Activities

5th & 6th Class Salt/Fresh Water Experiment

Staff

5th & 6th Class investigated the effects of salt water and fresh water on gummy bears.

2 gummy bears were placed in water; 1 in a container with fresh water, the other in a container with salt water.

After a few days it was clear that the gummy bear in the fresh water had started to swell while the gummy bear in the salt water had generally kept its shape.

This experiment helped to show the class the effects that fresh water would have on some sea creatures like sharks if they were to leave the sea/ocean and enter a river.

Science Experiments in Mrs Murphy’s Room

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Mrs Murphy’s class were busy using their investigative skills during science in the weeks before the Christmas holidays.

Experiment 1: Which substance cleans money best; washing up liquid, lemon, vinegar, soy sauce, olive oil or baking powder? Lemon was the winner!

Experiment 2: Which material is the best insulator of heat; paper, tin foil or a woolly sock? The sock was the winner!

Liam MacCarthy Visits the School

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We were delighted to receive a visit from the Liam MacCarthy Cup yesterday.

It was lovely to have the famous cup during Christmas week and it was a great reminder of the wonderful year the Limerick hurlers gave us in 2023.

An especially great occasion for both of our infant classes as it was their first time having the Liam MacCarthy Cup at the school.