Tuesday 20 December 2016
Cooking
On Monday we made Rocky Road Biscuits.
Here is the recipe for you to try at home.
Rocky Road Biscuits
Makes 12-15
Ingredients
480g milk chocolate, broken into pieces
100g digestive biscuits
2 cups marshmallows/80g to 100g (if using large ones, cut them in half)
Directions
1. Place the chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water. Melt slowly, stirring occasionally.
2. Line a lightly greased Swiss roll tin with parchment paper.
3. Roughly break up the biscuits by hand and put in the bottom of the tin.
4. Dot half the marshmallows around the biscuits.
5. Pour the melted chocolate over the top, and shake the tin to get an even mix.
6. Dot with the remaining marshmallows over the top.
7. Chill in the fridge until just set. Remove and cut into squares using a sharp knife.
Thursday 17 November 2016
Science Week
Hair raising stuff with Saoirse!!
Static electricity
For this experiment you will need:
• an electric hair dryer with circular nozzle
• a balloon
First, blow up the balloon and tie off the end. Hold the balloon out at arm’s length and let go of it. Does it stay there, or drop?
Next, hold the balloon above your head at arm’s length, then blow hard at it as you let go. Can you keep the balloon in the air?
Now hold the hair dryer in one hand, turn it on, and point it up toward the ceiling. Place the balloon in the stream of moving air, and let go. Does the balloon fall to the ground or stay up? Why does this happen?
Experiment further with the hair dryer. If you tilt the nozzle slowly a little to one side, does the balloon stay in the air stream? Can you bring the nozzle back to vertical and make the balloon follow? How far can you tilt the nozzle before the balloon falls? What causes the balloon to stay in the stream of moving air?
Steel wool and battery experiment.
Demonstrating how the lungs work by expanding a
hoberman sphere.
Build a Circuit
A circuit is a path that electricity flows along. It starts at a power source, like a battery, and flows through a wire to a light bulb or other object and back to other side of the power source. You can build your own circuit and see how it works with this project!
Electromagnet experiment
This season's new fashion accessory modeled by Holly.
Tuesday 8 November 2016
Friday 21 October 2016
Maths Trail
SCOIL
BHRIDE MATHS TRAIL 2016
Now you're in your team, get ready and best of luck!!!
1. Start at the front door. Walking in a clockwise direction,
(a) count the windows you can see (b) count the doors you can see (c) name 4 right angles, (d) 1 obtuse angle, (e) 1 acute angle, (f) 1 circle, (g) 1 rectangle, (h) 1 square.
2. On your trail, write down the letters you see stuck on the walls and unscramble them to reveal a word as Gaeilge!!
3. Collect various shaped and coloured leaves, pebbles and hidden objects on your trail in your bucket. Make a pictogram with them on your large card at the end.
4. Work out how many children could stand side by side along the white line at the centre of the big yard.
5. Estimate the height of the school from Mrs Coyne/Mrs Clarke's back door.
6. Use your metre stick to measure the length of the big yard.
7. Count the steps at the back of the school. If a snail climbs up 3 steps each day and falls back 1, how long would it take him to reach the top?
8. Work out the area of one of the squares on the alphabet snake. What is the total area of the letters which make up SCOIL BHRíDE?
9. Look at the number plate on the red Audi car. Add up the digits on it. Where can you find 4 more digits on the school building to make the total add up to 35?
10. Add up all of the digits on the glass on the front door.
11. Go to the cubes puzzle board in the gym. Using 12 cubes, make a design which is one third blue and one third green.
12. Use your marker and the bucket of objects you found and create your pictogram on your card in the gym.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
You've completed the 2016 SCOIL BHRíDE maths trail!!
Now you're in your team, get ready and best of luck!!!
1. Start at the front door. Walking in a clockwise direction,
(a) count the windows you can see (b) count the doors you can see (c) name 4 right angles, (d) 1 obtuse angle, (e) 1 acute angle, (f) 1 circle, (g) 1 rectangle, (h) 1 square.
2. On your trail, write down the letters you see stuck on the walls and unscramble them to reveal a word as Gaeilge!!
3. Collect various shaped and coloured leaves, pebbles and hidden objects on your trail in your bucket. Make a pictogram with them on your large card at the end.
4. Work out how many children could stand side by side along the white line at the centre of the big yard.
5. Estimate the height of the school from Mrs Coyne/Mrs Clarke's back door.
6. Use your metre stick to measure the length of the big yard.
7. Count the steps at the back of the school. If a snail climbs up 3 steps each day and falls back 1, how long would it take him to reach the top?
8. Work out the area of one of the squares on the alphabet snake. What is the total area of the letters which make up SCOIL BHRíDE?
9. Look at the number plate on the red Audi car. Add up the digits on it. Where can you find 4 more digits on the school building to make the total add up to 35?
10. Add up all of the digits on the glass on the front door.
11. Go to the cubes puzzle board in the gym. Using 12 cubes, make a design which is one third blue and one third green.
12. Use your marker and the bucket of objects you found and create your pictogram on your card in the gym.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
You've completed the 2016 SCOIL BHRíDE maths trail!!
Thursday 20 October 2016
Wednesday 12 October 2016
Monday Maths Madness
Isak 9 cubes are a fun and interactive way of exploring mathematical concepts. Learning through play can challenge, encourage, support, stretch and nourish a confidence and competence in the children's learning of maths.
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