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STEM Classroom Activities Learning Path

By Moira Lambe

Encourage and promote an interest in STEM in the classroom by taking part in simple, fun experiments and activities.
4 resources in this Learning Path

1

STEM Outdoors by PDST

https://sites.google.com/pdst.ie/st...maointe-8?authuser=0#h.ydwek0idtrv4 Added: 06 May 2021 Contributor: Moira Lambe Resource type: Demonstration / Guide/notes / Project

Bring pupils outdoors and to local amenities to enhance learning, support social distancing, promote physical distancing and help positive well-being. Find Maths and Science ideas here as well as STEM trails for the outdoors.

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How it maps to the curriculum

in
1-2
3-4
5-6
SESE Science

Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: You can find a lot of fantastic ideas and resources on this page for STEM outdoors.

Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: You can find a lot of fantastic ideas and resources on this page for STEM outdoors.

Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: You can find a lot of fantastic ideas and resources on this page for STEM outdoors.

Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: You can find a lot of fantastic ideas and resources on this page for STEM outdoors.

Asset type: Online Resource
Language: English , Gaeilge
Rights: All rights reserved
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Build an Outdoor Bridge STEM Activity

https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/35962/35730.pdf Added: 28 Apr 2021 Contributor: Moira Lambe Resource type: Experiment / Lesson Plan / Activity

Build a bridge to hold your weight as you cross a puddle using a range of small and large materials. Gets your pupils thinking about strategies and developing problem solving skills.
Resource provided by the UK Learning through Landscapes initiative.

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How it maps to the curriculum

in
1-2
SESE Science

Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: Divide your class into groups and give them materials to build a bridge with. Test them out and see whose worked!

Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: Divide your class into groups and give them materials to build a bridge with. Test them out and see whose worked!

Asset type: Document
Language: English
Rights: All rights reserved
Special Needs:

3

Ball Run STEM Challenge

https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/35961/35729.pdf Added: 28 Apr 2021 Contributor: Moira Lambe Resource type: Lesson Plan / Activity

Find a ball and make it travel in a fun way. Think tubes, pipes, ramps, funnels – whatever you have to hand! Can you make your ball change direction more than once? Travel in a circle? Change speed? Etc…
Resource provided by the UK Learning through Landscapes initiative.

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3-4 5-6 SESE Science
3-4 5-6 Mathematics

How it maps to the curriculum

3-4
5-6
SESE Science

Strand: Energy & Forces

Suggestions for use: Divide your class into groups and allow them to create their own ball run using materials that are easily found at home and at school.

Strand: Energy & Forces

Suggestions for use: Divide your class into groups and allow them to create their own ball run using materials that are easily found at home and at school.

3-4
5-6
Mathematics

Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: Divide your class into groups and allow them to create their own ball run using materials that are easily found at home and at school.

Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: Divide your class into groups and allow them to create their own ball run using materials that are easily found at home and at school.

Asset type: Document
Language: English
Rights: All rights reserved
Special Needs:

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Seasonal STEM Activities

https://pact.cs.nuim.ie/resources Added: 23 Mar 2021 Contributor: Moira Lambe Resource type: Game / Guide/notes / Lesson Plan

An initiative to promote computational thinking among primary and secondary students. Find lots of fun games and activities based on various themes, such as Spring and Easter.

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How it maps to the curriculum

3-4
5-6
Mathematics

Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: Select from a variety of resources to link in with seasonal themes and develop an interest in STEM.

Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: Select from a variety of resources to link in with seasonal themes and develop an interest in STEM.

Asset type: Online Resource
Language: English
Rights: All rights reserved
Special Needs:

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