First class making 3D shapes using matchsticks and blutack.
Maths trail around the school by first and second class.
Maths trail recording of information gathered.
First and second class recording their Maths trail findings!
First and second class exploring how many vertical bars there are on the school gates.
Maths trail: Find a leaf that is symmetrical.
First and Second class measuring how long the basketball court is in giant steps.
Room temperature ball being tested by first class!
Testing the bounce of the Cold tennis ball.
First Class did a best bounce investigation. They predicted which ball would bounce the highest; cold, room temperature or warm ball. They then carried out their experiment using slow-mo videos to get accurate measurements of how high each ball bounced. The results showed that the warm tennis ball bounced the highest reaching 53cm,as hot air expands and increases elasticity.
Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First class all learned about some of the beautiful flowers in our school garden. They then chose their favourite flower and made a class pictogram to record the data collected. It turned out the most popular flower was bluebells.
