An amazing STEM learning programme for 3rd-6th & Key Stage 2 classes delivered by the RDS. Register and submit your projects for 2023 at the link below!
ESB Science Blast 2024!🎈🧬🚀
Submit your project investigations by 15th of December to participate in our Dublin event 😊
Visit for more information!
Thank you to
@ShellybanksET
for having us, what an amazing class!
#ESBScienceBlast
#ESBSB
Seo é an chéad uair atá an Bhleaist Eolaíochta ar siúil ag an RDS trí Ghaeilge. Dúirt na páistí, na múinteoirí agus na moltóirí gur lá an-speisialta a bhí ann. Ag mothú thar barr! Beidh muid ar ais an bhliain seo chugainn - Bígí linn!
#esbscienceblast
#bleaisteola
íochta
Why is the sky blue? How much weight can spaghetti hold? Why do things smell? Why is water clear? How do magnets work? Is chocolate good for you? Why do your fingers go wrinkly in water?
Find out at
#esbscienceblast
Encouraging young, inquisitive minds to think
#STEM
All ready to go here
#ESBScienceBlast
. Can't wait for the first classes tomorrow!
Whether you're coming on Day 1 or Day 4, remember to bring your water bottle with you to fill up at our hydration station.
What a brilliant opening day
#ESBScienceBlast
Superb
#STEM
findings, amazing students from all over country, inspiring teachers, and an incredible amount of fun. We're already looking forward to Day 2!
WOW! What an amazing week we had here at
#ESBScienceBlast
, Dublin!
Last week we welcomed over 12,000 primary school children showcasing their incredible STEM investigations. We look forward to two further showcases this year, in Belfast (April 25th) & in Limerick (May 23th–25th)
Just hours away from
#ESBScienceBlast
2020. It's been a long time coming & we're really looking forward to seeing the investigations from around the country.
A big shout out to all the class teachers who make this possible. Wouldn't happen without you.
So busy getting ready for next week that we nearly forgot to show you how we're getting on. Just a few sleeps to go before one of the biggest ever
#STEM
events in the country.
12k primary school students in Dublin alone! Starting Monday...
#ESBScienceBlast
Day 1 of
#ESBScienceBlast2023
is kicking off this morning in
@TheRDS
! We can't wait to see all the fantastic schools, projects and judges who will be here over the next four days! Make sure to use
#ESBScienceBlast
to share your photos with us!
#STEMIreland
Tá ríméad orainn go bhfuil 136 tionscnaimh ar taispeáint anseo ag
#bleaisteola
íochta le Gaelscoileanna ag teacht ó cheantair éagsúla ar fud na tíre do lá 4 inniu!
#ESBScienceBlast
#SnaG20
In this sneak peak of
#ESBScienceBlast
TV
@johnsharpson
introduces his co presenter
@ClaraMurraaay
. ESB Science Blast TV will not only entertain but also inspire the curious minds in every classroom with amazing science, super-sized experiments, special guests and more!
#STEM
Our judges aren't scary. They play a really important role for each class by talking to them their findings and treating them like the researchers they are. We caught up with some of them today to find out what they do.
#ESBScienceBlast
Beautiful weather here in
#Limerick
before day 1 of 3 of
@esbscienceblast
tomorrow. Nearly 150 entire primary school classes will participate in this brilliant
#STEM
learning experience.
We saw a host of fantastic and fascinating projects here at Day 2 of
#ESBScienceBlast
. The students and their teachers have truly showcased some of the best young
#STEM
talent in Ireland!
You know the way we added an entire day for all the schools that wanted to come to
@esbscienceblast
2020?
Well, now we need your help.
We need
#STEM
judges to help make the day special. And we're short a few for March 2-4.
It's brilliant day & you'll get so much from it
1/2
We think this might be a new one for us and we love it!
So simple, but great teamwork, design and build in it. Lots of options for further engineering experiments too.
#BelieveInScience
#STEM
#ScienceWeek
The Pringle’s Stem challenge was a huge bit of fun for 3rd class today. One group managed to complete the ring.... and of course sample a few crips along the way.. a solid base is key!!!
@ScienceWeek
#ScienceWeek
So the countdown to ESB Science Blast Dublin begins...43 days until Day 1 of the Dublin showcase event. That's 11.73% of 2019
#STEMeveryday
We'd love to see how you are getting on over the next few weeks. Please tag us in any updates you have.
