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Number Sentences sheets from book..and answers!

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22 June Irish Reading Comprehension Answers

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Caring for the Sick and Léigh sa Bhaile answers 8-12 June

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Caring for the Sick and Léigh sa Bhaile answers 8-12 June

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Busy at Maths 8-12 June Area

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BAM homeschool links and answers Multiplication and Division

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BAM homeschool links and answers Multiplication and Division

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Master your maths and some other things for Christina 

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How do we know what schools were like in the past?

History helps us to answer questions about the past. It helps us to see how some things have stayed the same and how some things have changed. We are now going to find out about schools in the past by looking at evidence.

What kind of evidence is there?

.................Visual Evidence

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence is when people tell about something they have experienced. When a person's own experience is written down we call it an autobiography or a memoir. An autobiography is a history or account of a person's life written by that person or written with a professional writer. Memoirs are less structured than an autobiography. They are often about part of a life, and often a public part of someone's life, rather than their whole life.

So, first take the evidence test!

So, first take the evidence test!

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History helps us to answer questions about the past. It helps us to see how some things have stayed the same and how some things have changed. We are now going to find out about schools in the past by looking at evidence. .................Visual Evidence Oral Evidence is when people tell about something they have experienced.

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Busy At Maths homeschool links and answers - Weight

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Teaching Clock

Teaching Clock is an open-ended teaching resource to help children explore telling the time in both analogue and digital formats. The digital clocks can be viewed in either 12-hour or 24-hour layout.

Telling the Time

Read the time on an analogue clock and match with digital time. Different levels of difficulty. Options include using a 24 hour clock and seeing how many correct answers you can get in a given time.

Telling the Time

This site can help you to read the time on an analogue clock. Different levels, including: reading time to the nearest hour, half hour, quarter hour, five minutes or minute. Options include 24 hour clock.

Telling the Time in Words

A game where you need to tell the time in words. Use language such as 'o'clock', 'half past' and 'quarter to' and compare the analogue time to digital time. The site works very well on an interactive whiteboard.

Match the Times

A flexible matching pairs game which can help you to tell the time.

Time Tools - 12 hours to the minute

A game where you can practise how to tell the time on both analogue and digital devices in this fun maths game. Match each 12 hour digital clock to the correct analogue clock.

Time Tools - 12 hour to the half hour

Match each digital clock to the matching analogue time. The times are based on the 12 hour clock and are on the half hours. Two separate games are available.

Clocking In

A telling the time game about o'clock and half past times.

Clock Splat

Match simple analogue times with digital equivalents. There are three levels of difficulty: hours, half hours and quarter hours.

Hit the Button

Quick fire questions on number bonds, doubling, halving, times tables, division facts and square numbers against the clock. Brilliant for improving mental maths and calculation skills, but particularly times tables either up to 10 or up to 12 times.

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Searchable site of thousands of quality teaching resources, interactive resources, homework, exam and revision help. Useful for teachers, pupils and parents.

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Youtube link to explain adding and subtracting time

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Busy At Maths work pages, home school links and answers for Chapter 25 - Time

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Busy at maths work pages, home school ideas and answers for Chapter 27- Length.

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Busy at maths work pages, home school ideas and answers for Chapter 27- Length.

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BAM length worbook pages,answers,home school link

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Helpful breathing and mindfulness activties to manage stress and anxiety.

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Relaxation and Mindfulness

You can find all the relaxation and mindfulness exercises used on the course. You can stream or download all the tracks.

Please note, in the Enhanced Zone, you can find a much wider range of streamed relaxation and mindfulness tracks including with or without music backgrounds, male or female voices, shorter or longer versions, and other bonus relaxation tracks.

You can also access these from the app. There is also a 'Leaves in the stream' video relaxation film and links to music that I think is especially relaxing.

Find out more by clicking the links below:

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You can find all the relaxation and mindfulness exercises used on the course. You can stream or download all the tracks. Please note, in the Enhanced Zone, you can find a much wider range of streamed relaxation and mindfulness tracks including with or without music backgrounds, male or female voices, shorter or longer versions, and other bonus relaxation tracks.

