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The children in Room 32 recently completed some fabulous art work using Sphero robots as part of their STEM projects. They created paintings in the style of the artist Jackson Pollack using Spheros instead of brushes! They controlled the robots using the Sphero Edu app on iPads.
The children from Room 30 were busy this week in the STEM room planning for a very special project they are doing for their friends in the Infant building!
What could they be doing??
The children in 5th class, Rooms 27 & 28 have been exploring the Earth using an augmented reality ipad app this week as part of their STEM activities.
The children in Room 25 took part in a live Hour of Code workshop this afternoon. Thank you to the team at Microsoft DreamSpace for a great coding experience!
The children in 5th class Room 25 brought their maps of the world to life today using a 3D augmented reality app, as part of their STEM classes. See what they explored in the video below.
The children in Room 31 recently completed some fabulous art work using Sphero robots as part of their STEM projects. They created paintings in the style of the artist Jackson Pollack using Spheros instead of brushes! They controlled the robots using the Sphero Edu app on iPads.
Take a look at the children at work in the video below!
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6th class Mr. Lysaght took part in a virtual workshop today with Microsoft Dreamspace for Science Week 2022.
They discussed and explored both non-renewable and renewable energy sources through Minecraft Education, looking at the future of energy in our world.
Ms. Scanlon’s Senior Infants and Ms. Ní Fhearghail’s 6th class buddies enjoyed completing their maths trail around the school grounds for maths week.
Thanks again to the Dreamspace team for another virtual workshop this week.
6th class Room 30 worked together to build launchpads, rockets and space ships with Minecraft Education. They discussed lots of interesting facts about space, the technology involved and the important resources astronauts need in space.
Sixth class Room 32 attended a virtual classroom workshop delivered by MoLi (Museum of Literature, Ireland). It was a creative and inspiring session in which the children discussed language, the function of museums, James Joyce and Ulysses. They were also shown a behind-the-scences look at MoLi.
