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Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche Bunkers Hill, Castlewellan

Seachtain na hEolaíochta i Rang 7

10th Nov 2021

Bhí spórt maith againn i Rang 7 le linn na seachtaine seo agus muid ag ceiliúradh Seachtain na hEolaíochta. Rinne muid cúpla turgnamh agus d'fhiosraigh muid rudaí éagsúla a bhain le fórsaí, le domhantarraingt agus le fadhbréiteach. Bhí ar na páistí struchtúr a thógáil gan ach leathanach amháin agus téip a úsáid. D'éirigh go han-mhaith le Kevin agus Fiachna - bhí a struchtúr in ann 70 leabhar a choinneáil in airde! Bhí sé an-láidir ar fad! Fosta, d'fhiosraigh muid cad a tharlaíonn le Skittles nuair a chuirtear uisce leo ag teochtaí éagsúla. Agus bhí an-chraic againn ag úsáid balún chun rás eitilte sárlaochra a dhéanamh!

Rang 7 had good fun this week celebrating Science Week. We did a couple of experiments and we investigated different things involving forces, gravity and of course a bit of problem solving. The pupils had to contruct a tower or structure that could hold some weight, only using a single piece of paper and some tape. Kevin and Fiachna did very well. Their clever structure was able to hold 70 copy books! It was really strong! Also, we investigated what happens to Skittles when water is added to them at different temperatures and we saw some lovely patterns. And we had good craic using balloons to have a superhero race! Although there might have been a tiny bit of cheating going on!