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Making videos is fun, but if it's your first time, it's nice to have some help. The aim of this guide is to help you produce a short science or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) video at home in a few simple steps.

You'll also find some information below on what our judges are looking for and how they will be assessed. Check out our 2013 - 2020 page to see previous years' videos and click here to download this guide.

Your ReelLIFE SCIENCE video can be about any science or STEM-related topic. To give you some inspiration, we've suggested eight different themes for you to explore:

Discuss the themes with your teacher/youth worker/family/friends to see what might interest you and help you select a topic. Maybe you've always wanted to find out how DNA is used to solve crimes, why we love foods that are not healthy for us, or who discovered penicillin. You might like to demonstrate an experiment (explaining the science behind what you observe, of course) or describe the technology we use every day.

If you pick a topic you're really interested in, that passion will shine through on camera!

Any aspect of the topic may be communicated by your video, so be creative and original but don't try to cover too much - you only have a maximum of three minutes! Use this handy ReelLIFE SCIENCE brainstorm sheet to explore your chosen topic and find a manageable subject for your video.

While the Healing the Body topic can be about any aspect of medicine, including COVID-19, our good friends in the CÚRAM SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices have provided additional information about their own biomedical research, which may inspire you to explore The Heart, The Brain or even Stem Cells.

Next, you'll want to decide how your video will look and feel. Will it be live action or animated? Humorous or more serious? Will it take the form of a demonstration, an interview or even a song?

What's the best way of getting the information across to the viewer in a memorable way?

Remember you have the advantage of using a visual medium, so feel free to dress up, draw, demonstrate, animate, sing, play, experiment, interview, build and recruit friends, family or whatever you need to tell your story.

Using a storyboard can be a great idea, to plan what will be seen at all stages of the film.

Above is a highlights reel of videos produced for ReelLIFE SCIENCE over the past few years, to give you an indication of the different styles and approaches taken by filmmakers. You can also view all of the winning videos from previous years on our 2013-2020 page, while a more extensive range of videos are available to view in our Video Library and YouTube channel.

Film the video using whatever device you are most comfortable with and have access to, whether it's a smartphone, tablet or camera. Just make sure you film it in landscape orientation (i.e. sideways like in the photo above), rather than portrait, so it looks well on the big screen!

Top 5 Tips for Filming

Ensure you have plenty of storage and battery power before starting.

Turn on gridlines when filming to frame your scene correctly.

Zoom with your legs, i.e. move towards your subject.

Avoid distracting backgrounds.

Clean your lens.

You can also submit an animated video. There are lots of free animation software packages online, or you could use stop-motion techniques to animate modelling clay, toys, puppets or drawings. If you are using stop-motion, a tripod is really useful to keep your camera steady.

Getting the sound right can be one of the most challenging parts of film-making.

Sound quality is crucial to good video, and viewers are more likely to forgive poor image quality over audio quality. Sound quality can often be poor if you are filming outdoors, particularly on windy days, and can negatively impact otherwise excellent video footage. If you think the sound quality is poor or inaudible, consider recording a separate voiceover indoors using your video camera or phone voice recorder and adding it to the video afterwards.
Pro Tip: use an external microphone like the one on many earphones, inside your clothing for better sound outdoors
Videos can be made in English, Irish or even using Sign Language, although you may wish to consider including English subtitles during editing (or when uploading to YouTube) to appeal to a wider audience, particularly internationally.

If you are using a tablet or smartphone, you can simply use its own video editing software or download an app to join your clips together, add images, subtitles, music, sound effects, a voiceover or even credits. If you use a camcorder or digital camera, you will probably need to upload your video to a computer, which will come with its own editing software or you can search online for a free software package to use.

The fantastic DigitalStories.ie website curated by Michael McNamara, Digital Technologies Team Leader with PDST, is an excellent resource for expert and beginner filmmakers, with reviews of free and paid-for apps and websites for filming, editing, animating and finding copyright-free music and sounds.

