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| | | | Science | Science is a compulsory core subject for all pupils in Forms 1,2 and 3. During the Junior Certificate programme, pupils attend one double period and two single periods per week. The Junior Certificate syllabus consists of Biology, Chemistry and Physics and assessment is by means of a terminal examination paper and coursework. The latter is made up of 30 mandatory experiments/investigations, which have to be completed and recorded and two additional investigations, which are submitted.
Science is also compulsory in the Transition Year, with pupils attending one double class and one single class per week. Students are taught through a series of six modules during the year - environmental chemistry, human biology, electromagnetism, forensics/sports science, investigative physics and agricultural science.
Some 85% of students then go on to choose at least one science subject in the Leaving Certifciate programme. Those on offer are Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics and Agricultural Science. Pupils in Form 5 and 6 attend one double and three single periods in that time.
The Science Department is one of the largest in the school with 9 members, and two student teachers - and added to that are learning support staff. The Department is based in six laboratories, as well as utilising various classrooms in the school.
Outside class, students are involved in various activities - Ploughing Championships, Farm visits, Young Scientist (RDS), Sci Fest, Science Olympiad, ISTA Olympiads, Ecology Field trips, Museum visits, Intel (Electronics) and local colleges and universities.
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Science Department
Jane Salter, BSc (Hons) (NUI), HDipEd (TCD)
Glascott Symes, MA (Mod), HDipEd (TCD)
Ciara Gallagher, BA (Mod), HDipEd (TCD)
Niall Mahon, BSc, HDipEd (NUI)
Noel Cunningham, MSc (DCU/QUB), BSc (DCU), HDipEnvEng (UCC), HDipEd (TCD)
Ciaran Whelan, BSc, HDipEd (NUI)
David Plummer, BSc (NUI), PGCE(Dunelm)
Ciaran O'Connor, MSc (Hons) (QUB), BSc (Hons) (DCU), PGDE (NUI)
Kerri Hastings, BSc (Hons) (NUI)
Laura Mullen, BAgrSc (Hons) (NUI)
Rowan Webb, BSc (Hons) (TCD)
Martin Furey, BSc (Hons) (NUI)
Niamh Barry
| Ciaran O'Connor, teacher of Science/Chemistry in The King's Hospital, Dublin,
describes his work with TY students in finding ONE GOOD IDEA Click on the link below to read all about it .... | | | | www.educationmatters.ie/2010/01/19/post-primary-students-invited-to-enter-nationwide-search/ | | | Links
| | www.skoool.ie |
www.slss.ie |
www.science.ie |
www.thephysicsteacher.ie |
www.bbc.co.uk/learning |
www.teachnet.ie/farmnet/ | | | .gif) | | The Registration desk at the Sci Fest competition in the Institute of Technology, Tallaght, where the 'Power of Poo' was entered ... |
| | |  | The Power of Poo .... !
We entered our project (in 2nd Year) into our local Sci Fest competition, which is a localised version of the BT competition. Our project was an investigation to see if the heat produced by fermenting horse manure can be used to heat water and therefore be used as a new renewable energy source ...
We did excellently at the Sci Fest /B> competition, winning the Junior Physics section, the overall Physics titleand finishing as Overall runners-up
Georgina Gilsenan, Pippa Tutill (3rd Year)
Click on the photo above to find out more ... |
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|  | | | | The Science department is pro-active and innovative in the use of information technology and visual stimuli in the classroom. | | |  | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | .jpg) | | | | The launch of the Sci Fest National Gallery at Trinity College Dublin in April 2008 | | | | | | |
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