St. Peter's Primary Bray Blog

Welcome to our submission for the Discover Primary Science and Maths award for 2020. This is our 15th year taking part in the Awards, although this school year has been a little different! Once again, we are applying for the Plaque of STEM Excellence. This award is given to schools that carry out extensive work in science, technology, engineering and maths, all of which are very important in St. Peter’s. This is the 6th year that we have had Junior and Senior Infants taking part in the award! It is great to see the young scientists have so much fun learning about science and maths. Each year... 

Fizzy Rainbow Easter ‘Egg-speriment’ (Credit: https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/baking-soda-and-vinegar-rainbow-easter-eggs/) Question: What happens when you mix baking soda and vinegar? Predict: What do you think will happen? You will need: Small plastic Easter eggs or real empty egg shells that have been washed outEmpty egg cartonBaking soda Vinegar or lemon juiceFood colouring (optional)Tray Investigation: Place the tray on the table and put the egg carton on the tray. If you don’t have a tray, you could put some newspaper or paper towels on the table. Put your...