Make sure everything in the video has been created by you!

You cannot use any copyrighted material in your film without permission, such as video clips (TV, movies, online videos), images, music, sound recordings, etc. When you upload your finished video to YouTube for submission to ReelLIFE SCIENCE, your audio track may even be removed if copyrighted material is detected by YouTube. For more on YouTube's copyright policy, read here. Thankfully, YouTube have a large catalogue of free music and sound effects for you to use with your video.

Remember to keep the video length between one and three minutes as longer videos may be penalised during judging. This is where the use of a storyboard in the planning phase can really help!

Get parental consent for any children identified, appearing or participating in the video, ensuring that parents or guardians are fully aware of the nature of the competition, and the subsequent use and display (including online and at public screenings) of the video entries by ReelLIFE SCIENCE, NUI Galway, our partners and potentially the media and general public (e.g. sharing the videos via Facebook, Twitter, etc.).

To submit your video, you will need to first upload it to YouTube and send us the link via our online Application Form before the submission deadline of October 23rd 2020.
Pro Tip: If you use a catchy title for your video - e.g. something you might search for on YouTube - you are likely to get more views for your video, than with a generic video name.
It is really important to note that Video Privacy Settings should be set to 'Public' so your video can be viewed by our judges and the general public. You can find lots of information in the YouTube Help Centre about privacy settings, how to upload videos, supported file formats, etc.

After judging, you are free to remove your video from YouTube if you wish, as the video still remains yours. However, if your video is shortlisted, we will need a high quality copy of the original video file (to upload to the ReelLIFE SCIENCE YouTube channel and for public screenings and promotion).

Multiple videos can be submitted by schools and groups, but each one must be submitted individually. You can read about ReelLIFE SCIENCE's Data Protection Policy here.

Click the ' Parental Consent received ' tickbox, to acknowledge that consent has been received for all necessary participants, as outlined above. Completed consent forms do not need to be submitted to ReelLIFE SCIENCE, but to complete the application process you must acknowledge that, where required, they have been completed and received.

Click the ' Agree to Terms & Conditions' tickbox, to acknowledge that you have read and agree to the competition Terms and Conditions.

After you click submit, you should receive an acknowledgement message sent to the email address you have provided. After the competition, all participants will receive a Certificate of Participation to download and print.

Videos will be judged by a team of scientists and science students, and subsequently a panel of external judges, on three criteria:

Scientific Content - How effective is the video at explaining the scientific concept or experiment on display? How accurate is the science? Does it appear that the topic was well researched and understood? Will a member of the public learn something new from the video? Could a teacher use the video to explain the topic to their own class?

Production - How does the video look and sound? How would the video look on TV or screened for the public at a public event? Can everything that is being said be heard clearly? Is the video longer than three minutes? The effort that has been put into preparing the video, e.g. props, costumes, locations, animation, will also be considered here.

X-factor - Does the video "wow" in some way? Was it entertaining and/or impressive? Was there something about the delivery, the methodology etc., which stuck in the mind afterwards?

Winning videos will be announced on Sunday November 22nd at the Galway Science and Technology Festival and you can keep up-to-date via our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages.

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Making videos is fun, but if it's your first time, it's nice to have some help. The aim of this guide is to help you produce a short science or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) video at home in a few simple steps. Choosing Your TopicChoosing Your StyleMaking Your VideoSubmitting Your Video You'll also find...

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Learning to read with phonics? Click the '+' for advice.

Learning to read with phonics

If you live in England, your child will learn to read using phonics. Their school is very likely to use either the Letters and Sounds phonics framework or the Read Write Inc. programme. Check with your school if you're not sure which one they use.

Using Letters and Sounds?

If your child is using Letters and Sounds, you can find this list of eBooks by Letters and Sounds Phases useful. Bear in mind the following:

If you don't know your child's Phase, you can check with your school. As a guide, most Reception children will be on Phases 1-4 and most Year 1 children will be on Phases 4-5. Beyond Phase 5, your child will be able to decode most books.

