The TY Science class competed in their second SciFest@Schools competition, on Tuesday, 6th March. This competition was under the guidance of Science teachers - Ms. O'Sullivan, Ms. Cronin and Mr. Fennell. Two external judges looked at the projects. Well done to Laura, Kharisma and Alan who were awarded 1st place.
Well done to Laura, Kharisma and Alan who were awarded 1st prize in the SciFest@Schools competition held in the hall on Tuesday, 6th March. Two external judges - Sheila Porter (CEO of SciFest) and a PhD Chemistry student from UCD - were invited to judge the student projects.
The winning project assessed the attention of students after a 1 hour class. Their project posed the question: 40 minute classes or 1 hour classes?
Second prize went to Adam, Emma and Nisha who asked the question: chewing gum or chewing dumb? Their analysis of the ingredients of chewing gum 'extra' versus organic chewing gum is most thought provoking.
The next level of this competition is SciFest@College, held in IT Blanchardstown in early May.
Well done to all the TYs who put in a lot of hard work in the last while, given their busy schedule.
Thanks to Ms. O'Sullivan, Ms. Cronin and Mr. Fennell for all their support.
The 1st years completed a zombie lab today where they used their scientific methods and thinking to identify patient zero from the zombie suspects. Using measuring skills, pH, observation skills and much more they successfully identified the source of the outbreak!
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The TY Horticulture class were out in the Autumn sunshine planting Spring bulbs using the chaos planting method. This is when a multitude of different spring bulbs (Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissi) are mixed together and randomly planted so that we have a mixture of flowers and patterns emerging in the spring. It mimics nature and so is more enticing to pollinators and native insects that need the food in Spring.
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