Science Week in Rang a hAon

November 16, 2023

We were thrilled to welcome Martha’s Mum (Blánaid) to Rang a hAon today. She brought her Science expertise to the fore and demonstrated the power of soap to repel germs.

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After that, we made ‘bugs on a string’ to demonstrate the noise produced by insects. We measured the decibels using sound meters.

The fun was not over! Then we were challenged to produce the tallest freestanding structure using cocktail sticks and marshmallows. We had a few flops but a few successes!

 

 

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