In Letters and Sounds, there are 'sets' within the Phases - so your child might not know all the sounds in every book within their Phase.

Some series contain occasional 'tricky words' that your child can't decode using phonics. Use the inside front cover notes to teach your child these words before they start the book.

Find out more about Letters and Sounds >

Using Read Write Inc. Phonics?
If your child is being taught to read using the Read Write Inc. programme, you can find books suitable for them by clicking on the 'Levels' menu below and using the 'Read Write Inc.' filter to select the right level.

Find more support and resources for Read Write Inc. in our parents' guide to Read Write Inc. >

Looking for printed books for phonics practice at home?

Not reading to practise phonics?

Sharing books and independent reading

If your child is reading simply for enjoyment, comprehension, or practice, just browse the library or use any of the other filters. You can check which level is right for your child with this simple test from Read with Oxford.

Reading for pleasure

Are you a teacher? Find out about the Oxford Owl for School eBook library.

More available on Oxford Owl for School

Schools who are registered with Oxford Owl can provide pupils with access to an additional 30 Oxford Primary eBooks, plus a separate library of 50 Read Write Inc. titles all for free using a class login associated with their Oxford Owl for School.
How to set up a class login >

If you need more eBooks, Oxford Owl for School has introduced a new annual subscription of up to 550 titles. For more information, please visit the OUP website.

Are you looking for your class login?

Accessing your class eBook library from home

The class log in link has moved. If your teacher has given you login details to use your class library at home, please use the log in link at the very top of this page and select 'Students'.

sign up log in

Songbirds

Levelled phonics books from the fabulous Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo.

Read Write Inc. Phonics

A step-by-step phonics programme to support reading. Learn at home with Read Write Inc. Phonics

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Find information on The Great Irish Famine and other interesting times in Irish History.

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Find information on The Great Irish Famine and other interesting times in Irish History.

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A famine is when there is a very severe shortage or lack of food for a large number of people. During a famine, there is hunger, malnutrition, starvation and often death among the people. Ireland had its worst famine in 1845 when a famine called the Great Famine occured. It lasted until about 1850 but the worst years were between 1845 and 1849. It is estimated that almost one million people died and another million Irish people emigrated by the end of the famine. Ireland's population was over 8 million in 1841 but by 1851 it was reduced to about 6 .5 million.

One of the causes of the Great Irish Famine was a disease called blight which destroyed the potato crop. The potato was the only food available to the majority of the people in Ireland at the time. The poorer people were cottiers and labourers who did not own their own land. They grew potatoes on small plots of ground and had no money to buy any other foods.

The poorest groups suffered most during the famine because they had no other food to eat except the potato. When the blight destroyed the potato crops every year from 1845, the people faced starvation and death.

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A famine is when there is a very severe shortage or lack of food for a large number of people. During a famine, there is hunger, malnutrition, starvation and often death among the people. Ireland had its worst famine in 1845 when a famine called the Great Famine occured.

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Some math skills are easier to pick up than others. Math Games helps students get the extra practice they need with fun activities focusing on specific skills and topics.

Click on one of the skills above to see what students are supposed to be able to do at each grade level. Knowing this learning trajectory can help clarify and resolve problem areas. If students are unsure how to do something they should technically already know, given their grade level, our resources can help. Students can:

Play games or complete activities that diagnose precisely where they are struggling with particular skills.

Do games and exercises designed for students in earlier grades, before building up to more advanced material.

Complete our free worksheets to refresh and review their knowledge of a skill before learning more about it at school.

Love learning new math skills, as they improve them by playing fun games.

Choose one of the skills above to get started!

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Some math skills are easier to pick up than others. Math Games helps students get the extra practice they need with fun activities focusing on specific skills and topics. Click on one of the skills above to see what students are supposed to be able to do at each grade level.

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BrainPOP - Animated Educational Site for Kids - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology

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Interactive P.E and movement activities for the whole family

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Interactive P.E and movement activities for the whole family

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As a former classroom art teacher, I saw first hand how students were often unsure as to how and where to start their drawing projects. That confusion often led to frustration, or maybe even deciding not to draw at all. It seemed to me that there must be a better way to share easy drawing ideas for kids, but it took some time to figure out how to do that.