#STEM
#BelieveInScience
We had an amazing Day 3 of
#ESBScienceBlast
! From fascinating projects to incredible entertainment, we had a blast!
With questions from 'How are black holes created?' to 'How do you make the perfect cup of tea?', many elements of STEM were covered!
What another great day
#esbscienceblast
We hope all school children & teachers enjoyed the last 2 days as much as we have! Next year we want to expand this further & have even more students, more schools involved! We will be bringing
#esbscienceblast
to Limerick 21 - 23 May.
Can't recommend
@PDSTPrimarySTEM
enough. They do great work and tonight's series looks definitely worth tuning in for.
1 question though: is this for every teacher no matter what their
#STEM
experience?
Tonight’s the night!! Our live series 'STEM ar Scoil' begins at 7pm with 'STEM in a Bubble'. Join our 4 advisors for ideas on inquiry & playful learning experiences in pods & bubbles! See for a recording post-webinar
#stemarscoil
With
#WomenInScience
in mind, we'd like to invite
#womeninscience
&
#maths
&
#tech
&
#engineering
to join us this March. Each year we try to ensure that we have a 50:50 split of our judges, who have a major impact on our participants.
If she can't see it she can't be it.
It's great to have so many judges taking part in this year's
#ESBScienceBlast
and helping to make it such a great
#STEM
event. Special thanks to all the judges for making time for these aspiring scientists!
Not on till next week, but it's already trending with us. Loads of
#ScienceWeek
events on all over the country. Great ways to explore the marvels of
#STEM
for both adults & kids. Book yours now
@scienceirel
That’s a wrap! 👩🔬👨🔬
#ESBScienceBlast
Limerick 2019 has come to an end. A big thanks to all of the schools who participated - we hope you had a great experience and we hope to see you all again next year!
Next stop: Belfast! 😁⏳
We're biased, we know, but this is always our favourite part of the show. We all learn through play.
#STEM
And you don't need a white coat to do science...you just need curiosity
All about turning curiosity into a testable STEM questions
@hollyparkgns
. Some great ideas and inspiration. Really looking forward to seeing what their question will be.
Why not use your
#scienceweek
work to form the basis of your question for ?
#ESBScienceBlast
wouldn’t be the success it is without the help of our valued sponsors. It's great to see the interactive activities at their stands here at the event to help get everyone even more excited about
#STEM
Today
@ScoilLorcain
the investigations were presented completely as Gaeilge. The children taught us about the effects of palm oil, the importance of bees & what the best way to throw a bottle upside down is! Well done everyone!
@johnsharpson
@ClaraMurraaay
#ESBScienceBlast
We couldn’t have
#ESBScienceBlast
TV without investigating how electricity is made with
@ESBGroup
! Our presenter
@ClaraMurraaay
visited Raheenlagh Wind Farm to find out how wind is used to make electricity.
ESB Science Blast TV is available to watch from Tuesday, 27 April
#STEM
Looking for a simple, but really interesting
#stem
project?
There's one in the making here
How many types of trees grow within 500m of our school? What percentage of trees near our school are native species? Which will show the first bud of spring?
Planning your teaching year? or at least thinking about planning (that counts right?) Make part of yours.
We'll be tweeting about where you can find great
#STEM
resources over the next few days. Like this super one from
@scienceirel
Ahead of
#ScienceWeek
, The
@RTEjr
‘Let’s Find Out’ team have pulled together a list of STEM activities to try this midterm. Be curious, have fun and see where the investigations take you!
@irishexaminer
Our first
#ESBScienceBlast
Roadshow stop was to St. Mary’s Woodside NS. We were blown away by the children’s enthusiasm for their investigations! Keep an eye out after Easter for the full celebration video where you can find out more about this year's investigations.
🚀It’s time for Blast Off!
We are delighted to launch
#ESBScienceBlast
TV
📺ESB Science Blast TV is designed to educate & inspire primary school children with the wonders of science!
You can watch all 4 episodes on now!
#STEM
Wow
We have been overwhelmed with entries from schools this week. We have hundreds of entries for our Dublin event.
So many that we are going to put on an entire EXTRA DAY to accommodate you all!
Everyone will receive an email shortly with all the info on this
So you think
#STEM
at a young age would be brilliant for your class, the primary school focus of sounds super & the whole day out would be great.
Just remember, for Dublin, we need your class question submitted by Jan 22 ... why not get it done tonight???
