Coding

 

Volcanoes

 We were learning about volcanoes and we had a small scale volcano for doing test on how they erupt. we put vinegar, baking powder and food coloring in the volcano and it started to flow over the top like lava. We learned that before lava is above the ground it is called magma . Volcanoes are formed by the plates under the earth putting pressure one each other until the ground moves up into a mountain or a volcano. There are more than 1500 active volcanoes in the world and 80 of them are under water. Hawaii was formed by 5 volcanoes but two of them are active. Lava can range form 1300 to 2200 degrees.    

ARC workshop

 We were learning about farming in the water. Salmon farming is hard work. When salmon farming the fish they have to start off in fresh water and then they can go in salt water after in sea water they have to stay there for 3 years. The fish are in this big circular pens with a net on top so the fish can not escape. Oyster farms are a lot easier because you just have to put a long rope or chain in the water and leave it for 2 years and then you can pick them. Mussel farming is much the same as oyster farming and you just have them in rows  with a rope floating on the water and then you can pick them after a while like the oysters. Everyone enjoyed learning about farming at sea and there a job for everyone . You need a farmer to look after the product and then a person in a office to sort out all the paper work and a person to deliver the product and a butcher to sort what you've brought and a lot more jobs. A lot of people in Ireland live by the sea so it is very important farms in the water and fishermen to provide us with all things we eat. A lot of are salmon know come from fish farms and the real name for fish farming or farming at sea is called aquaculture.       

STEPS Young Engineers Award

The young Engineers awards

We participated in the young Engineers awards 

We had two groups one called the bee safe bee kind and the sea cleaners.

The sea cleaners came runner up(2nd)out of 3,600 people in the country (Ireland)

The bee group got a small bit after 6th place

The two teams got certificates which were framed and the sea cleaners also got medals

and a small trophy.

This is the bee safe bee kind group making the projectwe used school folders, shopping bag,Sharpie,glue, pencil's,an old holloween vampire Cape,string and suction cup

We presented this project to the class

This was Owen from Tandem he gave us advice and his company gave us Topper's,rubbers, pencil's and chocolate  🍫

This is us with all the stuff he gave us

Earth day

This year we celebrated Earth Day by 2nd , 1st  and the juniors making walruses out of paper plates they used  lolly sticks for the tusks then they painted them brown.

 3rd and 4th made posters on how to to care for Earth.

                         The younger classes were learning about the north and south poles.

Three ways to care for the Earth are keep your water clean , don't litter and don't overuse coal.

3rd 4th 5th and 6th joined a virtual tour of the National History Museum and learned about animals from the Ice Age and posted questions about it.

The younger classes also made penguins out of paper plates black paint and coloured paper.

           We learned the 3 rs reduce reuse recycle.