Direct drawing instructions on the front board worked for a little while, but it had its limitations. There also was the issue of pacing. Some students always wanted to go faster, and some a bit slower. It kept the whole process feeling a bit chaotic, both for myself and for them too.

The solution? Create my own handouts that students could easily follow on their own.

The biggest benefit about getting the process down on paper was that every one could work finally work independently. Tutorials showing each step suddenly turned a noisy process into a very quiet and happy classroom! The more tutorials I made, the more I continually found them to be helpful. Students could build their confidence, learn the value in following directions, and hopefully start a lifetime love of drawing.

New drawing ideas are added often, so stop by to see the latest one. It just might be the perfect lesson for your classroom today!

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700+ Easy Drawing Ideas for Kids: Step-by-Step How to Draw Tutorials

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Create your own storybook online. Make writing and publishing a book more fun with our picture book making tool!

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The Irish language games on the Digital Dialects website are a pleasurable and relaxed way of beginning to learn the language. All games are free for anyone to access and can be enjoyed on both mobile devices and desktops. Interactive Gaeilge nah Eireann games that teachers can incorporate into classroom lessons, set as a homework exercise, or that can be used by independent learners as a self-study eLearning exercise. Beginner focused Irish vocabulary practice drills on a range of language topics and subjects. This project is part of Digital Dialects' commitment to supporting endangered and minority languages.

About the Irish language:

Irish or Gaeilge is a Celtic language spoken in Ireland by around 73,000 people, with a further 1.7 million people having some level of Irish language skills. Most fluent speakers live in the western part of Ireland. Until the 18th century, most Irish was the first language of most inhabitants of Ireland, after which English became the most spoken language. In the Republic of Ireland, Irish is a national language and is taught in schools. In Northern Ireland, Irish has a minority language status.

Irish learning games include:

Colours in Irish - the most common color words in a fun interactive quiz. Use our Interactive Irish flashcards: colours for learning these Irish words.

Irish animal vocabulary fun kid's game - 17 essential words for beginner students in a multiple-choice language arts activity. Our Irish flashcards: animals can also be used by students for learning these names of animals.

Fruit and vegetables in Irish game - 15 of the most useful words for Irish fruit and vegetables in a basic language arts quiz. For beginners to the language. Our Irish flashcards: fruit provide a different means for learning these essential Irish words.

Food and drinks in the Irish language game - some useful everyday words in Gaeilge nah Eireann. Click-thru our Irish flashcards: food for learning drilling these 15 Irish words before playing the quiz.

Irish vocabulary game - learn 17 essential words for absolute beginners to the Irish Language. Visual and fun for both swots and students looking for an alternative to exercise books. Use our Irish vocabulary flashcards for learning these Irish nouns prior to playing the quiz.

Vocabulary quizzes - two quizzes with wordlists, each of which contains 17 Irish words. Start with either vocabulary game 1 or the second quiz - vocabulary game 2.

For a few extra useful sentences in beginners, including greetings, visit the learn Irish phrases page. Impress locals in the Aran Islands with 'dia dhuit'- hello in Irish, or 'slán' - goodbye in the Irish language.

Irish learning links - list of resources for Irish study, including online translation dictionaries and premium language learning sites.

The Digital Dialects website includes games for learning 80+ languages, including learn French games, learn Spanish games, learn Japanese games and many more. Go to the Digital Dialects language learning homepage for a long list of available foreign languages.

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QR CODE

Scan this on mobiles and tablets to quickly open this web page.

Daily 10 is a primary maths resource for primary teachers which covers addition, subtraction, ordering, partitioning, digit values (place value), rounding, multiplication, division, doubles, halves and fractions. It has been designed primarily for use on an interactive whiteboard. The aim is to help teachers deliver 10 maths questions many which can be used for mental maths practise.

