- Magnets are objects that produce an area of magnetic force called a magnetic field.
- Magnetic fields by themselves are invisible to the human eye.
- Magnets only attract certain types of metals, other materials such as glass, plastic and wood aren't attracted.
- Magnets have a magnetic north pole and a magnetic south pole. If the same pole of two magnets are placed near each other they will push away (repel), while if different poles are placed near each other they will pull together (attract).
- We also looked at different names and types of magnets as you will see below.
Following on from our work on electricity in the strand of energy and forces we looked at magnetism. We learned that HERE WE ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH MAGNETS DURING SCIENCE STATIONS...WE HAD LOTS OF FUN... We went back in time today and made our own butter. We learned a little bit of information before we began. A mixture is made up of two or more substances which are jumbled together. For example for breakfast you may have a bowl of cereal and milk,this is a mixture. To make butter your main ingredient is cream which is a mixture. We investigated how we can separate cream into two parts, a solid and a liquid
This is what we did - Making Butter Method:
Today we studied the topic of Electricity. We learned that
Below are some clips based on electricity, geothermal heating, wind power and pollution.
Once we had some information gathered, we carried out 2 experiments
1. How does a circuit work? and 2. Are materials conductors/insulators of electricity? Static electricity is the build up of an electrical charge on the surface of an object. It's called "static" because the charges remain in one area rather than moving or "flowing" to another area. We see static electricity every day. It can even build up on us. For example, when we rub our feet on the carpet and then zap something when we touch it. That is static electricity that we have built up on the surface of our skin discharging onto another object. We also see it when our hair gets charged and sticks straight up or when our trouser/skirts keep sticking to our legs. This is all static electricity that has built up on the surface of an object. Every Friday in our class we have Golden Time. This is where the children get time to play team based games, role play - the shop, dress up, play board games, construct towers from mobilo and lego to name but a few things. Here they are having lots of fun...Gangster Granny and Mr Stink even made an appearance!!!!!!
Today we decided to put our engineering caps on and complete the EGG DROP CHALLENGE!! In groups the objective was to DESIGN A SYSTEM TO PROTECT AN EGG FROM CRACKING OR BREAKING FROM A HIGH FALL. We made them using a variety of materials and then dropped them from the school railings.
This week, we have worked on the strand Energy and Forces in Science with a focus on Light. We learned that Light is a form of energy and can have natural and artificial sources. We carried out two experiments on Light. One to discover materials that are transparent, opaque or translucent and the second was called "How to make a Rainbow". In this experiment we learned that transparent objects such as the mirror ( in our experiment) can split white light into different colours. The colored light observed on the A4 white card is a spectrum of visible light. For more facts and information on the topic of light click on http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/light.html. If you wish to do the experiment at home click on http://www.science-sparks.com/how-to-make-a-rainbow/
Huge congratulations to the boys and girls in second class who celebrated their first confession this evening. A wonderful evening of song, prayer and reflection was had.
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Who are we?We are 1st and 2nd class in St. Teresa's NS Ballintogher Co. Sligo. Archives
October 2019
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