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Light pollution has a huge impact on the local area in which I live. I think it’s most obvious when you compare and contrast it with another area in which light pollution has little effect. I grew up in Dublin where streetlights and car lights are the norm. What I had experienced of ‘dark’ was never really darkness. On clear night we could see some stars but it was only when i was exposed to a truly dark night sky on a farm in west Cork that I was taken aback by the stars I could see. It was incredible and I was mesmerised. The school I work in is also located in Dublin and lots of the children have never been outside the city. Therefore I think it could be a great project to start looking at contrasting light polluted areas.
I like your inclusion of ICT with the use of Seesaw and Class Dojo. It’s a great way to incorporate different kinds of learning into the one topic.
International Observe the Moon Night is Saturday, September 14, 2024. We would discuss this in school and the children would be encouraged for homework that night to take a look at the moon at home using the skills we have been developing in school.
Observing the moon in the morning time would immediately spark the curiosity of children. Every time I see the moon and the sun both in the sky it makes me question things and I hope it will spark the same interest in the children.
Jan. 25 — 12:54 p.m. — Wolf Moon
Feb. 24 —7:30 a.m. — Snow Moon
March 25 — 3 a.m. — Worm Moon
April 23 — 7:49 p.m. — Pink Moon
May 23 — 9:53 a.m. — Flower Moon
Friday, June 21 — 9:08 p.m. — Strawberry Moon
Sunday, July 21 — 6:17 a.m. — Buck Moon
Tuesday, Sept. 17 — 10:34 p.m. — Corn Moon
Thursday, Oct. 17 — 7:26 a.m. — Hunter’s Moon
Friday, Nov. 15 — 4:28 p.m. — Beaver Moon
Sunday, Dec. 15 — 4:02 a.m. — Cold MoonSarah, I like your idea of using history as the initial stimulus to spark the children’s interests. Groupwork is brilliant for this activity too and I like how you plan on leading it as an open-ended guided discovery task.
1. Earth Tube- Gravity/Weight
I think this activity has great potential and adaptability for all class levels. I can imagine it being a fun and engaging way to get infants to begin exploring the idea of gravity in an informal way. The craft element makes it great for cross curricular links with Visual Arts. Younger children could use it as an investigation station during Aistear as part of a space theme. Older classes could do some interesting Maths calculations, making predictions etc. about the weight of an object on different planets. I think it’s a great way to introduce the idea of weight and gravity in primary school. It can be confusing when suddenly in secondary school you are told that mass and weight are separate things, so I think it’s a good idea to introduce the concept from the beginning, in an age-appropriate way. It is also a great sensory activity that would be great for those who enjoy hands on tasks.