Sets of questions can be timed or untimed and the activities are ideal for starter and plenary sessions. They are graded in levels of difficulty which match year group levels in England's National Curriculum Maths requirements. This means the resource is suitable for children from 5 to 11 years of age.

AGE

5-11 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Number Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Ordering Place Value Rounding Fractions

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Daily 10 - Mental Maths Challenge - Topmarks

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Daily 10 is a primary maths resource for teachers of Years 1 to 6. It asks ten random questions on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, ordering, partitioning, digit values and more. Ideal for use on a IWB and as a starter or plenary activity.

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40 things to do at home during school closures.

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40 things to do at home during school closures.

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WeAreTeachers | Ideas, Inspiration, and Giveaways for Teachers

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virtual tours of museums, zoos and theme parks

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The SFAI 12 Day Stay At Home Challenge launched on Wednesday, April 1 st 2020 and features 12 football based challenges for young players to do.

Following on from the SFAI 12 Day Skills Challenge, the Stay At Home Challenge includes ball mastery elements, while there is also some fun and enjoyment involved.

Further to the success of the first set of challenges, the difficulty in the Stay At Home Challenge has been increased slightly but all players can improve their skills by taking part.

Some of the challenges are standalone, while others combine skills and tricks learned over previous days.

Each morning the next challenge is released and the tutorial videos will be posted at 9am on the SFAI's social channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The videos will feature some of Ireland's best street soccer stars and freestylers, while others will also feature.

Parents can send their own videos to the SFAI's Facebook page via Messenger, with permission for the videos to be used/shared by the SFAI online.

A selection of the videos will be used on our social channels - we try and include as many as we can and do daily montages too.

Those taking part are reminded to do so in adherence with the HSE guidelines on social distancing. The challenges are for young players to try in their own home or place of residence.

Stay Safe, Stay Active and Stay Positive.

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EXPLAINER: All you need to know about the SFAI 12 Day Stay At Home Challenge

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History for kids - Free history network for kids

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Learn about the ancient Egyptian civilization and what they did in their daily lives. Many things like metal work, paper making and amazing architecture all came from the Egyptians.

When where the Pyramids built check here
View All History of Egypt

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History for kids Welcome to History for Kids the free online history network. We hope you enjoy and have fun exploring our history. The website is packed with articles, worksheets and even a quiz on each section.

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Searching for kid-friendly science experiments to do at home? Whether you're prepping for a fifth-grade science fair or want something fun to do with preschoolers, these cool science experiments for kids are super easy and a lot of fun for kids of all ages. Parents may end up learning a new thing or two, too!

Children are born scientists. They're always experimenting with something, whether they're throwing a plate of spaghetti on the wall, blowing bubbles in the bathwater, or stacking blocks into an intricate tower only to destroy it in one big swipe. Happily, you can do some pretty mind-blowing, hands-on science experiments at home using stuff you probably have lying around the house.

Want even more science experiments for kids like this? Check out our list of 25 Preschool Science Experiments, and more, in our Guide to Science Experiments for Kids, which is packed with fun STEM activities.

Popular KiwiCo, Green Kid Crafts, and Mel Chemistry subscription boxes send age-appropriate projects every month, so you never run out of science experiments you can do at home.

Coolest Science Experiments for Kids at Home

1. Make rock candy

Learn about the crystallization process by learning how to make rock candy in a glass.

2. Make a lava lamp

Make a lava lamp by pouring vegetable oil into water and then adding an Alka-Seltzer tablet to make the blob of oil move.

3. Make homemade slime

Borax plus glue equals homemade slime.

4. Frozen bubbles

Blow bubbles outside when temperatures dip to the single digits and watch them freeze.

5. Invisible Ink

Use lemon juice to make invisible ink that can only be seen when held up to a heat source.

6. Walking rainbows

Use food coloring and water to make a walking rainbow and explore how combining primary colors makes secondary colors.

