May 2018 – Lollies or Candy

Earth's movement around the sun- Seasons due to tilt of Earth

STEAM Activities and Lessons

May 26, 2018February 10, 2019 by Stephanie

Stephanie

This is a list of all the science related posts from this site. Most of these are directly related to science lessons I have given to primary school children. These are separated into major topics from the terms I taught. Forces Gravity and Mass Magnets Atoms and Elements Molecules Inclined…

Wind and Ocean Currents

May 26, 2018 by Stephanie

Stephanie

Heating the Earth The Earth is heated by the Electromagnetic Radiation the Sun emits. The Earth is not heated uniformly, however. For example, the Equator gets more direct radiation from the sun than the poles all times of the year, and so the poles are cooler. The tilt of the…

The Breadwinner Dinner and Crafts

May 25, 2018 by Stephanie

Stephanie

Cartoon Saloon's third movie takes place outside of Ireland. This movie is based on a book about a girl in modern day Afghanistan. It's an amazing movie, but it does depict some harsh realities for the people living in Afghanistan, so it may be too confronting for small children. It…

Calendars

May 21, 2018June 15, 2018 by Stephanie

Stephanie

Many different calendars in in use today. They are based on observations ancient people made about the world around them. Some are based on the movement of the Moon around the Earth, some are based on the movement of Earth around the Sun, and some are based on the life…

Tides and The Moon

May 16, 2018 by Stephanie

Stephanie

This week's lesson covers the moon's affect on Earth as it revolves around it. Gravity and Mass All objects exert the force of gravity on one another. Objects with greater mass exert more force than objects with a lesser mass. I reviewed gravity and mass at this point. When the…

Spring 2018 Pusheen Box

May 10, 2018 by Stephanie

Stephanie

The Spring Pusheen box is here! This box is their 10th one, and they added a bit of shine to it! I love the balloons on the box! Mine got a little bit beat up in shipping, but all the contents inside were in great condition. I've noticed that the…

Days and Seasons

May 7, 2018May 10, 2018 by Stephanie

Stephanie

I'm back to teaching science again! This term's topic is Earth and Space. I am going to be doing activities with kids in grade 4 and 1. I am reviewing some more advanced topics with the year 4 kids, because I taught them last year when the topics were forces…

The Secret of Kells Snacks

May 6, 2018 by Stephanie

Stephanie

I am currently working on making food from all of Cartoon Saloon's feature films. The first two, The Secret of Kells and The Song of the Sea are Irish folklore based. Their fourth film will be Wolfwalkers and it will compete the trio. The Secret of Kells may be a…