kinsealyns-science-2018

We. held our fair in the afternoon. We have no hall anymore, so our fair was held in different classrooms with some exhibits outdoors. Here is a selection of photos. First class programmed Bee Bots 6th class correlated height and foot length in a scattergraph 4th class tested for acids and bases Senior Infants made butter. Every visitor had to shake the jar! They got a cracker with the butter on it. Junior Infants demonstrated their boats 3rd class tested for starch 4th class showed how to assemble and use pulley systems Which foods have the most starch? Float or sink? 6th class demonstrated this, their blog system .

4th class investigated acids and bases. First we examined the pH scale, and saw where common household items appeared on it. We made indicator by steeping red cabbage in hot water for an hour. We ensured fair testing by using exactly 5ml of indicator and 5ml of substance under test in each case. We found that lemon juice was the most acidic item we tested, with bicarbonate of soda being the most alkaline. We found that tea and coffee are both acidic, but that reading the indicator colour level was hard because both tea and coffee are brown.

Ann Mc Nulty, a local farmer, visited us.She brought some sheep and lambs, along with some fodder for them. She explained what they ate, and allowed us to feed them. She brought some raw wool, and showed us how it was used to knit. She also brought poultry, including a cockerel, hens and some chicks

The children in Senior Infants made Lava Lamps. They made them using water, oil and Alka-Seltzer tablets. They then chose their favourite food colouring and dropped it in with the water and oil. They then took turns dropping in the tablet. The children were amazed by the reaction that made our Lava Lamps.

Third Class completed an experiment testing a variety of materials for Starch. Firstly we found out what Starch is. We then placed a variety of items onto Paper Plates. We mixed some iodine solution with water. We recorded our predictions before carrying out the test. We tested for Starch in groups. Third class enjoyed testing for starch in materials by dropping some iodine solution on to them. We were amazed to see the  the item turning a blue/black colour if starch was present. If starch wasn't present it remained the orange/brown colour. If we were to carry out this experiment again we would test even more items for Starch.

The children of Senior Infants grew sunflowers. They started by going to the local Garden Center. They bought seeds and planted them in little cups back at school. They predicted the height they would grow. When they grew they put them in order from smallest to tallest.The kids loved learning about Sunflowers!

Senior Infants made butter. They started with some cream and 1 empty Jam Jar. When making the butter they discovered that if you have less cream in the Jar it made butter faster. This only took around 10 minutes. After , they put their butter on crackers. The class loved it!

In groups the children made snow in a jar. They filled the jar with 3/4 baby oil. They mixed warm water and paint together. They added the materials to the top of the jar. The shaving foam sat on the top. Then they added food coloring. They saw that the food color sat on the clouds. But when the clouds got heavy the food color fell into the water creating a raw effect.

In groups the children tested a variety of Materials. To see which would be the strongest to hold a bag of marbles. To ensure fair testing the children used the exact number of marbles and the exact same size piece of each material. They tested card, paper and tissue paper! They were surprised by the results. The strongest material was Card!