ESB Science Blast encourages schools to search for answers to some of the world's greatest mysteries. This year St. David's BNS Artane wondered 'Do Aliens Really Exist' and presented the results of their hard work in Dublin.
#ESBScienceBlast
Great to have Gerry Murphy from
@MetEireann
down to
#ESBScienceBlast
!
Gerry is interviewing Headfort School, Co.Meath on their question 'Climate Change - What is it and what can we do about it?'
🌍❄️🌡☀️
WINNERS!
Congratulations to the 4 schools below who were chosen as winners of our competition with
@JonesEngHQ
They will receive a brand new iPad, thanks to Jones Engineering.
@scoilchiarain1
, Dublin 11
@GBanndan
, Cork
Scoil Mhuire, Clifden, Co. Galway
St Pius X GNS, Dublin 6
Have you ever wondered how ink was made in the past? The 6th class children
@DiarmadaScoil
did & they concluded that maybe we don’t need as much modern technology, the old way of making ink works just as well! Well done everyone!
Another Roadshow visit is coming later today!
We continue our 2019 throwback by looking back at some of our favourite guests; Jon Chase
@oortkuiper
, the science rapper that took us on a tour of the solar system and
@martyjopson
‘s Dangerous Equations’ show explored how fluffy string can travel at 900miles per hour!
Great to kick off Day 2 of
#ESBScienceBlast
with a keynote speech from
#ESAChampion
@dr_niamh_shaw
, followed by a panel talk on
#STEM
education in schools. Special thanks to Sorcha Browne Byrne, Frank Ó Tormaigh, Dr Claire Murphy & Veronica Ward for participating in the panel
We’ve had a blast celebrating with the children from Church Street NS. This multigrade class show how
#ESBScienceBlast
investigations encourages teamwork. The children found that plants do stop soil erosion!
Stay tuned for more posts this afternoon as we travel to Shannon!
📣We're delighted to have received our first project submission for
#ESBScienceBlast
2021!📣
The early birds in Garrydoolis NS, Limerick have submitted their question: How do different genres of music influence our ability to study?
Well done!
We love reading nearly as much as we love
#STEM
Loads of good science books for kids out there.
We've also had many STEM investigations about reading and languages over the years.
#LateLateToyShow
#books
#getreading
#COVID19
pushed us off track last year, but we're planning our comeback & want to hear from you.
We've sent a poll to teachers to see what will work best for your class this year. You can also get in touch at scienceblast
@rds
.ie
#ESBScienceBlast
Three days of throwback coming at you! Unfortunately we had to cancel our Limerick and Belfast Showcase days, but we’ll be looking back at some of our favourite moments from last year’s Limerick event
@MICLimerick
for the next three days. We hope to see you all in 2021!
We didn't want the Roadshow to end so we visited just one more school!
Have you ever wondered ‘what the best way to lift 1L of water is?’ Well, the 5th class children
@canalwayetns
did. A big thank you to Paddy Hayes, CEO of
@ESBGroup
who joined the celebration as a guest judge.
Míle míle buíochas dos na daltaí, múinteoirí agus moltóirí uilig a thaistil chuig
#bleaisteola
íochta ag an
@theRDS
inniu. Tá muid ag súil go mór le gach uile dhuine daoibh a fheiceáil arís anuraidh, i gcomhair
#ESBScienceBlast
níos mó 's níos fearr arís!
Thank you to all schools, teachers and students who are taking part in
#ESBScienceBlast
this year.
We are delighted to have received so many interesting class investigations and seeing children having a fun experience with
#STEM
.
Project submissions are now closed for 2021!
Gaelscoil Aonach, Aonach Urmhumhan, Co. Thiobraid Arann looking great in their matching hats!
They used
@LEGO_Group
to create a car that could travel both quickly and safely holding an egg! 🥚
#ESBScienceBlast
#stem
The second stop of the day was to St. Eunan's NS, we discovered everything there is to know about squid - they actually have 3 hearts! Amazing work everyone!
Tomorrow, we’ll be celebrating with Gaelscoil
@ScoilLorcain
who will be presenting their investigations through Irish.
Sending out notifications to schools today about ESB Science Blast 2019!
If you sent in an entry and haven't heard from us by now please get in touch. We are getting back to all schools / teachers today.
#STEM
#BelieveInScience
Happy Christmas to everyone!