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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!!
I’ve played the planets – hula-hoop game with a mixed group of 8 to 10 year-olds – they had a great time.
Hi Grainne,
shadows are always such fun – I wonder if it is the lack of consistently sunny days that makes us appreciate them so much!?
Can you darken your classroom enough to get good shadows?
Hi Laura,
I have found the poem: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43196/my-shadow
is this the book? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1949120.My_Shadow
Hi Paddy,
is this the book? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573306.Moonbeam_Bear
And please do leave out materials or activities – we are sharing many, but they cannot all be done in one go!
