Ms Hourican

Receiving messages like this makes it all worthwhile 🥰

Modelling makes up a big part of the new LC Bio curriculum so today 5th years used Play Doh to help model the Active Site Theory of Enzymes

Although we shouldn’t have had to develop guidance ourselves it has been great to collaborate with other members of the ISTA in developing this document

@FionaOScience Don’t forget the 2 boxes to get to the 20 😩

Haunting my dreams tonight! #juniorcertscience

@humphreyjones It so bad. I still can’t get my head around it! How did no one spot it??

Last class with 1st years before their exams used a “brain dump” relay. Each group moved to a different way station & added any words they could think of. In hindsight assigning different colour pen to each group would’ve been more impactful, but I’m very impressed with results

The Green School’s committee along with the help of some TYs have organised a recycling bin for every classroom in school. Well on our way to our Litter and Waste Green flag 🌍 ♻️

Getting around to updating my LinkedIn account. Any other teachers would like to connect please add me linkedin.com/in/eimear-hour…

Very informative evening learning all about the @Take1_Programme

Successful titration done with 2nd years today 🧪

Working on sustainability with 3rd years and focusing on UN Developmental Goal 11. Students had to create their own sustainable city. I added in extra detail of a budget and assigned roles to each student. Great hands on activity #jcscience #Sustainability #UNSDG

@KJF239 @oide_Ireland The support service for the Department of Education in Ireland (@oide_Ireland) made these. I got it at the the 2nd training day today. They will eventually be available here #title-for-this-block" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">oide.ie/post-primary/h…

@HouricanMs @oide_Ireland Is this resource available somewhere? Thanks.

Great to see more of an emphasis on Biodiversity and Sustainability in the New Leaving Certificate Biology Course. #SustainableDevelopment #sustainability #lcbiology

Great work being done by our Green School’s committee as we set up collection points for the deposit return scheme. We have joined Re-Turn for Children with all money earned being donated to the following Children’s Charities @returnireland @GreenSchoolsIre

When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018. Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: scim.ag/3WWWoSD

Delighted to have had 2 projects in the BT Young Scientist this year. Some great work done by both students @BTYSTE

Last class with 1st years of the year spent making decorations / presents of names from the elements

@yvonne_nolan Absolutely here is is cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowflak…

@HouricanMs Love that, do you have a link?

Finished Viruses with TYs with a nice festive activity; creating a garland of Viral “snowflakes” to add to my lab ❄️ ❄️ ❄️

2nd years modelling the phases of the moon 🌙 🌑 🌒

I have a very enthusiastic 1st year student who entered and has qualified for the @BTYSTE competition by herself! She is investigating if age/gender have an impact on a persons ability to detect AI generated images as opposed to real ones. Survey here surveymonkey.com/r/356GBR5