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Environmental Awareness and Care

    Stay safe on the farm with Jessy picture book

    Stay safe on the farm with Jessy picture book

    Picture Book
    Strand Unit: Living in the Local Community

    Take a walk with Jessy and and her puppies through the farm, learning all about farm safety as you go. This picture book was created in conjunction with the Health and Safety Authority. 

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Living Things

    Tree Parts and Forestry Activity Sheets

    Tree Parts and Forestry Activity Sheets

    Worksheet
    Strand Unit: The Local Natural Environment

    Set of worksheets from the Tree Council of Ireland aimed at Junior/Senior Infants. Includes activities about tree parts, fruits and seeds, and animals that use trees as homes. Includes poem at the end!

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    Kid’s Corner: Facts about cows, milk and grass

    Kid’s Corner: Facts about cows, milk and grass

    Video
    Strand Unit: Plants and Animals 

    Have you ever wondered where your glass of milk or the butter on your bread comes from? Join Teagasc and VistaMilk SFI Research Centre scientists as they answer kids’ questions all about cows, milk and grass. Questions like, “Why is milk white if grass is green?” and “How do you know if a cow is healthy?”, and many more.

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    How to make Soil Cakes

    How to make Soil Cakes

    Video
    Strand Unit: The Local Natural Environment

    Join Luis as he explains the importance of soil, and teaches us how to make soil cakes, along with a fun water retention experiment using your freshly made soil cakes!

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Materials 

    Magic Milk Experiment

    Magic Milk Experiment

    Video
    Strand Unit: Properties and Characteristics of Materials

    Katie shows us in this exciting experiment what happens when washing up liquid reacts with milk to break up its components. 

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    Magic Milk Experiment Procedure

    Magic Milk Experiment Procedure

    Experiment Sheet
    Strand Unit: Properties and Characteristics of Materials 

    Follow this exciting experiment procedure to find out what happens when washing up liquid reacts with milk to break up its components. 

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