7. Paper towel art/magic

This paper towel art magic trick, which also involves science for an added bonus. Permanent and washable markers make art and teach about solubility at the same time.
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8. Pepper and soap experiment

Dish soap, pepper, a toothpick, and a little bit of water are all kids need to feel like science wizards. Watch a little drop of soap chase pepper away in the pepper and soap experiment.

9. Balloon carbon dioxide experiment

Create carbon dioxide and hang on while you use it to fill up a balloon.

10. Skittles science experiment

Learn about a phenomenon called water stratification, using Skittles as the subject matter. Perfect for after Halloween!

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11. Marshmallow catapult

Build a marshmallow catapult out of a plastic spoon, rubber bands, and Popsicle sticks.

12. Make a parachute for toys

Use a plastic bag and cup to build a parachute for a light toy.

13. Dye flowers with food coloring

Place white flowers in colored water and watch how they soak up the hues.

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14. Baking soda lemon juice experiment

Create a colorful and fizzy reaction by adding a drop of food coloring and a little baking soda to a sliced lemon.

15. Make homemade butter

Make your own butter by shaking a jar of heavy cream.

16. Homemade ice cream in a bag

Make homemade ice cream in a bag: shake salt, ice, cream, and sugar vigorously until the consistency is right, then enjoy.

17. Do oil and water mix?

Plop oil into water to see that they really don't mix; try it with a variety of liquids to make a rainbow of stripes.

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18. Egg in a bottle experiment

Force an egg to fit into a bottle by creating a suction using heat.

19. Floating eggs

Change how an egg floats or sinks in a glass by adding salt to the water.

20. Turn milk into plastic

Turn milk into a material that acts like plastic using white vinegar.

21. Thriving yeast experiment

Mix a batch of bread dough and separate it into several different bowls; place them in different places (outside, inside, in the dark, in the light) to see which environment yeast thrives in.

22. How does mold grow?

Grow mold on bread by putting slices in different environments (in a bag in the dark, in a bag in the sunlight, out in the open, in the refrigerator); see which one gets moldy first.

23. The taste-smell connection

Have your kids close their eyes and hold their noses and see if they can still identify foods by taste.

24. Make easy homemade cheese
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Dabble in some kitchen science while making this yummy ricotta cheese.

25. Make an eggshell disappear

Your egg will be so embarrassed when you leave it naked! Dissolve the shell right off an egg by simply placing it in a cup of vinegar.

26. Make a taste bud map

Map taste buds by dipping Q-tips into different flavors and placing them on different areas of your tongue.

27. Find the fatty food with a simple trick

Explore the fat content of different foods by wiping them on a brown paper bag; fatty foods leave behind a greasy spot, while fruits and vegetables leave no trace at all.

Slime, Putty, and Oobleck Science Experiments for Kids

28. Silly putty recipe

You will be squeaky clean after creating this satisfying non-sticky putty by simply combining cornstarch and dish soap.

29. Easy Oobleck recipe

Whip up some Oobleck, a fascinating non-Newtonian fluid that can act like a solid or a liquid depending on certain conditions.

30. Ivory soap in microwave

Microwave Ivory soap (or any soap that floats) to create a bizarre puffy soufflé.

Outdoor and Nature Science Experiments

31. Grow beans

Grow a bean in a clear cup to watch the roots grow down and the stem grow up.

32. Make a duck call/whistle from a straw

Craft a duck call by cutting the ends of a straw into a point, then blow.

33. Musical bottles

Set up a row of bottles with varying amounts of liquid and then blow across the openings to hear the different tones.

34. How to make a sundial

Make a sundial by placing a stick in a vertical position and a circle of rocks around it marking each hour.

35. Cut ice cubes like magic

Cut ice in half using a fishing wire-the pressure melts the ice faster than the air.

36. Make a rainbow

Make a rainbow by holding a glass of water up to the sunlight with a sheet of paper behind it to catch the colors.

37. Tornado in a bottle

Create a tornado in a bottle by taping two plastic bottles together neck to neck-one filled, the other empty-and swirling it quickly.

38. How to make a solar oven

S'more science, please! Harness the power of the sun and turn a pizza box into a solar oven and roast some delicious treats for the whole family.

