Geography

Coastal Wildlife

by admin on 27/03/2013

Coastal Wildlife

Powerpoint presentation detailing wildlife to be found around Ireland’s coastline. It mostly deals with birdlife found on the coast. This resource has been digitised from a filmstrip resource made available to schools by the Department of Education in the 1970′s and 1980′s. Some parts made be dated and it is up to the teacher to make it relevant to the present day. [click to continue…]

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Free Pupil Access To Encyclopaedia Britannica

by admin on 07/01/2013

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has today announced free home access to the online edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica for all school-going children. For the past three years, primary and post-primary schools have had access to the resource, and today’s roll-out is an expansion of this service. Britannica Online School Edition is a unique and comprehensive resource designed for all levels of learning. It has four age-specific learning areas [click to continue…]

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The Netherlands

by admin on 04/01/2013

Powerpoint presentation on the Netherlands including information on location, physical features, political structure, cities and things it is famous for. It also includes information on the unique aspects of the Netherlands like polders, dams and dykes.

(.ppt file 1.2MB) [click to continue…]

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Know Your Ireland Competition

by admin on 20/12/2012

The Know Your Ireland app for iPad, launched in September, has just been upgraded and version 1.1 is now available for purchase from the iTunes App Store. When the app was launched in September, I wrote an App Review where I lauded the launch of an Irish Geography app but was a bit disappointed that the information to be learned on the app was a bit limited. However, the app has now been upgraded [click to continue…]

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Spain – Geography and Climate

by admin on 20/12/2012

Powerpoint resource that gives information on the geography and climate of Spain including the location of Spain on the Iberian peninsula, the different climate zones in Spain and information on Spain’s capital city Madrid.

Source: Edel Horan

(.ppt file 952KB) [click to continue…]

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Sports in Spain

December 17, 2012

Powerpoint resource which details the various sports that are popular in Spain including soccer, bullfighting, tennis, golf, skiing and Formula 1 racing. Source: Edel Horan (.ppt file 1.09MB)

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Australia’s Natural Environment

December 14, 2012

Powerpoint Presentation on two of Australia’s best known natural environments – the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Forest. Source: Edel Horan (.ppt file 2.20 MB)

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Tom Crean 02

December 14, 2012

This Powerpoint presentation gives details on the life of the Antarctic Irish explorer, Tom Crean. It gives information about his third Antarctic expedition, known as the “Endurance Expedition”, as well as his return to a quiet life in his native Kerry in later years. Source: Edel Horan (.ppt file 465KB)

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Tom Crean

November 19, 2012

This Powerpoint presentation gives details on the life of the Antarctic Irish explorer, Tom Crean. It gives information about his early life, how it came about that he became an explorer, how he met Captain Scott as well as his First and Second Antarctic Expeditions. Source: Edel Horan (.ppt file 655KB)

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Irish Forests

November 10, 2012

Powerpoint presentation on Irish forests with lots of information on the different types of trees found in Irish forests. This is a project completed by pupils in Rang IV and V. Source: Aisling Shanley (.ppt file 1.02MB)

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Our Solar System

November 7, 2012

This is a very clear and simple Powerpoint resource about our Solar System. There is a slide for each of the nine planets and it gives simple information about each planet that pupils will find easy to understand and remember. Source: Aisling Shanley

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The Irish Traveller

November 7, 2012

This Powerpoint presentation looks at the life of the Irish Traveller. There is information on the reputed origins of Irish travellers, the numbers of travellers in the population, their particular language, accommodation, celebrations and work . Famous travellers are also mentioned.

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Know Your Ireland App

September 14, 2012

Many teachers will be familiar with the great “Know Your Ireland” geography software for schools from the Irish software company Edware. This company also produces other similar geography titles: “Know Your Europe”, “Know Your USA”, “Know Your World”. Edware has now released a “Know Your Ireland” iPad app available in the iTunes App Store. We [...]

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Turf

April 9, 2012

Presentation detailing the cutting of turf from the bogs of Ireland. This resource has been digitised from a filmstrip resource made available to schools by the Department of Education in the 1970′s and 1980′s. Some parts made be dated and it is up to the teacher to make it relevant to the present day.

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Milk

April 8, 2012

This presentation tells the story of the production of milk. It is told from the point of view from a time when milk was delivered to many doorsteps in Ireland in glass bottles. It also tells about other dairy products. The presentation can be used in its entirety, or the teacher can choose to show [...]

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