Maths activities and painting in Prefab 9!
Making Shadows
World Kindness Day
World Kindness Day was held on 13th November 2020 Rather than celebrating it for one day we intend to be kind to one another every day. During the week, the boys wrote about times when they are kind and made it into a paper chain. They also completed a fill in the blank exercise about kindness.
These are some of the wonderful things they do to show that they are being kind.
I am kind when I…
- hug my mum and dad.
- help my friends.
- say “please” and “thank you” .
- hold the door open for someone.
- call my granny or grandad
Science Week 2020
Science week was held between 8th-15th November and our class had a blast!
- Inflating a Balloon with Yeast
We got some warm water, yeast and sugar and mixed it all together. As the yeast eats the sugar it makes a gas called carbon dioxide. The gas fills up the bottle and after about 20minutes it also inflates the balloon!
2. Making Steel Sponges Rusty!
For this experiment, we placed a steel sponge into a glass. We then added vinegar and bleach. We left it to sit for a while and it started to rust! Rust forms when it mixed with oxygen and water. The vinegar removes the special protective coating off the steel wool. The oxygen from the bleach combines with the iron in the steel. This chemical reaction gives off heat so the boys observed condensation on the glass too!
3. Colour Changing Flower Experiment
For this experiment, we put food colouring and observed the flowers changing from white to green or white to red!
4. Making a Tin-Foil boat that would hold cubes
The boys really enjoyed drawing designs for their tin-foil boat and making it.
Their favourite experiment of the week was making elephant’s toothpaste!
5. Making Elephant’s Toothpaste!
Stem-tastic!
Aistear Prefab 9 (The Restaurant)
This month we are enjoying our Aistear theme of The Restaurant.
Aistear in Prefab 9 (Homes)
During October we enjoyed exploring the theme of Homes during Aistear.