Science Experiments for Kids that Fizz, Bubble, and Foam

39. Baking soda volcano science project

Mix baking soda, vinegar, and glitter for a sparkly volcano.

40. Diet Coke and Mentos

Mix Diet Coke and Mentos and stand back to watch the explosion. (Really! Stand back.)

41. Pop Rocks and soda

Drop Pop Rocks into a bottle of soda and then place a balloon onto the opening to watch it inflate.

42. What will shine a penny?

Discover how to keep your pennies shiny by experimenting with different cleaning solutions.

43. How to make elephant toothpaste

Make " elephant toothpaste" (a.k.a. an impressive large foam) out of soap, yeast, and hydrogen peroxide. For the holidays, turn it into " reindeer toothpaste."

44. Glitter germ experiment

This glitter does more than shine, it sparks a scientific experiment to see how far germs can spread.

45. Dancing popcorn experiment

Baking soda and vinegar react to make popcorn kernels hop around a jar of water.

46. Fizzy chalk fireworks with sidewalk chalk

This STEM activity adds some sizzle to your summertime sidewalk chalk using just a few basic ingredients: baking soda, cornstarch, food coloring, and vinegar.

Physics and Physical Science Experiments for Kids

47. Milk and food coloring experiment

Learn about surface tension by dropping food coloring into milk and watch as the colors move when you add some soap.

48. Rube Goldberg machine for kids

Make a Rube Goldberg machine featuring a series of moving pieces that affect one another: marbles, dominoes, books, and most any surface.

49. Balloon rocket car

Build a rocket balloon car using a Styrofoam tray, a balloon, and a straw; watch how air pressure moves it across the table.

50. Dominant eye / dominant hand

Looking for hands-on science experiments? Ask your kids to do simple tasks with their hands, feet, and eyes (like grab a ball, stand on one foot, or wink) to see which side is dominant.

51. Reaction time test

Test your reaction time by having a friend drop a ruler between two almost closed fingers. See how fast you can grab it.

52. Soap boats

Explore the scientific concept of density while taking a bath. Ivory soap boats do more than just float, they demonstrate density.

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53. Paper cup tower activity

Engineer a tall tower using red party cups and sheets of paper. How high can you go?

54. Best paper airplane design

Fold a paper airplane and then bend a corner to see how that changes its flight path.

55. Blind spots

Find your blind spot by moving a card with a speck on it until you can no longer see the spot.

56. Build a miniature windmill

Build a miniature windmill using a few simple objects. Watch it spin faster or slower based on the direction of the "blades."

57. Simple energy transfer experiment

Bounce a ball on top of another to watch how the energy transfers to the top ball and leaves the bottom one "dead."

58. Easy centripetal force experiment

Demonstrate centripetal force by spinning a bucket of water on a rope in a vertical circle.

More Easy Science Experiments for Kids

59. Egg drop project

Build a container for an egg that protects it from breaking and then test it out by dropping it from on high.

60. How to make a bouncy ball

Fashion your own bouncy balls with this recipe to see how various shapes bounce differently.

61. Balloon speakers

Use a balloon to amplify sound by holding it to your ear.

62. Shaving cream cloud experiment

Budding meteorologists can create shaving cream storm clouds and Technicolor raindrops.

63. Balloon static electricity

Make static electricity by rubbing balloons on clothing or shuffling on the carpet with socks, then zap someone with a quick touch.

64. Gummy bear science experiment

These gummies won't be so yummy in your tummy, but you can watch gummy bears grow by placing them in water, salt water, and vinegar.

65. Make a periscope

Build your own periscope using a milk container and carefully angled mirrors that allow you to see things above or behind you.

66. Fingerprint science experiment

Be a DIY spy with this fun fingerprint experiment. Collect fingerprints using one of these methods, and then dive a little deeper with a forensic study of fingerprint patterns.
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67. Expanding ice experiment

Fill a plastic bottle to the brim with water and put it in the freezer; in a few hours, the bottle will crack because ice expands.

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