My name is Sinéad, I’ll be teaching first and second class in September and my favourite fact about space is that there are more stars in the sky than grains of sand!
I usually begin the year with an activity on making bubbles.
I begin with the question why do bubbles burst?
When we have had a whole class discussion on this we will investigate if there are any ways of keeping a bubble for longer.
I will then show the class a diagram of a bubble – two spheres with and layer of water trapped between. The bubble bursts when this layer evaporates.
The children will then have fun making bubbles with washing up liquid, water and syrup.
The will explore how a soapy bubble wand will hold the bubble for longer. Adding the syrup helps the bubbles to form.
They can then do a follow on activity making bubble wands in different shapes will a bubble always be spherical?
This activity can then lead in to further investigation on other materials and their properties.