by admin | Oct 11, 2014 | Technology
The Signs of Autumn 2014 Twitter Project took place last week and many schools across the country took part. There were also contributions from a school in Canada and another in Australia. Because it is spring in Australia, it was interesting to compare the seasons in...
by admin | Sep 17, 2014 | Teaching News
The Tree Council of Ireland, supported by Tetra Pak, is calling on primary schools around Ireland to plant a tree to mark Tree Day 2014 on Thursday 9th October. As part of this year’s campaign, themed ‘What Can We Learn About Trees?’ or ‘Cad Is Féidir Linn A...
by admin | Sep 15, 2014 | Teaching News
Can we drop an egg from a height and not let it break? This was just one of the questions investigated by primary school pupils at the RDS Primary Science Fair last year. This year’s event takes place in January alongside the BT Young Scientist & Technology...
by admin | Aug 25, 2014 | Free
This Powerpoint resource on Environmental Care and Awareness focuses on the human impact on the environment. It looks at air pollution, water pollution, industrialisation, acid rain, deforestation and global warming and the effects that each of these have on our...
by admin | Jul 27, 2014 | Science, Video
Filmed over a two year period, The Secret Life of the Shannon, a Crossing the Line production in association with RTÉ, is a natural history two-part documentary series broadcast recently on RTÉ. It brings viewers on a truly spectacular journey along the River Shannon,...
