3.1 Design and Make
3rd & 4th designed and made some fantastic Viking projects
Then they designed & made projects based on the adventures of Tom Crean
As part of Aistear, the Junior Infants are asked to design various settings and buildings for example a restaurant or a farmyard.
They were also challenged in groups to see who could make the tallest tower using polydrons and these were our winners!
Lego club designed, made & measured tall towers!
The highest freestanding tower was 1.65m!!
6th Class investigated how hot air balloons work and made their own using paper maché.
6th class also worked in groups to design and built energy efficient houses.
6th class engaged in some competitive STEM challenges against the clock. They raced to see who could make the longest paper chain using only 2 A4 pages and the tallest free standing marshmallow and spagetti tower.