Young scientists from the laboratories and classrooms of Galway Educate Together National School made an impact at the 2012 RDS Primary Science Fair!
The fair, which is part of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, provides an opportunity for students to think about science in practical and fun ways and helps to develop their skills in communicating their interest and knowledge of science to others.
Galway ETNS impressed with their project, Talking to plants: does it really work or is it just a lot of hot air?. This fascinating project focused on the question â do plants have feelings? And if so, would talking to plants in a nice or mean way help or hinder their growth? The Galway students discovered that in fact that talking to plants nicely did indeed help them to grow!
Over 3,000 primary school students representing 120 schools from across Ireland displayed their projects at the fair. As usual, Educate Together schools punched above their weight â with young scientists from six Educate Together National Schools – Galway, Midleton, North Kildare, Belmayne, Balbriggan, and Castleknock â exhibiting their projects. Although Educate Together pupils make up just 2% of the overall primary school population in Ireland, their work is regularly selected for inclusion.
Educate Together CEO Paul Rowe visited the exhibition to find out more about the projects exhibited by pupils from Galway ETNS. He said, ‘I would like to congratulate every Educate Together pupil, teacher and parent involved in working on these very impressive scientific investigations. Today’s school pupils will be members of the knowledge economy of tomorrow and I’m delighted to see Educate Together schools at the forefront of this movement’.
