We had a very exciting morning with a visit from Diarmaid Ó’Suilleabháin, brother of Ms. ní Shuilleabháin. Diarmaid is an engineer and we are very grateful to him for taking time out of his busy schedule to educate our students about what engineering entails.
There was a question and answer session which Diarmaid answered in great detail.
Sample questions:
- Why did you become an engineer?
- What is the best thing about your job?
- In a typical day, what do you do?
- What is the best project you have every worked on?
- What was your favourite subject in school/ what subject was most helpful for engineering?
Content:
- The classes have been doing project work about homes and houses. Different types of homes have been discussed in detail and the children have learned about the materials used when building a house. They discussed Environmentally Friendly Buildings and sustainable energy used in modern buildings.
- Key Discussion Words: Solar panels, double and triple glazed windows, insulation, wind energy, geothermal energy
- The classes then designed their own dream home in groups, using all the information about building materials, sustainable energy, engineering and architecture that they learned.
Today was a very exciting part of our Science and STEM initiative in school. Thank you Diarmaid!
