Science Week St Canice's School
Ms Lavelle's Third Class
Aidan and Ella create lovely art work, while they investigate density
Science Week Facts
The Eiffel Tower can be 15cm taller during the summer. (This is due to thermal expansion when large structures expand with the heat of the sun)
A flea can accelerate faster than the Space Shuttle.
A medium sized cumulus cloud weighs about the same as 80 elephants.
Hawaii moves 7.5cm closer to Alaska every year due to the movement of The Pacific Plate.
Babies have around 100 bones more than adults.
Water freezes faster when it's warm not cold.
The human brain takes in 11 million bits of information every second but is aware of only 40.
Your fingernails grow faster when you are cold.
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon 52 years ago. You can still see traces of his footprints on the moon's surface because there is no wind on the moon
A lion's roar can be heard for 8kms.
Cans of diet fizzy drink will float in water but regular fizzy drink will sink.
A flea can accelerate faster than the Space Shuttle.
A medium sized cumulus cloud weighs about the same as 80 elephants.
Hawaii moves 7.5cm closer to Alaska every year due to the movement of The Pacific Plate.
Babies have around 100 bones more than adults.
Water freezes faster when it's warm not cold.
The human brain takes in 11 million bits of information every second but is aware of only 40.
Your fingernails grow faster when you are cold.
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon 52 years ago. You can still see traces of his footprints on the moon's surface because there is no wind on the moon
A lion's roar can be heard for 8kms.
Cans of diet fizzy drink will float in water but regular fizzy drink will sink.