On Friday January 22nd the National Grand Final of the Intel Mini Scientist will take place in the Science Gallery in Dublin. For the past number of months almost 6,000 students from across Ireland have been taking place in the Mini Scientist competition and the Grand Final will see the top 22 projects compete for […]
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The Periodic Table of Edible Elements
The Science and Home Economics Departments joined forces in Ennis Community College and Gaelcholáiste an Chláir last week, as the Clare schools, which share a campus, hosted an Open Night for prospective students and their families. Ms Lordon, who teaches both Science and Home Economics, organised the Transition Year Home Economics students to create something […]
Irish Kids create a Virtual Reality, then explore it using Oculus Rift [Video]
This is one of the most exciting videos I’ve seen about Oculus Rift, and it’s a Technology.ie exclusive! MissionV is a virtual reality platform for teaching and training which is currently beta-testing in 11 Irish schools. Recently, its founder James Corbett brought me to visit one of those schools: St Kieran’s NS in Broughal, Co Offaly. The kids there […]