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is this the book? here is review from the Guardian
Aoife, one way to make models of the Moon’s surface is to give the children a variety of different circular objects (I have used bits of string that they can wrap into circles of different sizes, bits of cardboard, cross-sections of paper towel rolls …) and have them glue them onto a bit of card.
We then covered the circles with a layer of foil that had to be squished and molded to the raised surface. This showed the 3-d nature of the Moon and was non-messy!
Does Saturn float is a lovely activity: https://esero.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/04_Does-Saturn-float.pdf , and the materials can be re-used in other inquiry activities.
Is this the book? https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1806689.Who_Sank_the_Boat_
Welcome Aoife, you’ll find other 1st class teachers here, so I hope you get a chance to look though the forum posts that share their experiences and practice.
Hi Grainne,
which style of rocket would you use with your children? A rubber band one, a straw one? Or would you encourage the children to widely design and make? It might be very hard for them to explain which one is going to work better if they are very, very different in propulsion method.
Welcome Triona – there are plenty of other teachers of junior infants in this course, so I hope you will find the forums a rich source of ideas and accounts of practical experiences with this topic.
I agree with you that children should share what they know with their peers and to build on this with wonder and questions.
Hi Claire,
would you use the ESERO 10 resource, and if so, would you modify it? https://esero.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10_What-do-you-do-in-a-day.pdf
I think it needs a few more activities, and I know I brush my teeth more than once a day.
Hi Rachel,
I like the way you have encouraged the children to reason and identify what they think will happen and then go on to test that. That is so much the core of scientific inquiry to learn science content.
I like the challenge aspect of children trying to work out the season from the clothing. That could also lead to a discussion of what you might take with you on a holiday / so linking weather to different parts of the world.
Thanks for the list of books – I’d like to add them to a 2022 version summary of resources for Junior Classes.
What a super way to engage the children’s interest — this scenario is a great trigger. It leads to wondering and a clear investigation strand.
I remember my father in law repairing our dinghy some years ago – he removed the plastic milk-carton that had been used as a patch and used real boat building materials.
Hi Ailbhe,
there is a range of images of clothing in different environments from SEIA (in their 3rd/4th class pack – at https://www.seai.ie/community-energy/schools/schools-documents/3rd_and_4th_Class_Chapter_4_Lesson_1_Clothes_for_different_environments_PPT_9.pptx)
you can see more lessons on this link: https://www.seai.ie/community-energy/schools/primary-school/resources-for-teachers/
Hi Shona – I found this one: https://youtu.be/jZMsu9TFhjY are there other videos in particular that you recommend?
Paddy – the science can really come through as the children match the appearance of their imaginary alien to the environment it lives in. I have done this activity with teachers, and it can be tricky to draw out the thinking behind the design – so plenty of opportunity for chat and discussion.
Hi everyone,
check out the beautiful first image from the Webb Telescope: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2022/07/Webb_s_first_deep_field
This is one of the deepest images ever made of distant galaxies, with only 12.5 hours exposure, it is an amazing indicator of what else Webb may be able to see. The Hubble telescope took a picture of the same bit of the sky, over weeks – and it is nowhere near as good.
I’m in astro-heaven at this image!!
