For Primary Schools

A talk, using state of the art interactive technology, discussing the connection between the moon and the tides

TO BOOK: please use school booking form.

Visualising the Invisible A highly interactive workshop teaching how to prevent microbial infections from spreading Yeast races : visualising biofilms and germs. Snot spatter experiment using fun, innovative and hands on activities plus UV Technology. Video and Online support with Scientific Sue.

This workshop will be automatically sent to schools, no need to book.

Workshop Details

The exciting world of science is all around us! Energize, delivered in partnership with Gas Networks Ireland, encourages students to continue with science in second level education and beyond and introduces them to the career opportunities available to them in the future. Energize explores the world of science; health and wellbeing, forensics, energy, safety and light in a fun and exciting way.

Junior Achievement Ireland

Junior Achievement has a new virtual STEM programme for schools, which is available during the Galway Science Festival. The programme retains the benefit of traditional in-class Junior Achievement (JA) programmes while adding extra flexibility for both Junior Achievement volunteers and schools. Blended learning – combining traditional and digital methods, allows Junior Achievement STEM volunteers to facilitate the programme via classrooms’ interactive whiteboards. The programme, which is suitable for 5^th and 6^th class groups is generally delivered over 5 sessions of 30 – 40mins and is facilitated by STEM Industry volunteers, who are fully trained and vetted before commencing the programme.

Schools can receive further information and sign up for the programme by emailing Ray Fogarty, Junior Achievement Ireland rfogarty@jai.ie

Solar Energy:  A ‘hands on’ investigation into renewable technologies such as wind, solar and fuel-cell energy transfer. Investigating the basis of electricity and circuits during this interactive workshop, students will also explore energy transfer, forces and engineering design processes.  The challenge is to design and make a colour-spinning machine or power a car of the future, using a clean-energy source. In addition to an increased understanding and awareness of climate change and alternative energy, participants also learn to strengthen critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

STEMBook – an online platform and resources designed to implement a premium STEM
experience through a series of challenges based around real world problem solving.
Founded by Tech Entrepreneur Brendan Morrissey and Education Specialist Michelle Maher.

This workshop will be automatically sent to schools, no need to book.

I’m a Cell EXPLORERS Scientist (www.cellexplorers.imascientist.ie) is an online chat activity where young people (aged 8-15 years old) can log on with their teachers and chat with Cell EXPLORERS volunteers about all things science!  

• This activity is live & online – students log onto the website with their teachers in their classrooms   
• Perfect for social distant engagement with scientists!  
• Requires independent access to computers/tablets   
• Each session lasts 40 minutes and is moderated by a Cell EXPLORERS staff member  
• The chat session is text-based: students type questions into the online platform for the Cell EXPLORERS scientists to answer. No media can be shared.  
• Each session has between 2-4 Cell EXPLORERS scientists to chat with  
• Teachers and students can see all messages sent to and from the Cell EXPLORERS scientists  
• Students can ask questions about science, the Cell EXPLORERS scientists’ research/course at college, their daily life as a scientist and their hobbies/interests.   

Corrib Kids Coding will hold virtual coding workshops with primary and secondary schools throughout Galway city and county to code a game called “Choose Your Future” with Scratch programming and Microsoft Makecode.  The workshops will be supported by volunteers from SAP.

“GMIT have taken a colourful approach to this year’s Science Festival. Primary school students will explore water density through creating their own liquid density rainbow and surface tension by using milk to create a funky colour palette. The students will also learn about plastic pollution as they view a range of colourful plastics found in seabirds which were found beached in Ireland and had eaten plastics at sea, mistaking it as food. Three videos and two experimental kits are included in the GMIT Colourful Science programme which has been put together by Dr. Karen Finn, Dr. Heidi Acampora and Dr. Katie O’Dwyer in the School of Science and Computing at GMIT”

Complete the booking form to request one.  (Limited supply)