Rang a Dó Makes a Hovercraft

We're very busy in rang a dó, experimenting and testing and analysing and messing things up!! But this week we managed to make a mini hovercraft simply using a balloon, pop-up bottle top and an old cd. Have a look.....

                    Thanks to everyone for bringing in the equipment!

A Tornado in a Bottle- Science Experiment of the Week

2nd Class Nature Walk

With the weather improving every day we thought it might be a good time to have a nature walk and see what signs of spring we could spot. The boys brought a checklist and looked for things like buds, new leaves, daffodils, insects, nests and flowers. The nature walk was in Fairview Park and the boys played in the playground and on the hills aftertheir work was done!

Floating and sinking

We investigated floating and sinking in 2nd class today. We tested a number of items including coins, spoons, parers and rulers. Some boys were surprised to find that the heavier items didn't always sink. It was also interesting to see what happened to an orange before and after it was peeled - we thought that because the orange would be lighter with the peel removed it would float however this wasn't the case. This is because the peel is less dense than the orange so it allows the orange to float when it is on but the orange sinks without it - like a life jacket!

Volcano Experiments