cover it with cardboard and then turn it upside down. We had great fun and a few spills

Weather station: Junior Infants

The kids put out or weather station each morning, everyone gets a go at putting something out.We have have a flag for wind direction, a rain gauge and a thermometer,We also have an thermometer inside

Space open day display: Senior Infants

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Preparing for our space display: Senior Infants

A friend for Inchy the inchworm: Senior infants

Inchy our inchworm has been looking a little sad and lonely.  Teacher found a green caterpillar to keep him company.  We hope they will be friends as caterpillars, and later as butterflies or moths.

Levers - First Class

A lever is basically just a long stick that you push or pull against a fulcrum to move something. A lever helps you move something heavy, or make something go fast.

When you push or pull one part of a lever you make a push or pull on another part in the opposite direction

Winter, Observing changes: Junior infants

We have noticed the weather is getting colder and things outside are looking a little different. 

Today we went on a walk to look for the changes that Winter has brought.  Some of the birds have left for warmer countries and harry the hedgehog and his friends are hibernating, having their little rest until the Spring time.  We noticed most of the leaves have fallen from the trees. 

The little birds are soon going to find it harder to get food.  The weather is colder and the ground is getting harder so the birds will find it hard to get the wiggly worms.  So we made our very own bird feeders with a variety of seeds inside.  We decided to make it in to a round shape to match all the round things we are searching for.  We needed to hang the bird feeder in a place the birds could find it.  We think this was a good spot!

 

 

Is it waterproof? Senior infants

Volcanoes on Venus: Senior Infants