Welcome to Seomra Ranga, the Hub for Primary School Resources. For the overseas visitors “Seomra Ranga” means “classroom” in the Irish language.
Seomra Ranga has been successfully providing tried and tested resources for primary school classrooms since 2007. Since that time, the site has gradually built up a strong following amongst educators as a repository of quality teacher-created resources. The resources on the site, which support all areas of the curriculum, are arranged in accordance with the curricular provisions of the Irish primary school….
Edublog Awards 2012 Nominations
The Edublog Awards is a community based initiative started in 2004 in response to community concerns relating to how schools, districts and educational institutions were blocking access of learner and teacher blog sites for educational purposes. The purpose of the Edublog Awards is promote and demonstrate the educational values of these social media. Nominations are open until November 26th under 19 different categories, after which time voting will commence. When thinking about nominations, I decided to choose blogs that I already follow via RSS feeds. Unfortunately, you can’t nominate yourself! I’ve nominated eleven blogs and these are the Seomra Ranga nominations: read more…
Science Week Video 5: Make a Foam Rocket
This video for Science week is from Discover Primary Science and Maths, and it shows how to make a Foam Rocket….
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Science Week Video 4: Potato Power
Today’s video for Science Week shows you how to turn potatoes into batteries to power something….
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The Role of the Teaching Council
The Teaching Council has just released its first video to promote the role and work of the Council for teachers.
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Science Week Video 3: Inflate a Balloon
The experiment in this video will show you how to inflate a balloon without blowing into it….
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Science Week Table Quiz
Science Week Video 2 – Glowing Bouncy Egg
This video uses vinegar to break down the surface of an egg shell to make the shell rubbery and transparent. It should be done earlier in the week as the egg has to be left for two days in the vinegar….
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Science Week Video 1 – Milk Rainbow
This experiment uses easy-to-find equipment to make floating rainbows on the surface of full-fat milk….
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