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Tag Archives: Secondary

Rainy Days

Just a couple of nice websites with puzzle and colouring things to do on a rainy day. Some animal drawing tutorials too.

Posted byLouise AllcockApril 29, 2020Posted inQuickTags:Indoor, Preprimary, Primary, SecondaryLeave a comment on Rainy Days

Reel Life Science Competition

Join in NUI Galway’s annual science video competition Reel Life Science. Open to anyone in primary or secondary school, all you have to do is make a fun video on a science topic of your choice

Posted byLouise AllcockApril 26, 2020April 23, 2020Posted inProjectTags:Indoor, Outdoor, Primary, SecondaryLeave a comment on Reel Life Science Competition

Birdsong

Birdsongs for Great tits, blue tits, chaffinches, and blackbirds. Learn to tell them apart.

Posted byLouise AllcockApril 24, 2020April 24, 2020Posted inHalfDayTags:birds, Outdoor, Preprimary, Primary, Secondary1 Comment on Birdsong

How does the ocean circulate: part 2

Here’s an indoor experiment to look at how the saltiness of water causes it to move, which is part of the reason why the ocean is in constant circulation

Posted bysheenafennellApril 20, 2020April 16, 2020Posted inQuickTags:Indoor, marine, Primary, Secondary1 Comment on How does the ocean circulate: part 2

Sea Eagle Web Cam

Check out the AMAZING live webcam off the Sea Eagles in County Cork’s Glengarriff Nature Reserve. Also featuring a couple of other live nests: Ospreys in Wales and Great Grey Owls in Montana, USA.

Posted byLouise AllcockApril 17, 2020April 16, 2020Posted inQuickTags:birds, Indoor, Preprimary, Primary, Secondary1 Comment on Sea Eagle Web Cam

Flower pressing activity

Brief and simple instructions for how to press flowers

Posted byEithne LarkinApril 16, 2020April 16, 2020Posted inQuickTags:flowers, Indoor, Outdoor, Preprimary, Primary, Secondary1 Comment on Flower pressing activity

Make Space for Bees!

How to make bee houses for different kinds of bees

Posted byelaineorApril 8, 2020April 6, 2020Posted inHalfDayTags:bees, Outdoor, Primary, SecondaryLeave a comment on Make Space for Bees!

How does the ocean circulate

See how water temperature affects ocean circulation

Posted bysheenafennellApril 6, 2020April 3, 2020Posted inQuickTags:Indoor, Primary, Secondary2 Comments on How does the ocean circulate

Garden Birdwatching

ID sheets for common garden birds from Birdwatch Ireland Cork

Posted byLouise AllcockApril 4, 2020April 4, 2020Posted inQuickTags:Outdoor, Primary, Secondary1 Comment on Garden Birdwatching

What’s in your garden?

Identify plants using mobile apps and count your biodiversity

Posted byLouise AllcockApril 3, 2020April 2, 2020Posted inProjectTags:gardening, Outdoor, Secondary2 Comments on What’s in your garden?

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