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Physicists and Primary School Project
| Activities matched to the Irish primary school curriculum | ||
| Activity | Classes | SESE: Science CurriculumRepublic of Ireland |
| Electricity: Robots and Electric Eels | 3rd -6th classes | Content strand unit – Magnetism & electricity Through investigation the child should be enabled to investigate current electricity. SESE Science Curriculum pages 64,86. Skill development Observing, investigating and experimenting, analysing |
| Forces and Gravity: Is gravity real or does the Earth just suck? | 3rd -6th classes | Content strand unit – Forces Through investigation the child should be enabled to investigate falling objects. SESE Science Curriculum pages 65,87. Skill development Observing, investigating and experimenting, analysing |
| Forces and Magnets: Magnet Magic | 3rd -6th classes | Content strand unit – Magnetism & electricity Through investigation the child should be enabled to investigate magnets. SESE Science Curriculum pages 64,86. Skill development Observing, investigating and experimenting, analysing |
| Sound: From musical boxes to iPods | 3rd -6th classes | Content strand unit – Sound Through investigation the child should be enabled to investigate sound. SESE Science Curriculum pages 63,85. Skill development Observing, investigating and experimenting, analysing |
Safety We recommend Be Safe! Irish Edition published by the Irish Science Teachers Association and Association for Science Education as the major guidance for science health and safety in primary schools in the Republic of Ireland. Be Safe can be ordered via http://www.ista.ie/ista_psscbesafeflier.htm.rtf. |
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