On Thursday, 9th of march, the boys and girls of 5th class took on the challenge of Engineer’s Week at Blackrock Castle.
At first, the students took a look inside the castle’s planetarium tent where they learned all about our solar system, planets all around earth and the names of important stars that can be seen at night. They also got the opportunity to work for NASA and help save the Earth from a deadly comet headed straight for our planet in the castle’s comet simulator. Thankfully, they were successful and saved the world from destruction!
Next, the boys and girls begin the engineer’s workshop where they used everyday materials to build a variety of roller coasters. They worked in groups of 3 and the results were fantastic. Each group successfully created a wonderful project and the students were extremely excited.
All the children had a super time and can’t wait to go back next year and learn even more again!
