Scratch in 4th class
Gaming and computer coding in 4th class
Chromebooks in Senior Infants & First Class
Finding out about animals for our class project Researching plants & how they grow
Using a microscope to view the cells of onions in 5th class
Zoom calls with scientists
Senior + First Class had a zoom session with Dale Treadwell They learned all about Dinosaurs in Prehistoric times
Virtual visits from scientists in 1st & 2nd class
1st & 2nd class had a video chat with Dr Robert Winston, he told the children all about his life as a scientist
Using tablets to record our investigations
Measuring how much our plants have grown Recording on our chart how tall our plants are growing
Interactive whiteboards in our classrooms help us learn
Using a visualiser to explain our work
We looked closely at our seeds and we found that the one with no water, no soil and the pot that was in the dark cupboard did not grow.
3rd class using Beebots
3rd class were introduced to the basics of coding and had lots of fun with sequencing, estimation and problem solving
Junior Infants had fun with Beebots
Using Beebots to revise directions and shapes. Junior infants used Beebots when learning about the number line
Seesaw during school closure was how we learned
We created our own videos and reflected on what we learned